Kid’s Christmas Gift Guide
It’s nearly Christmas and I have once again rounded up some fabulous natural, eco-friendly, ethical (and a little bit educational) gifts for kids.
♥ Twigz Wheelbarrow
This super cute wheelbarrow will be heaps of fun for the kids in the garden or sandpit. It’s ergonomically designed specifically for children, so they are super sturdy and virtually impossible to tip over. Designed in Australia, the tray and legs are made of powder coated steel, the subframe is made of timber and the wheels are made of solid hard plastic.
You can get them online at Gardening 4 Kids.
♥ Finska Game
Finska is a super fun and addictive backyard tossing game for all ages based on the ancient log throwing games from Finland. Players use cunning, strategy and skill to navigate clever twists and be the first to score 50 points. So it’s also a little bit educational. But ssshhh! they will never know!
Finska is the brainchild of two Sydney dads who love the outdoors and playing games and think their game is “a fabulous antidote to the antisocial electronic gizmos that keep kids indoors and it wasn’t something for just kids as well.” This will be fabulous fun for some outdoor time after Christmas dinner!
Get the Finksa Game online here.
♥ Green Toys Sand Play Set
You know I love anything recycled and eco-friendly and I am so excited about this company. Green Toys makes a line of classic children’s toys constructed from 100% recycled plastic! Their toys meet US and international toy safety standards, and contain no BPA, PVC or phthalates.
Take this sand play set to the beach or use it in the sandpit – you get the bucket, sand mould, rake and shovel. A brilliant gift for eco-kids!
Get Green Toys Sand Play Set here.
♥ Magnetic Build a Pic Carry Case
I love that this is a portable toy – how handy for the car or waiting for appointments! The case is a hinged wooden box with magnetic interior and rope handle. It comes with over 50 magnetic pieces and 8 picture guides to get you started. Kids can either use the picture guides to create the designs, or make up their own. There are so many educational aspects to this activity!
Get it online from Freestyle Kids.
♥ Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
For the mini-chefs in the family! My kids love making their own ice cream, sorbet and frozen yoghurt in our Cuisinart. It’s really easy to do. Just whizz up your ingredients and pour them in and 20 minutes later, you have a frozen treat. It’s so cheap to make gourmet ice cream and better still, you can make it suitable for your dietary requirements. There are no nasty fillers or msg in homemade ice cream!
Get Cuisinart Ice Cream Makers here.
♥ iBark bamboo phone case
For the older kids (actually I wouldn’t mind one too) – a funky and eco-friendly phone case! The art works are from Australian artists and the case is engraved in Byron Bay NSW. The case is crafted from 5 layers and 78 individual pieces of bamboo. It’s light weight and lined internally with felt to ensure no scratching and a secure friction fit.
Stocking Stuffers:
With a bit of hunting around, I was able to find a lot of cute little gifts that won’t break the bank but will still be fun and useful. Our kids also like a few sweet treats in their stockings at Christmas time, because it does qualify as a special occasion! Check out these ideas.
♥ Gingerbread Family
A no-nasties treat for the kids. Gingerbread Folk products are made with the finest pure ingredients and decorated with a unique egg-free icing. The packaging is eco-friendly and these all natural cookies contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
The box contains a ginger mum, dad, two kids, pet dog & cat. Gingerbread Folk also make gluten-free products too. They are really delicious! Get them online at the website.
♥Banjo the Carob Bear
A great treat for kids with special dietary needs. It’s gluten-free, caffeine-free, theobromine-free and contains no added sugar. Carob Kitchen produce ethical products and contain no palm kernel oils.
Get it online from Organics on a Budget.
So, there you have it, that is my round-up of kid’s christmas gifts for this year!!
I hope you find something that will make your shopping that little bit easier.
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Oh how I would love to win the wheelbarrow for the kids, then they could really help DAddy out in the garden!
Finska game please!
A traditional game to get the kids back outside and tossing to help increase their brain power! What a great idea.
My kids would just LOVE the wheelbarrow, especially as we just built our house and the whole family is outside creating our front and back yards at the moment! Thanks 🙂
I’d love to win all 3 for my nephew. They all seem like great fun for outdoors. Perfect for the summer.
