Present Ideas for Creative Kids

Present ideas can be difficult to think of! If you buy a present for a child, it’s quite nice to get them something to encourage their creativity. So here is the Wicked Uncle Guide to presents for creative kids. We pride ourselves on finding unusual gifts that are lots of fun. Sometimes creative fun is messy, but not always.

1. Creative Artist Suitcase – 50 Pieces
2. Origami Art & Creations – 15 Models
3. Glow Art – Neon Effect Drawing Board (Pink)
4. Amazing Magic Pens – Set of 25
5. Mini Pottery Studio – 26 Piece Kit
6. Spirograph Animator – With Light Effects!
7. Butterfly Stained-Glass Mobile – Make Your Own
8. Drawing People – Made Easy!
9. Creative Heart Art Set – 68 Pieces
10. Dachshund Crochet Kit – Amigurumi

1 Creative Artist Suitcase – 50 Pieces ,  £19.99 £19.99

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Colouring pages and cool supplies

Get creative with this groovy zip-up art set, packed with exciting new mediums to explore. Add flair to the included sheet of velvet stickers with gel pens or coloured pencils. The seven acrylic markers work on paper, plastic, metal and more – or explore the watercolour pencils and refillable brush to create some cool effects.

2 Origami Art & Creations – 15 Models ,  £19.99 £19.99

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Fabulous folding

Explore the ancient art of origami with this easy-to-use kit. Simply follow the illustrated instructions to learn the steps for fifteen wonderful models, from a traditional jumping frog to a smart Emperor penguin and a peacock displaying its plumage.

3 Glow Art – Neon Effect Drawing Board (Pink) ,  £25.99 £25.99

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Create your own glowing pictures

This brilliant light up drawing board uses dozens of coloured LEDs to create a glowing effect. The pink frame with built-in stand features a see-through screen so you can easily trace your favourite pictures. Or just create your own works of art, using the bright fluorescent marker pens. Then turn the frame on and watch the lights illuminate in 36 different ways and colours, transforming your picture with a bright neon effect glow.

4 Amazing Magic Pens – Set of 25 ,  £19.99 £19.99

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Create 3D lettering, change colours & more

Create amazing patterns with this clever set with pens that can change colour, erase colours easily and even write invisible messages. Built with durable, shock-proof tips, draw in one colour and the magic activator pen will change to another colour. Create 3D letters and make magical pictures to proudly display or use the special pen to reveal your secret messages.

5 Mini Pottery Studio – 26 Piece Kit ,  £25.99 £25.99

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Make & personalize mini pottery creations

Time to get creative and throw your air dry clay on the spinning wheel to make ten amazing tiny works of art. As the wheel spins, you can personalize and mold the designs using the four special tip tools, gradually progressing from Beginner to Pottery Master!. When you’re done sculpting designs, it’s time to paint with three bright paint colors, ready to proudly display your work.

6 Spirograph Animator – With light effects! ,  £21.99 £21.99

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Classic Spirograph, with a twist

Spirograph is the easy way for aspiring young artists to create amazing designs. This brilliant light up version has five fine-line pens to easily draw spiral art designs, using the six design wheels. Then bring your creation to life with a spin of the animator and watch in fascination as every design moves in a different way with each of the rotating light effects.

7 Butterfly Stained-Glass Mobile – Make Your Own ,  £29.99 £29.99

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Paint & build a beautiful stained glass decoration

Make your stained glass creations by painting your favourite colours onto the butterfly frames. Made in France by Sentosphere, choose your colour from the ten paint pens with special stained-glass paint. The opaque colour goes on smoothly and crystalises as it dries, like coloured glass. Assemble the mobile and watch your beautiful butterflies move in the sun, creating colourful reflections.

8 Drawing People – Made Easy! ,  £19.99 £19.99

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Create fun characters with simple step-by-step instructions

This brilliant set contains a fantastic Drawing Guide to take you through the steps of drawing people. From body shapes and facial expressions to poses and positions, follow the 24-page booklet to create your own pictures packed with personality. Then practice the techniques on the handy 40-page sketch pad with three pencils and a dual-ended fineliner.

9 Creative Heart Art Set – 68 Pieces ,  £16.99 £16.99

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Fold-out set with four layers of art supplies

Ideal for budding artists, this all-in-one set contains all sorts of cool and colourful supplies. Packaged in a hexagonal box, simply fold out to reveal four jam-packed layers. Create groovy art with markers, crayons and coloured pencils, or experiment with your own set of 12 watercolour shades. Let your imagination run wild, or easily add flair to homework, journaling and more.

10 Dachshund Crochet Kit – Amigurumi ,  £21.99 £21.99

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Crochet your very own adorable Dachshund

Meet Abel, an adorable DIY dachshund made using Amigurumi – a Japanese craft technique for crocheting stuffed animals. Follow the detailed instructions to learn the stitches and create a sweet dachshund with a bandana and cute hat! Perfect for beginners, this kit features everything you need to create your tiny pup, with coloured soft yarn, a crochet hook and stuffing too.

Search some more of our creative toys here. We really do have some brilliant creative present ideas for every child. Albert Einstein said “creativity is contagious, pass it on.” You should probably take his advice, he was quite brainy.

Don’t forget, we can gift wrap your item and send it direct to the birthday boy or girl. We can even include a handwritten card. All our toys are arranged by age, gender and category, so regardless of how much you know about a child’s interests, the perfect gift is a few clicks away. We can even remind you about birthdays every year so you never have to grovel because you missed one. Just use our handy birthday reminder service within your account.

Some creative jokes:

How many visitors to an art gallery does it take to change a light bulb?
 Two. One to do it and one to say “Huh! My four-year old could’ve done that!”

Salvador Dali walks into a fish and orders a pint of stamps.
The barman says, “Why the bicycle wheel?”

I got into a fight with an artist last night…
We drew.