Treasured Gifts for Kids

Well today's information will be fairly short because giving a child a treasured gift is relatively simple, kids love everything. My biggest concern here ( OK chuck jumps on his soap box ) is giving age appropriate gifts and not just video games or computer games. Giving kids gifts that will prop them in front of the TV and video games are not good for the children. Now that being said you can give them a game or two because you know that it will be a treasured gift to them ( at least till they master it ). What I like to lean towards are gifts they will treasure for a lifetime and what will benefit them throughout their lives. Kids need to have gifts and things that will challenge their imagination and thought process ( age specific of coarse). These can be anything from Lego's to Lincoln logs, play do, you get the drift. Has their ages increase you might want to try drafting sets, chemistry sets, a telescope with the planetary charts. Some of my favorites ( here he goes again ) Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic! I see so many young kids and young adults that can't spell worth a hoot, can't do math without a calculator ( and I'm talking basic math ) and read seriously slowly sounding out every word. These are all skills that need to be taught early and at home if you rely on the school system the kids will lose out!!! Gifts for the kids need to be able to get them active, stimulate their brains and motivate them. Some of the best gifts children can get involve active participation of the parents. Kids love their parents by nature and they love to hang out and be around them all the time so play a game with them while their young teaching them the basic skills in life - one of the three R's. Has they get older take the in the kitchen and make Christmas cookies, dinner, a pancake breakfast. Get them outside into nature get them a book on bugs ( my daughter loved this ) and let them collect bugs and butterflies. Take them to a nature trail and go for walks with them, they can learn about trees, flowers, leaves, bugs and MOST IMPORTANTLY spend quality time with mom and dad probably the MOST Treasured gift you will every give your children. Something that creates mega brain stimulation and imagination is scrap booking. You can let them do their own books about their lives, friends, and family kids have the greatest little imaginations they just have to be guided a little bit. Doing things like this will also help to stimulate our imaginations and motivate us. We as adults have a serious tendency to get into ruts and our lives become stagnant and seriously routine, so break the old routine and habits spend quality time with your kids ( turn the TV and video games Off) get out of the house, go to a park, museum, nature trail or playground. Then for the gift giving times in their lives give them a few fun gifts and also include some fun learning activities.