AD. Buying Christmas gifts for children can be a real challenge and apparently it gets harder the older they get. Also, if you don’t have children of a particular age, you can soon lose touch with what gifts are popular and would be well received. Fortunately, Wicked Uncle make it so easy. They have gifts tailored to ages so you can always find something suitable.

This time I am focusing on their Christmas gifts for nine year old boys. I think its always good to offer a mix of presents. A broad range that ticks all the boxes, gifts that encourage reading, creativity, being active and using their imagination.  Here are some of my favourites for this age group.

Factopia

Books are great for helping children expand their vocabularies. But sometimes its hard finding a book that will really capture their attention. Factopia (£10.99) makes a fantastic choice. It is jam packed with intriguing, disgusting and outright wacky facts that will amuse and entertain your child. I have included a few snippets below:

Ancient romans sometimes purchased souvenir vials of gladiators sweat!

Television remotes can carry more bacteria than a toilet seat

Fish scales are sometimes added to make-up or nail polish to give it a shimmery effect

Sandscape

This moving sand art frame would look very impressive on your child’s desk.  Sandscape (£18.95) is the perfect way to help them relax watching the unique landscapes form.  It can be a form of mindfulness, being in the moment watching the patterns emerge and change.

Xplode Reaxion

This stunt domino set (£21.95) adds lots more excitement to your domino runs with popping boxes and spinning tops. Children will enjoy the building element and the thrilling features. This is definitely the next level domino set.

The Sock Game

The Sock Game (£21.95) is the ultimate race as you try and find the correct item before the other player. It’s a game of speed and sense of touch mixed in with lots of adrenaline! The whole family will want to try The Sock Game over Christmas. No complicated rules to follow just lots of fun to be had. I have one copy of The Sock Game to giveaway if you would like to enter read on until the end to find out how.

Air Square

This flying disk is capable of really long flights. At £12.95 it’s a good price for a toy that will encourage your children outdoors to play in the park or their own garden. The air square unique design makes it more aerodynamic so its quite something seeing the distances it travels.

Chocolate Vegetables

I love the novelty of these chocolate vegetables (£9.95). Yes, they are a bit gimmicky, but children will appreciate how realistic they look! The handmade Belgian chocolate is really high quality too, so they are in for a tasty treat.

If you have younger children these gift ideas for five year olds might help.

Giveaway

If you would like to enter my giveaway for a chance to win The Sock Game, please fill out the form below by the 7^th of December.

Win The Sock Game