Best Gift Guides For Kids & Adults
We love putting together gift guides. The kid’s gift guides are definitely more focused on boys, as I don’t have a daughter. But of course, the gifts are suitable for both boys and girls.
The gift guides are broken down into the following sections:
- Educational gifts
- Valentine’s Day gifts for kids
- Easter gifts for kids
- Thanksgiving gifts for kids
- Christmas gifts for kids
- Adult gift guides
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Educational Gifts
Here you will find our favorite educational gifts for kids of all ages. They will make great Christmas or birthday gifts too.
We own stock in Lego! In fact, that is not true, but we absolutely should!
We have so much Lego it has spread out of his bedroom, into the kitchen, and definitely into our homeschool!
These gifts for Lego lovers are the absolute best of the best, and great for kids and adults alike.
All of these Lego gifts are not actually Lego sets though!
If you are buying challenging Lego sets these are our all time favorites for kids over the age of 12.
The best science gifts for teenagers, including games, books, clothing, and more that they will love.
Whether you are looking for a cool way to introduce coding to the kids or are looking for a great gift, you are going to love these 15 best coding gifts for tweens
If you are looking for gifts for Shakespeare lovers you are going to need this guide of over 30 gifts for teens and adults.
If you are looking for the perfect gift for a history buff look no further than these best gifts for history lovers.
There are gifts for both kids and adults included in this gift guide.
If your children love geography and love to travel these are the best 15 geography gifts for kids that they will love.
These geography gifts are great for kids aged 5-14 and range from books to games, globes, and more.
If you are looking for gifts for kids who love art you are in the right place. I have selected 15 of the best art gifts for kids that they are going to love.
As we approach our first day back to homeschool, it got me thinking.
Wouldn’t it be nice to get him a homeschool gift?
He doesn’t get to go back to school shopping, so no new backpack, no new clothes, so I thought this year as he has a lot of public school friends I would make it more special.
Educational board games are the best!
We have always enjoyed playing board games as a family, but since we have been homeschooling (4 years now) we now incorporate them into our homeschool day.
As we have been homeschooling I thought I would share our favorite educational board games.
Trust me, they are so much fun the kids have no idea they are really learning!
Want to have a little history lesson without hearing the kids whine?
Check out this list of top 20 history board games for kids of all ages. There’s something on here that will interest everyone.
Math is our favorite subject, do you know why?
We don't take it too seriously and we love to play math board games.
Check out our absolute favorite math board games that we have played through the years and play now.
Check out our favorite geography board games that make excellent gifts for kids who love to travel and explore.
If you are looking for a great board game to either help in homeschooling science or for a science lover, you are going to need to see our top 21 science board games.
Word games are a favorite in our house, mainly as Freddie hates to write!
So if we can sneak in a game or two to help boost his literacy skills I will!
Check out our favorite word games for kids.
Have fun learning while playing. These are the very best money board games for kids of all ages.
These are the best party card games for teens.
Here you will find the very best board games that 10 year olds will absolutely love.
We absolutely love board games and these are the best board games for 8 year olds.
A lot of these are educational too!
We absolutely love playing games in our homeschool, however, as we are a homeschool of one I thought I would share with you our favorite one player games for kids.
With subscription box companies coming and going as regularly as I have hot dinners I wanted to share with you the best subscription boxes for tweens.
As we are now homeschooling we thought we would share some of the best kids subscription boxes available in the UK that we think are great.
We finally got the ADHD diagnosis when our son was 9.
We had already pulled him out of the public school system a year before, but getting the diagnosis was a huge relief.
ADHD is absolutely definitely his superpower, but we know the importance of sensory toys for ADHD.
The best way for children to learn is through play, and educational toys encourage the development of essential skills while the child is having fun.
Carry on reading for our favorite educational toys for 7 year olds.
I have compiled over 100 of the best books for 9 year old boys to enjoy that moms will approve of.
My son loves to read, I mean really loves to read.
Therefore, I wanted to share with you his absolute favorite books for 13 year old boys that he can’t put down.
If you have a sports fan that you need to buy a gift for you are going to need our top 25 sports gifts for boys. There is something fro basketball, golf, soccer, football, hockey, and other fans.
If you have a basketball fan you are going to need to check out our favorite basketball gifts for boys of all ages.
Valentine's Day Gifts
Valentine's Day gifts for boys, perfect for both school friends and teens.
Long are the days of getting hundreds of Valentine’s gifts for the classroom and the teachers.
But now the kids are teens doesn’t mean us parents are off the hook!
Check out our favorite Valentine's gifts for teens to help.
Whether your boy loves all things Valentine's Day or like mine can’t wait for it to be over, here are our top Valentine's Day gifts for boys (as hate it or not they still expect a present!!).
Easter Gifts for Kids
Check out all of our favorite Easter gifts for kids of all ages.
I love a good old-fashioned Easter egg hunt, but I always struggled to know what to put in them!
Well not anymore.
This year I have created this list of 125 awesome non-candy easter egg filler ideas for your plastic eggs.
