Classic Holiday Gifts for Kids

Ok friendsies! It's time for another Julia's Bookbag holiday gift guide! Today I'm teaming up with a bunch of other kiddo bloggers who have gift guides prepared to share. This project was spearheaded by Miss Bethany from No Twiddle Twaddle, and I'm counting on gleaning TONS of holiday present inspiration, which I really need at this point! You can see the whole roundup of participating blogs there at The Best Gifts for Kids: 50+ Gift Guides.

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Classic gifts are what I'm focusing on this year, for the blog and for my kiddo. These are the things she's either already received in previous years, or that we're considering for her this year.

So here we go on my end:

Last year, Santa brought Julia a Razor scooter with light up wheels, and it was THE BIG HIT of her Christmas. She hadn't learned to ride a 2 wheel bike at that point, and man, did that scooter rock her world. She adored it, and got to be the queen 'o scootering on it, and a few months later, off she went on her bike. I credit the scooter with giving her balance and confidence. She still loves it! Every kid needs a scooter.

Pretty sure she's getting a globe this year, she's fascinated with geography lately and where things are in the world. A globe that lights up seems extra cool to me.

Last year, Julia received some mini walkie talkies, and to say they didn't work would be an understatement. What a piece of garbage! She was SO excited, and they SO didn't work. So this year we may try again, and *cough*, pony up more cash than we did for the mini ones. What use is a walkie talkie if they DON'T WORK??? It may be a case of you get what you pay for. Anyway, these Spygear walkie talkies are more than we paid for last year, seem sturdier, but are less $ than the brands that claim you can talk 2 miles away. I don't need 2 miles, just upstairs and downstairs would work for me!

Julia has always been into nonfiction and informational books, since she was a toddler. And she really is into "learning facts" and looking up random pieces of information these days. So I just picked up 'The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids, Vol.5' book for her which appears loaded with fun, cool, and interesting-to-kids facts, and it's got gazillions of pictures on every single page. I think she's going to LOVE it!

We desperately need new games, more big kid games. (Julia is nearing 8.) I loved Parcheesi when I was little, and I think it's high time that we have our own set. At some point, I also want to pick up 'Life'. I LOVE THAT GAME!

Ok. I want, SO MUCH, to get an Easy Bake Oven for myself. I'm not even crossing out the word 'myself' and writing in my daughter's name, I just want it for myself. Never had one growing up, and by gum, my daughter and I are going to get one and make little itty bitty cakes that probably taste terrible. BUT I WILL HAVE AN EASY BAKE OVEN, oh yes.


So there you have it! You can check out last year's Gift Guide here. And you should check out this Gift Guide for Kids Pinterest board!