I would love to win all three – but my favourite would be the whee barrow
I would love the finska or the sandpit set. They are both beautiful gifts.
I would absolutely love to win the Finska game! Outdoor play time especially together as a family is so important!
We’re building my son a sandpit for Christmas so the sandpit toys would be infect!
Aarghh typo! That should say the sandpit toys would be perfect! (not infect!)
My kids would love the wheelbarrow or sand pit play set, they love the outdoors and they have 11 acres to travel round with the barrow and a sandpit with almost zilch toys (it usually hides dinos and cars lol). Thanks again Sonia for running such a great comp.
I would love to be in the running to win the wheelbarrow, finska game and the sand play set please! Any one of these would be fantastic to encourage my boys to play outside!!
My 9 months old would love the sandpit set! He Hasn’t been to the beach yet and it would be a perfect accompaniment to his summer first beach visit!
My little family of 4 will be alone the Christmas as the rest of my tellies are off to Sydney. the afi ska game would be a wonderful way to take our minds off it on the day!
I would love to win this wheel barrow for my son who is crazy about gardening
I would LOVE to win the wheelbarrow for my 3 year old little boy. We’ve just started his own vegie and herb garden. He would adore this 🙂
I’d love to win any of the three- they all look fantastic for outdoor play! 🙂
My 16 month old little man is having a sandpit built for Christmas by his daddy… We would love to win the sandpit set for him to start him off with great quality and beautiful products to go with his op shop metalware 🙂
My kids were a bit upset when their plastic wheelbarrow (a hand me down) broke a couple of weeks ago. I’d love to win this one for them!
Little Miss would LOVE the Wheelbarrow so that she can help her Daddy with the gardening.
I would love the wheelbarrow for my little girl 🙂
Would love to win the wheelbarrow! We are escaping to the country in a few weeks where we have purchased a house on 3 acres on which we will be doing lots of gardening! A wheelbarrow for the kids would be perfect!
I would love to win the sandplay set so that my 3 munchkins (6, 4 & 2) can play sustainably at the beach!
Would love to win the wheelbarrow for the kids at playgroup.
The Monkey knitting kit, my daughter calls my dad Poppy Monkey
Awesome products Sonia. I would love to win the Finska game.
My 2 year old would love the twigz wheelbarrow! He loves helping in the garden and tries to use his dads wheelbarrow but just too big!!
Oh how that wheelbarrow would make my little boy’s heart sing! He is the real deal Bob the Builder 🙂
I’d love to win the wheelbarrow for my little bow! He was so stoked when I got him a watering can!
I would LOVE to win either the wheelbarrow, finska game, or sand play set! I am already a liker of all 3 facebook pages and I am a blog subscriber. Thanks for the chance! ps. absolutely love the bamboo phone case!
My kids would love the sandplay set – we’re going to Wilon’s Prom in January and they’d really use this!
I would love to win the Twigz wheelbarrow for my 4 yr old who loves collecting things (rocks, cicadas etc!!) Imagine what he could collect in one of these beautiful wheelbarrows! The Finska game would also be wonderful for my 2 older children.
I would love to win the wheelbarrow for my daughter who loves to be playing outside in the garden more than anything else in the world.
My daughter would love the wheelbarrow. She tries to pick up and push the man size wheelbarrow near our garden with no luck 🙂
My 2yr old grandson is obsessed with gardening & the great outdoors (as his dad & mum are landscape gardeners). I would love to have a Twigz wheelbarrow waiting for him when he visits the farm.
Wow I would Love to Win this wheel barrow for my son! Thank you for an awesome competition xxxx
any of the three would be great to win & surely would delight my delightful small person 🙂
finska!! Just perfect for having good old outdoor fun with the family! Beach, Sun and a Fun game. Quality family time for old and young!
Would love to win the wheelbarrow for my daughter 🙂
Any of these prizes would be great for my son to discover Christmas morning!
Oh the wheel barrow looks great. Planned on getting one for our son turning 6 mid December
Finska would be great – with a sports-mad, number loving child it would be perfect!
