White Elephant Gift Ideas for Kids

White elephant gifts are so much fun, especially for kids.  I remember exchanging white elephant gifts when I was in grade school and it was always so much fun.  Our teacher would give us a limit and then our parents would pick out gifts, wrap them, and we would take them back to school to participate in the white elephant event.  But, what makes good white elephant gift ideas for kids?  When I was in school we always gave gifts that revolved around popular themes.  For example, one of the white elephant gifts I got was a Little Mermaid bath set.  I tried to stick with popular themes for the following white elephant gift ideas for kids.  These ideas are for gifts that any kids would love, whether they are a boy or a girl.

1.    Spongebob Monopoly:  All kids would love this white elephant gift idea.  Spongebob is one of the most popular kid themes around.  Kids love the show and this version of Monopoly revolves around the show.  The game pieces are of the main characters.  Instead of owning hotels, you own Krusty Krab restaurants.  It’s such a great edition to the Monopoly family, and it’s a gift idea that is perfect for boys or girls.

2.    Harry Potter Books:  A white elephant gift idea that gets kids to read is a wonderful idea.  Kids aren’t too keen to start reading, especially when they have video games to play, but most kids love Harry Potter.  This white elephant gift idea will get girls and boys to start reading.  I suggest giving this gifts to kids seven years of age and older.

3.    Cars DVD:  Just like when I was little, Disney is a very popular theme and Cars would make the perfect white elephant gift idea for kids.  This has been a very popular movie.  You may be thinking that this gift would only work for boys, but you’d be wrong.  This movie is great for girls and boys.  One of the main characters is a girl and little girls will love her.