Gift ideas · for a Storyteller
Gifts for kids who love pretend play
Storytellers turn everything into a story, with characters, voices and a plot. The best gifts for them are props, not scripts.
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Ages 4 to 6
- 1A dress-up binCapes, hats, scarves and old clothes of yours. Mixed, not matching. Find one
- 2Hand puppetsAdd a cardboard box and it's a puppet theater. Find one
- 3A play kitchen or play shopSomething they can run, with you as the customer. Find one
- 4A set of small animal figuresFor acting out stories on the floor. Find one
Ages 7 to 9
Ages 10 to 12
- 1A stop-motion animation kitA phone stand and some clay figures go a long way. Find one
- 2A good journal and a nice penFor the stories they don't want to show you yet. Find one
- 3A book series to get lost inSomething with a world they can keep going back to.
- 4A beginner role-playing game setStarter sets are made to teach the rules to a new group. Find one
What usually doesn't get used
Costumes of one specific character. A plain cape can be twenty different characters.
Not sure this is your kid?
This list is for a Storyteller: every toy has a name and a backstory. Most kids are a mix of two Play Types, so the quiz is the quickest way to know which lists to use.