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Diva & Urban, The Straits Times
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Gift ideas for KIDS

Inspired by the Russian babushka doll concept, these three pretty cases of decreasing size make great lunch boxes or trinket holders.

Russian doll case, $27.90 for a set, from Accessorize, B2-32 Ion Orchard

This silver piggy bank could well make a family heirloom in years to come.

Fire truck bank, $2,650, from Tiffany & Co, 01-05 Takashimaya Shopping Centre

Chewable multi-vitamins in fruity flavours and cute animal shapes are a clever way to make sure junior meets his daily health needs.

Nature’s Plus Animal Parade Gummies, $42.20 for 50 pieces, from Vita Kids, 05-31 Paragon

Infused with essential oils like rosemary, rosewood and mandarin to improve concentration or relieve anxiety, Mohdoh is playing dough and aromatherapy tool rolled into one.

Mohdoh, $19 each, from Level 6 Robinsons The Centrepoint

These festive butter cookies from local online bake store Frostie The Cookie will go down well as a treat with kids – and their parents.

Christmas cookies, $32 for a set of seven cookies and assorted chocolates and candies, from www.frostiethecookie.com

Bond with the family over the metropolitan edition of this long-time favourite board game. It comes in a limited-edition tin case with 80 pieces of three-dimensional buildings.

Hasbro Monopoly City in tin case, $69.95, from Toys ‘R’ Us, 06-17 Paragon

This remote-controlled toy school bus offers kids aged four and above hours of fun even as it trains their hand-eye coordination.

R/C Vehicle, $16.95, from Toys ‘R’ Us, 06-17 Paragon

This set of wooden stamps and ink pads makes learning the alphabet fun for tots and also keeps older kids busy.

Wooden alphabet stamps, $44.90, from Kikki. K, B2-44 Ion Orchard

This floral print cotton frock with a tulle petticoat and satin rosette is pretty without being saccharine sweet.

Floral dress, $79, from Marks & Spencer, B2-02 Wheelock Place

These watches come with colour-coded dials that make learning to tell the time easier. They are waterand shockresistant too.

Flik-Flak watches, $73 each, from Swatch, B2-37 Ion Orchard.

Kids can have some fun in the kitchen with these ready-made gingerbread cookies. The DIY decorative kit comes with colourful frosting squeezers.

Gingerbread Man, $30 for four pieces, from Goodwood Park Hotel.

Little girls will be dazzled by these motif-inspired charms in the form of a butterfly and dove. The lovely gift-box pendant (right) simply embodies Christmas.

Keepsakes charms, $39 each; pendant, $189. All from RISIS gift gallery, #01-084 Suntec City Mall or #01-04 The Centrepoint.

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