To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at NW Connecticut 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 Girls
1) Magnetic Construction Story Set
A unique construction set in which colorful magnetic blocks are flexibly assembled through a system of powerful magnets. The blocks can be connected to each other in any sequence without prominent connecting elements or complicated parts of any kind. Inspired by pixels of the digital world, these construction sets allow anyone to create pixel art in real life.
2) Flexible Roll-Up Drum Kit
Rock out to the beat of your own flexible drum. Unroll this portable drum kit to play on the go. Jam to real drum sounds, including pedals for bass and hi-drum. Record and play back your masterpieces or use headphones to practice, then hook up to an external speaker to show off. You can rock and roll up virtually anywhere.
3) 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.
4) Modular Magnetic Building Set
Clixo: Modular Magnetic Building Set - Crew - Blue & Green
5) Kid's Audio Storyteller & Headphones Set
The Kid's Audio Storyteller & Headphones Set encourages children to engage in the story-telling process and craft their own stories. The storyteller comes preloaded with 48 stories, and 12 additional stories are free to download from Lunii's exclusive digital library. The headphones are just the right size for little ears, and the volume limit of 85db makes them safe for young listeners.