The Best Gifts For Kids, Curated By Our In-The-Know Friends

"Adopt a real animal (like a tiger or a panda) via the WWF for them and you can get a magazine subscription for the year (I think it's exciting for kids to receive their own mail in the post). I would pair this with a massive stuffed animal from and David Attenborough's Planet Earth (for watching on Boxing day while eating cookies). I grew up always watching nature movies on Thanksgiving and was always mesmerised." Animal adoption; amount up to you, WWF Stuffed animal; $159.99, FAO Schwarz Planet Earth series; $24.99, Amazon "Marshmallow shooter: these are so fun and taste great, also any mess will be immediately eaten!" Marshmallow shooter; $31.95, Marshmallowville "Make your own Nike's - or as my friend's daughter calls them - the shoes with the tick!" Custom Nike's; prices vary, Nike "For an older kid who is just getting into chapter books, or about to go into university or just enjoys reading - I love these beautiful Penguin classics. You could pair with two funny book ends such as these:" Penguin Hardcover Classics; ~$20, Penguin Hikari Yokoyama is part of the founding team at Paddle8, cultural curator, trustee of Women for Women International. Follow her here: @hikariyoko