What to give children for February 23?
Defender of the Fatherland Day is an occasion to congratulate not only mature men, but also young boys attending kindergarten. Buying gifts for preschool children has its own specifics, especially if gifts are selected not individually, but for the entire kindergarten group.
What to consider?
Choosing gifts for children for February 23 in kindergarten is not too simple. The presentation should be fairly versatile to suit all the boys in the group, regardless of their interests and preferences. In addition, you should not buy something too practical, because children at this age will not yet be able to appreciate the benefits of a presentation, and even more so to feel the festive atmosphere. Finally, the gift should still at least slightly relate to the theme of the holiday, but at the same time please the future defenders of the Fatherland and not be too serious.
Of course, there are some requirements regarding the quality of the purchased item. A toy or other thing should be safe and without a lot of small parts, especially if it is purchased for very young boys.
Ideally, you should check for environmental quality and cleanliness test marks.
In addition, the aesthetics of the purchased item is also important - eye-pleasing colors and harmonious shapes. There is usually a limited amount for kindergarten gifts, but this is not a reason to buy cheap plastic toys with a bad smell, which are budget fakes of high-value items. Even with a small budget, you can find a worthy and interesting gift.
Naturally, when a present is purchased for a son or brother, you can add to all the options listed below what your own child will like, depending on his interests, as well as more expensive things, for example, videos or gadgets. It is always useful and pleasant to receive sports equipment - volleyball or soccer ball, tennis rackets, swimming masks.
You can even purchase sports corner with wall bars, rope, rope ladder, rings and crossbar.
The child will be completely delighted a real kite.
If the boy has a favorite superhero, then February 23rd is an ideal opportunity to present the child with some objects with the image of the hero. It can be pajamas or a T-shirt, a collectible figurine or a magazine, some kind of game paraphernalia or a backpack, or a carnival costume.
Choosing themed souvenirs
Thematic souvenirs imply either the use of some kind of military motives, or a reference to the occupations of future defenders of the Fatherland. The most traditional gift for children on February 23rd will be toys with a corresponding theme, for example, a set of soldiers or equipment.
On the military theme, you can also pick up any constructors or prefabricated models, for example, an airplane, a car or a tank, a steam locomotive or a ship.
In addition, it will be possible to create with your own hands from paper railway, world sights, paper puzzles or even reconstructions of military events. Older boys will love an encyclopedia with a lot of illustrations of the same military equipment or dedicated to historical events described in simple language. A very memorable "adult" gift for boys will becomet compass. In addition to the fact that it will certainly come in handy for the future defender of the Fatherland, a high-quality item can serve for many more years. On request, an engraving is made on the reverse side of the metal case with a pleasant commemorative inscription in memory of the kindergarten.
You can also give the boys a whole "military" set - thermos, flashlight, fork-spoon and multifunctional whistle with compass and thermometer, packed in a stylish khaki case. If the present should be smaller, then you can turn your attention to the "3 in 1" handles that combine the very ballpoint pen, flashlight and laser pointer, in addition to which a notebook with a thematic picture is purchased. If the parents do not mind, then it makes sense to acquire themed toy. Alternatively, it may turn out to be sword, machine gun, rifle, water pistol, or military helmet... For an older child already suitable armored personnel carrier or fire truck.
In many historical museums on February 23, special quests or other interactive activities. Children of kindergarten age will already be interested in trying on a military overcoat, holding a real weapon in their hands, trying soldier's porridge or looking into a field doctor's bag.
By the way, some museums conduct such excursions right in kindergartens, so parents and educators do not even have to worry about a collective trip to another area of the city.
Another good idea would be a trip to the museum of cars or military equipment.
Original gift ideas
Giving preference to unusual souvenirs for preschoolers, you can give them grassy animals or men. The essence of the gift lies in the fact that regular watering of the figurine and keeping it on a sunny warm windowsill leads to the germination of real blades of grass.
It is usually very interesting for children to observe the development of the "grass", to take care of him, to learn from adults how this process is carried out. This gift is also good because you can pick up different figures - in the form of fairy-tale characters, animals or objects. Thus, the gifts will be the same and individual at the same time.
