I know it’s just the beginning of September, but Christmas is just around the corner. It will sneak up on us quick. That’s why I start thinking about it early. When making decisions regarding what gifts to get my son for Christmas, I generally go for a few thinks I know he wants, as well as a few educational christmas gifts. One place I find myself looking for gift ideas at more and more is The Steve Spangler website. They have some really cool science related products and awesome “toys” for your youngster or budding little scientist. My son expressed a love for math and science at a very young age and for the past 3 years has said he wants to be a scientist when he grows up. That’s why I tend to lean more towards science related things when I’m looking for educational gifts. Alot of kids think educational toys are probably not something they’d want, but if you check out some of the cool products they have out now, you’d be surprised at how much fun your child could have while actually learning something. I suggest for kids around my son’s age (he’s almost 9) try some test tube experiments, or a microscope and some interesting slides with various things on them. Kids love that stuff, really. You can find some of the test tube kits on Amazon.com, or SteveSpanglerScience.Com. On Amazon they have this set called Lab in a Bag which I bought my son last year for Christmas and he absolutely LOVED it. I also bought him a science experiment book, so there’s another idea. Not only does he get the opportunity to learn about science, but we get to do the experiments together thus spending some quality time one on one with each other. As any parent knows, children love it when their parents give them one on one time, especially when they get to do something fun. Toys R Us also has tons of educational toys for kids. Look for brands like LeapFrog, Leapster, and Learning Resources for educational gift ideas. I’m telling you, you can’t go wrong with these kinds of toys.