20 Gift Ideas for Parents with Multiple Kids at Home

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Buying gifts for families with multiple children of various ages is challenging, especially if you want to avoid video games, movies, and screen subscriptions. Thankfully, you can find lots of options, including educational mail subscriptions, craft kits, cooking sets, and games.

Each individual child has unique interests and skills, so pairing a group activity or game with a monthly subscription may be one way to ensure everyone gets something they like!

Games and Activities for Multiple Ages

The trick to buying an activity or game for kids of multiple ages is thinking of the oldest child’s interests and skills but the youngest’s safety. In my experience with group foster care and nursery work, the middle children will participate if the oldest is excited about the activity or is interested in teaching it.

Of course, there is no guarantee that all the kids will enjoy one house gift, but having the option for when friends and other family members visit makes them more appealing over time.

The following list includes a range of family gifts that large families with multiple kids have vouched for as fun, helpful, and regularly enjoyed.

1. Yard Games

Getting kids outside can be frustratingly challenging for some parents, so helping them out by gifting a set of fun yard games is a thoughtful idea! The younger the kids, the more particular you will need to be with the games you choose.

Here is a list of fantastic yard games and toys for kids under 6:

• Corn Hole
• Little Tikes Basketball Set
• Trampoline with Sides
• Yard Bowling Set
• Playground Set
• Sandbox Set
• Water Table
• Saucer Tree Swing

Kid groups under the age of 14 or so enjoy these:

• Kubb
• Croquet
• Ladder Golf
• Badminton
• Spikeball
• Throw Throw Burrito
• Laser Tag Set
• Bocce Ball

2. Craft Kits

Some families may view working on crafts together as partying like it’s 1869, but it can be a lot of fun to work on something as a family for the house or for others. Crafts are an excellent choice for a family in that they can engage people of all ages.

Depending on the family’s size, interests, free time, and age range, you could buy individual sets of the same craft idea or one larger set meant to be one piece.

For example, embroidery kits are small and cute individual crafts that are easy to individualize based on personal interests. Even better, the finished products can be turned into a pillow for each person or a family quilt. However, embroidery is not the best option for little ones.

Cross stitch with blunt or plastic needles and a thick net are an option for younger kids who may like to learn the basics of needlework, but babies and young toddlers should probably not have these around.

Little ones can help with weaving crafts (potholders, rugs, placemats, table runners), making button garland strings, arranging crayons for melting, making jewelry, and more with close supervision. Again, these crafts are easy to scale in difficulty for older kids without having to buy tons of extra supplies.

3. Art Sets

Similar to craft sets, art sets engage multiple ages and can be done individually or together as a family. You could invest in a large set of paints or pastels for everyone to share with individual books or canvases. You could even add an online art course for kids.tart writing!