So your little boy or girl is growing up and he is starting to pay more attention to what you are offering him.
This is part of his development.
You want to see big smile on his face when you give him his present on the 25th of December.
What will his Christmas gift be? Get this right and he light up like a Christmas Tree.
And there will be photo proof of that for the rest of his life.
"Hey dad, look, I was 5 years old and you gave me my first basketball.
Thanks for that great Christmas gift.
Look how I am smiling in that picture.
I remember watching a cartoon with a kangaroo playing basketball and I wanted to do just like him.
It's due to you that I am so fit and healthy today.
You sparked my passion for sports.
" Now what can a child want for Christmas? Here are some things that you can do to know that: 1.
Listen to your kid I know that children repeatedly change their mind and that every other day, they seem to like something new.
When a child is really interested in something, he will repeatedly talk about it for a long time and sometimes he will talk about it again after a few weeks.
Now you know that your child is interested in that stuff.
For example, if he repeatedly talks about how he wants to become a policeman like Uncle Joe, you know that he will be ecstatic if you buy him a kid policeman uniform.
2.
Ask him what he wants Usually, this is the best option if you usually work a lot to take care of your family and you do not have that much time to spend with your child.
Then, it is important to make the best of the time that you have together.
Ask him about what he has done, about what he likes, and about his friends.
Kids are intelligent.
They just reason in a different way.
After a while, you will learn what he truly likes and you can base your Christmas gift decisions on that.
3.
Observe what your child likes Pay attention to what he is doing.
If he every time, you go to the store, you see him jumping up and down in front of a teddy bear, you know what you can surprise him with for Christmas.
If on the other hand, you hear him constantly shouting "Vroom Vroom" while he is running around, you know that he is probably asking Santa Claus a car.
What if he wants to be just like Mommy or Daddy? Then you have to find a gift that fits this criterion e.
g.
a Kids computer if you are computer programmer.
4.
Notice what toys his friends have There is a big chance that your child would like to have what his closest friends have.
So it pays if you notice what toys they have that have already captured your kid's imagination.
This is a good indicator of what would make him happy for Christmas.
5.
Enquire about what gifts his friends will get for Christmas It is always a good idea to know what your kid's friends will get as a Christmas Gift.
That way, you can get him something in the same line, that they can play with together.
You can bet that once he sees his friend's gift, he will want the same.
So it is better that you give him something that is quite similar.
In the end, you make 2 kids happy, not just one, since both will be happy with what they get.
To know that, you can ask the child directly, or you can ask the child's parents what gift they intend to give him for Christmas.
Knowing what he wants is the first step to giving him a great Christmas gift.
Making sure that you get this right will make him very happy and will be fulfilling for you as a parent.