Are you ready for the holidays to come? We love this time of year but sometimes we get gift giving paralysis when it comes to the tweens, teens and kids on our list. Are you in the same boat? We want to help you a bit with a quick and easy gift guide for that hard to buy for tween to teen! This age group is notorious for being difficult to purchase useful and fun gifts for but we think we have you covered with some great options. Let the roundup begin!
1. Colorful Blessings: Cards to Color and Share & Stabilo Pen Set
These cards are the perfect size to take a quick brain break and complete in less than an hour. The cards are fun to share to encourage others too. These pens will get a swoon from any office supply junky. We have never met a homeschool mom that wasn’t so make sure to get a set for yourself too!
Coloring cards available HERE and Pen Set available HERE
2. iTunes Gift Card
Do you love to get the biggest bang for your buck? We do to! Did you know the best ongoing deal for gift cards are usually found at your local grocery store? Our local Fred Meyer has a 4x monetary value in reward points and that adds up quickly during the holiday season when buying these and other gift cards. Your points can get you a hefty discount on gas! Score!
3.Bookends Planning: Embroidered Bookmarks, Keychains & Pouches
We are always looking for ways to help motivate our children to be more organized and there is no better way to encourage them to do that that with Jamie’s adorable handmade items! There are over 150 different options of items made in organizational heaven ranging from bookmarks, keychains and pouches listed in her shop to choose from. You will be sure to find the perfect stocking stuffer this year!
Washington Key Chains HERE and Click HERE to visit see her whole line of products
4. Betsy Farmer Jewelry
We have purchased many pieces from local artist, Betsy Farmer, over the years and we are always 100% ecstatic when we get them in the mail. Her attention to detail and craftsmanship is superior to any other stamped jewelry we have seen. This mother and daughter heart set is a perfect, meaningful set for you and your girls. It will instantly become a favorite accessory for you both.
Mom and Me Necklace is HERE and Click HERE to visit her Etsy shop
If you have a male in your house, the personalized guitar pick keychains will definitely bring a smile to his face!
Click HERE to personalize and order the keychain
Betsy is so sweet that she offered to give you a coupon code for anything in her shop! Use the code CEDARHILL to get 10% off of your order. Thank you Betsy!
5. Audible Subscription
Most of our students LOVE to listen to audio books. Relaxing and being immersed in the stories helps create a rich imagination. Listening to one of the thousand of options on Audible will quickly become the favorite time of their day!
6. Bamboo iPad/phone Holder
Like it or not, our world is surrounded with electric devices and they are here to stay. This portable bamboo holder can easily cradle phones or small tablets while your children enjoy face timing with grandma, watching YouTube or doing research for a project. It can easily be taken apart and stowed in their bag for holiday traveling as well!
7. String Art created by Made By The Needle
Sarah ,at Made By The Needle, has such a selection of string art options that you will be able to find a piece for any personality or passion! She has a range of ready to ship pieces and also does custom orders. If you hurry over to her shop, she has a 20% off sale going this weekend plus free shipping! The only way her shop would be better is with a little purple and gold. Go Huskies! ;)
8. Gift Certificate for a 4- day summer camp at Cedar Hill Academy
Give the gift of experience this holiday season! We have developed some fantastic hands-on fun for summer 2020. There will be many themes of camps and weeks to choose from next summer.
Contact us HERE and we will have your experience packaged up and ready to gift for Christmas!
8. Burrito Blanket
Seriously though, what kid could resist wrapping up in a giant tortilla?
Roll on over to Amazon to get your blanket HERE
9. Lego Architecture Skyline Collection
Would a gift guide be complete without at least one set of Legos? We don’t think so either! All of the Architecture Lego sets are a delight for the imagination and will be perfect for the budding engineers, travel enthusiast or geography lovers. There are many skylines to choose. Which set do you think your designer would choose?
10. Difficult Riddles For Smart Kids:300 Difficult Riddles Brain Teasers Families Will Love
Create some new family memories as you sit around trying to stump each other with this book of riddles. We can already hear the stories….”Do you remember when we…..”
The spirit of Christmas is not all about the gifts, but the gift givers in us all, love to find unique and thoughtful presents for all of our special people. There are a sea of items to choose from, but we hope that this list will help you narrow down the search just a little bit! Happy Holidays to your family from all of us at Cedar Hill Academy!