To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at Jefferson City News asked our friends at The Grommet for their latest and greatest practical gift suggestions for 2021.
These guides are geared towards specific interests. You’ll be able to find something for even the toughest person on your Christmas shopping list.
Top 5 Christmas Gifts for Boys
1) Inflatable Indoor Coloring Ball
Bouncy, float-y fun from a super-lightweight inflatable ball made for safer indoor play. Blow up Ollyball’s shock-absorbing core and secure it inside the durable outer shell, and then let the kids have at it. Need a playtime time-out? The ball can be colored in with markers or crayons.
2) Quarto Wooden Puzzle Board Game
Quarto is a stately-looking game that relies on your powers of observation. Easy to understand and quick to play, the goal is to identify commonalities in game pieces to place four in a row. The twist? Your opponent selects your pieces. Crafted with wood, it’s a treat to both play and display.
3) Wooden Tabletop Penny Soccer Game
Take your best shot. This penny soccer table game is a fresh take on an old-school classic. All you need to play is a finger that’s ready to flick and a penny that acts as the soccer ball. The wooden game board is handcrafted in Missouri and is made with the mission to bring families together for a nostalgic (and fun) screen-free game night.
4) Marble Race Starter Set
The GraviTrax starter set is the perfect rolling, spinning, racing, and jumping-off point for kid engineers. The marble run building set has over 100 pieces and nine construction plans to put into action, or kids can create their own signature twisting and turning race track while honing early STEM skills with concepts like gravity, trajectory, and force.
5) Kids Blue Light Blocking Glasses
Too much screen time for little eyes? Try a pair of blue light blocking glasses for kids. The flexible, playtime-friendly specs have polycarbonate lenses that block up to 35% of HEV—aka blue—light from a phone, tablet, or computer screen that can cause eye fatigue, headaches, and disrupt sleep. These glasses also block 100% UVA and UVB rays for even more eye protection.
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