5 reasons why books make the perfect Christmas gift for your little ones.
Between heaps of toys and board games, books make the smallest, most inconspicuous gifts that can take up the most room in your child’s heart!
Here are 5 reasons why books make the perfect Christmas gift for your little ones.
Open up little minds
Books stimulate children’s imaginations and expand their understanding of the world. When they read about a character who has to make a hard choice, they witness invaluable skills in action.
Gifting a book also gives you the power to choose positive messages and impart values such as empathy and knowledge about important issues.
Books can also
encourage creativity
promote deep thought
start discussions
expand vocabulary
nurture imagination
2. Gifting children books means gifting them a whole world
Books are a little world in itself between two covers. They open up a new world of imagination and ideas. Children can imagine being anything, going anywhere, or doing anything. The power of imagination makes life exciting, and is a great entertainment alternative to screens and digital media!
3. Sharing in an activity
Giving a book to a child means more than you think! Not only is it a gift in form, but it’s gifting a promise of spending time together and developing a shared interest. Parents, grandparents, older siblings, friends… Anyone who takes the time to select your gifted book and read it with the child will definitely make an impact.
4. Books last forever
Even though not literally, the stories and memories that come along with them always stay with you and last forever. Thus, by gifting a book to your little one, you etch a permanent memory or value in their mind, likely to be treasured forever!
5. There’s something for everyone
If your child is trying out a new sport, you could get them a book on perseverance. Or if they have been asking questions about climate change, a good story on the environment can reduce climate anxiety and engage them. Not much of a reader? Get them a sticker book or an activity book to get their creative juices flowing!
If these aren't good enough reasons, books as gifts are easy on the pocket, last a lifetime, and are easy to wrap too! You don’t have to worry about getting the wrong size, forgetting batteries, or hoping you got their favourite colour! :)
In the spirit of minimising environmental impact,
your best bet is to wrap them in a newspaper :)
Here is some inspiration!
https://www.ariyonainterior.com/25-newspaper-gift-wrapping-ideas/
https://ooshybooshy.com/diy-newspaper-gift-wrap/