Gift Lab

John Deere fans will instantly recognize the green and yellow color scheme on this tractor, which toddlers can use alongside their favorite vehicles. But this one has a twist: It comes with a battery-operated toy drill that kids can use to take the tractor apart and put it together again, turning it into an early STEM toy. Ages 18 months+; 2 AA batteries required (not included)

Tweens can use the included laser to guide this car across the floor, sure, but it gets even cooler than that—it also drives up walls and even onto the ceiling. Good Housekeeping Institute testers said this had a huge "wow" factor. Ages 8+

This is basically a cross between a game of skill and a joke book: Players take turns reading the jokes to each other, and the opponent has to try not to laugh. They'll get to work on their ability and comic timing, but really, in the end, everyone breaks! Ages 12+

A mix of sport and fantasy that combines hide-and-seek with tag, Wizards and Werewolves is best played when it starts to get dark. A group is divided into two teams: Wizards, who have to find all the werewolves' glowing power crystals and defeat the alpha, and werewolves, who have to try and bite the wizards and add them to the wolf pack. It's a game that can be played with mixed ages and across several skill levels. Ages 8+

There are more than 300 brain-teasers and riddles in this book — not bad for something that's less than $10! Who knows, maybe they'll quiz you, and you can give your own brain a workout. Ages 9+

If they love building marble runs and seeing the cause-and-effect of adding different tracks in different places, they'll adore this game. It gives them challenge cards that start off a marble path, and players have to figure out which pieces to use to get the marble to travel into the red cup at the end. There are more than 60 puzzles to work out — or they can just use the pieces to make their own creations. Ages 8+

The premise is simple: Players are charged with launching a ball through the curved tube and catching it at the other opening. And yet, they won't be able to stop! It's so fun to play, they won't even realize they're working on their hand-eye coordination. It has such a following, it's received more than 7,000 five-star ratings on Amazon. Ages 9+

He'll spend hours of screen-free time building up his memory and motor coordination at the same time with this game. It flashes lights in a sequence, and players have to try and repeat it. (Warning: You may want to steal this from him when he's not looking). Ages 7+

It's the classic Capture the Flag with a techie twist: Instead of a fabric flag, players are going after a glowing orb, and teams are identified through glowing bracelets. That means the game is more fun the darker it gets outside. There are enough materials for up to eight players (depending on the game variation) but you can also get expansion sets. Ages 8+

Just when you thought he was too big for pop-up books, this comes along and blows all the others out of the water. The pages fold out and transform in to six different fully functioning inventions, including a planetarium, a decoder ring and a speaker that amplifies sound. The text on each page describes the science. Ages 8+

This game has everything kids love about Minecraft — the mobs, the biomes, the building — but taken off screens and transformed into a strategy-based board game. Players explore the Overworld, mine resources, build structures and fight enemies to earn points, and the one with the most points wins. And, since the Overworld grid is different every time, it's never the same game twice! If it catches on, there's also a Farmer's Market expansion. Ages 10+

They're getting closer to the teen years, when lounging around and hanging out are just so important. Wherever they go, they can find a comfy spot for this couch, which fills up just by swooshing it around in the air. That means it's easy for him to take out and pack away again. It also comes in more than a dozen patterns. No age recommendation given

Inspire your bookworm in the making with this highly-rated neck reading light. It has six brightness levels, bendable arms, and should last for up to 80 hours, according to the brand. Pick one up in their favorite color.

Honestly, this is a gift for the whole family. He can play his music, games or tablet as loud as he likes with these headphones. They also connect to devices wirelessly, and fold up into a small carrying case. No age recommendation given

If he likes to draw, this is just what he'll need to make pictures with more depth. First, he can layer and arrange the included images on top of each other and trace them, then he can color in his design. It comes with more than 100 tracing sheets, plus a graphite pencil for tracing, colored pencils for filling in the image and a board that lights up so he can see what he's tracing better. Ages 6+

This kit comes with everything they'll need to grow a tall, beautiful sunflower, indoors or out. First, your budding gardener can decorate the pot, then plant the seeds and watch their new bloom grow. It even comes with a little notebook so they can sketch its progress. One Good Housekeeping tester was amazed by how fast the plants sprouted. Ages 6+

Kids can make the most out of their creativity by designing and fabricating their own puffy stickers! This kit comes with enough materials to make 60 stickers, so they'll never be at a loss for decorations for their school supplies. Ages 6+

Little artists can use the included templates, layer them on top of each other to make a new picture, then trace and color in the whole thing. When she's done with the included images, she can download more templates online. Ages 6+

Take dodgeball and a fast-paced card game, mix them together, and you've got Throw Throw Avocado, an active game for up to six players (don't worry, the avocados are squishy). You can also combine it with Throw Throw Burrito for even more food-fight mayhem. Ages 7+

