If you're still on the lookout for the perfect gift for a Mighty Girl in your life, we've pulled together many of our favorite toys from our holiday gift series -- all of which are still available in time for Christmas! Like our annual Girl Empowerment Holiday Gift Guide, the toys featured in this post reflect the diverse range of girls' interests, including science toys, arts & crafts, building toys, dolls, active play toys, and games. We've also included recommendations for both children and teens and organized the selection from youngest to oldest to make it simple to find toys at just the right age. Regardless of what ends up under your tree this year, A Mighty Girl wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Please note that all the toys featured in this post were verified to be available for delivery via Amazon Prime in time for Christmas as of 12/21. Prime shipping allows for 2-day shipping the US and Canada and 1-day shipping in the UK. Relevant links for ordering via Amazon Prime are included below each toy description. Toy availability does change continually so we recommend verifying delivery dates before ordering.
For more girl-empowering toys of all varieties, check out our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide and our 2015 Gift Guide Blog Series.
Baby M.D. Layette Set
Baby M.D. Layette Set
Dream big for your baby with this adorable layette set from Baby Aspen! This 100% cotton layette set includes a soft green sleeper with a printed stethoscope and embroidered pen in the pocket, as well as a "surgical" cap and "hospital" booties. It all comes packed in a perfect gift box, so it's the perfect first gift for the baby you know is going places!
Green Toys Shape Sorter
Green Toys Shape Sorter
Put an eco-friendly spin on the classic shape sorter toy with this version from Green Toys! The eight colorful and lightweight shapes are easy to handle, with no rough or sharp edges, and the box has a unique design that allows it to be used closed or opened flat on the floor. Parents will love that it's made of 100% post-consumer recycled plastic -- and it's even dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
Green Toys Recycling Truck
Green Toys Recycling Truck
Sort bottles, cans, and paper or just have a blast. Your little one will learn recycling basics while playing with this super cool recycling truck that has a movable recycling bed and open/shut rear door. The awesome design has no metal axles. And follow up on the environmental message: all Green Toys products are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties, and are 100% recyclable.
Mega Bloks First Builders Bag
Mega Bloks First Builders Bag
80 oversized interlocking blocks provide the perfect introduction to the fun of brick building! Bright primary colors make these blocks appealing, and they easily slip together and apart so that toddlers don't get frustrated as they build. Plus, for fill-and-spill fun, the set comes in a sturdy reusable BPA- and PVC-free plastic bag.
Periodic Table Building Blocks
Periodic Table Building Blocks
Most wooden blocks feature the A, B, Cs — but why not Au, Be, and Cu? This beautiful set of solid-wood blocks from Uncle Goose features all the elements of the periodic table, complete with symbol, name, and atomic number These ethically-made and eco-friendly blocks would be a hit with an adult chemistry fan, too!
Green Toys Tea Set
Green Toys Tea Set
Invite friends to a make-believe tea party and brew up an imaginary pot of tea with Green Toy's tea set. This 17 piece set includes tea pot with lid, sugar and cream bowls, 4 cups and saucers and 4 teaspoons. Mom and Dad will love that all Green Toys products are made in the USA with 100% post-consumer recycled plastic. It's tea time!
Primary Science Set
Primary Science Set
Get the youngest scientists hands on with this set of real science tools perfectly sized for little hands! The set includes lab staples like a beaker, a flask, a large test tube with a stand, and a magnifying glass. It even comes with a set of goggles so you can teach lab safety from the beginning! Ten double-sided activity cards complete the set, ensuring that you can spark an interest in science from a young age.
Moonjar Classic Moneybox: Save, Spend, Share
Moonjar Classic Moneybox: Save, Spend, Share
Even little kids can learn basic money skills with the Moonjar Moneybox! Moonjar moneyboxes are divided into three separate compartments: Spend, Save, and Share. This division is a great way to teach children about the benefits of saving money for a special purpose versus spending it immediately. It also provides an easy way to make charitable giving a part of your child's life.
Standard Unit Blocks
Standard Unit Blocks
Simple shapes provide plenty of fodder for the information with classic standard unit blocks! This set of 60 hardwood blocks includes planes, columns, arches, and more, all of which fit into the included crate. Because blocks are all based on multiples or fractions of the standard unit, kids start to learn concepts about parts and wholes as they build their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination — but all they know is that these blocks make it really fun to build a tower, city, bridge, and more!
