Cool Gifts for Boys Age 10 and Under
Need Help Choosing Gifts for Boys Age 10 and Under?
Do you need help in choosing gifts for boys age 10 and under? Do you have any ideas on what these young boys want? Well, your worrying days are now over! Here are some absolutely cool gift suggestions they will surely love.
Come to think of it, choosing gifts for boys age 10 and under is quite easy, and may fall under one of these four categories - toys, video games, educational, and sports. Let's explore the possibilities, shall we?
When Choosing Toys for Young Boys...
There's more to fun than just playing video games and watching YouTube videos all day. According to Wikipedia.com, excessive video game playing is associated with several health risks including:
- repetitive strain injuries, especially in the hands, wrist, back, and neck
- vision problems (eye strain, headaches, dizziness, vomiting)
- skin disorders
- fatigue
- obesity
- increased risk of seizures in people with epilepsy
- aggressive behavior and violence
While the existing literature on gaming provides contradictory results, I would still like to recommend buying toys that do not confine them to their seats (or their beds!). Since you're going to spend money anyway, why don't you consider buying toys that will help develop their physical, mental, emotional and social skills? That way, you'll get more value for your money while helping your kids become a better version of themselves!
“Play builds the kind of free-and-easy, try-it-out, do-it-yourself character that our future needs.”
— James L. Hymes, Jr.What Makes a Good Toy?
Aside from contributing to a child's overall development (physical, mental, emotional, social), a good toy has the following attributes:
- Safe, attractive and well-made.
- Can be played with in many different ways.
- Challenges a child to do, think, or feel.
- Provides hours of fun and fits a child's talents, interests, abilities, and size.
Educational Toys for Boys Age 10 and Under
I'm a firm believer that toys should not only be fun. They should help develop young minds, too! Here are some of our top recommendations for this category:
Put Fun into Learning
Here's a personalized learning tablet made especially for kids! Help your child learn reading, mathematics, science, geography, art, music, language and culture, health and more in a fun, interactive way!
Learning Math Can Be Fun, Too!
Math Whiz plays like a video game and teaches like electronic flash cards. This portable ELA quizzes kids on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, AND works as a full-function calculator at the press of a button. Problems are displayed on the LCD screen. Features eight skill levels, as well as lights and sounds for instant feedback.
For Grades 3 & up. Takes complicated fraction calculations and simplifies them! Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides fractions. The large 2-line screen displays the problem and the steps to solve it. Lighted keys guide students through the process needed to convert fractions to mixed numbers, improper fractions, decimals, and percents!
K'nex: Educational Toys for Young Minds
Challenging educational toys and board games can help stimulate young minds. K'nex fits the bill perfectly since it stimulates their curiosity and imagination while giving them a basic overview of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
K'nex is great for your kids. The fact that it bagged more than 400 awards and recognition speaks for itself. With K'nex, you can help your kids develop the following skills:
- Critical thinking skills
- Problem-solving
- Creativity
- Increase focus
Have a Blast with the K'nex Bionic Blast Roller Coaster Building Set!
It is in playing, and only in playing, that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self.
— D.W. Winnicott, British pediatrician© 2011 BeaGabrielle1
