Finding the best gifts for kids in military families can be a challenging process because so many kids have their military mamas or daddies away for the holidays — or any day really. There are lots of unique fits out there though — some to help kids keep their loved ones close by always and other just really neat gifts that will help them remember just how awesome and extraordinary their military lives are. Here are our top picks of the best gifts for kids in military families.
1. Best Gifts for Kids in Military Families — Budsies Custom Military Dolls
2. Best Gifts for Kids in Military Families — Fin Fun Mermaid Tail and Monofin
Always be you. Unless you can be a mermaid — then be a mermaid. Fin Fun is making those childhood fantasies of becoming a majestic mermaid a reality for toddlers, kids, and adults alike.
The Fin Fun mermaid tails come in a variety of fun, vibrant colors, like Asian magenta, groovy goby, rainbow reef, Bail breeze, and more, and they can be purchased in youth size six through adult extra large. Wait — anyone else thinking a merfamily Christmas card is a definite possibility next year? Toddler sizes are also available without the option for monofin insert because Fin Fun prioritizes safety while wearing their mermaid tails and monofin.
For youth and adult sizes, a packaged purchase with an appropriately sized monofin is suggested to fill out the tail and aid in swimming. Fin Fun’s monofin design is dive-quality and durable. When worn with the mermaid tail, feet glide in easily and stay secure while swimming, but a gentle tug will remove the fin (you know — like when your mermaid princess has to come ashore to use the potty).
Fin Fun mermaid tails are lightweight, machine washable, 100 percent swimmable, and made from swimsuit fabric, so they fit to your little mermaid’s body shape, help her glide through the water, and they resist fading even after a full day of swimming like a fish.
3. Best Gifts for Kids in Military Families — Kidvelope
With hands-on creative activities, back-and-forth mailings, and digital games, kids will be learning more about those family members who live far away, and they’ll have activities to keep them connected to a deployed parent. There are also digital elements, like online games and chats over the phone (or FaceTime, Skype, or other mediums) to continue on the mission together. As the mission continues, the players can get more points, ultimately getting them closer to a prize that is mailed at end of the mission!
5. Best Gifts For Kids In Military Families — Music for Kids
If your child is a music lover or you find yourself rocking out to some sweet tunes on the regular, some new music is a great stocking stuffer or under-the-tree gift when you spring for the whole collection. Here are some of our favorite new kids CDs that will have you bouncing and singing along in the car and at home.
- Ready or Not by The Not Its! — This all-encompassing album of everyday childhood experiences put to fun and lyrical music will quickly become a staple in your musical rotation.
- If You Want to be a Pirate by Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers — If you have a little pirate on your hands, this album filled with pirate-themed songs, like “It Takes a Lot of Work to Be a Pirate” and “Invisible” will have you saying aye aye, Cap’n when your scallywag child wants to listen to it again.
- Winterland by The Okee Dokee Brothers — What better way to celebrate winter than with some winter wonderland songs? The Okee Dokee brothers bring together a collection of songs that tell about the beauty and majesty of winter.
- Building Blocks by Tim Kubart — This album is full of celebrations about growing — growing wiser, growing bolder — and about caring for our family and friends.
- Nothing is Impossible by the Story Pirates — Filled with funny and silly songs about penguins working in an office and “Fart Out Loud Day,” this high-tempo album will have you singing, dancing, and laughing the whole way through.
SHOP
Ready or Not | If You Want to be a Pirate | Winterland | Building Blocks | Nothing is Impossible
EXPLORE AND CONNECT
The Not Its | Tom Mason and the Blue Buccaneers | The Okee Dokee Brothers | Tim Kubart | The Story Pirates