Kids can stomp these cards, launch them and watch them go! The pack comes with two kid-powered cars, which can race to see which one will go farthest. There's also a ramp included, and kids can launch the vehicles into the air! A Good Housekeeping Institute parent tester said she loved that her kids were able to set this up by themselves in about five minutes, so it's easy to use too. Ages 5+

This game incorporates logic skills with roller coaster building for a super fun take on a STEM toy. It comes with 39 tracks, 40 challenge cards (with solutions too) and a roller coaster car to bring all the loops and drops to life. It's the perfect gift for budding engineers to learn essential reasoning skills that they can use throughout their lives. Ages 6+

Kids can get a feel for 3D printing technology with this gadget, which melts a plastic filament that can be used to make 3D art projects and sculptures. We named it the best 3D pen for children, noting that it works best if you keep the nozzle clean. A booklet will give them some ideas of what to make, or they can go off on their own and build whatever their imagination can come up with! You might also want to buy extra filament. Ages 6+; one lithium battery included

He'll have a blast painting the 10 included rocks with the groovy, fluorescent paint, then turning the lights off (or stashing them outside at night) to watch them shine! Bonus: When he's done with the rocks included in the kit, you can always send him outside to find more supplies. Ages 6+

Now he can enjoy some Super Mario fun without being glued to a screen. In this game, players land on numbered spaces, which tell them how many times they have to push the trigger button. But they have to stay on guard because sometimes the button causes the piranha plant to attack! The last player standing, not knocked over by the nefarious plant, is the winner. Even when the game isn't being played, the figures can be used for imaginative play—or the plant just looks cool as a desk accessory. Ages 4+

The perfect rainy-day project for 7-year-olds, this kit lets kids decorate rocks either with their own painted-on designs or with cool water-based transfers (like a temporary tattoo for rocks). Then, when it's nice out again, they can use the rocks to decorate a garden or be a hidden moment of surprise along a path or trail. It comes with 10 rocks, but you can also send them out into nature to scout out more. Ages 6+

"Clothes are boring." No one will think that ever again after they try out this shirt, which they can write and draw on (and then watch it glow in the dark!). After five minutes, their design disappears, and they can start creating again. No age recommendation given

Get them started learning to code without a screen or device. With this set, Skye the unicorn responds to coded "spells" that get her to do things like dance or chase her ball. It also comes in dragon form. Ages 4+

This talking microscope, featuring the voice of Bindi Irwin, comes with 20 prepared slides and 5x images to help introduce preschoolers to the wonders of the world around them. The microscope comes with two eyepieces, so there's no squirming one eye to learn. There's also a GeoSafari Jr. Talking Telescope for kids who want to take their science knowledge even further. This requires three AAA batteries, not included. Ages 4+

The object of this simple board game is to get the owlets all back to their nests before the sun comes up. But players can move any owl on the board, so there's an element of strategy involved. Best of all: It's a cooperative game where all the players either win or lose as a team, which fosters collaboration and communication. Ages 4+

This one fosters both imaginative play and motor skills: Kids use a toy, battery-operated drill to build and disassemble these playsets, getting a feel for how to take things apart and put them back together again. There are lots of different playsets, including a recycling truck, a race car, a fire truck, a police motorcycle, a helicopter and a tractor for a barn set. Each one comes with two "buddies" who also act as screwdrivers. Ages 3+

Fore! He'll have to work on his control and focus to hit the golf ball on this set, and then he'll get all his energy out chasing the balls to put them back in the feeder again. It comes with 15 golf balls, along with three club heads (a left driver, a right driver and a putter). Ages 3+

This adorable set is the perfect way to introduce your 4-year-old to coding. Each critter has a set of arrows that help kids "code" their next moves. Kids can follow along with the storybook's directions at first, but they can eventually create their own coding rules for even more fun. There's even a play mode for kids to simply take care of the pets. If they don't like dogs, you can also get the Coding Critters in the shape of a cat, a rabbit or a dinosaur, and Learning Resources also has MagiCoders, which come as a unicorn and a dragon. Ages 4+

Stacking these funny fruits inside each other and sorting them from smallest to largest is fun enough on its own. But each fruit also has two different faces that show different emotions, so kids can start talking about and naming their feelings. Ages 18 months+

These egg-shaped crayons are easy for toddlers to grip in the palms of their hands, so they can start making their earliest masterpieces. The set come with three colors, and each one is the equivalent of 14 crayons! Ages 1+

If the adults in their lives work from home, kids want to get in on the action. Instead of allowing them to take over a real workspace, hand them this one, which has tons of fun features like a mouse that slides, a keyboard with buttons to push, a cup that turns from cocoa to orange juice and a mirrored laptop. Testers report that kids loved being able to interact with all the different features, but parents loved how they were attached to the lap desk so there weren't pieces to lose. Ages 1+

Baby shoes are adorable, but ultimately impractical. These booties keep tootsies warm, and snap on and off, so they're easy for parents to remove, but harder for babies to take off. Plus, they come in a rainbow of fun colors and prints.

