This Year's Best Ideas for Christmas Gifts for Children

Looking for some ideas for great but cheap Christmas gifts for Children? Read on to find out more about this year's top Christmas gifts for children that won't run you over $30.

An Ant Farm

This cheap Christmas gift is an oldie but a goodie, and the guys at the Discovery Channel Store have updated this classic gift. Instead of plain old sand, the ants burrow through a special, transparent blue gel that they live in and eat! This makes a great Christmas gift for kids interested in science and nature. And it's pretty cheap at $15. Check out http://shopping.discovery.com for more information on the Discovery Ant Gel Habitat.

Crayon Tool Belt

Childhood is the time when artistic skills begin to develop. Maybe one of the children in your family is a budding artist! Encourage them to explore their artistic side with the gift of a Doodlebugz Crayola Crayon Tool belt this Christmas. The belt comes with a pad of paper and 10 washable Crayola crayons that each have their own little pouch. The belt starts at $17, and for a few dollars extra you can have this cheap and awesome gift personalized. Check out www.blueberrybabies.com for more product and ordering information.

Bubbles!

If its not broke, don't fix it. Bubbles made a great gift when I was a kid, and they still put smiles on little faces at Christmas. Barnes & Noble offers a pretty nifty (and cheap at $20) bubble science kit. Bubbleology has more than thirty bubble wands, and a book of cool science experiments to keep the little ones busy for hours. Check out www.barnesandnoble.com for more information on Bubbleology: A Hands-On Science Kit.

Connectagons

Nothing makes a better cheap Christmas gift than imagination. These building circles encourage children to build and imagine without the limitations of blocks. Connectagons come with 240 pieces that can be configured in any way. They come in 5 vibrant colors, and countless patterns. Check out www.magiccabin.com for more information on this $25 gift.

A Make Your Own Gum and Candy Set

This just sounds like something that would put a big smile on a child's face at Christmas. The Discovery Channel Store's Discovery Bubble Gum Factory makes a great cheap gift. The kit gives you all the ingredients you need to make all kinds of candy and bubble gum: hot, sour, fruit, spice, color-change, and even gooey center! Kids can mix and match any flavors that they want! Those are a lot of options for only $15. Check out http://shopping.discovery.com for more information.