A Holiday Gift Guide: Presents for Kids

Toys, crafts, lab kits, and more for the young loved ones in your life. In theory, buying gifts for children is a snap. If they're old enough to talk, but not old enough to ignore you completely, they will likely tell you what they want. And, if your kids run in the same kinds of circles as mine, they all seem to want the same things: fidget rings, slime, a Labubu key chain, a Squishmallow, a Sephora gift card, a digital wad of Robux, a hoverboard, and maybe a puppy. The adult who strives for a more bespoke level of gift-giving--or simply to find something with no connection to screens, mirrors, or fads--risks coming off as presumptuous and pretentious.