Take Apart Airplane
Take Apart Airplane
Budding mechanics might prefer to build a plane! Battat’s Take Apart Airplane comes with 21 vehicle parts and a power “screwdriver” with three different bits. Kids will love getting to build a real toy and pulling it apart so they can do it all over again! As they learn the process, they’ll also develop their ability to plan out an efficient building process — just like a real mechanic does. Kids who like this set can also get Battat's Take Apart Crane.
DC Superhero Trio: Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman Costume Set
DC Superhero Trio: Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman Costume Set
What hero is coming to the rescue today? You decide! With so many options, and so many of your own super strengths, it may be hard to make a choice. The options are yours when you have the DC Superhero Trio Batgirl, Supergirl, Wonder Woman Costume Set. No matter which she chooses, she'll save the day!
The Original Flying Turtle Scooter
The Original Flying Turtle Scooter
The fast, fun, kid-powered scooter! The Flying Turtle is perfect for indoor or outdoor play. Kids move the scooter by swinging the handlebars side to side. Since kids are low to the ground on this scooter, you don't have to worry if they take a tumble! It's sure to provide hours of active play.
Kidizoom Camera
Kidizoom Camera
Budding photographers will love this sturdy 1.3 megapixel camera that takes both stills and video! The camera includes a 4X zoom and wacky photo effects, and you can also connect it to a computer to download their shots. Store over 800 pictures on the camera itself, or expand the storage capacity with a standard microSD card. It's a fun way to get your child into the art of photography.
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box
Is there anything more inspiring that a big batch of LEGO bricks in a variety of bright colors and unique shapes? This set provides 484 pieces, including bricks in 35 different colors, eyes, wheels, and windows, to encourage open-ended creative play. Most of the pieces are small, making them suitable for small models or for making LEGO mosaic patterns. For even more building opportunities, check out the Large Creative Brick Box which includes 790 pieces.
My First Mind Blowing Science Kit
My First Mind Blowing Science Kit
Show off some flashy science with this fun and accessible kit! With this set, both adults and kids can learn about solutions, acids and bases, and more — and how you can use them to create truly impressive results. From a color-changing volcano to growing jiggly crystals, these experiments will truly blow your mind. The detailed instructions ensure that you don't need an extensive background in science to make the experiment work or to understand why they do.
Balance Boat: Endangered Animals
Balance Boat: Endangered Animals
This is a pretend play set and a challenging game all in one! To play the game, kids will need to stack the brightly colored endangered animal figures on top of the rocking boat. Get it right or the whole thing sinks! The figures, made from eco-friendly rubberwood and finished with non-toxic stains, also make fun figures for pretend play adventures.
Quadrilla Cyclone Marble Railway
Quadrilla Cyclone Marble Railway
Quadrilla marble run sets are among the best available, and this is the biggest set yet! The Cyclone includes 98 building pieces, including two spiraling funnels and ten accelerators, plus plenty of marbles to run down your enormous track. You can use this set alone or combine it with more Quadrilla sets for even more gigantic marble races. Since it's made of Forest Stewardship Council certified wood, you'll also know that it was sustainably built — and that it's tough enough to be in the family for generations.
Geography Puzzle: Six-In-One Box Set
Geography Puzzle: Six-In-One Box Set
From GeoToys, a leading manufacturer of games and puzzles that make geography fun, comes this set of six GeoPuzzles! In GeoPuzzles, the pieces are cut along national boundaries, instead of using an interlocking cut, encouraging kids to learn the names and placements of countries from around the world. This box set includes GeoPuzzles for the World, USA and Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. You can also get the World GeoPuzzle separately.
Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game
Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game
Learn about edible and medicinal plants in this unique cooperative board game! Players have to connect the icon on the challenge cards with icons on the plant card to move forward on the board — edible plants for hunger, medicinal plants for ailments like sore muscles and fever. Make your way up the mountain to the huckleberry patch and back to Grandma's before time runs out! This beautifully illustrated and educational game, with its "chutes and ladders" play style, is a fun way for kids to learn about the plants around us.
Slackline
Slackline
Turn any environment into a playground with this kit designed specifically for beginners of any age. Easy set-up and custom-designed material with rubber coating for easy learning. Help line with arm position trainer included to place above slackline and aid in learning the proper form.
