When a child is feeling unwell, is seriously ill, or in recovery it can be difficult for friends and family to express support. It’s an emotional time for everyone, and that’s why we are here with our guide to the perfect Children’s Get Well Soon Gift Ideas.

Sending a care package when your little one is poorly can help to distract them from their symptoms and show them they are loved. Revealing a box of gifts, beautifully wrapped is such a lovely way to cheer up a child when they are feeling under the weather.  

Our top 10 Children’s Get Well Soon gift ideas to include in your care package;

1. Drinks Bottle

A new water bottle is a great way to encourage children to stay hydrated. Being well hydrated improves children's mood, memory and attention. When children are sick it's important that they drink plenty of water. Proper hydration can help to prevent bacteria from entering the body. It can also help with discomfort caused by coughing and sneezing. You can read more about children's hydration here.

2. Jigsaw Puzzle

Finding a relaxing and fun activity to do together when children are feeling poorly is good for all the family. A jigsaw puzzle is the perfect Children's get well soon gift idea as it will help any child to pass the time. It will also help your child to feel connected with you when they are isolated from their friends and off school feeling unwell.  

3. Get Well Soon Hot water bottle

A hot water bottle is soothing and brings comfort to poorly children. They are ideal for soothing aches and pains and can double up as a cold compress to help reduce inflammation. Hot water bottles can also help if the child has a fever or chill. A heated pad or hot water bottle can sooth aches, pains and chills caused by flu. This bumble bee warmie is microwavable and contains dried French Lavender to help little ones sleep. 

4. Get Well Soon Dark Chocolate Gift

Dark Chocolate for a Children's get well soon gift ideas?... I hear you say! Well Raw Halo Dark & Salted Caramel chocolate bar’s passed our kids test! Made with Raw Cocoa, Coconut sugar and blended with natural caramel flavour and pink Himalayan salt. These bars have a beautiful smooth flavour.

The flavonoids found in dark chocolate offer anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Minerals in dark chocolate including zinc, copper and magnesium that can help with sleep, immunity and to keep their teeth and bones healthy. As a result this makes Dark Chocolate the ideal get well soon chocolate gift.

5. Children's Journal

Journal writing helps children to process feelings, build writing skills, and communicate ideas. Children's journaling will help to encourage a child to write daily.

This interactive journal is full of space for young children to write about what's going on in their lives. Where do they live? What's their favourite colour? Who's their best friend? It includes simple text and colourful illustrations along with fun activities. This children's journal is the ideal children's get well soon gift for kids 5 and above to record their thoughts, feelings and more.

6. Activity books

Part of the challenges of having a child poorly at home sick in hospital is keeping them busy. So if you are looking for a Children's get well soon gift ideas to keep them occupied and amused there's no better way than an activity book.

Rock, Paper, Scissors is packed with activities to do indoors and outdoors. A collection of things you can do with very simple materials: stones, paper and scissors. A perfect gift that can help reduce their screen time. This book can be used beyond feeling unwell. It will continue to inspire all the family to engage in creative fun and imagine adventures at home and outside or away. View our top 10 Activity Books for kids for more choice.

7. Puzzle book

Puzzles help children develop memory skills, plan and problem solve. So if you are looking for a get well gift for kids then a puzzle book could help to stimulate them and occupy them. All while being screen free!

The Natural History Museum puzzle book includes 100 quizzes and puzzles to guide children and parents through the natural history of our world. Subjects such as fossils and dinosaurs, to human evolution and the modern world will educate and entertain. Each question is inspired by objects and exhibits on display at the Natural History Museum. View our top 10 puzzle books for kids for more choice.

8. Stationary

Kids these days seem to want to spend the majority of time on the ipad but new stationary can really feed their thirst to draw, write and create.

For this reason why not send them some cute stationary such as this Sydney the Sloth lined A6 notebook and Sydney the Sloth 12 Pencil Crayons. The notepad contains 60 lined pages of FSC certified paper and the colouring pencils come in a handy cardboard tube making this a lovely sustainable gift for kids.

9. Memory game

Playing memory games can be an ideal Children's get well soon gift as they can improve children's attention, concentration, and focus. All of these can be affected when a child is isolated in hospital or at home. This Mad About Dinosaurs memory games can improve visual recognition requiring you to match the dinosaurs with their skeletons whilst learning about each species and how they were discovered. It includes an educational booklet full of fascinating facts.

10. Model kit

A model building kit is a great way to pass the time for children feeling unwell. Building models fosters spatial play and nurtures cognitive skills and child's dexterity. An age appropriate model kit can improve logical thinking, problem-solving, and planning skills. So why not help them to make their own space rocket with this 3D puzzle to create a Rocket and Saturn. No scissors or glue are required. Suitable for children over 6.

So how to use these Children's Get Well Soon gift ideas to build your very own get well soon care package?

Well, you can build your own Children's get well soon gift box or care package with all of these great Children's get well soon gift ideas and more: visit our build a box page. Just use our handy children's age filter on the left hand side to filter on age appropriate gifts. You can add each gift you would like and we will wrap and deliver your bespoke care package for you. Also you have the option to add a postcard with a hand written message to make them feel extra cared for a loved.

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