Magnetic Build a Pic Carry Case from Freestyle Kids!!!! Awesome idea for our travels at xmas time. Keeping the kids busy, and having lots of fun 🙂
I would love to win the wheelbarrow for my 2 year old son because he loves to play outdoors, and move dirt around. He particularly loves to pile dirt up on the patio – the wheelbarrow would enable him to do it in bigger piles!
Finska game looks like heaps of fun and perfect to play after Christmas lunch!
My boy would love the cute wheelbarrow and he could give me a hand when I’m doing a garden makeover
I would love to be entered for all three thank you. The wheelbarrow, sand play set and Finska game.
I would love to be entered for all three prizes!
*My eldest son loves helping in the garden and the Twigz Wheelburrow would be great to hold his tools, plants and dare I say it weeds before they go!
*The Finska game would be perfect game to play with the extended family on Christmas day and the holidays. Also a great Secret Santa gift for those people in my family who are difficult to buy for.
* The Green Sand Play Set are lovely, perfect for my little boy who likes getting outside and playing in sand.
Thanks for the great ideas.
We would love to win the wheelbarrow or the sandpit toys.
I’d love to win any of these three wonderful prizes. They all seem so great and would keep kids active and happy outside for hours!
I would love the wheelbarrow so the kids can “help” daddy in the garden
The Finska game would be perfect for getting the kids outside
My kids would love the sandplay set as it would be perfect for trips to the beach.
Trying to teach the kids about healthy and sustainable living the wheelbarrow would be very beneficial to use in our garden!
Hi I would like to win the wheelbarrow. Think I might have very keen helpers in the garden with this to help.
Wheelbarrow please! Perfect for new garden 🙂
I know a little girl who would love the drink bottle / lunch kit or the monkey knitting kit!
I’d LOVE to win the Finska!! What a great way to encourage the whole family to be outside having fun together! It would be wonderful to have in the car too and stop at the park, or head to the lake and have some time out just being in the moment and having fun. We often forget to do that. Thanks for the opportunity!
My 7 year old (gdd, epilepsy) only enjoys playing outside, gardening and specially pushing things around!! We would love to win that beautiful wheelbarrow. And I would be overjoyed to see his face light up…
Oh I LOVE your Christmas posts! You got me excited about Christmas last year and I think you’ve just managed to do it again!! Ummm toss up between wheelbarrow and sandpit toys! Love both but will go the wheelbarrow! X
Goodness! What a gorgeously different gift list. Love everything you’ve found for us to discover. Best of luck to all entering the giveaways… I’m off to spread the word. ღ
I’d love the wheelbarrow because we’ve been cleaning our home, and need to move a lot of things. I hurt my back last week when we were cleaning outside
what a “wheelie” good giveaway ! i don’t who would be more excited me or the kids!
Wow! lovely assortment of great gifts. My boys would love the icecream maker, making your own is a much healthier option.
So many wonderful prizes but the sandpit toys look fabulous, and would be perfect for my little girls as we just got them a sandpit 🙂
Wheelbarrow, for that little helper who has taken a keen interest in gardening like Mum and Dad.
I’d love to win the wheelbarrow. The little one could then help me even more in the veggie patch. Imagine bringing home the harvest in that little gem. We could even take it down to grandpa’s farm and help out there to!
Love the blog… Love the ideas!
The Finska game would be a wonderful addition to Nana’s range of educational but fun games for my 3 grandsons, and the perfect lure away from those darn computer screens!
BANG!! Nail, head, hit it! You’re so spot on with these gifts, I can put a name to each one that I could buy them for!! As always, I’d be happy to win anything, but the sand play or wheelbarrow especially perfect as I believe Santa is bringing a sandpit shell this year?? 😉
I have a sweet little avid gardener at home. At 5 yrs old gardening is such a joy to her. She took great delight in winning best childrens garden for the council’s spring garden competition the other week.
