Kids’ Gifts Under $30

You could mortgage your house for gifts, but they’d probably be just as happy with a refrigerator box. Here are some toys that will keep them interested, and you financially viable.

| Posted: 12 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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• Mustache Pencils

  

  But I can’t pay the rent! But you must pay the rent!

  via Black Eiffel

  $13 at Atypyk | Buy

  (Price converted from Euros.)

  

  | Posted 12 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Kugelkette Baby Toy

  

  Fascinating, colorful clickities buy new moms some shower time.

  $23 at The Wooden Wagon | Buy

  

  | Posted 12 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Marvel Comic Creator

  

  Some kids like to read. Your kid likes to jump off the roof to see if he can fly. These comics put him at the center of the action, and give him something to do until the cast comes off.

  $30 at FAO Schwarz | Buy

  

  | Posted 12 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• American Slide Whistle

  

  The easiest way to teach your kid to whistle.

  $25 at Oompa Toys | Buy

  

  | Posted 11 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Moby The Fish Grasping Toy

  

  Good source of Omega 3s.

  $14 at The Wooden Wagon | Buy

  

  | Posted 11 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Tiddlywinks

  

  They use it as a toy, you use it as a drinking game. Win-win.

  $10 at The Wooden Wagon | Buy

  

  | Posted 11 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Wooden Ball and Track Maze Game

  

  You just bought a couple hours of peace.

  $15 at oompa toys | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Small Cat Scarf

  

  Meow is her favorite word.

  $26 at Scatterbox Originals | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Remote Control Rocket

  

  $20 at Chronicle Books | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Kids Wooden Toy Scale

  

  Teach your kid about mass, justice.

  $29 at Land of Nod | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Pin Art

  

  My daughter got one of these six years ago, and it’s still in the rotation. Guests love it, the kids even get obsessed with it for a few days at a time.

  The real trick is to keep the kids from constantly pressing it to their bums. You have to draw the line somewhere.

  $18 at Restoration Hardware | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Travel Art Journal

  

  For tiny sketches of the Eiffel Tower, or the climbing tree at the park.

  $13 at Garnet Hill | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Magnetic Pattern Blocks

  

  At last a car toy you don’t have to reach for every thirty seconds.

  $20 at FAO Schwarz | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Yoshido The Crow Model Plane

  

  Equally attractive in a kids’ hands or on the living room shelf.

  $25 at Cooper Hewitt | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Q-Ba-Maze

  

  The kids can play with it after Dad is done.

  $25 at Black Wagon | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• My Little Sandbox

  

  Take a tiny break from the playground.

  $21 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Vintage Tattoo Kit

  

  Baby’s first Mom heart tattoo. Now that’s a touching holiday memory.

  $12 at Restoration Hardware | Buy

  

  | Posted 05 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Wood Puzzle Toy

  

  A pretty toy that can live on the coffee table.

  $25 at Land of Nod | Buy

  

  | Posted 05 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers