Brittany McCabe
Buying Christmas gifts for kids gifts each year can be a stressful task, especially with an aging child who is growing out of the toy phase. Buying gifts for 10-year-olds requires a bit more thought and planning, but don’t worry, we have you covered.
Here is your ultimate Christmas gift guide for 2022. We share our 25 top picks for toys and games to get your 10-year-old boy or girl this Christmas! We have included the best toys, board games, card games, and gadgets that will be sure to put a smile on that growing kiddo of yours as they transition into tweenhood.
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Top Christmas Gifts for 10-Year-Olds and Up
1. Teach Tech Mech-5
The perfect gift for kids who love science and engineering: For kid who loves STEM toys, building, and working with their hands, the Teach Tech Mech-5 will make robotics and engineering fun!
Price: $41.95
Teach Tech Mech-5 is a coding robot that does not require any additional screens or apps. The robot uses coded parts to add to a spinning wheel. The robot can be coded with simple to complex moves. This STEM toy encourages critical thinking, spatial awareness, and problem-solving skills.
2. Make a Real Mosaic-Butterfly
The perfect gift for the kid who loves arts and crafts: If your kid wants art supplies and crafts for Christmas, this mosaic butterfly is a beautiful art kit that will allow them to stretch their creative wings.
Price: $29.95
This butterfly art kid includes real mosaic stones from artists in Tunisia. Follow the pattern, frame the mosaic, and plaster to finish it off. Encouraging creativity, hand-eye coordination, and spatial reasoning.
3. Cloud Message Board
The perfect gift for the kid who always has ideas and something to say. A customizable message board for their bedroom encourages kids’ self-expression, writing, and creativity.
Price: $19.95
This bedroom message board lights up and glows in the dark to display inspirational quotes, important reminders, or doodles.
4. Door Pong Games for Kids
The perfect gift for the kid who loves sports and being competitive.
Price: $25.95
Attach the clamp to the doorway, adjust the string, and have fun without having to go fetch the ball. This door pong toy encourages hand-eye coordination, and concentration, and can be a great stress relief.
5. String Art Kit
The perfect gift for the crafty kid who wants to decorate their own space
Price: $17.00
This string art kit is a DIY 3- D art project with push pins and yarn. This Christmas gift encourages creativity, dexterity, and focus while having fun!
6. Interactive Human Body
This is the perfect gift for the aspiring young doctor (or any 10-year-old boy obsessed with all things gross!)
Price: $19.99
This interactive toy includes a buildable human body with bones, organs, and muscles. Encourage your kid’s future medical ambitions with a model of an actual of human body that includes easy-to-snap-on muscles and bones!
7. CUKU Flying Toy Ball
Perfect for the kid who loves to manipulate objects and use remote control toys.
Price: $9.99
This sensor and remote-controlled flying ball ascends and descends with the movement of your hand as well as the buttons on the remote control. Playing with this flying ball toy out in the yard will keep kids occupied for hours!
8. Mega Cyborg Hand
Perfect for the kid who loves STEM and loves building structures and cities.
Price: $27.97
This STEM toy is a high-tech buildable and wearable mechanic hand that functions from air and water. The cyborg's hand includes fully functioning fingers that open, close, and grip. Can be configured for the right-hand, left-hand, and claw types.
9. Brew It Yourself Root-Beer
The perfect gift for the kid who is an aspiring chef!
Price: $22.43
This make-your-own rootbeer kit includes all-natural ingredients and everything needed to brew your own root beer. This is a fun way to encourage science and chemistry.
10. 50 Amazing Magic Tricks
The perfect Christmas gift for the little comedian who is always performing.
Price: $19.99
For any kid who wants to learn magic trips to impress their friends, this kit comes with 50 easy-to-learn and perform magic tricks. Featuring an array of props and tricks that will dazzle and marvel every audience member.
Not only is this gift fun, but it encourages kids to improve their public speaking skills, and get comfortable performing for an audience!
11. Astroshots Hovering Target Game
Perfect for the kid who loves to play games and has great aim.
Price: $29.00
Get your adventurous t0-year-old a complete shooting target game kit. Targets hover and float while you can aim darts at them to hit.
The target game features a game map, blasters, and target practice seating.
12. Kids Against Maturity
This Christmas gift card game is perfect for the kid who loves to be silly and joke around but is still too young to play Cards Against Humanity.
Price: $24.99
If you love Cards Against Humanity, Kids Against Maturity is an age-appropriate version for kids and parents to enjoy together! A funny game for parents and kids to enjoy together. With 600 age-appropriate potty talk questions, you won’t be able to stop giggling!
13. Pencil Nose
Price: $24.95
Who would love this gift: Perfect for the creative kid who loves to play games and be silly.
14. Edible Candy: Food Science Chemistry Kit
Perfect for the kid who loves candy and loves to bake their own treats.
Price: $39.99
Make crystal rock candy, chocolates, gummies, and more! This delicious science activity lets kids dissolve candy, check sugar levels, test, and of course, perform taste tests! It’s a little bit of baking and a little bit of science.
15. Artie 3000
This perfect STEM toy is great for the creative kid who loves to doodle.
Image: $40.89
Artie 3000 is an artistic coding robot that can draw simple to elaborate shapes. This Christmas toy encourages coding for kids and improves their STEM development.
16. Air Hogs Zero Gravity Laser
Perfect for the kid who loves remote control cars and drones.
Price: $26.00
With this patented technology, kids can drive this car on the walls, ceilings, and ground. The car moves by chasing the LED light. Encourages patience, coordination, and problem-solving.
17. Make Your Own Wall Collage
Perfect for the creative kid who loves to decorate their room and make a statement.
Price: $24.99
This shapable collage craft kit comes with cutouts, stickers, quotes, markers tape, string, and foam. This is a fun way to encourage creativity and self-expression.
18. Paint Your Own Moon Lamp
Perfect for the home decorator and creative child.
Price: $19.99
This painting kit lets kids decorate their very own moon lamp with a design of their choice.
19. 3-D Coloring Puzzle
Perfect for the creative kid who also loves to build.
Price: 16.99
This puzzle and coloring kit features 5 different unique puzzles that you can color, design, and build. Encourages creativity and STEM thinking.
20. National Geographic Science Magic Kit
Perfect for the little scientist or chemist.
Price: $16.99
This National Geographic science kit for kids includes 10 unique mind-blowing science experiments specifically designed to be performed as a magic trick. The kit encourages a love of science and nature.
21. Paint by Number
Perfect for the creative kid who loves to paint and draw!
Price: $10.99
This paint-by-number kit for kids includes a large textured art canvas with numbers and acrylic paint. Encourages creativity, patience, and focus.
22. National Geographic: Crystal Growing Kit
Perfect for the aspiring scientist who loves to watch their projects grow and change.
Price: $34.00
This crystal growing kit includes 8 colorful, fast-growing crystals and a night light display, so your crystals can act as lamps or night lights in your kid’s room!
23. Hoover Soccer Balls
Perfect for kids who soccer and other sports.
Price: $45.99
This cool foam soccer ball hovers on cushions of air for a smooth glide.
24. Temi Bow and Arrow Set
Perfect for the kid who loves to be physical and try new sports and activities.
Price: $29.99
This bow and arrow toy for kids includes arrows, darts, and targets and two different modes of shooting.
25. Think Fun Gravity Machine
Perfect for the kid who loves being challenged through puzzles.
Price: 24.60
This is a great puzzle for kids who love a challenge. Get your kid a Brain game and mind-challenging puzzle that will keep them busy all Christmas break!
