Toys that play with you are so popular right now, but I love the music and dancing emphasis with Rizmo. This toy changes from a baby to a full blown pet, lights up and really beckons you to play with lots of cute songs and noises.

Anyone else feel like the tablet options for kids are overwhelming? We read up quite a bit on different tablets and in the end picked and love the Amazon Fire tablet. (Such a generous gift from the best Uncle ever!)

Plenty of parental control options so I know that I can keep the kid safer online. We've paired amazon freetime with it which gives so many included games and books. It's also easy to safely video chat with family and the bestie back in Ohio. (but everything is locked down to specific people!)

One other quick thing- we've had ours for about a year, but were able to get a replacement when the battery started wearing a bit under the warranty. This tablet has a great two-year warranty.

We've been playing Sushi Go for several years now. Even if your kids don't eat or like sushi, they will love the smiley characters. We play this game with just the adults too, but it's fun to have games we can all play together. It makes a great stocking stuffer!

Our family discovered Taco Versus Burrito at a restaurant that was full of games when we were moving across the country and loved it! This game was developed by a 7-year-old, and has just enough silly factor to make kids giggle. Our whole family loves this game

Holiday scrartch art gets those creative juices going! These scratch art books are great holiday gifts. I think our Elf will be bringing them, but it's a sweet creative gift for any child that is simply magical!

Super Slammwich is such a fun game! Race to build double decker sandwiches full of lettuce, cheese, tomato SLAP! This is a really fast-paced game that is fun for the whole family to play together.

There is something so fun about playing with a scratch art book that is so much fun. While we are big fans of the mermaid and unicorn, there are so many different theses for both girls and boys that these books are a great present all around. Try at the zoo, constellations or even furry friends!

The trace along books give you a design to start with but you can also add details you want to add too. This is also a great activity for in the car or on the plane if you have holiday travel

Have a rock-loving kid? We gave this gem kit as a gift and it was well-loved. Not only can you collect some way cool looking stones, you can also dig them out yourself! Just set them up somewhere easy to sweep!

Have a creative kid? This modeling clay is one of my favorite holiday finds. From creating unicorns and rainbows, to Pokeman and dinosaurs, you can literally make anything out of this cool clay!

My friend Tiffany Dahle just released her second book, The Ultimate Kid's Baking Book and it is so beautiful! Over 60 easy recipes, and let me tell you my kid hasn't stopped flipping through it since we got the book. We can't wait for a Saturday afternoon to dive into these yummy recipes!

Have a kid who loves a warm lunch? We've been using our Omiebox lunchbox for two and a half years now, and we love it so much we picked up a second. they come in all different colors and the thermos can be used hot or cold.

Tip: When filling the thermos with hot food, first fill the thermos with boiling hot water and cover for five minutes. Then drain water and add hot food to the now hot thermos to keep that food warm until lunch.