The kid who has everything has usually had everything obvious. They have the LEGO sets, the stuffed animals, the craft kits. What they probably don't have: a Danish matchbox mouse with a tiny bed and pajamas, a Tonie figure that tells stories on their Toniebox, or a gem stamper that bedazzles anything including the family dog. This guide is for gifts that feel genuinely surprising. If you've been staring at a gift app with no ideas, start here.
$19.99
A digital pet you can actually touch — the screen responds to being stroked and tilted, and fifteen creatures live inside it. It is the modern answer to a Tamagotchi and it fits in a pocket, which is most of the appeal.
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$59.95
Fifty rubber suction pieces that stick to each other, to windows, to the bath and to the fridge. They work at three and they work at nine, which is unusual, and there is no wrong way to use them.
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$29.99
A soft toy filled with grain and dried lavender that you heat in the microwave. It is the gift that turns up in a child's bed every night for years, and it is genuinely useful for a child who struggles to settle.
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$63.44
A coding robot with no screen — the child programmes it with a remote and watches it run the sequence. For a family that already has every screen-based toy, this is the version that puts the logic on the table instead.
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