Educational Gifts For Kids That Don’t Require Screen Time

Right now, businesses are doing everything they can to target last minute shoppers. However, not every gift has to come with a wall charger. In fact, there are plenty of cool, educational toys made every day that require nothing more than an interested child. Consider gifting children an educational toy that lights a spark but doesn’t require batteries. Here are some great suggestions, courtesy of Fun Stuff Super Store.

Give the Gift of Music

Musical instruments and lessons are great gifts. Inspire the youngest musician you know by indulging their interest in a musical instrument. Harmonicas, recorders, tambourines, and ukuleles are musical gifts that won't break the bank and make great gifts for any musically inclined kid. If you have something more professional in mind, sites like eBay have a ton of slightly used instruments at discounted rates.

Inspire a Future Scientist

Kids interested in science, astrology, and the world around them delight in gifts like telescopes, microscopes, chemistry sets, rock tumblers, and magnet kits. These types of gifts expand a child's understanding of the world and create a curiosity that keeps them learning. You can also consider giving a membership at the local children's science center or discovery museum. At a science center, kids can get a hands-on experience that facilitates learning in a whole new way.

Arts and Crafts

There may be no toy as simple as a coloring book and a set of crayons, and all children have made their own art at some point. Painting and drawing can lead to other interests such as fashion, art history, and design. It all begins by inspiring a child's creative mind.

Watercolors, paper, markers, crayons, scissors, and other art supplies are affordable as well as easily replenishable. It is easy to keep a creative kid in art supplies, even when it isn't a gift-giving occasion.

Let's Play Ball!

Games and sports of any kind are a learning experience. Kids learn the importance of following rules as well as inadvertently practicing math, reading, and a healthy lifestyle. Balls, bats, gloves, skis, rackets, skates, and even shoes all make wonderful gifts related to a sport.

On the other hand, board games and card games also make great, inexpensive gifts for kids. They provide practice in counting, letter recognition, manual dexterity, and enhance visual perception. They are inexpensive and portable so you can take them on trips and anywhere kids might need a healthy distraction.

Books Open the World

Even if your child is not an avid reader, a book on their favorite topic is a great gift. Nonfiction books can teach kids drawing and all about the arts. You can find an appropriate age range book about sports, music, science, and all manner of interests. Kids who enjoy reading stories have their own choice of kid-friendly fiction in every genre as well.

Books are inexpensive and can easily be carried around. They come in every sort of variety from pop-up books, to books you can write in, and even some with multiple endings and story routes. With a little encouragement, children can find a world of excitement and interest in books.

Give Them Skills

Experiential gifts are great for kids who don’t want to let go of their screens. You can start talking about some practical skills you do around the house. Show them websites that talk about cooking, sewing, gardening, and car maintenance. See what makes their eyes twinkle. You can then let them watch you doing simple tasks, and see how they like it. Depending on what interests them (and what’s age-appropriate), you can invite them to watch you prepare dinner, patch up their dolls, pick some weeds, or put some water in the radiator. If they pick up on any of these skills, you can spend quality time talking to them about why having skills are important in life.

Getting a great gift for a child does not mean it has to be electronic. Screens, chargers, or Wi-Fi are not always required to catch a child's interest and keep it occupied. With just a little creativity and imagination in terms of gift-giving, you can encourage your children to use their own creativity as well!

You will find a variety of different items on Fun Stuff Super Store from Toys, Books, Comic Books, Records, CDs, movies, sports memorabilia and anything that has value that is unusual or fun. Let us know if you have any questions!