16 gift ideas for Christmas toys for kids

Skip the searching through crowded malls with our go-to list of the best Christmas toys for kids that are guaranteed to please. Bonus: We’ve saved you time by finding an online retailer for each.

By Emma Price

16. Flower and Butterfly Diary by eeBoo

Diaries give tweens a spot to rant, and they encourage introspection. This lovely one boasts a velvet spine, 208 pretty pages and detailed endpapers, and best of all, a lock and key – special enough to please the most thoughtful girl on your list.

7 years , $12, www.grandrivertoys.com

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