Fun Christmas Gift Ideas for Children – A 2025 Gift Guide for Young Kids

Fun Christmas Gift Ideas for Children – A 2025 Gift Guide for Young Kids | AD

Not long until Christmas now! If you are here reading my gift guide for kids, then you are probably looking for some fun Christmas gift ideas! In this guide, you will find plenty of exciting presents that children will love. Read on to explore toys, crafts, and more for younger kids (from aged around 2 – 10 years).

Paddington’s Must-Have Gifts for a Wonderfully Jolly Christmas

From cuddly companions to playful adventure sets, there are many charming toys inspired by The Adventures of Paddington TV series that make perfect Christmas gifts for little ones. Here are some wonderful Paddington-themed gift ideas that young Paddington fans will love:

Paddington’s Tea Set

This charming Paddington’s Tea Set includes a 9-piece tea set and a super cuddly Paddington soft toy in a reusable suitcase.

It includes everything children needs to set up a fun tea party with Paddington. The set is really sweet and encourages imaginative play too.

Paddington Bessie The Camper Van

There are several playsets to choose from. Here you can see the Paddington Bessie The Camper Van set. Adventure awaits with sound effects, music, and plenty of play space!

Children will love taking Paddington on an adventure in this roomy campervan. The roof can be removed to see and play inside and there’s a canopy that you can fold out when it’s time for refreshments. Inside Paddington’s suitcase, there’s a cup of tea and marmalade sandwiches for Paddington to enjoy on his picnic mat.

Smaller Paddington Playsets

There are some smaller Paddington playsets too. You can see some of them here:

• Paddington’s Bike and Side Car – Join Pigeonton and Lucky for on-the-go adventures.
• Paddington’s Letters to Aunt Lucy – Little ones can post and collect letters again and again.
• Paddington’s Teatime Treats – A sweet stocking filler with Chef Paddington and his favourite treats.

These sweet sets from Rainbow Designs all include a Paddington (with a different hat or helmet on) and some accessories to play with.

Rainbow Designs Paddington Set are available from Argos, Amazon.co.uk, The Entertainer, The Paddington Store, Hamleys, and John Lewis.

Zzzopa Pink Fidget Ball from Wicked Uncle

If you’re looking for a brilliant smaller gift or a stocking filler for a child who loves fidget toys, then I have just the right thing for you. Zzzopa is the world’s first bouncing ball with high speed spin technology. It’s perfect for spinning, bouncing, throwing and fidgeting with. Inside the 5cm ball, there’s a high-quality bearing that sits on an axle within the centre. This lets you smoothly spin the Zzzopa ball with your fingertips at speed – or watch it spin on a surface. It’s so satisfying and perfect for restless hands. 

The Zzzopa ball is a versatile toy with an outer is made from a poly-active surface that allows it to bounce beautifully. This fun fidget is exclusive to Wicked Uncle where it’s available in three more colours/designs. See the Zzzopa ball in action here and order yours from Wicked Uncle here.

Creative Craft Gifts from Craft Buddy

Craft Buddy have lots of fun sets that would make excellent Christmas gifts or stocking fillers! There are blind bags with Disney Crystal Art Pin Badges, beautiful butterfly keyrings, and Disney Slap Bands, for example.

Within each Disney Crystal Art Pin Badge Blind Bag you’ll find a large, high-quality pin badge that you can decorate with gems, then proudly wear on your jacket or bag or display in your room using the stand that you can add to the back. There are 15 different Disney characters to make, collect and display.

There are three Butterfly Crystal Art Metal Keyring Kits to choose from too. Here you can see the Bonnie design which is rich gold and yellow colours. It’s so pretty!

Next up, a gift to share. The Stitch & Angel Crystal Art Friendship Bracelets Kit is a sweet set that lets children create two bracelets – one for themselves and one for a friend.

This set includes a bright yellow band for Stitch and a soft pink one for Angel that you bedazzle with the included diamonds. There’s also an Anna & Elsa version of this set.

Our Generation Bunny Hutch and Accessories Playset

Our Generation is known for their dolls and playsets. There are lots of dolls to choose from but also fun accessories and extras such as the Our Generation Bunny Hutch and Accessories Playset, which is available from Smyths here.

There’s nothing quite like caring for a little pet! This set lets children do just that. It includes a soft plush bunny, a hutch with lookout windows, and realistic food accessories (a carrot, lettuce, celery, an apple, radishes, and a bowl). 

This is a great way for kids to learn about caring for animals while adding a new furry friend to their doll collection. The bunny and accessories are perfectly sized for the 46cm Our Generation dolls. This set can of course be played with without a doll too.

Squish-a-longs 25-Pack

Squish-a-longs are adorable 1-inch plastic Squishmallows style collectibles that children enjoy collecting, trading, playing, wearing, and displaying. This Series 3 set by Jazwares includes 25 Squish-a-longs, including 1 mystery Mini-Squish. This mystery one could be Rare, Ultra-Rare, or Special Edition!

The set also includes accessories such as hats and glasses to play with and to use for decorating your Squish-a-longs, or you can attach a Mini-Squish to the included ring for on-the-go fun.

There are lots of Squish-a-longs sets to choose from. This set of 25 makes a great starter set or a nice addition to a growing collection!

BLDR Squishmallows Camping Adventure Building Set

Also from Squishmallows by Jazwares, the BLDR Squishmallows Camping Adventure Building Set makes a great Christmas present for children who love to build things!

This versatile camping adventure playset is lots of fun! Young builders will enjoy putting the pieces together to create a sweet campsite display featuring Squishmallows favourites Cam and Benny.

