*AD/Collaboration, but as always, all views are my own.

There are more than a few ages where it gets tricky to buy presents for kids, but few more so than the transition from kid into a teenager. Age 11-12-year-old children. My eldest child, Kai, is twelve, and when you ask him what he wants for Christmas, for his birthday, or even – sometimes – for dinner, he answers with uncertainties. We’re a very busy household, we play computer games and board games together, we regularly go out for walks, or to events, or the cinema… and so, there are always a few options there. But, at that age, they’ve just started secondary school, and that means that there’s more than likely a shift in the people who they play with and spend time with at school – as well as the implications from, in the UK, being treated as a ‘young adult’ rather than a child.

So what great gifts do you buy for somebody who already has games, toys and more, somebody whose mind and view of the world might be shifting?

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[Ad- gifted products Updated on November 10th, 2021.] Christmas is fast approaching and I have found myself looking for cute stocking stuffers to fit inside the beautiful stockings we’ve got. Stocking stuffers are normally smaller, inexpensive gifts that you don’t want to get lost under the tree, so you put them in Christmas stockings. I’ve picked out a bunch of stocking stuffers and little Christmas gifts for you to enjoy.

Coordinate Bracelets from Life Less Ordinary

When it comes to adorable gifts that you might be getting your loved one or partner, coordinate bracelets are so adorable. Life Less Ordinary creates these stunning coordinate bracelets, where you can pick various colors and put in a special coordinate. You can pick anywhere – where you met, your favorite place, your home together, anything you can think of really. These bracelets are comfortable and adjustable – with really cool galaxy bubbles at the end, and look great. It comes with a little bag to store it in and a sticker, perfectly sized for stockings.

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Updated November 4th, 2021. *AD – some items in this review was gifted to our household for this post. All opinions, as always, are our own.

When it comes to Advent Calendars, the classic is something filled with chocolate. As not the biggest fan of chocolate, I often spend some time trying to find advent calendars that contain different fillings, however, there are a bunch of really awesome, unique advent calendars that caught my eye! If you are a chocolate lover looking for something new, these are the calendars for you.

Mozart Marzipan Advent Calendar

The Mozart chocolate and marzipan advent calendar is one that really caught Dann’s eye! This calendar has an assortment of three different German candies, each with chocolate and marzipan. There are three mainc hocolates – Echte Reber Mozart-Kugeln, Mozart Herz’l, and Mozart Medaillon – which all taste amazing! This calendar does contain nuts, but is great for those who are a bit more sophisticated in the chocolates they eat and those who do love a bit of marzipan.

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[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to choosing the perfect gift, it can always be a challenge. There are so many different gifts out there and everyone seems to have different hobbies and things that they enjoy. We tasked ourselves with finding gifts for our entire family, using IWOOT – a gift shop that has lots and lots of different gifts for any occasion. We wanted to make sure that everyone in our household of five was able to have a gift that they enjoyed, with some bonuses thrown in. There was so much to choose from on the site, it did take a while for us to settle on the items we did!

Build Your Own Pinball Machine

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