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Kids' Gift Ideas That Won't Be Forgotten by Lunchtime

Published 13 September 2026 · Updated 31 October 2026

Anyone who's bought for a kid knows the risk - something exciting for exactly one afternoon, then forgotten under the bed. The toys with real staying power tend to be the ones that do more than one thing, or the ones tied to whatever they're already obsessed with this month.

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Top 28 Gifts for Kids'

  1. 30 Seconds Junior1

    30 Seconds Junior

    Featured in RTE Lifestyle's 2025 Christmas gift guide and given 5 out of 5 by family website MyKidsTime for its fast-paced fun.

    €29.95Cogs Toys and Games

  2. Babylo Ora Highchair17

    Babylo Ora Highchair

    €79.99Smyths Toys

  1. Buy Nex Playground | The Active Play System for Kids and Families2

    Buy Nex Playground | The Active Play System for Kids and Families

    Featured in Stuff's and TechRadar's gift guides as a controller-free console the whole family can play together.

    €319Nex Playground

Open-ended beats single-purpose

A toy that does one specific thing gets used once. Building sets, creative kits, anything that can be played with a dozen different ways tends to actually last, because a kid's imagination does the rest of the work long after the novelty of unwrapping it wears off.

Ask what they're actually into right now, not what they liked last year

Kids' interests move fast, and “what did they like at Christmas” is often already out of date by their birthday. If a few of you are going in together on something bigger - a proper bike, a big set - a HintDrop group pot means everyone can contribute toward the one thing they actually want this month, not last month's version of them.

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