The Gift That Gives All Year
Book or Craft of The Month.

Yes a book of the month or craft of the month gift ideas is a great gift. Kids will mark down on the calendar when teach gift will arrive. These are great gifts for creative kids and bookworms. Just make sure you choose age appropriate books and crafts. And you could even pick out your own crafts or books from the store and mail them yourself if it's for a child who lives overseas or out of state. Simply send a postcard that says they're enrolled in "Granny's Once A Month Book Club For (child's name)" to get it started.

Simple Yet Fun
The Mini Crane Game and More.

Being more specific with the gift choice here, a cool gift idea is a Mini Crane Game. Kids love candy but with this game they have to earn it.

Also great game ideas are traditional board games. In the age of video games and computers some kids never experience the fun a Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Uno or Clue game brings and they are really fun to play. With a traditional board game you can never go wrong especially if you sit down with them and play too.

FISH
Yes I Said The 4-Letter Word!

A fish or multiple fish is a great first pet idea and gift idea. For one they're cheap and easily replaced and two, most kids love them.

A simple bowl, food, net and a couple fish is a wonderful gift kids will adore. It teaches them responsibility with the feeding and cleaning also.