The best gifts for grandchildren are those that they’ll use and enjoy, but also ones that will help them develop and grow. A good toy can do both!
When it comes to buying toys for your grandchildren, it can be hard to know what’s right. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite gifts for grandchildren from Timeless Toys, an online educational toys retailer in South Africa.
There’s no doubt that grandparents want to do everything they can to spoil their grandchildren.
So what better way to do that than with a fun gift?
Let’s Start With Gifts For 0 – 18 month Grandchildren
You Can Get Your Favorite Sweet Grandchild A Dimpl by Fat Brain Toys
- Little fingers won’t be able to resist these beautiful buttons! Built safely into the sturdy ABS plastic frame are five vibrant silicone bubbles in varying sizes and colors. The Dimpl so simple, yet oddly, so brilliantly fun, fascinating, and impossible to put down, for babies or adults!
- The bubbles can be pushed all the way in and popped through to the other side. Your grandchild will delve into the simple delight of poking them with their fingers. It’s a perfect sensory adventure, which babies and toddlers can take with them everywhere they go!
How About A Klickity by Fat Brain Toys?
- Little hands will be occupied for hours once you introduce them to this unique device that’s brimming with thrilling sensory-exploration experiences. When they push one of the bumpy balls in, the other ball on the other side is pushed out.
- And it’s not just the sounds and movements that excite the mind – The soft-rubber tops of each ball feature unique and vivid textures that are thrilling to touch. It’s a brilliant way to truly captivate your grandbaby’s curiosity! Give your little one an ideal avenue for early exploration with a Klickity by Fat Brain Toys.
Try The Cute Rider – Rabbit by Viking Toys, It Should Do The Trick
- This adorable Cute Rider Rabbit from Viking Toys is a ride-on toy that physically engages children in fun and stimulating adventures that develop muscle strength, balance, and coordination.
- Kids aged 1-5 can sit comfortably on a strong, anti-slip plastic seat and hold on to the bunny’s ears for support. They can then kick their feet to get the Cute Rider rolling and spinning quietly over the floor. The Cute Rider can move in any direction kids want to go – forward, backward, sideways, or in a circle – as the wheels turn 360 degrees.
- The Cute Rider is also fun to scoot, push, and play with when kids aren’t riding it. There’s also a playtime bonus of secret cargo space under the seat where kids can put their toys.
- The Cute Rider is made of durable recyclable plastic and equipped with silent, soft wheels. Corners are rounded and have no sharp edges.
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Okay Now Let’s Look At Gifts For Your 18month – 3-year Old Cute Grandchildren
How About The Adventurous Tropical Magnetic Fishing Game by Djeco
- This entertaining fishing box is designed for two players and features two fishing rods and 12 wooden fish with strongly secured magnets. What will your grandchild catch first? The starfish, seahorse, or turtle?
- This Tropical Magnetic Fishing Game by Djeco is great for developing hand-eye coordination while having enormous fun!
Try The Micro Mini2Go Deluxe Plus Ride-On and Scooter
- This beautifully designed and exquisitely engineered ride-on scooter will see your grandchild through from their first toddles, to their first year at school.
- The versatile Micro Mini2Go Deluxe Plus is brilliantly engineered, it has a unique storage drawer, adjustable handlebar, removable fun light, and parent steering pole.
- It can be a ride-on scooter or a sit-on scooter.
- Its award-winning Swiss craftsmanship makes the Mini2Go the perfect first scooter for your grandtoddler.
Or Just A Simply Emile Elephant Baby by Jellycat
- If you’re looking for plenty of chunky, trunky hugs, meet Emile Elephant from Jellycat. Classically cute in pebble-grey fur, this elly is irresistibly soft. His long, flopsy limbs and beany bottom help him flump and flop on any comfy bed.
- It’s an exquisite squishmallow for both boys and girls, Emile Elephant is suitable from birth and safety tested to international standards.
With This Kullerbu Ball Track Farm Babies by Haba You Should Earn The Spot Of The Best Granny In The Whole Wide World
- This Kullerbu Ball Track by Haba includes 3 adorable wooden animal baby balls, 2 peek-a-boo stations, and a starting bell at the horse gate. Great on its own or even more fun when combined with any of the other Kullerbu ball track systems from Haba.
- It’s a great birthday gift idea for children as young as two years that will promote building fun, problem-solving skills, fine motor development, and endless free play.
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For 3 – 5-Year-Old Little Bundles Of Love
Your Grand Kids Will Love Sound Stories: In The Sea by Sassi
- This beautiful press and play storybook is printed on FSC Certified Paper with eco-friendly inks.
- It has 10 realistic sound stories that will make your grandchild feel like they are deep in the ocean.
Crazy Chefs Game by Orchard Toys To Show Their Cooking Skills
- This game can be used to get children interested in cooking by talking about the different ingredients and utensils, as well as foods from around the world. The addition of the spinner turns Crazy Chefs into a game of chance to see who will cook their meal first!
- In this fun food-themed game, each player picks a chef board with a different recipe – from lasagne to cupcakes – and matches the ingredient cards to their board. They must then spin the spinner to get their plate and wait for their meal to cook!
The Animambo Guitar by Djeco Is Perfect For That Little Rockstar
- This Djeco Animambo Guitar is like a real guitar, just downsized! It has 6 steel strings that can be tuned.
