The Ultimate Holiday Toys Gift Guide!

Happy Friday!  Today, I’m bringing you another gift guide, and this one is all about the children in your lives!  I’m including new favorite toys, and other tried and true toys we’ve loved for years!  As always, Nordstrom has the widest selection of toys, with over 1,000 items in their Toy Shop this year!

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Polar Ball Bat and Ball Set // Tapeffiti Craft Tape // The Elf on the Shelf // Gund – Boo Unicorn // Light Saber Toy // Minecraft Mini Figure Collector Case // Personal Storage Locker // Frozen Olaf – Santa Hat // Steep and Serve Wooden Tea Set // Can You Imagine UltraGlow Light-Up Soccer Disc // **The Spin Masters in the pic above are back in stock.**

Christmas Cookie Play Set
It’s never too early to start baking Christmas cookies, right?
And sometimes they’re even better without the mess!

My girls played with their new set last week after church.  The best part is there is velcro on everything.  So the cookies velcro to the cookie sheet and the holiday decor velcros to the top of the cookies.  So even when they’re not in use, they’re not falling all over the place.  This is actually a great set to give before Christmas, so they can bake away with their new goodies, while you really bake…even as early as Thanksgiving.

The girls are wearing their new Mini Boden Dresses.  I still haven’t decided quite yet, but I’m thinking these may be used for our Christmas cards.  They do make the cutest holiday dresses!  And they’re currently being price matched for a limited time, from $56 to $42!  Paired them with these Ugg boots.

After they’ve enjoyed using this cookie set so much, now I’m thinking I may need to get them the Nativity Set, as well.  We have a few of them, but none that they can actually play with, without worrying if they’ll break the manger or lose baby Jesus.

Our Snowflake the Elf usually arrives for his annual visit on December 1st every year.  We’ve enjoyed this great little tradition, and I usually don’t get too into it, but I do love seeing all of my friends’ elves and all the mischief they can cause at times.  Let’s just say I’m doing the best I can, when I remember to move him every night!  And the kids sure love finding his new spot every morning!

While we were at the toy store the other day, the girls saw the reindeer and said they’d love for Snowflake to have a friend.  We haven’t even read the story about the reindeer yet, but he was too cute to pass up, so we took him home with us.

And at the same time, the girls noticed the little tuxedo that they could let Snowflake wear too.  I must say our Snowflake is sure going to be looking dapper this holiday season.

Here are some other cute Elf on the Shelf accessories…

Puffy Parka // Suitcase with Tees // Reindeer Accessories

Favorite Toys for the Girls

Barbie Beach Cruiser // Tie Dye & Wear Kit (on sale) // School Time! Classroom Play Set (for as much as they love playing school at home, I know they’d love this!) // Flip & Serve Wooden Pancake Set // Mattel Disney Frozen Fever Singing Elsa // Cabbage Patch Doll (Nordstrom Exclusive) // Frozen Fantasy Elsa Fever Nightgown // Elsa Light-Up Doll

Favorite Toys for the Boys

Favorite Games & Activities

Mattel Ker Plunk Game // Thames & Kosmos Botany Experimental Greenhouse // ‘Make Your Own Glitter Snow Globes’ Kit (really tempted to try this one with the kids) // White Scratch Art Paper (50 sheets) // My Big Book of Christmas // Optical Science Experiment Kit // Spin Art Revolution // Archaeology Pyramid Dig Play Kit

My Top Tried & True Favorites We’ve Owned & Loved for Years!

Melissa & Doug ‘Grocery’ Toy Shopping Cart – have had it for FIVE years and it’s still as good as new! // Melissa & Doug Food Groups Set (such a great set, have always loved M & D pretend play food because it holds up so well over the years) // Playtime Grocery Set // ‘ABC’ Block Cart // Alphabet Stamp Set // Alphabet Sound Puzzle

This guy was clearly a no-brainer for us last year!  Boozer wasn’t so sure about his new present.  Cracked us up!  I think he actually thought his new lookalike was real!

For those that are Minions-obsessed, they have this play set.

I know my girls would love this sweet little doll high chair.

We recently got a states puzzle for the girls, but I think they’d like this one too, since it identifies all of the states by sound.

Remember that shipping and returns are always free shipping at Nordstrom.  In addition, they will price match.  Find it on sale somewhere else and they’ll match that price!

I hope y’all have a great weekend!  We’re headed out of town for the week, so I’ve got to start packing today!  Cannot believe Thanksgiving is THIS Thursday!  So excited to spend it with family!

TGIF, Y’all!

Thank you to Nordstrom for their partnership on this post.