Fun Christmas Present Ideas for Primary School Aged Children

Coming up with fun and original gift ideas for children, year after year can get tricky. Christmas lists are generally great at highlighting the big name items your children are lusting after, but what about the rest! If you are searching for fun and unusual gifts for children aged 4-11 I’ve found lots of great ideas online…

Little ones will enjoy lots of construction site-themed play with the Design & Drill® Bolt Buddies® Crane. With this fun building toy, they use a realistic working power drill and decorative bolts to build and operate a crane toy. Then pop in the Bolt Buddies and pal for imaginative play. Keep the FSC-certified packaging as it transforms into a backdrop to extend the imaginative play. The Bolt Buddies and pal can also be used as tools to twist and turn the bolts. This toy is great for children aged three plus and is available to buy from Learning Resources.

A great gift for crafty and creative primary school aged children, this Classic Art Station is double sided featuring a whiteboard and chalkboard. It Includes: 6 chalk sticks, 6 classic paint sticks, 1 duster and 10 sheets of paper. It’s the perfect size for children to use at the dining table at home and is simple to fold away. It also features a handle so it can be transported around with ease and creativity can be unleashed anywhere at any time! It’s available to buy for £19.99 from the Little Brian store on Amazon.

Board games make brilliant Christmas presents especially ones that the whole family can enjoy together…

Two such games enjoyed by children and adults alike are Host your Own Family Quiz night and the Christmas Express Game.

This sensory toy from Brainstorm Limited makes a lovely stocking filler. With beautiful, colourful bubbles tumbling down, this hand held toy is great at engaging and relaxing children.

These easy wipe clean mats from Hey Doodle, are a fab way to teach children their letters while they enjoy doodling and colouring on this silicone play mat. They have a variety of themed options and differing sizes, including dinosaurs and vehicles. This Into the Wild version is full of cute animal pictures to colour, alongside dotted letters, encouraging children to practice their letter formation by joining them up.

Games are always a popular choice at Christmas time. This card game based on the popular TV game show with presenters Ant and Dec looks a great buy for families to play all together over the festive period. Its only £7.99 and can be bought directly from the the Ginger Fox website.

Who is up for a little bit of friendly competition between the kids and adults this Christmas? This card game from Ginger Fox is a clever game aimed at pitching the deferent generations against each other in a fun and interactive way. Kids Vs Adults is available in lots of different retailors and also directly on the Ginger Fox website.

Christmas Book Gifts for Primary School Age Children

A traditional gift that can also make a lovely keep sake is books. One such delightful children’s title that’s been released is – Have you Seen the New Forest Unicorn. An enchanting story, not only great for children who enjoy stories of magic and unicorns but a nice keepsake for families who have visited the area. It’s full of local references in the New Forest that all generations will enjoy. The book, the first in a series, is available to buy from the New Forest Tales website

Gillian Young has a wonderful collection of books, the Crazy Cream Adventures, all about the adventures of two golden retrievers, Poppy and Devon. In her latest installment – The Legend of Childers Forest, Poppy the golden retriever returns with her younger sister, Devon, in another crazy cream adventure. When a family of rabbits are driven from their home, Poppy and Devon make it their mission to help.
Their quest takes them to Childer’s Forest, the site of ancient and mysterious events. 

Sports equipment is great for encouraging children to be active, with both badminton and tennis racket sets making fun Christmas gift ideas for primary school age children. A great way to encourage kids outside in the colder months too, this badminton set especially comes complete with everything you need to play, so makes a lovely gift idea for those looking to try out a new sport.

The set has two rackets, a net and shuttlecocks included, so all that’s required is some grass to stick the polls in!

Scooters are always a winner whatever the age. With so many options to choose from though, often the key to getting it right, is knowing one what they want to do with it, and two which scooter brands are cool and look the part as well. The online store Skates are experts in all varieties from stunt and street, to trampoline scooters.

For younger ones, building blocks are always a winner and the Stack and Mix building blocks from Kikkerland come in a bright and colourful design that would make a fab addition to Christmas stockings this year. There’s 25 blocks included in each box, with endless different characters to create. You can buy this set for £25 from the Kikkerlandeu website.

A practical gift made fun with its theming – Danilo have a huge variety of calendars on sale for 2024. Whether they are into Disney, football or even Minecraft there’s so many different options to choose from.

My Little Museum is an unusual gift for children that enjoy being out in nature. This beautiful little set allows them to keep and display different flowers, leaves and seeds they find when outside on adventures. Huckleberry also have a fun set for budding little engineers. The Make Your Own Car set provides children with the opportunity to make their own car using items at home. Including its own motor, this set looks a lot of fun for primary school age children this Christmas.

Connetix is amazing at sparking creativity – giving children hours of fun constructing and creating their own structures and games with the clever interconnecting colourful tiles. There are lots of different sets to choose from, with building your own marble run being a fun place to start

Do you dread the statement from your little ones “I’m bored,” well Pikkii might have the answer- their clever Bored Box is jam packed full of ideas and activities to keep children entertained. So, great for adding to their stocking to then pull out on a rainy day at home when you need some inspiration.

Kidoki have lots of different fun sensory toys for children, with their trademark bright colours making them instantly attractive to young hands. This Flying Donut looks great for playing outdoors and this Mini Monster Spinning Top is a handy fidget toy to have in a pocket, to pull out when waiting for food at a restaurant, or when sitting up at the table at home.

Lastly, why not help your child start the day in a positive way with these inspiring affirmation cards. The designs are beautiful, helping everyone who reads them to feel more positivity and motivated to tackle their day. Colourfulness Cards is an independent, sustainably-focused and family-run small business aiming to inspire mindfulness and wellbeing for all ages. Made sustainably in the UK, their eco-friendly and plastic-free Positive Affirmation Cards are hand-finished and are the first of their products to be launched.