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Gender Bending Gifts for Kids

Gender Bending Gifts for Kids

Posted on November 17, 2015May 12, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Jeanette Nyberg of Craftwhack and I have teamed up again to bring you a holiday shopping series. Today we bring you Gender Bending gift ideas for kids because we are both a little subversive if you haven’t noticed.

November 3, 2015: Gifts That Give Back (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine)
November 10, 2015: DIY Gift Ideas (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine)
November 17, 2015: Gender Bending Gifts for Kids (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine)
November 24, 2015: Gifts to Steal from Loved Ones (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine)
December 1, 2015: Left Brain/Right Brain Gifts for Kids  (Hers, Mine) (Last year’s: Hers, Mine)

Gender bending is sometimes a form of social activism undertaken in response to assumptions, over-generalizations about genders, or transphobia. Some gender benders identify with the gender assigned them at birth, but “challenge” the norms of that genderthrough androgynous behavior and atypical gender roles. from Wikipedia

Gender Gending Gifts … let’s all be a little subversive this year and gift in ways that challenge stereotypes, like coloring books for adults! Check out Jeanette’s list here.

 

Dolls for Boys that Teach Emotional Intelligence

These dolls for boys include a child-sized matching piece of adventure gear for the child too, giving them an instant sidekick for adventures! The idea is that this connectedness deepens the imaginative play experience.

Wonder crew dolls for boys

Crewmates combine the adventure of an action figure with the emotional connection of the favorite stuffed animal.

Wonder Crew Dolls, $50

Wonder Crew Dolls

 

Yoga Joes – Green Army Men Toys, $28

Play with toy army soldiers in an entirely new way! This is a non-violent toy that comes packaged in a “mini yoga studio” clear box with a bamboo floor.

Yoga Joes

 

STEM  and STEAM (STEM with Art) Building Toys

Let’s challenge girls to become engineers and architects and boys to become fashion designers by making these building and design toys gender-neutral!

Pinblocks, $50

With one building block, you can make buildings, planes, vehicles, and more. The choice of either making a miniature plane or a whole city that would fill your room with buildings and roads is purely yours. These colors appeal to girls but boys will have fun building with them too! (They come in all kinds of colors too).

Pinblocks

Fashion Design for Girls OR Boys

Fashion Rebel Outfit Maker: Mix and MisMatch Styles by Louise Scott-Smith, $15

This is a sketchbook that already has a fashion form drawn in so that you can use the 200+ fashion templates to trace and then color in outfits. Budding fashion designers will be able to create their fashion visions.

Fashion Rebel Outfit Maker: Mix and MisMatch Styles

 

LEGOS for Girls to Build Anything They Want

This is from Lego.Gizmodo.com:

Legos for girls

The cool spacefighter above was created with bricks from LEGO Friends Butterfly Beauty Shop, Olivia’s Invention Workshop, Stephanie’s Cool Convertible, and Emma’s Fashion Design Studio.

LEGO Friends Private Jet Building Kit, $30

LEGO Friends 41100 Heartlake Private Jet Building Kit

Lego Friends Vet Kit, $18

Lego friends vet clinic kit

 

Drawing Supplies

Drawing supplies are gender-neutral toys for every age!

I DO 3D Pens, $31

These are pens that exude a kind of gel-like substance that dries into a 3D form. You can attach each design to each other to build 3D structures. It comes in different colors and there are templates and art projects on the I DO 3D TV website.

12 Brush Tip Sharpie Permanent Markers, $13

brush tip sharpies

I actually crave the Tombow Dual Brush Pen Art Markers,96 Color Set with Desk Stand but they are pricey at $134, so this is a nice, lower-priced option.

Building Tools for Girls and Boys

I really love that girls in this generation are learning how to build with power tools in middle school. It’s a great life skill.

 

Tool Belt, $15

My daughter, PickyKidPix, would love this! She’s great with power tools! This is not a toy; it’s a tool!

tool belt for kids

CP Toys Wooden Child-sized Real Tools Set, $40

real tools for kids

Project Workbench, $170

 workbench for kids

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6 thoughts on “Gender Bending Gifts for Kids”

  1. Barbara Ann Mojica says:
    November 17, 2015 at 9:39 am

    Love these toy soldiers…I just bought legos for my six year old granddaughter for Christmas. These new building sets are really creative.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      November 21, 2015 at 10:23 am

      Hi Barbara Ann,
      The Yoga Joe’s are such a funny and subversive message of non violence. I love them! And I do yoga so I love to see the poses as well!

      Reply
  2. Jeanette Nyberg says:
    November 17, 2015 at 10:56 am

    I just squealed when I saw the Yoga Joes!!! Oh, and i totally recommend the Tombows. Buy yourself a present….

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      November 21, 2015 at 10:25 am

      Aren’t they funny in a really subversive and amazing way Jeanette? The Yoga Joes are my favorite toy soldier!

      Reply
  3. maryanne @ mama smiles says:
    November 23, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Pin blocks look interesting! I think that the best toys will always appeal to both boys and girls!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      December 29, 2015 at 5:19 pm

      Hi MaryAnne,
      Good point and a good investment, especially if you have both boys and girls!

      Reply

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