Toy overload is real. Storage fills quickly, attention fades, and many well-meant gifts lose their appeal within weeks.

Timeless card games like Uno and Memory, and newer ones like Sleeping Queens and Exploding Kittens, are great for using working memory, thinking flexibly, persisting and strategizing. Most importantly ...

Holidays are stressful enough without your kid losing it over a sweater from Grandma. If you've been there, trust me, you're ...

THERE’S less than a week to go until the Big Day. Just enough time to finish Christmas shopping, wrapping and prepping for some festive fun. And if you’ve still got people to buy for ...

Need a quick little gift box? Grab a cd and a sheet of decorative card stock – you can either upcycle it, buy it, or print it with your desired image. Using a pencil, trace the cd as shown and mark ...

Cultural pressure to buy perfect, plentiful gifts for friends and family can cause consumers to make irresponsible financial ...

Many of the most popular holiday gift hiding spots — like closets and under beds — are also the most likely to be discovered.

For busy, always-on-the-go recipients, novelty-meets-function gifts save time and thought. The Monsters, Inc. Scream Canister ...

As a pediatrician, I know that some of the most transformative gifts for young children don’t require batteries or assembly.

The Youth Empowerment and Skills (YES) Centre hosted its third annual Christmas Kindness Spirit Gifts Giveaway on Saturday, ...

When you make a purchase using a link on this page, we may receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The New Yorker. In theory, buying gifts for children is a snap. If they’re old enough to talk, ...