Christmas Gifts 2026

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Hi all,

I have a few nieces and nephews to buy for, and I got lots of fab suggestions from mumsnet last year by reading other threads. I can’t find one yet for this year so hoping to start a thread for some ideas please!

Can anyone suggest good Christmas gifts - looking at between £20-£40 for the following please:

Nieces (aged between 4-6yrs)
Nephews (aged between 9-11yrs)

I have no idea what is popular at the moment, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

For the nieces, my DD (3), niece (6) and DS (7) all love magnet tiles. You can pick up some good sets if 100pcs for around £20-25 on Amazon.

Also some good Polly Pocket sets often drop in price on Amazon.

For the nephews, I’m not too familiar with that age group. DS has asked for a Phlat Ball for playing outside with his pals. The rest of his stuff is football related.

I have a DS(11) and he is mostly asking for Lego Star Wars and Ninjago. A year or two ago he liked Minecraft Lego. He also likes his basketball hoop with stand, Nerf blasters with targets, Snap Circuits set, and Science Kidz electrical circuits set.

A few years ago he liked a marble run, Lego City sets, Galt science kits, Swingball Junior, Rush Hour game, Kinetic Sand (the proper brand not the cheap imitations), Dobble, Sleeping Queens game.

Thank you both so much!

ZipStrings for the older nephews? Board games eg Labyrinth. The National Geographic digging sets always go down well too.

A few that haven't come up yet:

For the 4–6s:

• Orchard Toys games (Shopping List or Pop to the Shops) – cheap, sturdy and they actually get played
• A fairy garden or salt dough kit they make themselves
• A den kit or dressing-up cape and a proper torch

For the 9–11s:

• Walkie-talkies – great for garden missions
• A Gravitrax starter set
• A "Who Would Win?" or Horrible Histories book bundle

Full disclosure, I run a small company called FableBean, so I'm biased! We make personalised picture books where the child is the hero of a story you choose – their name, how they look, the things they love. You can see the cover and first 3 spreads free before buying anything.

The softcover (£32.99) fits your budget, or the hardcover (£40.99) if you'd like one to keep for years. You can also add narration for £5.99 – there's a QR code in the book that plays their story read aloud, which is lovely at bedtime. www.fablebean.com