Top 7 Gifts for Children: Discover the Best Deals and Selections

Choosing a gift is never easy, especially when it comes to kids. After all, the surprise should please and at the same time be useful and safe.  Fortunately, today shops and shopping centres offer a huge selection where everyone can find something special.

What to present?

For babies under 3 years old, the best option is toys that help develop sensory and motor skills, such as rattles, developmental mats, first slides and swings, cot mobiles.

Preschoolers between the ages of four and six are actively exploring the world and love play sets that allow them to fantasise, such as dolls, cars, toy tools or kitchens. They are also interested in puzzles, brightly coloured books with large illustrations and constructors with large parts.

Children of seven to twelve years old are often fond of creativity and intellectual games. Creative kits, board games, constructors, science experiment kits and educational kits for kids are suitable for them. Sports equipment is suitable if your child is active. These items help to develop their mental and creative abilities, to spend leisure time really fun.

Gifts for children who are a bit older are a different matter. Teenagers from thirteen to eighteen years old often have already formed hobbies. Among the most desirable things are gadgets and accessories, gifts for creative kids or items related to their hobbies, be it sports, music or art. Teenagers also like stylish items and board games to play with friends. 

What should the gift be?

In order for a gift to be not only pleasant but also useful, when choosing what to buy, it is important to consider the occasion, the recipient's interests, age and preferences.

And most importantly, put safety first: toys or other upgrades should be sturdy, made of quality materials, not include small parts, if we are talking about infants.

Where to find presents?

Choosing a location is worth determining in advance with the subject of the search, and, of course, clarify the budget. So, let's look at a few popular options. 

Why is BabyCenter the best choice?

Baby Centre is a specialised shop that offers a huge selection of goods for children and expectant mothers, including clothes and shoes, care products, toys for kids and entertainment for all ages, baby's transport, furniture and accessories. To make it easier to navigate through this variety, the shop is divided into three themed areas: BC Play, BC Baby and BC Style. This allows visitors to quickly find everything they need, saving time.

What to choose?

Based on the comprehensive offer, you can find first gifts for newborns, Christmas tree surprises or birthday gifts for children. Or you can choose new furniture for the nursery, turning it into a playground or a stylish modern bedroom.

For teenagers, a gift card is a great option, with which they can choose their own things to make them happy. This way it's easy to stick to a budget, please the birthday boy and take the stress out of the search.

How to save money on a gift?

The retailer offers a number of ways to save money.  Its catalogue, meanwhile, offers discounts of up to 30% on various products and bonuses on online purchases, and it regularly runs themed promotions, such as special prices on Lego sets.

In the outlet department you can buy items from past collections much cheaper, and seasonal sales allow you to save up to 50% on clothes, toys and furniture.

The loyalty programme, in turn, gives members additional benefits, such as discount coupons, access to special club prices, other exclusive offers and services, such as free delivery or birthday surprises.

Pepco: good value for money and quality

At Pepco you can find a variety of children's gifts including toys, clothes and accessories. The range of toys includes car sets, radio-controlled cars, dolls, puzzles and favourite characters. The range for babies is particularly pleasing with rattles, soft toys, musical pendants and much more.

 Before Christmas and other holidays, the choice of themed goods increases, respectively, and it is much easier to choose. Combined with seasonal discounts and bundle offers, this makes it possible to delight your loved ones without spending a lot of money.

Müller: gifts for children that stimulate creativity

The shop offers a wide range of more than 20,000 products. You can find toys for creativity, science and technology, board games, puzzles, electronic toys, building, transport and railway models, as well as toys for toddlers, cubes, wooden toys, dolls, plush toys and constructors. Moving games, seasonal toys and costumes, and accessories for parties are also available.

In addition, for lovers of needlework, more often it is gifts for girls, there is a whole department of materials for knitting and sewing. And teenagers will find skincare and cosmetics very useful.

Seasonal discounts, 1+1 promotions, thematic offers and pre-holiday campaigns help to save money here. In addition to the general loyalty programme, for young parents there is a special club ‘Moj otrok’, with unique offers and discounts on children's goods and pleasant bonuses.

DM: special products for children and parents

DM shops in Slovenia offer a wide range of products for children, including cosmetics, hygiene products, food and drinks, toys mainly for babies, and accessories. 

DM shops offer not only affordable prices, but also regular 1+1 or 2+1 promotions, when the second or third item is free of charge. Discounts on perfumes and popular brands are also available, and whole gift sets can be purchased at discounted prices before the holidays.

Discounts on new products and personalised offers are also available for club members, and young parents can benefit from additional bonuses, as special discount coupon booklets such as ‘Pregnancy Benefits’ and ‘Parent Benefits’, which include various promotions on children's products, as well as useful tips and gift ideas for children, are produced for them.

NKD, Tedi, Kik and Mana: practical gifts at a low price

As NKD, Kik and Mana specialise in fashion, the main things you can find here are stylish outfits for kids, themed costumes for holidays and events and accessories. There are also home textiles and a small selection of entertainment.

Tedi has a lot of interesting things for children's rooms. These include decor, nightlights, bright textiles, and various interior items depicting favourite characters. In addition, you can buy toys and trinkets, stationery, colouring books and sets for creativity.

The main advantage of these shops are low prices, although not everywhere you can buy online, which is sometimes inconvenient. But you can always find budget solutions and make your kids happy with a surprise. Loyalty programmes help you save even more, and seasonal promotions, Black Friday and other important ones give you the opportunity to buy what you need in advance or look for updates together without limiting your kid's choice.

What do the retail chains Mercator, Spar and Tuš offer?

The largest Slovenian supermarket chains - Mercator, Spar and Tuš - offer a wide range of products for children, including food, clothing and baby care products. There is also a selection of toys, children's books, gift sets and holiday themed sets. Older children can pick up gadgets and small appliances.

Such retailers often hold weekly promotions and supplement them with special offers for special occasions. But the main convenience in the case of supermarkets is that you can buy a small surprise during everyday purchases. 

Where to track discounts and promotions?

To keep up to date with the latest news and to be able to plan important purchases in advance and choose really useful presents at a good price, you should regularly browse the newspapers and catalogues of Babycenter, Hofer, Ikea, Müller, Pepco, DM and other retail chains.  They are all gathered in one place - geobuyer.si - which also has all the necessary tools for a really successful shopping experience.