Jaques 2024 Christmas Gift Guide: Perfect Presents for Every Child
As the year draws to a close and our homes start to feel that little bit more cosy, it’s the perfect moment to think about gifts that will light up your child’s eyes. Choosing presents for children is about more than just checking items off a list; it’s about finding those special things that will spark their curiosity, nurture their interests and grow with them as they explore the world around them. Whether your little one loves making music, is captivated by animals, or has a budding interest in arts and crafts, we’ve compiled our top picks for every passion. So, take a look and explore our official Christmas 2024 Gift Guide.
- Magic Musicians
- Animal Adventures
- Playroom Favourites
- Vehicle Valley
- Little Learners
- Pretend Play
- Arts & Crafts Corner
- Outdoor Explorers
Magic Musicians
Wooden Kids Xylophone
Bring music to the festive season with our Colourful Wooden Xylophone. Designed for ages 3+, this vibrant xylophone features labelled keys and comes with an easy-to-follow music sheet, making it perfect for toddlers and young children. It’s not only heaps of fun but also enhances fine motor skills and boosts cognitive development—ideal for little hands and big imaginations!
Wooden Drum
March to the beat with our Wooden Drum, designed for pint-size rockstars aged 1+. This colourful, star-studded wooden drum is perfect for building rhythm, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills. Complete with a red strap for on-the-go fun, it’s a Montessori-inspired toy that brings music, creativity, and sensory play to life.
Wooden Musical Instruments Set
Ignite their love for music with our Wooden Music Set, designed for ages 3+. This Montessori-inspired set features seven different instruments, from mighty maracas to a tambourine, perfect for boosting fine motor skills and creativity. Beautifully crafted, and presented in signature Jaques packaging, it’s a gift of musical magic!
Wooden Musical Bench
Bring music and play together with our Colourful Musical Bench, perfect for children aged 3+. This Montessori-inspired toy combines a xylophone and hammering bench, featuring multicoloured keys and three vibrant balls. It’s designed to boost sensory skills, fine motor abilities, and rhythm—all while providing hours of fun-filled music making for little ones!
Animal Adventures
Wooden Safari Bus
Take your little one on an adventure with Sally the Safari Bus, designed for 1+. This sustainable wooden set includes six adorable animal figurines and a sturdy, zebra-striped bus for safe, engaging play. From shape-sorting to imaginative safari pretend play, Sally encourages curiosity, shape and animal recognition as well as a love for the natural world.
Animal Magnets
Our Wooden Magnetic Animals set is the perfect little stocking filler for ages 3+. These high-quality wooden puzzle animals double as fun fridge magnets and come neatly packed in a beautiful Jaques branded pine wooden box. Ideal for imaginative play and hands-on learning, they’re a fantastic resource for little minds!
Wooden Noah's Ark
Set sail on an adventure with our best selling Wooden Noah's Ark Play Set, perfect for children 10 months and up. This beautiful, hand-crafted, wooden ark features two storeys, a foldable bridge, and pairs of animals for imaginative play. A timeless classic that promotes storytelling, cognitive skills and also sparks the imagination.
Crazy Cats Stacking Game
Our Crazy Cats Stacking Toy brings hours of fun and skill-building, perfect for children aged 2+. Made from sustainably sourced wood, this modern twist on the classic Tumble Tower promotes patience, concentration, and resilience. Ideal for independent or collaborative play, it’s a playful way to learn!
Dress Up Bears
Let imaginations soar with our Bear Family Mix and Match Dress Up Game, ideal for ages 3+. This luxury wooden set features vibrant, stylish and interchangeable bears that allow kids to create endless outfit combinations. Packaged in a high-quality wooden box, it promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and storytelling—perfect for hours of engaging play.
Playroom Favourites
Wooden Post Box
Encourage imaginative play with our Kids Wooden Post Box Toy, perfect for little letter writers aged 3+. This absolutely charming red post box includes wooden postcards, envelopes, and a built-in chalkboard for creative messages. Ideal for posting those Christmas letters to Santa! Beautifully packaged, it’s a timeless gift that promotes fine early literacy, joyful pretend play and is a firm favourite amongst our customers!
Tea Set
Our Wooden Tea Set is a beautifully crafted toy designed for children aged 3+. With its charming aesthetic, this playroom staple includes a teapot, cups, treats, and more, all elegantly packaged in Jaques signature boxing with a hand-tied ribbon—perfect for gifting! Ideal for imaginative tea parties, it fosters creativity and hand-eye coordination to make that perfect cup of tea! A real crowd pleaser and perfect for brightening up your little ones' playroom.
Wooden Deluxe Train Set
All aboard for endless fun with the Wooden Train Set Deluxe! Perfect for ages 3+, this eco-friendly train set features a bridge, station, conductor, trees, and vibrant pieces. Beautifully packaged in Jaques’ signature boxing, it’s a classic playroom staple that boosts motor skills, creativity, and problem-solving. Perfect for young train enthusiasts ready for exciting adventures!
