The Best Imaginative Gifts For Creative Kids

Marbling kit from Amazon and pasta playdough set from KiwiCo.

Clean, quiet and creative? Picasso Tiles may be the best toy of all time. These magnetic, stackable shapes will keep little hands busy for hours building castles, buildings, shapes and more. 

You can buy the magnet building tiles from Amazon for around $48.

Roll, stamp, cut and mash with this pasta play set. It comes with three shape cutters, a cutting wheel, two colors of playdough and three shape pattern cards.

You can buy the pasta play set at KiwiCo for around $50.

Bring the taco truck to your living room with this felt food set. Create different meals and enjoy the soft fabric and bright colors. 

You can buy the taco play food set from Etsy starting at $23.

Get your little one into drawing without using paper or markers. This light-up drawing board shines in 12 different colors and plays six songs.

You can buy the Crayola drawing board from Target around $29.

For STEM projects, art projects and learning about mixing colors, these jumbo eyedroppers are a must. Your kiddo will love pulling up different liquids and mixing them all together.

You can buy the jumbo eyedroppers from Amazon around $17.

It's a cape, it's a fort, it's lava on the floor — it's a machine-washable piece of colorful fabric that will keep your kiddo occupied for hours. This set comes with six play scarves and a storage bag. 

You can buy the play scarves from Amazon around $26.

This one toes the line between no mess and little mess because while you do "paint," you're painting with water. It's a reusable board that dries quickly, letting artists of all ages express themselves with ease.

You can buy the Buddha Board water painting set from Amazon around $38.

Give your little one their own kid's-size tree that they get to make and decorate! With pipe cleaners, beads, bells and glitter, the little tree will make a big impression.

You can buy the little tree set from KiwiCo for around $14.

Create endless shapes with this set of 12 rainbow wooden stacking blocks. The rounded shapes let your little one think outside of the box and the fun colors will keep playtime engaging.

You can buy the wooden stacking blocks from Amazon for around $42.

Make your own version of Ugo Rondinone’s Las Vagas-based Seven Magic Mountains, with this wooden stacking rock kit. An elevated take on classic blocks, these wooden rocks come in different sizes and weights, with smooth sides that you can learn how to balance. 

You can buy the wooden stacking rock kit from Amazon for 50% off at around $18.

Play with chalk, crayons, dry-erase or real markers with this versatile kid's easel. It comes with storage space, including two fabric bins for easy cleanup.

You can buy the art easel from Amazon for around $150.

Learn about colors and volume with this interactive sand art layering set. Your kiddo will love mixing and matching different sands and creating a vibrant keepsake they'll have for years to come. 

You can buy the sand art set from Amazon for around $25.

Beading also toes the line between messy and not messy, but it keeps little hands engaged and produces the cutest jewelry you could imagine. 

You can buy the bracelet making kit from Amazon for around $17.

These art sets only show color on special Crayola Color Wonder paper. The set includes an ink stamp pad, five stamps, a stamp holder, a 24-page blank Color Wonder book, three sticker sheets and five Color Wonder markers.

You can buy the Crayola Color Wonder set from Amazon for around $20.

Write secret codes, erase your markers, change colors and make 3D-looking patterns with this set of magic pens. 

You can buy the 30-pen set from Amazon for around $28.

Get your little one into video editing and directing with this kid's digital camera. It comes with a green screen, over 20 animated backgrounds, and on-screen editing and creativity tools to make super exciting home videos.

You can buy the creator cam and green screen from Target for around $41.

Bring your kid's art to light with this custom neon sign kit using EL wire. It comes with five existing templates or you can create your own. 

You can buy the wire art kit from KiwiCo for around $35.

Teach your little one to trace and color and digitalize your art with this smart projector sketcher tool that works with tablets and smartphones.

You can buy the project sketcher tool from Target for around $65.

If your little one likes to read and concentrate on multi-step projects, they'll love creating this miniature bookshop model full of intricate details.

You can buy the library model kit from Fat Brain Toys for around $30.

With a hand-push spin button, this spiral art set doesn't need batteries to run for hours. Create colorful, vibrant pieces and see how shapes interact.

You can buy the Crayola art station from Amazon at 40% off for around $16.

Get groovy with this kid's marbling craft kit. Learn about mixing colors and making shapes and marble Easter eggs, vases, textiles, paper, wood and more. 

You can buy the marbling paint craft kit from Amazon for around $18.