The Best Gifts for Big Kids 2019

This five-Piece Drum Set is one of those gifts that means you’re ready to let your little rockstar keep the neighbors up or you have a soundproof apartment. Designed by Schoenhut, a company that prides itself on making safe, high-quality, and reliable musical instruments. For ages 6-12, maisonette.com

Price: $171-$219

This Hot Wheels Colossal Crash is new for 2019 and is the most massive motorized track set Hot Wheels has ever designed. Cars race at high speed on the double figure-8 track that is over five feet wide with multiple crash zones that will keep the kids engaged. Parents will love that the set folds up quickly and can be stored, so no pesky cars to trip on in the middle of the night. Ages 5-10, hotwheels.mattel.com

Price: $99.99

This cool Blockitecture® set of an architectural building will help your child tap into their inner Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Think Jenga but a bit sleeker, and the result is a tall modern tower, or it can be combined with other Blockitecture® sets and built over and over again with this 52 piece set. For ages 6 months and up, roseandrex.com

Price: $45

A great scooter for your big kid who has mastered their little kid scooter but still needs a bit of support with a three-wheel scooter. This easy-to-assemble scooter supports your child as they scoot and curve along the park, much like a skateboard. Built to hold up to 150 pounds, the frame is solid and perfect for on-the-go city kids who skate on all sorts of terrain. Ages 5 and up, microkickboard.com

Price: $139.99

This is a great STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) toy that helps build a foundation of skills all kids can benefit from by creating a robotic pet hedgehog!  There are 172 building pieces in this kit (so not for toddlers), and once assembled, your child or children will have designed a real robot. Clap multiple times, and the hedgehog will count the claps and tumble when instructed by clapping. The hedgehog’s eyes also light up with LEDs. For ages 7+ with help from an adult; ages 10+ for independent play, thamesandkosmos.com

Price: $39.95

A fun STEM gift that inspires kids to learn to code even without a computer. While working on binary necklaces, ancient encryption devices, sorting races, mystery mazes, pixelated pictures, and other cool games, kids learn about detail and challenges that give the blueprint on designing their own homemade science lab! For ages 6 and up, playzusa.com

Price: $34.95

A perfect gift for the Harry Potter fan — this wand is next level as kids can learn to master and cast 11 different spells with this interactive wand that includes a spell training guide. The wand recognizes movement, which will help your child to know when to cast a spell, it also provides feedback if the cast was done correctly. Choose from a Harry Potter Wand, Albus Dumbledore wand (The Elder Wand), and Lord Voldemort wand. For ages 8 to 11 years, walmart.com

Price: $14.99

For your little DIY’er or Picasso, this Kids Made Modern New Arts and Crafts Library Set has over 1,000 pieces for your child to create their works of art. In the kit, you’ll find materials to make jewelry, luggage tags, as well as fun imaginative crafting. For ages 8 and up, kidmademodern.com

Price: $24.99