Wooden Construction Bench
Our Let's Play Wooden Tool Bench is the perfect Montessori toy for ages 3+, offering real-life learning and endless fun. Made from 100% wood, it includes a hammer, screwdriver, screws, and a ruler for early measurement skills. This lightweight, durable bench encourages motor skills, problem solving and logical reasoning, making it a playroom essential that’s educational, imaginative, and built to last!
Early Years Stacker
Our Rainbow Wooden Stacker, ideal for ages 1+, is crafted from sustainable wood with bright, water-based colours. Designed for easy grip, it supports colour recognition and hand-eye coordination—a perfect, high-quality addition to your little ones' playroom.
Vehicle Valley
Wooden Aeroplane
Take playtime to new heights with Jaques’ Wooden Aeroplane Toy! Ideal for toddlers 18 months and up, this charming wooden plane includes a pilot, passengers, moving wings, and colourful suitcases for endless travel adventures. Perfect for sparking imagination, it also supports fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and social development. It’s a safe, high-quality choice for little explorers ready to fly solo or play with friends.
London Bus
Hop aboard with Lottie the London Bus! Perfect for ages 3+, this beautiful wooden toy bus comes with removable passengers and a driver, ready to explore the city. Created with moving wheels and vibrant colours, Lottie is a top-quality toy that represents British culture. Complete with realistic details like rows of seats and iconic London landmarks, it’s ideal for imaginative play and childhood development, encouraging communication, creativity, and self-expression.
Wooden Fire Engine
Meet Fiona the Fire Engine, the friendly hero dedicated to keeping everyone safe! Suitable for children aged 1+, this sturdy wooden fire engine toy comes with two brave firemen, a ladder, and plenty of pretend play potential. Fiona encourages imaginative play and encourages a basic understanding of fire safety. Kids can create their own rescue.
Wooden Transporter Truck
Meet Tara the Transporter, the trusty vehicle carrier with a big smile and an even bigger love for organisation! Suitable for ages 3+, Tara comes with four wooden cars that slot perfectly onto her trailer. This high-quality transporter supports imaginative play and fine motor skills. Kids can create exciting setups, from car races to truck shows, and explore the joy of delivering vehicles just like Tara!
Wooden Car Park
Our Wooden Multi-Storey Car Park offers endless fun and learning! Made from sustainably sourced wood and painted with vibrant colours, this sturdy car park is perfect for independent and collaborative play. Little ones can race cars down winding ramps, or explore concepts like gravity and force. Ideal as a Montessori-inspired toy, it fosters patience, communication, and curiosity about the world of vehicles and travel, making it an engaging addition to any playroom.
Little Learners
Hook a Duck
Dive in with Jaques’ Top Selling Hook a Duck Game, perfect for ages 3+. This fun, fairground-inspired game helps kids practice counting, builds fine motor skills and hugely helps with hand-eye co-ordination with 12 numbered ducks, two magnetic fishing rods, and counting cards. Handcrafted with care, it’s a fantastic, educational gift, and adorable too!
Magnetic Fishing Game
Our Magnetic Fishing Game is a delightful educational toy for kids 3+, beautifully presented in a sea-life themed box with a carry handle. Featuring four solid wooden fishing rods and colourful sea creature pieces, it’s designed for little hands to develop colour recognition, coordination, and concentration. Suitable for up to four players, this game encourages collaborative play and turn-taking—an ideal, high-quality gift with so many benefits!
Spelling Card Game
Our Let’s Learn Spelling Game is the perfect introduction to spelling and phonics for young learners, suitable for ages 3+. Featuring vibrant wooden letters and double-sided word cards, this set encourages letter recognition, colour association, and phonics. With durable, easy-to-clean cards, it’s a fun, high-quality way to build spelling skills and early literacy through engaging play.
Double Reward Chart
Encourage positive reinforcement and responsibility with our Let’s Learn Double Reward Chart, suitable for children aged 3+. Perfect for two children, this bright, reusable chart features magnetic stars, tasks, and stickers for clear and easy use. Designed to motivate good behaviour and task completion, it includes guidance for maximising positive results. With dry wipe pens and personalisation options, it’s a fun, engaging tool for promoting responsibility and independence in young children.
Pretend Play
Bakery Board
Introduce your little one to the joy of baking with our Let’s Pretend Bakery Board! Designed for children aged 3+, this vibrant wooden set includes 9 bakery treats with magnetic halves and a sturdy wooden cake knife for safe slicing. Teaching concepts of fractions and halves, it’s ideal for imaginative play, whether they’re running a bakery or starring in their own baking show. The Bakery Board offers endless fun and also comes in our signature packaging.
Wooden Salon Set
Get ready for pampering fun with Jaques’ Pretend Play Salon, designed for kids aged 3+. This wooden salon set includes a hairdryer, scissors, mirror, dry shampoo, comb, and straighteners, giving kids everything they need for a day of imaginative play and self-care. Perfect for developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and social skills, this salon set inspires confidence and creativity. Crafted from 100% wood, it’s a sustainable, high-quality choice for hours of hands-on fun (and good hair days!).
