2022 Holiday Gift Guide | Christmas Gifts for Preschoolers

Preschoolers are, by a general rule of thumb, are super picky. When it come to their food, you may spend hours trying to convince them to eat something other than chicken nuggets and French fries. And when it comes to their toys, you may end up buying them the greatest gifts ever and they only end up playing with the one toy that you didn’t even think they would like. So when it comes to getting Christmas gifts for your preschooler, you tend to feel as if you are partaking in the ultimate challenge to find the perfect gifts that will keep them entertained and occupied for more than one day.

When shopping for a little one, you don’t want to put yourself under too much stress finding the gifts that they will love. During the holiday season, you may be a parent searching for gifts for your toddlers or another loved one searching for a gift to give your grandchild, niece/nephew, friend’s child, etc. And even just knowing the kid’s age doesn’t necessarily help you to think of the best gift ideas because their interest isn’t always based on their age.

There are a variety of places where you can shop for gifts for a preschooler. You can shop gifts at Amazon or shop at kid specific stores, but the key is to know what to get them. Preschoolers are imaginative and they are constantly learning, so even as I am shopping for my own son, I tend to look for and suggest imaginative play toys and things that will make them pretend at home like getting them a play kitchen with fake ice cream and pots and pans.

Though you may run into those moments where the preschooler may be more intrigued with the wrapping paper and the boxes, there are plenty of great gifts out there to give any preschooler this holiday season that they’ll love and will keep them learning, entertained, and excited, and on top of that, if you aren’t the parent, have the parents feeling super appreciative of what you have given.

As a parent of a preschooler myself, I’ve been getting approval on gifts for a little while now and from those approvals I’ve put together some holiday gift guides for preschoolers to help you shop this season.