Easter will be here before we know it, so I wanted to put together some Easter basket ideas for teen boys.
We absolutely love Christmas in our house, but Easter is a very close second favorite.
What with the Easter Egg Hunts and all of that chocolate what is not to like?
In fact, although I love chocolate Freddie is not a massive fan.
So I thought I would share our favorite non chocolate Easter gifts that the kids will love.
We love Easter in this household and will have endless Easter Egg Hunts with friends over the coming weeks.
As boys are so hard to buy for I wanted to create an Easter gift for boys list so you don’t have to worry about it.
We just love books in our homeschool, we have them literally in every room of the house.
We buy new ones for every holiday too!
The books in this list are literally the best books for Easter we could find.
Thanksgiving Gifts
I know Thanksgiving isn't traditionally a holiday for gift giving, however, it's nice to treat the kids!
20 of the best Thanksgiving gifts for kids of all ages that they are going to love.
Christmas Gifts for Kids
Most of our Christmas gift guides are for boys aged 6 and above.
If you are on the lookout for Christmas gifts for boys you need to read this guide with over 600 of the best gifts boys of all ages will love.
We absolutely love Christmas and every year we try and find the best advent calendar ideas for both kids and adults.
In this guide, you will find kid’s advent calendars, beauty advent calendars, DIY advent calendars plus more.
If you are not wanting to leave the older kids out this year check out 12 of the very best advent calendars for teen boys
It is so hard to know what to buy teen boys, so why not get them a unique gift this year, with these personalized gifts for teen boys that they are going to love.
We just love playing board games any time of the year, but these Christmas board games will definitely put you all in the Christmas spirit.
You will for sure find the perfect game (or two!) for your family.
Treat the kids this year from the Elf as well as Santa. Check out our favorite 15 Elf on the Shelf gifts that they are going to love.
I always struggle finding Christmas gifts for boys of this age group with their ever-changing interests.
One minute they love Lego, the next everything is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Carry on reading for 14 of the best Christmas gifts for a 6 year old boy that they will love.
Finding gift ideas for a 9 year old boy is no easy task.
They are not yet teenagers, but they are no longer happy with simple toys. In fact, for us, this has been the hardest year. All of these gifts are approved by a 9 year old boy.
Discover the best unusual gifts for 9 year old girls that they are going to love this year.
Gifts for 10 year old boys are so hard to find.
They are not quite teenagers, but they are not little children anymore. They want to be grown-up, and yet, they are still only 10.
If you are looking for a gift idea for your 11 year old son, friend, or family member you are going to love these gifts. There is something for every budget and every interest.
Boys can be so hard to buy for and tweens and teenagers in my experience just grunt rather than actually articulate what they might want!
So I got together Freddie with some of his friends and said if you could have 100 gifts what would you want!
I did say that this was a wish list only (mainly as their moms were asking for ideas too!!!), but here are 100 Christmas gifts for tween boys that they actually want!
Over 30 of the best Christmas gifts for 12 year old boys.
Are you at the dreaded teenage years for gift giving?
I know it is so hard knowing what to get them, especially boys!
But don’t worry I have you covered with our gift ideas for 13 year old boys that they will love.
If you are anything like me you will probably leave the stocking stuffers until the last minute. I mean we need to focus on the main gifts first!
Don't worry though I have put together over 30 of the best stocking stuffers for boys (all under $20) that they are going to love.
As you have probably already realized we are a bit mad about Christmas.
To see what we use for our Christmas Eve Box fillers keep reading.
No matter how old Freddie gets it is always around the same theme, and most things are now traditional every year.
Adult Gift Lists
You will find something for everyone here, for homeschool moms, to teachers, for Fathers Day, Mothers Day, Christmas, and more.
Christmas is our absolute favorite holiday, in fact, the whole month of December is.
We have always had a Christmas Eve Box for our son, but why should he get all of the fun?
So this year, I have decided to create a Christmas Eve Box for us! I will go through all of my Christmas Eve box ideas for adults in the hope they will inspire you to do the same!
Are you looking for the best homeschool mom gifts? If so I have your back. Homeschool moms work so hard, literally 24/7.
Struggling to know what to buy mom this year?
Whether it is for a birthday, Christmas or even Mother’s Day finding the perfect present can be hard. Keep reading for the best gifts for busy moms.
I always struggle with buying Christmas presents for mom, and I absolutely know my husband has no idea what to say when our son asks!
So I thought I would take the pain out of it for you! These are the best gifts for a mom who doesn’t want anything! Moms do everything for us, and therefore should be treated this Christmas.
Spoil mom this year with one of our favorite mother and daughter matching outfits. Including jewelry, t-shirts, dresses and even Christmas outfits.
If you are looking for some awesome thank you teacher gifts you are in the right place.
I will share the top teacher gifts that they will love this year.
Father’s Day is just around the corner, so I thought I would compile a huge list of father’s day gifts that not only he will love, but are suitable for all budgets!
This is for me the hardest Christmas gift guide to write. I always struggle to find gift ideas for men who have everything!
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Last Updated on 2 May 2023 by homeschoolof1