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Kids truly capture the magic of Christmas: few things compare to seeing little faces light up with surprise and delight when opening their gifts. Whether they’re deep in their superhero era, little engineers in the making, can’t get enough of craft supplies or love brain-bending puzzles, we’ve found plenty of great gifts for kids no matter their age – or your budget.

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Best Gifts for Kids Under $10

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Whether you need to stock up on sweet gifts for a collection of cousins or you’re on the hunt for last-minute gifts, these options for less than $10 are sure to please. Encourage avid crafters to take their creative pursuits outdoors with a jumbo pack of Kadink footpath chalk. A mix of solid, fluorescent and marble colours will allow them to express their inner artist to their heart’s content. If putting paint to paper is their favourite artistic outlet, these bright Kadink paint sticks will guarantee hours of quiet time while they create their newest masterpiece. They can get into the festive spirit with this Kadink Christmas craft box stocked with more than 500 individual crafting supplies for a summer full of projects and this tub of 80 Christmas-themed Kadink puffy stickers, or create their own creatures and critters with this tub of Kadink clay in 15 eye-catching colours.

For slightly older kids who want to improve their beadwork, the Barbie bracelet kit will keep little hands busy, and superhero fans will love doodling in these Spider-Man notebooks. Satisfy your STEM enthusiast’s budding building skills with this Miniature Constructables set and help grow little minds and expand their vocabulary with this Australian animal themed Kadink wooden puzzle set.

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Best Gifts for Kids Under $30

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The unicorn-obsessed will be in for a real treat with this 4M crystal terrarium, which offers the perfect combination of creativity and chemistry by growing their own crystals, and this Kadink unicorn craft kit features more than 150 pieces, including a plaster painting set and colouring in to create rainbow-hued, sparkly creatures to their heart’s content. Then, let them craft their very own clay unicorn (or any creature of choice!) with the 20 brightly coloured pieces of air-dry clay in this set.

Kids who are mad about monsters will love this fun Studymate pencil case. Not only is it covered in a cheeky monster design, but it unwraps to reveal their pencils, pens and highlighters all neatly stored within, making it super easy to find when they’re hard at work colouring. Team it with the matching Studymate bento box for extra fun factor at lunchtime.

Little learners will have fun working their hand-eye coordination stacking this Kadink wooden rocket puzzle and twisting and turning the nuts and bolts in this 40-piece Kadink set. This Construct It fire rescue set is ideal for helping mini engineers learn the basics of building by using a toolkit and following instructions to build two fire rescue vehicles. And on the topic of vehicles, this transport-themed Kadink wooden stamp set will help them flex their fine motor skills by gripping and pressing the stamps onto the ink pad and then onto paper.

When your kids are ready to try their hand at more complex challenges, this Ravensburger sea life animal puzzle will stand up to the challenge. With 200 pieces, it’s a perfect lazy afternoon activity that the whole family can get involved in.

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Best Gifts for Kids Under $50

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Consider gifts that will last the long haul. A Kadink foldable easel that can be used inside or outdoors will inspire creativity for years to come. It features a magnetic whiteboard and a chalkboard, and comes kitted out with a four-metre-long roll of paper, clips, chalk, markers and an eraser.

Get them set for the school year early with this furry backpack adorned with the crazy blue alien Stitch, or up their lunch box game with this Bluey-themed b.box soft lunch bag. For kids excited about getting back to art class, stock their pencil case with this 50-strong set of Faber-Castell connector pens. Tech fiends will cherish hours of summer fun in the pool with snaps taken on this One Shot underwater disposable camera, and clever coders can flex their STEM skills with this Johnco coding robot. Once built, the robot can move in eight different directions and perform various commands at the press of a button.

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