Looking for the best Christmas gifts for kids? Check out ultimate holiday gift guide 2024, with the hottest toy suggestions for kids of all ages.
For more gift ideas, check out the Mommy Poppins Holiday Gift Guide 2024, which has suggestions for cool stocking stuffers, baby’s first Christmas gift, and more.
Hottest Toys & Gifts for Babies
Melissa & Doug Ocean Easy-Fold Wooden Play Gym
This new baby gym has an innovative quick-close button that makes it easy to take almost anywhere. The reversible mat is black and white on one side and color on the other, so that it can grow with your baby’s sense of eyesight. Five adorable ocean-themed toys complete the package.
Morepeas Everything Snack Cup
Look, your baby will love the empty box and wrapping paper most of all, so a snack cup that allows them to snack as they’re learning, and makes your life easier, is a gift for everyone. This adorable cup for babies six months and up is not just a snack cup, but a steamer and a dining bowl too. This is a gift that’s worth every penny.
Skip Hop Baby Walker
This new baby walker has over 40 play features, sounds, and lights, and can help your little one feel comfortable on two feet. It also grows with your little one, as the toy converts from a toy for babies, a walker for toddlers, and then to a shopping cart and finally a stroller for their dolls!
Big Book of First Words by Tabitha Paige
Books are always good Christmas gifts for kids, and this new book of words created by certified speech-language pathologist Tabitha Page is perfect for a new talker. Not only does it cover foods, animals, and plants, but the illustrations are gorgeous, too.
Baby Einstein + Hape Discovery Radio Toy
This Montessori-inspired multisensory toy is designed to help babies ages six months and up explore everyday sounds and music. With a chic design, babies can turn the dial to see glowing lights, listen to 12 animal sounds, and move and groove to 30 classical music sounds. It’s also retro-cute and affordable!
Hottest Toys and Gifts for Toddlers
Ms. Rachel Speak & Sing Doll
One of the hottest Christmas gifts for kids in 2024, this adorable 16” Ms. Rachel doll has 16+ phrases and four songs from the hit show, and was designed by Ms. Rachel alongside early learning specialists.
FatBrain Toys PlayTab Activity Board
This is a hot toy in 2024, and it’s easy to see why. Choose from 11 boldly designed play tiles that offer challenges for motor skills, cause-and-effect discoveries, and more. The board itself only fits six, but you can buy more tiles and swap them out to keep playtime fresh
CocoMelon Transforming School Time Bus
CocoMelon is still a thing, and this new school bus is one of the best Christmas gifts for kids who love the show. The bus transforms into a school room, plays different songs, and comes with two figurines. Kids can activate lights and sounds at the touch of a ladybug button.
Battat Cloud Castle Foam Fort Building Set
This fort-building set is at the top of Toy Insider’s Hot 20 Christmas gifts for kids, we couldn’t help but include it in gift guide in 2024! The set includes a foldable base, two stairs, an arch, and a half sun, and kids can use them to create a reading nook, a fort, and so much more.
Just Play Sesame Street Chicken Dance Elmo
Every year it seems like there’s a dancing Sesame Street character, and this year’s is Chicken Dance Elmo! Just press his foot to get him moving to the beat, telling jokes, and encouraging kids to play along. This silly toy always makes parents cringe until they see the delight on their toddler’s face. It’s worth every extra battery and annoying sound.
Hottest Toys and Gifts for Preschoolers
Play-Doh Pizza Delivery Scooter Playset
Kids can be their own boss with this fun toy from Play-Doh! Make pizza, put it in the takeout box, ride the scooter to deliver the “order,” and when done, store everything in the handy compartment under the seat. Hours of fun!
Melissa & Doug Wooden Vending Machine Play Set
Kids can sort the play food, restock the machine, and insert coins to get snacks delivered in the tray below. It even works with real snacks!
Peppa Pig 2-in-1 Party Bus Playset
It’s a party with Peppa! This double-decker bus playset has three floors and comes with 13 accessories and three figurines that promise hours of pretend-play fun. If your little one loves Peppa Pig, this is a must-have.
hand2mind MathLink Cubes Numberblocks 1-10 Activity Set
Kids will love working on the 30 math-learning activities linked to episodes from the popular show. Kids love it, it’s truly educational, and the activity cards create loads of ways to play so kids don’t get sick of it.
Hottest Toys and Gifts for 5-9-Year Olds
Rainbow High Watercolor & Create Fashion DIY Doll
Fashionistas will have a blast mixing and matching the two outfits and accessories that come with this bendable, poseable doll. Plus, any Rainbow High clothing will fit her, so there are plenty of opportunities for a fashion show
LEGO Despicable Me 4 Minions and Gru’s Family Mansion
A LEGO set is always a good choice when it comes to Christmas gifts for kids! This new set for 2024 is Gru’s house and a treehouse for the girls, and it comes with minifigs of Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, Agnes, and Baby, plus Mega Minion toy figures Mel, Jerry, and Tim.
Magic Mixies Pixie Supremes Magic Mirror
Clearly this Christmas it’s all about kids taking a hand in making their own toys. Kids can wake up the magic mirror and brew a magical potion to create their very own pixie. The magic mirror has over 50 lights and sounds, the doll has two outfits and seven accessories, and after the reveal is over, the mirror will reveal your child’s fortune!
Clixo Mars Rover Pack
This new set of magnetic building toys glows in the dark! There are 30 different pieces for kids to use when they create space vehicles, and the pieces are lightweight and stackable, so they’re perfect for travel, at a restaurant, or just about anywhere.
What’s Next?: A Life-Size Game
Roll the jumbo die, select a prompt card, and get ready for lots of giggles with this fun family game! You create the game board, and you become the game pieces. Keeps kids moving and is very interactive. The prompts are easy to follow, so it’s perfect for a group with different age ranges, plus, there’s an expansion pack for kids with disabilities.
Hottest Toys and Gifts for Tweens and Teens
iLive NightStar Projector with Wireless Speaker
This wireless speaker and projector does double duty for teens. It can turn any room into a party, with cool mood lights and a speaker, that let’s you play music and even change the lights with the music to set the scene. It also is a great way to fall asleep, with calming music, and muted star projections on the ceiling. Honestly, I thought my 17-year-old would use this for parties, and instead he uses it every night to fall asleep! (It automatically turns itself off after a certain amount of time.)
Micro Kickboard
Kids love scooters, and this is one of the best. Strong but lightweight, there’s no assembly required. Simply unfold it and go!
KODAK Printomatic Full-Color Instant Print Digital Camera
Real pictures are so cool these days. This all-in-one digital camera is compact and allows you to take pictures while the previous one is being printed on the spot.
JBL Vibe Beam – True Wireless JBL Deep Bass Sound Earbuds
Kids at this age are figuring out what kind of music they like, and they love all the tech gear they can get their hands on. JBL makes great earbuds and they’re affordable, so it’s a win-win! These have up to 32 hours of battery life, are compatible with Apple and Samsung products, and are water resistant.
