Christmas Gift Guide For Crafty Boys

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I love buying gifts for creative and crafty kids. Here is a roundup of some of our fav. Obviously, girls can like these too we don’t discriminate but we just composed this list to make it easier for moms and dads.

So what is our best advice when buying DIY craft kits for children?

firstly look for crafts that require minimum parent input and crafts that contain all the items they are going to need to complete the project. There is nothing worse than a kid starting his or her kit only to find out they need supplies to finish the kit!

Creative kids usually like to see results fast so avoid kits that take several days for “drying time” or have a large “setting time”. Pick a craft kit that suits your child’s interest, for example an army-themed craft kit, a woodwork themed craft kit, or an art project that uses paints, nature or fashion.

Rip and Stick Duct tape wallet kit.

Woodshop Wood model kits

Melissa and Doug DIY Racer

Guy Gear Cobra bands kit

Just for Boys tag building kit

3D woodcraft kit

Pops Fun Flyers

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After talking about the pirate themed chalk obstacle course the other day, I got to thinking about other easy, low prep games and activities you can do with kids outside. A lot of these are ideas I found on Pinterest that don’t link to blogs anymore if they ever did, but often that’s all the detail you need to figure out what’s going on.

First, a couple from blogs that are still alive. If you have a lot of trees in your yard or in your park, you probably also have a lot of sticks, so you can pretty easily do this stick maze activity from Mother Natured. Build the maze yourself or have one child build if for another. Either way it’s lots of fun and you can keep it built to use as a labyrinth or for pretend play.

If it’s hot where you live you might want outdoor activities that involve water like this fill the bucket relay game. The only thing you might not have at home is giant sponges, but this is still pretty low prep, inexpensive and lots of fun if you have two or more kids to play. Check out how to do it from The Resourceful Mama. And check out my post all about ice and water sensory activities for more ideas to beat the heat.

Make some x’s and o’s or use something you already have to be your game pieces (you can also just draw them on paper plates for a super fast version) and make a large tic tac toe board on the sidewalk. The bonus of reusable game pieces is kids can play with the same grid over and over, which is great if you don’t have a ton of space.

I also love the idea of drawing a big bullseye on the sidewalk or driveway and using beanbags or sponges to try to hit the target. If you have hula hoops you can also set them in a grassy area and have kids try to hit them.

Check out more fun outdoor games for kids from The Printable Princess. These are more for big groups of kids, but if you’ve got a classroom full these are good ones to have on hand for getting some energy out.

Do you have favorite outdoor games for kids to play when it’s hot? I’d love to hear about them!

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