Cam the Calico Cat and Benny the Bigfoot feature squishable bellies powered by SquishBrik by Original Squishmallows. Additionally, the set includes buildable campfire classic accessories – a  telescope, a tent, s’mores, and more.

The finished build measures 8 inches x 5 inches x 3.7 inches, while the Cam and Benny Squishmallows buildable figures measure 2 inches long when fully assembled. The set can be connected with other BLDR Squishmallows display sets. The bricks are compatible with all major construction brands which is great for kids who already have bricks from other brands.

Brain Exercising Games from The Happy Puzzle Company

We’re a game-loving family and we especially love games that challenge your mind which is why The Happy Puzzle Company is one of our favourite places to find new fun games for the family.

A new game or two makes a great gift for the whole family to enjoy together. The Happy Puzzle Company has a wide range of educational puzzles and games designed to challenge, educate, and entertain. Here you can see The Genius Connection and Decypher, both suitable from age 8 onwards.

The Genius Connection 

I think The Genius Square was our first game from The Happy Puzzle company so when I saw that The Genius Connection was recommended for fans of that, I knew this game would be a hit too.

The Genius Connection is a game suitable for 1-2 players. Whether you are playing solo or racing against your opponent, the goal is to connect a start and end position on your board. To decide where these go, roll the dice and place the two yellow start/end pieces on the corresponding locations.

There are endless random dice challenges and also challenge cards with different difficulty levels, from starter to expert. When set up, it’s time to work out how to make the connection between the two by filling up the gameboard with the remaining pieces. 

It’s a great game that practises many important skills such as observation, logical deduction, spatial awareness, strategic planning, speed of thought and visual perception. Plus it’s lots of fun too! It’s also great that it can be played both on your own or against an opponent, making it a versatile entertainment option.

Decypher

Now onto a two-player game all about logical deduction – Decypher. In this exciting game you race to crack your opponent’s code, before they crack yours! 

To make the digital format of the numbers 0-9, you only need seven different vertical and horizontal lines. By discovering which lines appear where in your opponent’s sequence, you can narrow down the code’s possibilities until you are sure what the numbers are. 

There are multiple game options and almost endless possible codes to keep you busy playing this game for a long time. Who will be the master codebreaker?

Water Spotter Around the House Reusable Search & Find Book

Next up, Water Spotter, the reusable Search & Find Book from Skillmatics. This mess-free activity book is lots of fun for little ones. Children will love spotting over 100 hidden household objects and colouring them to life with the water pen. The colours magically appear and fade within minutes, making this the ultimate repeatable Search & Find learning experience.

Not only is this activity book mess-free and entertaining, it’s also a great tool for developing key skills for young children. It supports early learning by building problem-solving, observation, fine motor skills, focus, and creativity. Additionally, it’s compact, lightweight and self-contained so ideal for travelling or for using when out and about as well as at home.

Chicco First Dreams Teddy Bear with Night Light

Now onto some cuddly toys from Chicco. First, the First Dreams Teddy Bear with Night Light. This is a soft and friendly teddy bear with a built-in projecting that offers 3 spectacular lighting effects along with relaxing melodies to help reassure little ones and help them fall asleep. The light automatically changes colour to create beautiful effects. The teddy bear offers 30 minutes of classic, jazz, soft rock, modern, new age and nature sounds, with a button to select your favourite.

The teddy bear is easy to machine wash when needed – just remove the electronic compartment from the bear’s belly first. The First Dreams Teddy Bear is available in Light Blue, Pink, and Neutral.

Chicco First Dreams Purring Cat

Also from Chicco, the First Dreams Purring Cat is another sweet cuddly toy with special effects that is sure to become your little one’s best bedtime buddy. The soft plush toy is so squishy and cosy. Additionally, it provides over 20 minutes of continuous vibrations to help soothe your child as they drift off to sleep. It also plays 4 soothing pieces of classical music from Mozart and Beethoven. 

This sweet plush toy is suitable from birth and beyond. It’s machine washable (when removing the battery compartment) for easy cleaning. It requires 3 AAA batteries which are included.

Fold-Out + Play Doll’s House from Nosy Crow

Next, a wonderful creation is by bestselling Swedish illustrator Ingela P Arrhenius. Fold-Out + Play: Doll’s House is part stylish board book, part imaginative play set. The fold-out book effortlessly transforms into a fully-furnished 3D doll’s house for children to set up, design, explore, and play with at home or when travelling.

Everything is flat-packed as press-out pieces and stickers, and can all be stored inside the drawer of the book which is so clever too. The set includes everything you need to furnish the house as well as cute stand-up characters to play with. You can read my full review here.

This ingenious Fold-Out + Play: Doll’s House is published by Nosy Crow and has an RRP £20. It’s available from Amazon.co.uk here and also from Sainsbury’s, Waterstones, John Lewis, Jojo Maman Bebe, and independent bookshops.

Style 4 Ever Magic Clay Jewellery Maker

Last but not least, a brilliant craft set that lets children make their own clay jewellery in minutes! The Style 4 Ever Magic Clay Jewellery Maker from Canal Toys comes with everything children need to make a wide range of jewellery made from a special “magic clay” – including a mini oven that hardens the clay quickly. The oven runs on batteries and can bake jewellery in as little as 3 minutes.

The set has guides with ideas for things to create in varying difficulty levels but children can of course freestyle when getting creative too. There are so many materials included to use for your creations. This set is ideal for kids who love to DIY things!

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