Coffee Machine Set
Brew up some fun with our Wooden Toy Coffee Machine, perfect for budding baristas aged 3+. This charming set includes a coffee machine, milk carton, sugar pot, coffee pods, and a spoon—everything kids need to make the perfect Sunday cuppa! Designed to inspire imaginative play, it helps develop logic, fine motor skills and social confidence. This delightful play food addition is sure to bring joy to any play kitchen.
Wooden Make Up Set
Unleash creativity and confidence with Jaques' Toy Makeup Kit, designed for little ones to explore self-care and imaginative play! This beautifully crafted set includes a pink hairdryer, mirror, comb, nail varnish, pretend lipstick, compacts, and a perfume bottle, all made from quality wood and vibrant, water-based paint. Ideal for ages 3+, it promotes fine motor skills, and inspires confidence and creativity—because every little one deserves to feel fabulous!
Arts & Crafts Corner
Wooden Easel & Stand
Inspire artistic expression with our All-In-One Kids Easel! Perfect for children aged 4+, this versatile wooden easel features a magnetic whiteboard and blackboard, plus paint pots, chalk, board wipers, and a pen. Designed for endless creative play, it’s the ultimate setup for little artists to explore their imagination and have fun. It really has got it all!
Travel Art Set Doodle Book
Take creativity on the road with the Jaques of London Travel Drawing Pad! Perfect for ages 3+, this portable drawing pad features six double-sided pages and 8 easy-wipe colourful pens for endless artistic endeavours. Ideal for car trips, vacations, and on-the-go doodling, it keeps your child’s artwork organised and ready for the next masterpiece.
Dinosaur Paint Set
Unleash a roar of creativity with our Dino-Mite Dinosaur Crafts Kit! Perfect for little artists aged 3+, this exciting set features four legendary dinosaurs, Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Brachiosaurus. With 12 vibrant paints, a mixing palette, and two brushes, kids can explore different shades and designs, turning each dino into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Ideal for shared fun with family or friends, this kit blends the thrill of dinosaurs with the joy of painting, sparking imagination, and building essential fine motor skills (as well as patience!).
Watercolour Art Pencils
Get creative with Jaques Water Colouring Pencils! These vibrant, high-quality pencils transform drawings into watercolour art—perfect for kids exploring new textures and techniques. With 12 pencils and a portable case, they’re ideal for budding artists sat at home or on the go too. Now on sale, they make a brilliant and affordable stocking filler, supporting fine motor skills, cognitive growth, and positive mental health through fun, relaxing self-expression.
Car Mould & Paint Set
Rev up the creativity with Jaques' Magnetic Car Crafts Toy! Perfect for young racing fans or young car enthusiasts, this unique kit lets kids create, paint, and magnetise their own mini cars. Start with the plaster kit, pour it into car moulds, and let the creations set overnight. Then, paint your masterpieces and add the finishing magnetic touch! This craft kit builds fine motor skills, precision, and creativity, all with non-toxic, materials. An exciting, positive way to boost self-esteem (and the fridge decor)!
Outdoor Explorers
Rope Ladder
Turn your backyard into an explorer’s paradise with Jaques of London’s Rope Ladder! Perfect for kids aged 3+, this durable climbing rope is ready for all kinds of outdoor adventures. Compatible with climbing frames, treehouses, and playhouses, it encourages endless active play, builds hand-eye coordination, and encourages screen-free time! Ideal for developing physical confidence, it’s the ultimate addition to any outdoor play setup.
Bug Hunting Kit
Mini explorers, get ready! Jaques’ Big Bug Hunting Kit is perfect for outdoor adventures and little nature lovers. Fully equipped with a compass, butterfly net, magnifying glass, binoculars, and more, this kit lets kids discover the wonders of their backyard, from plants to creepy crawlies. Encouraging STEM learning, environmental awareness, and active play, it’s a fantastic boredom buster that builds patience, hand-eye coordination, and curiosity. The perfect gift for budding scientists and outdoor enthusiasts!
Climbing Holds
Get ready for adventure with Jaques of London’s Let’s Explore Climbing Holds! Perfect for ages 3+, these sturdy, easy-grip handles are designed for little hands to scale new heights. Attach them to any wooden climbing frame or wall for a whole new play area. Adjustable for all skill levels, they’re great for building physical confidence and wider motor skills. Ideal for mini mountaineers! Complete with all necessary fittings, they'll bring a whole new level of fun to your garden.
Hoopla Game
The Hook It Game by Jaques of London is a fun-filled twist on the classic 'darts', perfect for all ages! Play indoors or outside as a garden game, challenging friends and family to test their aim and quick-thinking skills. With a 30cm round board and everything included, it’s an exciting way to sharpen the mind, boost counting skills, and enjoy hours of friendly competition. Great for kids and adults alike!
We hope our gift guide has sprinkled a bit of inspiration and sparkle into your shopping! Here’s to finding those magical toys that’ll bring big smiles and giggles all season long. And just a little insider tip—keep those eyes peeled for our Black Friday Sale, with massive savings across the board! It’s the perfect excuse to snap up a few more treasures for your little ones (and maybe even yourself!).
Happy festive season & merry shopping from all of us here at Jaques of London!🎄🎁