Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Preschool and Early Elementary

This has got to be the largest list we’ve put together to date, but not just because we love toys.

Kids at this age are achieving key developmental milestones and improving their executive functions, allowing for better focus and memory. As they continue to refine their skills, they enjoy social play, seek friendly competition, pursue independence by testing limits, try new things, and make new friends.

Not only did we pick a ton of toys and games geared towards these age-range skills, but we also chose practical items to encourage independence, and bigger, family-friendly gifts that include your littlest.

Here are our gift picks for kids 3-7:

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Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Babies and Toddlers

It’s that time again: Gift Guide season. We’re sharing our top picks for the holiday gifts, so all you list girlies can prep before Black Friday.

To make the Child(ish) Advice cut, we use these criteria:

Here are our gift picks for babies and toddlers, ages 0-3:

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Things We Loved: Summer 2024

And just like that, the school year is ending in a couple of weeks and quite honestly, I have not a clue where the time went. Next week, we switch gears to summer before our annual summer blog break.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Things We (Would) Love

To close out our gift guides for the season, we’re sharing the things we would love to receive because moms like gifties, too. In this whole holiday magic season, moms are at the helm. We’re driving this boat. So whether you need a link to forward to your partner or want to add these to your own shopping list to treat yourself, here are the things Mary and I would love.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Child(ish) Reads

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