Give an Amazing Present This Christmas with These Gift Ideas for Kids

As the classic holiday song goes, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” At Christmastime, people across the globe begin searching for the perfect gifts for their friends and family. It’s heartwarming to give loved ones a great present and see their excitement—and no one gets more excited for Christmas than children.

Picking the perfect gifts for the kids you love starts with thinking about their interests. Are they outdoorsy? Into music? Do they love to cook? Once you have an idea, start searching for Christmas gift ideas by age. The perfect kids’ Christmas gift should be durable, engaging, and age-appropriate.

If you’re looking for inspiration, Little Passports is here to provide great presents for children of all ages. Check out these Christmas gift ideas for kids and shop knowing that whatever you choose, it will give the young ones in your life the opportunity to discover and connect with the world around them.

13 Holiday Gifts for Kids

For the Avid Explorer

Some kids love nothing more than breathing fresh air and exploring the outdoors. For an eager adventurer who wants to experience everything the world has to offer, pick a gift that exposes them to new countries and cultures.

• Early Explorers: In this award-winning monthly subscription box, kids ages three to five can explore the wonders of the world from space to the deep blue sea with games and activities perfect for their age.
• World Edition: Give your six- to ten-year-old a trip around the world to explore a different country every month with our award-winning World Edition subscription. Kits include a chapter book, hands-on games, crafts, recipes, and other surprises.
• 3-D World Puzzle: Kids ages six and up can learn more about the planet we call home with this 3-D puzzle. With seven puzzle panels and a DIY stand, your child can learn about the vast world around them while they build a globe for their room.  
• World Coin Collection: If your child is a hands-on learner who loves playing with your change purse, this coin collection is a great way to introduce them to different cultures. This gift contains 20 real coins from around the world, a magnifying glass, a storage case, and a booklet of trivia and activities that kids six and up will love.
• Where To? A Travel Adventure Game: Family game night goes international with this board game for kids ages seven and up. Players travel the globe, make strategic decisions to avoid delays, and collect memories from all the beautiful places they “visit.” This game is the perfect way to instill a love of travel in your children. 

For the Foodie

Do you know a kid who loves being in the kitchen? Get your young chef excited for cooking adventures with a gift they’ll savor even more than the treats in their Christmas cracker. 

• Kitchen Adventures: Cook, play, and connect to global foods with kid-friendly kitchen tools and recipes from around the world in this monthly subscription. Then extend the fun by diving into an included game, art project, or other hands-on activity related to that month’s destination. All designed for children ages seven and up.
• Global Bistro: Play Food & Chef’s Apron: Little ones ages three to five will love cooking pretend meals with this cute play set. The kit contains all the felt food ingredients needed to make dishes such as burgers, sushi, pizza, and more, plus an adorable apron that’s just their size.
• Food Truck Trio: Five- to eight-year-olds can learn about food from different cultures as they build these mini food truck models. Each truck comes with three recipe cards, so you and your child can practice cooking a diverse menu of sweet, savory, and delicious food and drinks.
• Toby Character Apron: Keep your child’s clothes clean through crafting, painting, and cooking with this Little Passports apron. This apron is machine-washable, fits kids ages three and up, and features our fun-loving mascot, Toby!

For the Crafter

Is your child making DIY Christmas ornaments for everyone this year? Would they rather construct a homemade snow globe than go out in the winter weather? We have several crafting kits that are perfect for kids who love to create their own toys and trinkets. 

• Craft Around the World: Party Piñatas: Children ages six and up can learn about Mexican culture and get ready to party with this colorful craft kit! The kit contains everything you need to make two miniature piñatas and a papel picado banner and includes an activity booklet filled with fun facts about Mexico, Spanish vocabulary words, and a recipe for authentic mole sauce.
• Craft Around the World: Samurai Drum: This craft kit is perfect for kids ages six and up who love music—because they’ll build their very own instrument!  After creating and playing their Japanese taiko drum, children will learn about Japanese food, crafts, and more with an activity booklet that keeps the fun coming. 
• Craft Around the World: Flying Macaw: Animal lovers and crafty kids ages six and up will love this bright and beautiful macaw craft. This kit comes with everything they need to make a flapping macaw mobile and includes an activity booklet and other fun goodies that take your child on a journey to the Amazon rainforest.

For the Young Scientist

If your child is curious about our world and how it works, one of the best gifts you can get them is a science kit! We offer many kits to engage your kid’s interests and inspire them to keep on discovering! 

• Science Junior: Spark curiosity about the world with our award-winning monthly science subscription for five-to eight-year-olds. Each box delivers simple science experiments and science-themed comic adventures to engage kids’ innate love of discovery.
• Science Expeditions: Kids eight and older can explore the mysteries of science through experiments, inventions, comic books, and more in this award-winning monthly subscription. Every month it’s a new discovery!
• Weather Lab Science Kit: Five-to eight-year-old kids can explore extreme natural events with this science kit chock full of materials to build a volcano, make instant snow, and hold a tornado in their hands. This is the perfect gift for any child fascinated by the weather and natural science.
• Ooey Gooey Science: Slime & Big Bubbles: This idea is a surefire hit for kids ages eight and up—as long as they love getting slimy and sudsy! With this science kit, your child can make giant bubbles, DIY slime, and even a bouncy ball. This gift will have your young scientist playing outside for hours.
• Robot and Rocket Bundle: If you know a kid five years or older who’s interested in engineering, this is the ideal holiday gift. Young builders who are ready to graduate from block towers can use these two STEM kits to build a solar-powered robot and an air-powered rocket ship. These homemade gadgets just might become their favorite toys in the house.

Subscription Boxes: The Perfect Holiday Gift!

This gift guide can help you find something perfect for your kid to open on Christmas morning—but what about giving them something they can open all year?

Little Passports subscription boxes are full of unique gifts for kids that are designed to help them learn and grow. Every month, they will receive new arrivals focused on themes such as:

• Early Explorers: Kids ages three to five can explore the wonders of the world from space to the deep blue sea with games and activities perfect for young discoverers.
• Animals Wild: Also designed for three- to five-year-olds. Each of these boxes contains a beautiful pop-up playset featuring lift-the-flap facts and activities about animals from around the world plus a laugh-out-loud game fun for the whole family.
• Science Junior: Our award-winning monthly science subscription for five-to eight-year-olds delivers simple science experiments and science-themed comic books to spark kids’ curiosity about the world around them.
• World Edition: Give your six- to ten-year-old a trip around the world to explore a different country every month. Kits include a chapter book, hands-on games, crafts, recipes, and other surprises.
• Science Expeditions: Kids eight and older can explore the mysteries of science through experiments, inventions, comic books, and more in this award-winning monthly subscription. Every month it’s a new discovery!
• Kitchen Adventures: Cook, play, and connect to global foods with kid-friendly kitchen tools and recipes from around the world every month. Then extend the fun by diving into a game, art project, or other hands-on activity related to that month’s destination. All designed for children ages seven and up.

Our subscription boxes are full of fun games and educational activities, so the whole family can enjoy learning together. There’s no contract, no commitment, and standard shipping is always free in the contiguous U.S. (rush shipping just before Christmas may incur a charge—see product pages for details).

This year, show Santa that you deliver the best gifts! Pick up a present from Little Passports and give the kids you care about something they’ll cherish year-round.