Christmas time is so often full of excitement and merriment. However, buying the “just right” present for your child can be a challenge and sometimes feel like an insurmountable task. To help with this here are some of our favourite games in the clinic at the moment, as well as some all-round must haves for home.
Sensory ideas:
Pulling out a Kmart favourite and a great way to occupy little hands over Christmas are these fantastic sensory kits. These are also a great way to encourage some pretend play with your little ones too!
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/sensory-kit-assorted-43105281/
Next up for sensory ideas check out Sensory Tools and their fantastic list of Christmas stocking fillers! https://sensorytools.net/collections/3-pack-fidget-sale
Fine Motor:
First up for our fine motor games is another Kmart favourite – these mindfulness stones are great for independent play but have some fantastic 2 player challenges too, great for problem solving, slowing down and really getting those fingers working.
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/mindfulness-stacking-stones-tower-building-game-43112654/
Also check out these great puzzles – perfect for longer car trips over the holidays and is the perfect way to keep your kids fingers occupied during the busy period.
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/16-pack-mindfulness-puzzles-43198597/
Construction
We love a good construction-based game in the clinic, it can do everyone from cause and effect as we build towers and crash them down, to problem solving how to make the tallest tower to fostering fantastic pretend play ideas. Check out some of our favorites below, we can also never go past a good Lego set too.
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/wooden-tool-table-42708377/
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/100-piece-push-and-lock-block-set-42975571/
Younger Years:
There is so much development happening for your child in their younger years. Below are some fantastic activities and games that can help support your child’s creativity whilst extra bonus of helping their hands get stronger!
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/write-and-draw-jumbo-water-mat-42975557/
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/4-pack-easy-grip-textured-stampers-43144648/
Also check out some of these great toys from Big W, they are fantastic for helping your child build their engagement, understanding of cause and effect as well as helping develop their play and fine motor skills!
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/fisher-price-giant-light-up-xylophone/p/228501
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/vtech-baby-feed-me-dino/p/860860
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/leapfrog-learn-groove-caterpillar-drum/p/105517
Pretend Play:
You can’t go wrong with some dress ups to help support your child’s pretend play skills over the holidays but also check out this great cubby house from Kmart! It will take hours for your child to colour it in and the pretend play game from there are endless! Bonus idea – keep all the boxes from Christmas day and encourage any older kids to get involved in building their own fort!
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/build-and-decorate-your-own-cubby-house-43146628/
Older Kids:
A big favourite at the clinic at the moment is smart games! These are fantastic to develop shared problem solving, persistence to challenging tasks and have some great visual perception components to them as well! Here are two of our favourite games from them.
https://www.smartgames.eu/uk/one-player-games/jumpin
https://www.smartgames.eu/uk/one-player-games/iq-link
Also don’t discount a board game for your child – these are fantastic for the whole family to get involved in and are great presents under the Christmas tree.
With all these amazing games and present ideas, we wish you happy shopping and hope you have a fantastic holiday season!
