The Ultimate Gift List for Kids, Christmas 2023

Know a kid who loves the Horrible Histories books? This board game will make a brilliant gift! Put on your thinking caps and test your knowledge of our gruesome past, from the Rotten Romans to the Vile Victorians and beyond. Move around the board by answering a multiple-choice question or performing a silly historical action. With over 600 questions, the fun can go on and on. Suitable for 2 to 4 players–perfect for some after-dinner family fun this holiday season!

Football fans will have a field day with this awesome ball! Use your feet and knees to keep the ball off the ground and listen as it counts your Keepy Uppy score aloud, up to 100. The ball also lights up with every touch, giving the Christmas tree a little bit of competition. Want to play a normal game of footie? No problem–just remove the sensor and screw the bung into the ball to turn it into a regular football. Now that’s one smart ball!

Want to make this Christmas a musical one? Try this bright piano dance mat, which is 1.8 metres long and features 24 touch-sensitive keys. Use your feet to stomp out some classic songs with a little help from the colour-coded system. Choose from Chopsticks, Happy Birthday, Old McDonald and more. Or challenge yourself and learn to play all of your favourite Christmas hits. Singing along optional, but highly recommended!

Tired of the same old board games? We’ve got just what you need! In this highly entertaining game, each card is printed with three statements — two are true, and one is a lie. Roll the dice to select a ‘fact’ and then read it aloud. Keep a straight face because it’s your job to convince your opponents that you’re telling the truth! Here’s an example: ‘Slugs have five noses’ or ‘Donald Duck was once banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers’ or ‘99% of people can’t lick their own elbow’. Hmm… who’s telling big fat porkies?

This quirky little robot will have children laughing right into January. It offers three different quiz modes, including an opportunity to enter up to five of your own yes/no questions. However, any wrong answer is met with a squirt of water – how cheeky! Winning the family Christmas quiz has never been so important…

This is a brilliant, arty gift for any child that picks pencils and paper over screens and remotes. With an LED frame that lights doodles on the transparent screen, children can see their work glow this Christmas! Every drawing can be easily rubbed off with a dry cloth, so it works as a funky bedroom decoration for every season.

Know a kid who’s getting a bike or scooter for Christmas? Trick it out with Mini Hornit! This awesome horn is loaded with 25 wacky sounds, from a motorbike and a UFO to a lion’s roar. For traditionalists, there’s also an old-fashioned bike bell. The horn features white and green lights, with flashing or constant settings. Beep beep — move aside, the coolest bike in town is coming through!

Make Christmas even brighter this year with this ferocious head torch with a dinosaur twist! The T-Rex shaped torch makes cool roaring sounds and features two light settings. Shine the beam straight ahead for outdoor adventures, or tilt it for a more soothing light, ideal for bedtime reading. Comes with an adjustable head strap, so it can grow with them, meaning there will be many more Christmases of dino adventures to come!

From crocodile poo as make-up to the longest fingernails ever – Gross Factopia will fill your brain with the most fun yet foul facts! Follow the fact path as it twists and turns – who knows where your curiosity will take you!

Create your own unique sand sculpture with moving granular art. Turn the 18cm circular glass frame in its stand and watch everchanging and intricate patterns appear. Watch as delicate particles of glittering sand drift into the shapes of mountains or oceans – you’ll never see the same Sandscape twice. A great addition to any room and very relaxing – just go with the flow!