Christmas and creativity go hand in hand. We spend a lot of time during the holidays being creative - baking cookies and treats, decorating our homes and yards and thinking of just the right gift for loved ones. There is no more creative season than Christmas. But creativity is good all year round. Kids love to be creative and should be. Creativity helps them learn and grow. Did you know there are toys you can give to the children in your life that will help them be creative? Here is a list of the top 12 creative toys for Christmas 2008:
Alex Best Friends Bands Friendship Bracelet Kit
Kids of both genders are wearing friendship bracelets. They've become a fashion statement and are fun to wear alone, or as a colorful group of several. Your youngster will have fun creating friendship bracelets for him or herself and for friends and family.
Guidecraft Wooden Blocks
Although often thought of as a preschool toy, wooden blocks are fun for older kids too. Create castles and towns, skyscrapers and houses, roads and paths with Guidecraft Wooden Blocks. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors and give hours of creative enjoyment.
Legos
Legos, after being around for what seems like a hundred years, are still fun for kids of every age, and adults too. Younger children will enjoy creating with larger Lego blocks, and older children will have fun creating everything from battleships to cottages with yards with smaller Lego blocks.
Beka Double-Sided Easel and Supplies Combo
This creativity toy has everything a budding artist needs to create wonderful works of art. The easel is adjustable, so it grows with your child. The combo comes with marker and chalkboard surfaces, dry erase markers, chalk, paper holder and more.
Etch-A-Sketch
This classic creativity toy provides hours of fun to kids of just about any age. A wonderful quiet time creative activity, Etch-A-Sketch is perfect for the car, but is just as fun for an any-day art session. Make sketches that are simple or complex.
Melissa and Doug Wooden Bead Set
There are actually several different wooden bead sets in the Melissa and Doug series, so you can choose which your child will enjoy most. These kits are great for creating colorful jewelry and art objects.
Smart Lab Motor Mania Kit
Creative kids who are fascinated with how things work will love the Smart Lab Motor Mania Kit. The kit includes 46 parts that can be combined to build ten different motorized projects such as a car, a tram, a drink stirrer, a crane, a conveyor and more. Kids who like gadgets will have fun with this one.
Puzzibits
Puzzibits are flexible 3-D puzzle art kits that are part construction and part puzzle. Kids can create all sorts of things with Puzzibits - animals, theme puzzles (pirates or princesses, anyone?), and other fun things. Parents have fun working with Puzzibits, too.
Reeve and Jones Splash Art
Great for younger artists, Reeve and Jones Splash Art is a double-sided drawing surface that uses a water pen to help little artists create magic. This is a wonderful quiet time art activity for toddling artists.
Works of Ahhh Box Kits
Kids create their own keepsake or safe boxes with these wooden box kits. Comes with acrylic paints, felt liner, stencils and everything else needed to create a beautiful and useful place to keep one's treasures.
Growing Tree Large Tie Dye Kit
Kids can make up to fifteen groovy tie-dye shirts with this kit. It comes with dye, gloves and easy to follow instructions. Kids love to wear cool, colorful clothes. This is right up an artistic child's alley.
Kids Step Stone Kit
Kids can create a garden treasure in 3 simple steps. The Kids Step Stone Kit has everything needed to personalize and decorate a garden step stone that will last virtually forever. The step stones can be given as gifts to grandparents or other favorite people, or they can be placed in your own garden as a reminder of your child's creative spirit.
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