A wheelbarrow she does not have and the delight on her face to receive one, it would be like all her Christmases coming at once
I’d love to win all three! We’ve just moved, put most of our stuff in storage and will be moving again hopefully within the next month or two (and may even end up homeless for a while!)… needless to say we culled A LOT of old/broken/unused toys. Many went to charities, and it was a great philanthropic lesson for the boys, and just as many broken ones into the bin. Most of the gardening and outdoor stuff went in the bin, so to refill our stocks with the wheelbarrow or sand play toys would be awesome!
i would love to win Twigz Wheelbarrow from Gardening 4 Kids…
I have liked their facebook page..
Some great gift ideas here – my boys would love it if I won the Finska game for them 🙂
I would really like to win either the finska game or sandpit toys. Little miss 2 year old would have a blast with either 🙂
Any would be nice to win but mostly the finska game sounds fun
Would love to win the finska game and the magnetic build a pic. How creative are they both. Want want want.
I would love to win Twigz Wheelbarrow from Gardening 4 kids! Thank you
Oh My! I would so blessed to be able to win any of these!!! Such beautiful items! xoxo
I would love to Win the Wheelbarrow for my 2 Year old who adores Playing in the Garden.
What a great selection of Eco gifts! I think I have just about all their web pages open right now so I can have a good look 🙂 I would love to win the sand play toys as they would be perfect for fun at the beach 🙂
I have three little boys that love digging up my garden and making jumps for their bike and they would love one of these wheel barrows
WHEELBARROW please, the kids would love it & put it to use in their own veggie garden.
I would like to win the Twigz Wheelbarrow from Gardening 4 Kids cos you can’t start them gardening too young…
My sons love to help me out in the garden, this would be ideal for my little helpers.
Totally loving the wheelbarrow. My grandkids could teach daddy how to garden. Shhhhh I didn’t say that 😛
I would love to win all three, but especially the Finska as both my sisters have it for their kids and I am the only one without it and I know my girls would love it! Thank you xx
Would love to win all three for my kids who love outdoors and I do my best to encourage them even more!:)
Ohhh, the TWIGZ wheelbarrow is perfect for my neice and nephew. Their nanny is giving them some garden beds (raised) and accessories – this would be brilliant.
Actually, all the suggestions are amazing.
Thanks NNAM
I’d love to win the wheelbarrow, to ease my husbands back, as the kids love to ride in it when he has just emptied it. Now instead they can do like Daddy and even take their teddies for a ride.
I also love the sandplay set, so the kids can make a sandcastle using the same guidelines as Sustainababy and use only 100% recycled sand and shells.
We are about to move house and the new house has an awesome backyard and sandpit so my 3 kids would get hours of fun with this wheelbarrow! Room for a vege patch and some chooks too 🙂
Just gorgeous items! I’d love to win them all (or any of them I should say, shouldn’t be greedy!)
Love the build a pic carry case, so handy for our 3 hr drive to visit poppy and nanny
I left the page open on the computer and Mr. almost 4 saw the wheelbarrow and said, “Is that for me?” 😉 He has some lovely wooden gardening tools and we have a huge backyard and love to get busy out there.
We are going to the beach for 2 weeks at Christmas & this would be great for Miss 5 & Mstr 1.8 to play with
My son would love the wheelbarrow to make his life easier in his veg patch no more carrying buckets of soil to his very own veg patch. At age 6 he is right into gardening.
I would love the wheelbarrow for my almost 3 year old little girl! Would be a big help for the garden bed she asked Santa to bring her for Christmas!!
My daughter loves helping her grandfather outside and with her own barrow he would finally let her in on the big jobs
I’d love to win a wheelbarrow – the kids could really help mum keep our edible garden going!
I would love to win all three prizes.
I would love to win the wheelbarrow, the Finska game or the Sandplay Set! 🙂 Any of these gifts would be perfect for my nephew.
Would love to win the wheelbarrow or sandpit toys for my girl.
I would love to win a wheelbarrow for my kiddies
Our vege garden us growing and it is quite a way from our house so I’d love to win the wheelbarrow do kids can collect harvest and wheel to the back door!!!
the wheelbarrow or the sandpit toys would be AH-mazing!!!!!! I’m about to pin those ones!
Wonder if it would look funny taking a wheelbarrow to the beach?
