99 Stocking Stuffers For the Educated Child

Got this from a friend and thought they were really fantastic ideas!

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Tired of the same old ideas for Christmas presents? The following items will encourage your child to use his or her initiative and creativity rather than being passively entertained by a toy or video.

1 . The Literate Child

2. various kinds of writing paper

3. a package of index cards

4. a spiral notebook

5. a label maker

6. alphabet stamps and stamp pad

7. a pencil sharpener

8. picture stickers (insects, birds, etc.)

9. word picture stamps

10. a ring binder with alphabet dividers (to make a

word/picture dictionary)

11. a fountain pen

12. a ball point pen with different colors of ink

13. 1.5 x 4" removable self-adhesive labels (to label

things with)

14. a wall chalkboard

15. 9 x 12" white board with markers

16. colored file folders (to use as book covers)

17. carbon paper

18. a magazine subscription

19. a pen pal

20. a secondhand typewriter

21. a personal diary

22. personalized stationery

2 3 . The Mathematical Child

24. a ruler

25. a protractor

26. a compass

27. a large format calendar

28. a small calculator

29. a secondhand adding machine

30. an alarm clock with easy-to-read dial face

31. a coin sorter

32. graph paper

33. colored stickers (for counting)

34. an allowance

35. a watch with easy-to-read dial

36. a piggy bank

3 7 . The Outdoor Child

38. binoculars

39. a sleeping bag

40. a butterfly net

41. a fishing pole

42. hiking boots

43. a fishing rod

44. a bike

45. a scooter

46. a ball

47. a hula hoop

48. a wagon

49. a jump rope

5 0 . The Artistic Child:

51. construction paper

52. oil pastels

53. colored chalk

54. a role of scotch tape

55. tracing paper

56. a sketch pad

57. drawing pencils

58. poster boards

59. watercolors

60. water color pencils

61. embroidery hoop, needle and thread

62. a set of quality colored pencils

63. child-size scissors (Fiskar is best quality)

64. plastic shape templates

65. a bulletin board

66. a loom

67. sidewalk chalk

68. kaleidescope

69. colored dot stickers

70. templates for tracing

7 1 . The Musical Child

72. a harmonica

73. an auto harp with self-teach book

74. a cassette recorder

75. a "walkman" with earphones

76. music cassettes

77. rhythm instruments

78. Suzuki lessons

7 9 . The Domestic Child

80. a sewing kit

81. a cooking apron

82. child-size cooking utensils

83. a child's cookbook

84. a child-size brush and dustpan

85. a shoeshine kit

8 6 . The Scientific Child

87. a child-size gardening set

88. a magnifying glass

89. a magnet

90. a small flashlight

91. an ant farm

92. a fish bowl (with fish)

93. a root garden

94. a butterfly garden

95. a science kit

96. solar print paper

97. a terrarium

98. a globe

99. a pet

I know it's not accurately 99 ideas, but at this hour of the night and with us going out station tomorrow, ere... more like later today, I won't bother to correct the contents of her e-mail. It's pretty good as it is.