Christmas really is just around the corner, and giving gifts is truly one of my favourite parts of Christmas. Watching children’s faces light up is so special, and MiniZoo is here to help if you’re feeling stuck for gift ideas. We have a number of options for any animal loving little one.

Reading 

Use MiniZoo animals to create an interactive reading activity. You may have seen some suggestions for bookish play in recent blogs, but in case you haven’t, animal figures are great in enhancing your little ones’ reading experience by acting out the story with a matching figure. Perhaps you’re gifting a book for Christmas, have a flick through it and see if there are any animals you can match to MiniZoo figures as these would make a great combination gift. Folkmanis puppets are also great for interactive and fun reading.

Crafting 

You may not be aware that MiniZoo has a number of options for craft activities for animal lovers that can keep little hands and minds occupied for a long time. Check out Breyer’s horse painting kits and our new Let Them Play stampers which can be used to stamp ink, paint or even dough (edible or otherwise). Gifting a craft activity means they can exercise their imagination and express themselves through colour and art, and you end up with a beautiful painted sculpture to play with or display, or an artwork to hang up on your fridge.

Building

MiniZoo also has options for kinaesthetic (or tactile) learners and some of our products promote practicing motor skills and hand-eye coordination, as well as spatial reasoning, cognitive flexibility, and engineering skills. Playmobil offers a range of construction play projects for your little one. Schleich and Breyer also stock large box sets which require building scenes like barns, stables, treehouses and plenty more. Check out this video of the Schleich Caravan for Secret Club Meetings being built. 

Imagining 

Our new products from Let Them Play and Papoose are great scene builders to enhancing any imaginative play set up. You can make all kinds of different environments to match your MiniZoo figures. These can also make a great combination gift if you’re buying MiniZoo animals which might be from a shared habitat. E.g. Perhaps your little one loves marine animals, pair your favourite sea animals with the Let Them Play Storyscene Ocean Background, Storyscene Shell, and Storyscene Coral. Checkout our other Storyscenes. 

Stocking Stuffers 

MiniZoo figures and animals of any kind are great for filling stockings. Our range includes hundreds of options for various ages and interests. We have a beautiful range of wooden animals which are great for smaller hands from Holztiger and Tenderleaf Toys. If you have a dinosaur fan in your household, we have a number of brands which stock realistic prehistoric creatures. Check them out here. If you’re after horses, check out our huge range. We also have a large collection of various tubes which include several themed figures in each pack which cater for other interests like Fairies, Mythical Realms, Bugs and Insects, Vehicles and heaps more.

I hope this gives you some ideas for gifts this Christmas. Remember to get your orders in by the 12th December for standard shipping and the 19th of December for express if you’re in Australia. 

We offer worldwide shipping and free shipping for qualified orders in Australia, so you can get all your Christmas gifts sorted and save on shipping costs.

We wish you all the happiest of Christmases from the team here at MiniZoo! Enjoy some time with family and friends and stay safe over the holidays.

Jenna @ MiniZoo