- It is made from strong, durable wood this is the ideal first acoustic guitar for any young budding musician and is easy for small hands to hold and use.
The Djeco Create With Shapes For Your Picasso Princess
- This gorgeous Create with Shapes set from Djeco comes with 6 background sheets, 10 sheets to colour in, 4 double-ended crayons in 8 colours, a glue stick and a booklet of ideas. A fantastic gift for any art-loving young girl.
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For 6 – 8 year Old Super Champs
Imagimags – 108pc Magnetic Building Tiles Set To Show Your Care
- As children grow, their creations become more complex, developing their problem-solving and creative thinking skills. The Imigimags will stimulate your grandkid’s imagination and keep them captivated for hours.
- This 108pc Imagimags Magnetic Building Tiles set will last throughout childhood and will become a play space favourite. With 102 tiles, 2 vehicles (perfect for sibling play) and 4 bases, this beautiful setting offers an abundance of triangles, squares and rectangles for hours of creative play.
Teeter Popper Blue by Fat Brain Toys
- Whether they rock it, roll it, sit in it or stand… kids will want to move with the Teeter Popper!
- Hand kids a Fat Brain Teeter Popper and walk away… but don’t look away. Seeing the curiosity, the surprise, and the concentration on their faces as they attempt new movements is something you don’t want to miss. It is also available in different colors.
A Multi-Coloured Play Tent by Djeco Is A Good Idea, Kids Love It
- This roomy indoor play tent is made from non-woven fabric, with two round windows and a roll-up door.
- This play tent is multi-coloured and will appeal to boys and girls alike. The perfect indoor den for your perfect grandchildren.
- It’s easy to put up and take down. Ideal for indoor use.
Build An Airplane 3d by Sassi For Your Little Aviator
- This large set includes a 14-page book on flight and a case containing all the pieces your little aviator will need to build a detailed model airplane.
- The fascinating history and science of aviation and the experience of building the model help nurture a variety of skills.
Get The Weight For It Game by Fat Brain Toys For That Intelligent Grandchild
- The Weight for It Game by Fat Brain Toys is a head-spinning mix of strategy and physics!
- Kids take turns placing the weights onto the wheel to try and make it rotate so the correct arrow is aligned with the number on their card.
- Logic and reasoning are sure to twist and turn into knots of thrilling confusion with the fascinating game of Weight For It.
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Finally, Let’s Look At Gifts For The 9 – 12-year-Old Little Rascals
The Earth Giant Floor Puzzle + Book by Sassi
- The Earth Giant Floor Puzzle by Sassi will take your grandkids around the world to learn all about the most interesting things on our beautiful planet!
- This gorgeous set includes a huge oval floor puzzle and a 32-page book all packaged in a sturdy carry box with a rope handle.
Space, The Solar System Giant Puzzle + Book – Sassi For A Future Astronaut
- This Solar System Giant Puzzle will take kids on an adventure in space like real astronauts!
- They will surely enjoy putting together the 205 pieces of a fantastic puzzle and reading the book about the galaxies in our universe.
- What are Saturn’s rings made of? How far is the Earth from the sun? How many moons does Jupiter have? These are all the things your grandkids will learn while having fun.
- This gorgeous set includes a huge oval floor puzzle and a 32-page book all packaged in a sturdy carry box with a rope handle.
Be A Cool Grandparent And Get The Micro Sprite Deluxe Scooter
- The Micro Sprite Deluxe scooter offers maximum driving fun for kids and teens. This scooter features a sleek new design with innovative chopper-style handlebars, kickstand, reflectors and an integrated tube light for cruising at night. It is compact and lightweight making it easy to fold up and carry.
- Your grandchild can ride it to school, when on a family holiday, or just zipping around the neighborhood.
Check The Story Time Chess For Your Grandmate
- Introducing Story Time Chess – a revolutionary new game that lets you teach your child how to play chess as young as the age of 3!
- Story Time Chess is a board game that teaches chess to young children using silly stories, vibrant illustrations, custom chess pieces, and a unique chess board.
- The stories and supporting materials communicate the rules of chess to children ages 3 and up in a way that makes learning chess simple and fun.
Get Them Swingin’ Shoes Game by Fat Brain Toys
- Players take turns tossing the rubbery horseshoes to try and ring them onto the suspended pole and platforms.
- With every toss, the whole thing swings more and more.
- Their hand-eye coordination is put to the ultimate test with the Swingin’ Shoes game.
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About Timeless Toys
Timeless Toys is an online toy retail store for educational toys of the highest quality that are carefully selected to aid children’s developmental skills, encourage creativity and spark big imaginations! Timeless Toys believe in play-based learning for all ages.
Their collections of beautiful and unique toys, games, books and gifts are mostly classic or traditional toys, designed in a contemporary way to suit modern children in modern homes.
Their trusted toy brands are sourced from around the world for their durability, style and environmental sustainability during the manufacturing process. As parents themselves, they would never stock products on their site that they wouldn’t want their own children to play with. A great majority of the fabulous brands they stock have been in business for two or three decades, some even much longer!
They stock a wide variety of products to suit all ages, interests and abilities. Their emphasis is on products that will engage children with “off-screen” time, allowing them to expand their developmental abilities and have great fun while learning, reading and playing.
All of the products listed on their website have been tested to international safety standards.
They are committed to providing you with the best possible customer service and offer a free gift wrap service along with speedy delivery throughout South Africa.