Lauren 🙂
would love to win the wheel barrow
love to win the finska game
would love to win the sandplay set
Would love the wheelbarrow, it looks great and sure to be loved by my kids
We love the sound of the finska game! Great list 🙂
Love to win the wheelbarrow. Our little man would love helping his Daddy out in the backyard with it.
I would love to win the wheelbarrow please 🙂 My gardening kids would ♡this for Christmas and would cherish it. Thanks so much Natural New Age Mum for running such a cool comp.
Would love to win the wheelbarrow for when the kids go and help Grandma with her garden <3
Any of the three gifts look like great fun, perhaps just as much for me as my daughter! Thanks for the competition 🙂
I’d love to win all three of these awesome giveaways!! We have a big back yard and fairly good sized front our two boys would love the twigz wheelbarrow to help out with jobs around the house.
The finska game a friend brought along to a picnic and well all had such fun playing both young and old, haven’t found the game anywhere til now on your blog!! so winning this would be fab!
We’re so blessed to live on the Sunshine Coast and as always visit the beach regularly. The Green Toy Sandplay would be perfect!!
Thanks Natural New Age Mum and Others 🙂
Make a great addition to my little ones garden patch, thanks
I love the idea of the Finska Game. I think it would be great for both kids and adults especially after a few cocktails on Christmas Day!
I would be super excited to win the Wheelbarrow, Finska Game or the Sandplay Set. Awesome prizes, which would get well used in our yard by our little ones 🙂
My boys would love to win any of those products. I love giving them something that will get them off the media/electronic items and outdoors being active.
My partner is a gardener by trade and my little guy always wants to help daddy on the weekend but he just cant. I would love to win the wheelbarrow so he could help out and spend more time with daddy!
Would you believe we live by the beach and still haven’t purchased our son a beach bucket yet? I would love to win the beach set, sandlcastles here we come!
Finska sounds fantastic, something for the whole family and outdoors too. The perfect companion to a picnic or bbq. We’d love to win the Finska game.
any of these prizes would be awesome as my kids would love them all. have liked the facebook pages also 🙂
My children would adore the sandplay set. They are beach babies and I hate the set we have now that splits and breaks so easily. I hate waste and Id feel much better using one that is recycled.
On a walk at council cleanup time my son found an old rusty toy wheelbarrow, and insisted on bringing it home. I’ve been looking for a new one to replace it but can’t find one in regular shops.
Oh My goodness.. I would love to win this, it is the most adorabubble thing I have seen for ages!
I’m starting up our new garden.. so I’d love to win the wheelbarrow so the kids would have more fun helping me out 🙂
Wheelbarrow – what a great toy to have to help with the gardening!
Finska game. This looks so much fun for the Christmas holiday period!
Sandplay Set. Perfect for summer!
I’d love the Green Toys Sandplay Set from Sustainababy for my new nephew who lives near the beach! Perfect!
Master 2 is always trying to “push” daddy’s wheelbarrow, the only way he can push it, is buy holding the black tub, so it just kind of scapes along the ground. It is rather funny to watch. He would really love one of his own, I can just see his little face when it “works” like daddys.
My 2 big boys would love the Fiska game, they are always outside playing and looking for other game ideas, this is perfect.
One too many beautiful gifts to select,
However the wheelbarrow would be perfect!
5 little helpers always eager to offer a helping hand!
This wondrous wheelbarrow would be in demand!
I would love to win a Magnetic Build a Pic Carry Case from Freestyle Kids as it would be awesome for my grandchildren to learn their patterns
I’d love some company in the garden,
Weeding and planting alone is no fun!
Having my little one there with a wheelbarrow in tow,
Would make gardening number one!
Gardening is a pleasure when flowers start to bloom and vegetables are ready to eat. Children should be taught to grown things from a very early age to get them interested and to see nature at it’s very best.
I would love to win this wheelbarrow for my son so when he’s pushing it full of dirt and I come and jump on top of it so he understands how it feels…
I would love to win a wheelbarrow!!
I love that the Finska game was pioneered by Dads…. Dads are just so fun!