These are perfect props for those precious monthly baby photos, especially since each block is soft and plush (and also machine-washable). In addition to the week and month markers, it also comes with "My First" and "I Can" cards that celebrate magic moments like a first tooth, giggle or haircut.

With rumply, corduroy-like ripples, the baby will love to give this sweet, soft fox a squeeze. If foxes aren't his favorite, then Jellycat has a bunch of different furry animal friends, including elephants, giraffes and dragons. (Just remember to keep it out of the crib when they're sleeping.)

Start a sporty toddler off with soccer and basketball with one toy. The set lights up and makes sounds while also keeping track of the baskets and goal on a light-up scoreboard. Ages 1+

They'll work on balance and coordination when they push themselves along on this wooden ride-on toy. The wheels are rubberized, so they can use it indoors without damaging floors. Ages 1+

This knot accent pillow is the home decor item she didn't know she needed. The soft flannel design comes in 8-, 11-, and 13-inch size options. Take your pick of several stylish colors, including caramel, that's shown here.

WHO IT'S BEST FOR: Someone who wants a year-round robe

This adorable canvas tote bag—complete with a magnetic button closure—would be a great gift for a new mom. She can use it to carry her essentials home from the hospital and continue to tote it as an everyday diaper bag for her new bundle of joy. Along with a main compartment, it features an interior pocket made to fit a mobile phone.

If he spent all summer finding the shrines in Tears of the Kingdom, he'll appreciate having a plush Octorok to lean on while he's using his Switch. This one is big — 15 inches — so it doubles as a pillow. If Zelda isn't his favorite game, there are also plushes with characters from Super Mario Bros., Kirby, Sonic and others. Ages 3+

Available in over 40 colors, this wallet has 15 card slots and 2 zippered pockets for cash and change. The vegan leather gives it an extra sophisticated look. "I picked one up for myself, my mother, and sister. We love them! We can finally fit all our cards, cash, driver's license, change, and even a small cell phone if needed. Lovely colors as well," on Amazon reviewer wrote.

Particularly perfect for sisters who live far away from each other, you can put the coordinates of where you two grew up, so you can always feel connected. You can pick from gold, rose gold and silver, and three different chain lengths.

Choose a secret message or phrase, and the creator of this bracelet will spell it out in Morse Code. Available in gold and silver, only you and your sister will know what it says.

Want to make your giftee really happy? You can't go wrong with this adorable car accessory. It doesn't stop at ducks though. You can also get a turtle, fox, pig, and panda.

Even if they aren't thrilled by this gift instantly, they will be so happy they got it later on. With up to four hours of warmth to give, it's the perfect winter present.

These little dinos will help keep their cables from getting stomped on or smashed. Plus, they are so cute to look at.

A hard day at work might make them want to punch things. This stress-relieving gift will help get them past a bad case of the Mondays.

He'll get six assorted straps that will help him keep his tool shed or garage organized. The set includes: two 10-inch x 1.5-inch, two 13-inch x 2-inch and two 17-inch x 2-inch straps. They can really be used for anything, but the brand says they are great for "extension cables, hoses, and rope."

A custom gift for less than $10? It's unheard of... until now. You can put his name, initials, or a special message on the stainless steel clip for free. Many Amazon reviewers noted that it shipped quickly, which is a plus if you're a last-minutes shopper.

There are a lot of universal tools out there, but these universal wrenches will really come in handy, especially if he likes to tinker with cars. The wrenches can adjust to over 40 bolt sizes, and are really durable (if he tends to drop things a lot), according to reviews.

Our friends at Men's Health picked these blankets as a top stocking stuffer for guys because they are ideal for any weather. The brand claims they are made from NASA-designed fabric — fancy!

Satisfy any sweet tooth with this box of delicious Indian treats. It comes with a delightful assortment of soan papdi, mawa peda and mysore pak. Serve them as part of a celebration with friends and family and don't forget to grab an extra box to savor all by yourself.

Your handiest family member will appreciate having this pocket tool nearby for all of their daily needs and beyond. Believe it or not, this small gadget functions as a screwdriver, can opener, box cutter, and so much more.

For less than $7, you'll receive three tiny plant stands — choose from gold-, rose gold- or silver-plated. Purchase a few air plants to go inside, and don't worry: no green thumb required.

If your tween is taken by Star Wars' Ahsoka Tano, you can get this backpack, inspired by Tano's signature stripes. At 13 inches it's small enough to work as a purse but big enough to carry a few notebooks.