Level up your fidgeting with these creative toys.

Fun little guys—Perfect to pull out at a restaruant, Dr.’s office, church, or in the car!

We’ve purchased this TWICE and will purchase again. Our teens even love these folding puzzles. (If you’ve already done this one, they have a Foldology 2!)

Seriously addicting to bounce. (They have light up versions, too!)

This is the exact watch our 14-year-old son wears daily. A classic!!

So fun for a family Blackout Night or any night games—indoor or outdoor.

These socks LAST and stay so cozy!! Santa brought them to everyone in the family last Christmas. 🙂

These got me through Hood to Coast this year!

Started using this (for special occasions) years ago and our brownies have never been the same! YUM!

High quality puzzles are relaxing family fun.

High quality puzzles are relaxing family fun.

These joined our collection of favorite tabletop famliy games last holiday season! Santa brought a foosbot for everyone in the family. 😉 All different colors. Mine was yellow, clearly! We just used our kitchen table as the “stadium” but their stadium could be a fun add-on.

Have you ever tried to make sorting laundry into a game? The creators of Piles have done just that, and it’s a blast!

We love Brooke Romney’s latest addition—a game that’s fun for all ages! Fun to play as a family, but our teens really love playing this game with their friends, too. Play AND connect!

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We’re fans of all the Grandpa Beck games, and this NEW game is a great option for those of you who like to cheat! … I mean, bluff!

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We love the life lessons in Matt Eicheldinger book. Great for a famly read aloud or for kids to pick up anytime and read a short inspirational story!

Super fun for the 6-12 year old range.

These draw-along cards are some new favorite cards! Check out our past favorites here (link to last year’s cards on gift guide).

A seek and find book that is so fun for all ages—boys and girls. This one is a classic, but there’s several books and this new one just came out!

Great logic games and puzzles, but for the younger crowd.

Because there will never be enough Calvin & Hobbes in this world. Kids love it, but it’s actually for the parents.

We love this beautiful set! Not only do they look great in our front room, but our girls have actually read them. Currently reading A Little Princess with my 11-year-old! Such a great classic.

Did you read these as a kid? I loved them when I was young (they really are weird—ha, ha!) and so have our kids.

We own and love these colorful classics—box includes A Little Princess, Anne of Green Gables, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Secret Garden, The Wind in the Willows, and Peter Pan!

A Davis Family Favorite…only sad my youngest is now 11 and growing out of these books! We’ve been hauling these around with us for years! This is a NEW one.

We’ve listed Magnatiles on past gift guides and they continue to be a fav. Add some people and suddenly your kids’ colorful creations provide hours of screen-free fun.

You may never have played with something like this, but your kids are going to love it.

Our 11-year old asked for a cork/white board for her birthday this year and she uses it everyday! Create a vision board or just plan your week!

Spice up your child’s cork board with these fun push pins.

Our kids spend lots of time drawing silly pictures with their friends for fun. This game takes that idea and adds in some hints and nudges to really get the creative juices flowing!

This new subscription box is tailored for younger kids, ~6–10 years. We haven’t tried this one yet (all our kids are older than this now!), but we’ve loved our other CrunchLabs subscriptions. Each box is packed with creative activities that encourage imaginative play and artistic expression.

A classic for a reason! Kids can practice fine motor skills while getting creative.  This goes on our list of “screen-free staples for every home.”

We love ALL of Upper Story’s toys and their brand new bridge game is no exception.We’re mind-blown! If you have any budding engineers or kids who love to work with their hands, they will love this.

Our 11-year old daughter has been having lots of fun with it, and has completed many of the bridges completely on her own!

Tyler’s impressed with the build quality of the game and the ingenious ways it emulates REAL bridge design. The bridge will break if it’s not strong enough, but when it breaks you can easily reset it to make improvements and try again. (This is how our kids build resiliance and critical thinking skills! YES!)

This game offers hours of fun, engaging play time, and will teach you enough about bridge building that you’ll think very differently about the next bridge you cross in real life.(Seriously just as much for the dads as the kids!)

Encourage your kids to go see the world with this durable camera. It’s tough, waterproof, and reasonably priced!

Give your spirals a little extra help with this Nerf toy. This is secretly one of Andrea’s favorite toys. 😉

The lights on this Frisbee will let you keep playing well past dark. Great fun for family camp trips or evenings at the park.

We’ve used these portable bases for kickball, wiffleball, and baseball. We’ve even packed them during our summer road trips for impromtu games with friends and family!

Fun outdoor team-based Frisbee game for older kids and teens. If you like throwing Frisbees and want to spice up the action, consider this a mix between disc golf and 2v2 basketball.

Our college-age daughter is frequently on the go, and loves taking the party with her. This durable battery-powered bluetooth speaker makes it easy!

These are the actual barettes our 16 year old asked for for her bday this year.

If you have teen who likes puzzles and logic games, they’ll love this.

Our 2nd daughter just turned 18 and she’s filled up 1.5 of these journals. Such a fun way for them to look back at their growing up years.

The kits that come with subscription are really fun to build. They definitely up the game to a teen level, requiring more complex assembly of hardware and electronics along with the addition of computer control. The instructions make it easy to complete the basic form of the project, and then provide suggestions for addition to both software and hardware that can make each project go from small to huge. The only limit is your imagination. Good for teens and older. (Tyler and our teen son have had so much fun with this!)

For all the Lego fans who are ready to add some motion to their builds. Lego Technic kits add moving parts like gears, wheels, and springs to increase the complexity, fun, and learning! (And they have so many fun designs and themes to choose from.)

Teens are loving record players again. This one even has bluetooth! Our teen neice says her record player is hands down one of her favorite screen-free activities. She also recommends THIS PLAYER.