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Are they somewhere you could get them an experience, like a museum or zoo pass? What about a subscription box like KiwiCo?

My 5 year old just loves arts & crafts so honestly I would always love getting those gifts as I always need to replenish!

I think art sets are a great idea. DD got this one recently for her 5th birthday and has been loving it!

https://www.amazon.com/Foil-Art-Sticker-Activity-Set/dp/B01N0NY3VF/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=foil+art+kids&qid=1578501306&sr=8-10

Some other ideas that were hits in our house but not toys - magazine subscriptions, a new apron, birdhouse painting kit, and books.

My daughter just turned five and arts and crafts supplies were some of her favorite gifts. She also got subscriptions to Highlights and National Geographic Kids magazines that she’s really enjoying - her grandparents gave her a highlights seek and find book with a note tucked in that a monthly subscription would be coming, and one of her uncles did something similar with the National Geographic magazine (some big animal sticker packs with a card about the subscription).

Fleece bathrobes from Lands end or LLBean or aprons from Etsy with their names embroidered on them.

Crafts galore in a plastic bin or a 3 tiered cart: Glitter glue, stencils, pom poms, glue, markers, wander the craft aisles of the dollar store. Michaels, Hobby Lobby.

A fort kit: King size flat sheet, clamps to vlamp it to furniture, caution or danger tape, flashlights/lanterns/headlamps/glow sticks, books about camping, s'more ingredients, a length of neon rope to serve as the main beam in the tent fort.

The crafts and fort are easy to tailor to your price point.

My oldest loved a terrarium making kit she got last year (7th bday but I think younger kids would enjoy also). Probably from michaels. Fun to watch it grow. Michaels (or similar) also has tons of art supplies and kits, she liked a canvas she got where the outline of the picture was already on there and she painted between the lines. Any jewelry making kit or clay kit. Card games like old maid with a card holder (makes it easy for them to keep their hand of cards in place) - my oldest used to love that. We love sleeping queens too but my almost 5yo can’t play his own hand yet. Great for 6+ I think.

Another that crossed my mind, a bit of diy for you but my oldest just made borax crystals and loved it. We first tried a kit from five below and it didn’t work so that’s why I suggest diy. You could make a nice sheet of directions, include a big jar of borax, an empty jar to grow them in, white pipe cleaners, some fun string and the little Wilton gel colors below.

Tutorial we used (they also paint the edges and glue on a box but we didn’t do that) https://blog.etsy.com/en/how-tuesday-crystal-topped-jewelry-box/

Mini bottles of gel color: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KO6NAM4/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_hJHfEb5GPDRBD

Could you take the them out for ice cream or to the movies?

Personalized (high quality) water bottle filled with little trinket things like hair accessories, chapstick, jewelery; a “nice for a five year old” piece of costume jewelry she’ll think is grown up, or a personalized sleeping bag/towel/tote if she does a sport/activity like soccer or dance from LL Bean/Lands End.