A variety of fashionable "things" are perceived with a bang, for example, spinners and beyblades... Many boys also like puzzles: both modern and retro versions, for example, Rubik's Cube... If the present is purchased on a budgetary basis, then it makes sense to choose a funny toy: a slime, a jumper, a soft anti-stress toy.
A bright flying disc is considered an excellent gift. frisbeemade of lightweight plastic. By the way, the boys will surely love age-appropriate comics. Children who have already reached the age of 5 can be given a collective gift, for example, take to an amusement park or to the cinema for the premiere of an interesting cartoon.
Naturally, parents will have to accompany their children, but this is even for the best - a joint event strengthens relationships and leaves memorable emotions.
Other event gifts include visiting a dolphinarium and a petting zoo, a theater and a rope park, a thematic performance and a shooting range.
You can learn more about the children's experience of visiting a petting zoo by watching the following video.
List of useful things
If parents want to present a gift that will not only be interesting for boys, but also useful, they should choose some kind of kit for creativity, for example, drawing or applique work. Themed coloring books, books with interesting tasks that are thought up by your favorite characters, educational games, including board games, are suitable.
Such an educational gift as kinetic sand, which is an unusual material for creativity, is also interesting.... To the touch, it resembles a familiar moist, loose substance, but its moisture does not disappear anywhere over time. The kid can construct various structures and structures from it, but not get his hands dirty at all. Moreover, this type of creativity brings not only pleasure, but also relaxation, and also contributes to the development of fine motor skills.
For older boys, thematic sets are already suitable, for example, with tricks or for a young chemist, physicist, biologist. Stained-glass paints can also cause interest, allowing you to independently create an interesting sticker on the film for decorating your own children's room. Other interesting solutions include plates for painting and plaster bas-reliefs, applique paintings and origami, prints, a set for burning or making prefabricated wooden models, for example, a birdhouse or feeder.
The child will also be delighted with a large stationery set with multi-colored felt-tip pens, colored pencils and an album, on the cover of which a popular cartoon character will flaunt.
By the way, it can be supplemented with items with a military theme - a ruler covered with a characteristic print, an eraser in the form of a tank or a sheet of paper with stickers.
When choosing a gift for representatives of the younger group, it is also worth considering options such as modeling dough, a construction set with large details, a soft puzzle that promotes the development of logic and motor skills of the fingers. The easiest way, of course, is to purchase toys - cars, characters from popular cartoons or animated series. Not every kid will appreciate the book, so its choice should be approached very carefully - illustrations should be bright and attractive, and the story should be exciting.
Older boys will love themed toys that allow them to play out any adult situations. Alternatively, it could be a grocery store, a toy phone, or a car steering wheel. Children from the older group can already be presented with sets of constructors with small parts, collectible car models, transforming toys that turn from animals into robots. Surely the boys will be interested in a set of real construction tools, like a dad's or a grabber - an unusual toy that develops reaction and dexterity.
Presentation of a lunch box, decorated in a suitable theme, will become relevant for future first graders. It makes sense to present them with books that are not even related to military topics. Encyclopedias will be useful and interesting, devoted to various subjects - from the history of Russia to the life of the inhabitants of the seas. Boys also like a variety of collections of scientific entertainment, for example, crafts or games.
If you buy fiction, then you should choose any an interactive book with numerous volumetric or folding elements, envelopes with "secrets" and tasks for the development of imagination and logic.
An audiobook would be a good alternative - little boys do not particularly like to read, but they are quite loyal to listening to something interesting while driving or doing household chores.
The simplest, but still a pleasant gift will be a set of little things: cookies in the form of airplanes or tanks, a notebook, soap bubbles, a keychain, something from office supplies, coloring... All these things are never superfluous. If a gift is being prepared for boys in the senior group of a kindergarten preparing for graduation, it makes sense to prepare some present with memorable photos. For example, it can be a mug, pillow, keychain or T-shirt with a joint image of the entire group, or only its male half.