What a wonderful give away. My little helper would love a wheelbarrow to help daddy do the yard worm
I’d love to win the wheelbarrow.
I would love to be in the running for all three please my 21 month old son would love the wheelbarrow and sand pit tools and my older girls 6 & 9 would love the Finska set great to get them outside and to play as a family.
I would love to win a Twigz Wheelbarrow, so my little helpers can be encouraged to help me some more in the garden 😉
I love all three prizes!
The wheelbarrow for my little gardening helper for about dry leaves!
Finska for some co-ordination training and fun.
The sand kit for our summer beach trips. Castles are always a hit.
Today we just signed the contract on our 20 acre hooby farm. We are really looking forward to setting up our kids with their own patch of land and this wheelbarrow looks so easy for them to manouver. They would really love this. I can see this being used all over the property.
My sons would love to win this wheelbarrow! And I love these ideas. That phone case is ubber cute. I want one for myself!
Master 5 has learnt all about planting and caring for vegetables and flowers at his kindy. Santa is bringing him a gardening kit for Christmas, but he let me know there’s no wheelbarrow included. It is the only thing missing. Please help Santa make master 5’s Christmas.
My little man loves being outdoors and the wheelbarrow would be another great way to help in the garden and take charge of his little part of the garden
My kids love to help me in the garden, my son loves to pull off my flowers the best or throw rocks around. The wheelbarrow will really make his day.
The wheel barrow please…starting a family vege garden, needs to cart lots of lucerne and mine is too heavy for the kids!
Would love to win the sand play set!
I would love to win any one of these awesome toys. I run a playgroup and the kids would love to play with them.
My 1 year old boy and 3.5 year old daughter have finally worked each other out and are the best of friends. They would have a blast wheelbarrowing each other, playing with sand and making castles and cities with this cute Twigz wheelbarrow.
Oooh the Sandplay Set please! I will never win Lotto, so my kids can build me my mansion… 🙂
I love the idea of an authentic wheelbarrow, it looks fabulous and looks like it will last over the years.
I would be thrilled to win any of the gifts, but the Finska game would be my first pick. I love the simplicity of it. Looks like fun and is the perfect game to pack for weekend getaway’s to the beach ect. My 17 mth old loves to be outside and I am always looking at new toys and games to keep her enjoying the outdoors. Thank you!
My grandson would be over the moon with the wheelbarrow. Loves helping outside. Great Prize.
I’ve never heard of ‘Finska’, so that would be an interesting win. Thank you for bringing ‘Finska’ to my attention 🙂
Using brains, strategy and skill the FINKAS game is perfect for the kids while the summer barbecues are sizzling. Just hope its not addictive for adults too as the sausages will never get cooked.
My boys would love the wheelbarrow! There is a pile of ‘free mulch’ up the road. Now this could be handy!
The Finska game sounds great. We love totem tennis, coits, kid-friendly darts and this game sounds interesting. Pick me!
Love the sandplay set. With three boys and a forgetful mother, we always leave stuff behind at the beach. This one is too good to leave the house though. Perfect for the backyard.
I have a friend who has a farm and looks after their niece every weekend as she is raised by a single dad. I would love her to be able to ‘help out’ in a child friendly way….inclusion is what she is missing in life
I want to win the wheelbarrow. We have too may kids to share the one we have
My daughter is always playing around with her Daddy’s huge wheelbarrow, there has been a few accidents too, a little wheelbarrow of her own would be just perfect and make her very happy.
I would be thrilled with any of the above items either for my son or as gifts.
Would love to win the wheelbarrow. The kids enjoy helping in the garden,growing our own food. This would be perfect for them. x
Oh my goodness, my daughter would love this! Actually, so would I! I’m going to go put this on her Christmas wish list- it looks like so much fun!
Just got the kids a worm farm and as part of them starting school banking they get a couple $$$ each week if they help look after the worm farm and weed. Currently using tonka truck to cart weeds to bin so a cool wheelbarrow will make it even more exciting for the little ones. 1. They learning about money, 2. Recycling. 3. Gardening all from a few simple changes at home and doing it in a fun way
Magnetic Build case would be great in the car for my 2 & half yr old son.