POP! Vinyl Rey (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
POP! Vinyl Rey (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Just in time for the release of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, Rey appears as a POP! Vinyl. This resilient survivor has been hardened by a lifetime of struggles on the desert world of Jakku, but her life is about to change forever... This 3 3/4" figure stands on a Star Wars pedestal, perfect for an addition to your Star Wars collection. Fans of Rey can find her in LEGO form in the Rey's Speeder set for ages 7 - 12.
Wee Enchanted Fairy Garden
Wee Enchanted Fairy Garden
Combine science and art with this charming little garden kit from Faber and Castell. After you paint your planter, fill it with soil, and add decorations like a fairy house and little gems, plant the mixture of wheatgrass seeds and beans and watch your garden grow! Kids will be fascinated as they guess which plants will grow first and observe the differences between the two kinds of plants. Plus, they'll be proud to say the little garden on the windowsill is theirs — no fairy magic required!
My First Sewing Kit
My First Sewing Kit
In addition to being a useful skill, sewing is a craft with tremendous potential! This kit from Alex Toys will get kids started right away with pre-cut pattern pieces for plenty of fun projects. Kids will work with embroidery floss, learn to attach notions like buttons and rick-rack, as well as learning sewing basics like pinning and using a thimble. It's a great way to get an eager little crafter started.
Rosie the Riveter Action Figure
Rosie the Riveter Action Figure
The icon of feminist empowerment gets a suitably impressive action figure! This 5 1/4" articulated figure is modeled after the Rosie of the inspirational World War II poster and comes in an illustrated window box. Fans of Rosie can find more products featuring her in our Rosie the Riveter Collection.
Professional Rock Tumbler
Professional Rock Tumbler
Make the gems and minerals you find even more beautiful with this excellent rock tumbler from National Geographic! Suitable for both beginners and advanced hobbyists, this tumbler has an automatic timer so you don't over-tumble your stones, a speed control for either faster times or better polishing results, and a tough motor that will last through years of work. A pound of assorted gemstones are included to get you started, but it won't be long before you're polishing your own finds.
Gravity Maze
Gravity Maze
Put your logic and spatial skills to the test as you try to get the marble from the top of a tower to the target! The colorful, translucent towers in this game can be arranged in a wide variety of ways, but only one will get the ball where it belongs. 60 challenges slowly increase in difficulty to give you hours of puzzling fun as you run the maze in your mind.
Snap Circuits: Alternative Energy
Snap Circuits: Alternative Energy
One of the great challenges of this century will be developing alternative energy sources, and this kit teaches kids about some of the most common ones! Using the guide for this kit, kids will learn about solar power, hydroelectric power, windmills, geothermal energy, and more. Then, they'll learn how batteries can store that power to be used in the future. Use this kit alone, or combine it with other Snap Circuits kits to power your own projects!
Colorku
Colorku
The popular logic game Sudoku gets a colorful version with this wood board game! Instead of using numbers to fill the grid, you'll use brightly colored wooden balls in 9 different colors. 104 puzzles in 5 levels of difficulty will work your reasoning skills. Then, when you're done playing, everything stores in the wooden storage tray. This game not only provides hours of fun, but it's also a beautiful piece for display.
Duo Scope Microscope
Duo Scope Microscope
This flexible microscope offers easy use for a variety of different samples! It has 40X, 100X, and 400X magnification options, and the dual lights allow you to observe both prepared slides and solid objects with ease. The set includes over 50 accessories, including materials to make your own slides, and a detailed instruction manual.
Geometric Origami
Geometric Origami
Art and math combine in innovative ways with this set! Instead of folding paper to create animals, flowers, and so on, kids will learn folds that allow them to create remarkably complex geometric shapes. A paper crane may be impressive — but so is a compass rose or a lightning bolt octahedron. The set comes with both a manual and a DVD, so kids can see the folds happen in real time. 120 pieces of origami paper are included, but plan on getting more for your eager folder.
Rosie the Riveter Crew Socks
Rosie the Riveter Crew Socks
She'll know that "She Can Do It!" when wearing these socks featuring the iconic Rosie the Riveter. These 70% cotton, 27% nylon, 3% lycra socks are one size fits most women's shoe sizes. The same print is also available on a dark background on these Rosie crew socks, also for age 13 and up.
Wonder Woman Caped Knee Socks
Wonder Woman Caped Knee Socks
Knee socks can be fun for teens and adults, too — especially when they feature powerful superheroes and have their very own capes! These caped knee socks are a fun way for your fan to show off her favorite comic book character. One size fits most. You can also get a set of caped Batgirl knee socks and caped Supergirl knee socks, also for age 13 and up.
