THE PICKSTEAD GUIDES

Kids & teens

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Gifts / Buying guide

Gifts for Kids and Teens: Buy the One Whose First Lost Piece Is For Sale

A kid's gift ends the day its straw is chewed, its card is lost or one puzzle piece goes under the couch. Four makers sell or send that piece, and the price of it, as a share of the gift, is the number to compare.

6 min read

Gifts / Buying guide

Gifts for Kids and Teens: Prefer the Maker Who Prints a Standard You Can Check

Four gifts, sorted by what their makers print about safety: a named standard and a warning block, an age line alone, a materials sheet, and nothing at all. The last two leave the age question to the giver.

7 min read

Gifts / Gift guide

Gifts for Kids and Teens: Read the Maker's Age Line Before the Wish List

Four gifts, one per stage from toddler to teenager, chosen by what the maker prints about age and connectors. The stage decides more than the interest does.

5 min read