Shop the Clutter-Free Gifts for Kids Guide

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Introduction

This is the online companion guide for our no-clutter (and low clutter) gift guide for kids with direct links to many of the recommended gifts.

Many of these items are items our family uses regularly. For those that I haven’t tried personally, I did the research legwork for you and looked for the highest-rated items (and/or MOST rated items) to be sure the quality was there.

If you do not yet have access to the complete full-color guide to download and print (including a shopping list with helpful tips for less clutter), please sign up for that here.

No Clutter Gifts for Kids

Want a completely no-clutter play area? Give one of the following types of gifts to the kids in your life:

• Experiences
• Memberships
• Services or Donations
• Digital Items
• Classes, Lessons, and other Education

Low Clutter Gifts for Kids

That being said, not every quality gift is completely clutter-free.

Some gifts require storage or take up sizable space in a home or backyard (a swing set, for instance), but their usefulness or benefit far outweighs the slight amount of “stuff” that you have to accommodate.

Many of these are consumable items you’d normally replace anyway (like art supplies), active play or outdoor toys, Montessori or Waldorf style open-ended play toys and equipment, gear for sports or hobbies, and interactive family time favorites.

The low-clutter categories are:

• Educational Kits and Toys
• Outside Play
• Indoor Play
• Electronics
• Consumables
• Gear for Sports or Hobbies
• Screen-Free Toys and Games

Education

• Educational Games (Mobile or Web)
• Outschool Credits
• Virtual Lessons
• Music Lessons
• Martial Arts
• Art Lessons
• Horseback Riding
• Skiing
• Sports
• Dance

Indoor Play

• Indoor playset / jungle gym
• Tent
• Bilibo
• Indoor swing / sensory net / hammock swing
• Balance Stepping Stones
• Parachute
• Nugget couch
• Foam floor shapes for climbing
• Climbing Wall (and safety mat!)
• Grimms Rainbow Tunnel

Outdoor Play

• Playset / Swingset
• Treehouse
• Fort
• Geometric Dome Climber
• Scooter
• Hoverboard
• Jump Rope
• Kite
• Inflatable Bounce House

Electronics

• iPad / tablet
• Bluetooth speaker
• Video Game credits
• Kindle Reader
• Kindle Gift Card
• iTunes / Google Play gift card to spend on apps or music
• Audible Membership
• Amazon gift card (toward digital products)

Consumables

• Crayons
• Markers
• Paint / Paintbrushes
• Drawing Pads
• Stamp set and ink pads
• Stickers
• Play-doh / clay
• Coloring Books
• Origami Kits
• Paper Airplane Kits
• Activity Books
• Mad-Libs
• Themed gear for a special trip (e.g. sand pail and fun sunglasses for a beach trip; Mickey Mouse shirt and autograph book for Disney World/Land trip)

Screen-Free

• Books
• Legos
• Magnetic Tiles
• Family-friendly board games
• Family-friendly card games
• Building sets (Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, Popoids, etc.)
• Play fort kit
• Play kitchen
• Colorforms

Sports Gear

• Athletic Gear
• Roller Skates
• Inline Skates
• Protective Skating Gear
• Ice Skates
• Skateboard
• Bicycle / tricycle / balance bike
• Bicycle helmet
• Specialized Equipment
• Basketball / soccer ball

• Archery
• After-school lessons
• Swim Classes
• Circuit board kit
• Coding toy
• Foreign Language lessons
• Gymnastics lessons
• Pottery lessons
• Painting lessons
• Singing lessons
• Osmo learning kit

• Waldorf-style wooden balance board / Wobble board
• Gym-style floor scooter with handles
• Collapsible Tunnel
• Mini trampoline
• Montessori Pickler Triangle
• Play silks
• Tumbling mat
• Hula hoop
• Dress-Up Costumes

• Enclosed Trampoline
• Balls
• Hopper ball
• Zipline
• Slackline
• “Ninja Warrior”-style course
• Ride-on vehicles

• Netflix subscription
• Disney+ subscription
• Hulu subscription

• Movie night at home kit – Give popcorn, popcorn seasoning, their favorite drinks and candy and select a new (or favorite) movie of theirs to watch together.
• Paint-by-number kit
• Gemstone painting kit
• Paper marbling kit
• Construction paper
• A gift box of all their favorite snacks

• Wooden trains and tracks set
• Tea Set
• Puzzles
• Lace-up toys
• Doctor / Veterinary Kit
• Tangrams
• Kid-size gardening set
• Baking supplies (complete with kid-sized apron and tools)
• Musical instrument percussion set (tambourine, bongos, etc.)

Hobby Gear

• Camera
• Tripod
• Easel
• Bookcase
• Bookends
• Gaming chair
• Specialized tools for a craft or art project they are working on
• Shelf to store a collection