For the tiny tots on your list—whether they are yours or someone else’s—it can be hard to nail down the best gifts for kids. There’s also the added complication that a gift for someone’s child is also a gift–or nightmare–for their parent, so pick wisely and do unto others as you would like to be treated. For example, stay away from the ten-foot-tall Santa or singing dreidl and consider a chic wooden toy that isn’t an eyesore or some elegant holiday ensembles that will have parents wishing they came in their size. Herewith, a breakdown of the best gifts for kids by type with some outside the cardboard box ideas for kids of all ages and gifts of all sizes—from Santa’s main gift to stocking stuffers. For the kids on my list, I’ll be getting Maison Me holiday outfits, tickets to the New York Botanical Gardens Train Show, and a singing Nutcracker book for the ballet-inclined!
