Slate – Carrie Bauer
” As a teacher who’s worked with kids from toddlers to teens, I’ve developed a good sense for things that are meaningful and helpful to kids’ development. However, I also have a 4-year-old, and I am well acquainted with the utter garbage her heart most keenly desires. In this gift guide, I’ve made suggestions that I hope will be genuinely appealing to children of all ages in your life, but will also support their growth. Think of these gifts as trying to strike a happy medium somewhere between “Look, Santa brought you a set of flashcards” and “Here—it’s a googly-eyed mythical creature that shits pastel glitter!” ” (more)