Top Stocking Fillers for Christmas 2024 in Ireland: Expert Picks

How fast can you crack the Scramboozle™ puzzle challenge? This twisting, turning, and rolling brainteaser is the perfect stocking filler for Christmas 2024! With dozens of spin-it, shake-it, and solve-it puzzles packed into one handy puzzle ball, Scramboozle™ delivers hours of mind-bending fun for kids (and adults!) of all ages.

Getting started is super easy—just give it a shake, twist the top, and start rolling the marbles into place to match the tricky challenges. Scramboozle™ doesn’t just entertain, it helps build critical thinking skills while you play! Once you've mastered the puzzles from the activity guide, you can create your own challenges and test yourself or compete with friends. Plus, since it’s all packed into one neat ball with no loose pieces, it's perfect for play at home or on the go!

Add Scramboozle™ to your 2024 stocking filler list—it’s a gift that’s sure to keep kids entertained long after the wrapping paper is gone!

Memory Maze: The Pocket-Sized Brain Teaser for Christmas 2024!

Can you master the Memory Maze? This fast-paced, flashing sequence game is the perfect pocket-sized stocking filler for Christmas 2024! With 15 random steps to remember, it’s a true test of your memory and focus. Follow the flashing sequence, remember every step, and win the game—but get one wrong, and Memory Maze will give you a second chance before you have to start all over again!

This compact gadget is ideal for keeping entertained on the go—whether you’re commuting, traveling, or simply passing the time. No Wi-Fi needed, so you can play anywhere! The challenge increases the longer you play, making Memory Maze a game that never gets boring. Add it to your stocking filler list this Christmas and watch the fun unfold!

Unleash your creativity this Christmas with the Tropical Pen Creation Kit—the ultimate DIY stocking filler for crafty kids aged 6 and up! This original kit lets kids assemble and personalize 3 unique pens with a tropical twist. Packed with colorful inks, fun characters, and an assortment of accessories, children can create their own one-of-a-kind designs and bring their imaginations to life.

The Tropical Pen Creation Kit includes 3 pens, 4 vibrant inks, 3 playful characters, and all the tools needed for endless creative fun. More than just decorating, kids can craft their pens with personal flair, making it the perfect hands-on activity for Christmas

Add some puzzle fun to the festive season with the Festive Red Reindeer 3D Merry Christmas Bauble—a 54-piece jigsaw puzzle that transforms into a stunning Christmas decoration! This bestselling 3D puzzle brand is a hit worldwide, making it an ideal stocking filler for boys and girls alike. Made from high-quality plastic and FSC-certified materials, this puzzle not only entertains but also supports responsible forest management.

Once assembled, this 7.5cm 3D bauble adds a festive touch to your home and doubles as a fun brain teaser. Suitable for children aged 6 and up, it’s easy to put together without any glue—just slot the unique plastic pieces into place! Whether you're assembling by eye or using the numbers on the reverse side, it's a fun challenge for all skill levels.

Jigsaws aren't just for fun—they’re great for mindfulness and family bonding. This festive puzzle makes a fantastic stocking filler or Christmas gift that will bring joy and creativity to the holiday season!

Numberblock Five’s Magical Superstar Stage is the perfect toy for musical and maths-loving kids this Christmas! With lights, sounds, 10 changing backdrops, and a spinning dance floor, this deluxe playset brings Numberblock Five's musical performance to life. Packed with fun, educational details, it encourages imaginative play and counting skills. Plus, there's space for other Numberblocks friends to join the fun (sold separately). When the show is over, everything neatly stores under the stage for easy cleanup.

Our best-selling tabletop game from last year, Kluster, is set to be a Christmas favorite again! This dexterity game is incredibly fun, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages, offering a perfect blend of strategy and excitement.

In Kluster, players take turns placing magnetic stones within a defined area. The goal? Be the first to get rid of all your magnets! But watch out—if stones clump together during your turn, you’ll have to collect them instead.

Kluster promises hours of competitive fun for family and friends this year!

Unleash hours of creativity and fun with our Connetix Magnetic Tiles sets! Featuring vibrant colors and various shapes, it's perfect for family play and expanding your child’s color recognition.

Whether independently or with others, Connetix fosters STEAM learning and develops fine and gross motor skills. Children can build castles, rockets, towers, bridges, and explore patterns and shapes, encouraging endless imaginative play.

This open-ended toy grows with your child, adapting to their evolving skills and creativity.

Recommended Age: 3+

New to Cogs for 2024, Air Toobz is a Toy of the Year Finalist!

Let creativity soar as kids arrange the tubes and connectors in endless configurations — create loops, swirls, and pathways under tables and over desks. Switch on the fan and watch foam balls leap from tube to tube, hover in mid-air, or cycle endlessly!

Experiment with low and high speeds to discover the effects of different setups. With hours of runtime and a variety of balls, tubes, connectors, and accessories included, Air Toobz guarantees endless exploration and fun for kids and adults alike!

Unleash hours of outdoor fun with the Original Stomp Rocket Dueling Rockets from Cogs Toys & Games! Perfect for kids and big kids alike, this exciting game lets two players launch their rockets simultaneously, competing to see who can soar the highest—up to 75 meters! Just jump on the launch pad and watch them shoot into the sky. Ideal for the park or garden, this kit includes a dueling launch base and four rockets. Easy to assemble and requires no batteries, making it perfect for all ages. A proud winner of Creative Child Magazine’s Preferred Choice Award!

A must-have for family game nights, The Sock Game is a top seller at Cogs! This fast-paced, sensory challenge involves searching through a large fluffy sock to find random objects. Players spin the spinner to determine which item to hunt for, and the first to find it wins a point. You can even personalise the game by adding household items, making it fun for kids and adults alike.

Perfect for sparking friendly competition, this interactive game guarantees laughter and excitement!

Players: 2+

Ages: 8 and up

Game Time: 5-30 minutes

Get ready for a mind-melting challenge with BrainBolt, the light-up memory game from Learning Resources. Test your memory by recalling the light sequence—how long can you keep up without breaking the pattern? Play solo or compete with a friend to see who remembers the most! Its portable design makes it easy to take anywhere, and it requires 3 AAA batteries (not included). Ideal for ages 7 and up, BrainBolt keeps kids engaged, entertained, and learning—perfect for travel or fun at home!

Snap Circuits Learn the basics of electronics and modern alternative energy with Snap Circuits Green Energy.

Explore clean energy concepts, such as electric cars, windmills, and hand-generated power.

Includes full-color manual and separate “Think Green” educational manual that explains environmentally-friendly energy including geothermal, hydrogen fuel cells, wind, solar, tidal, hydro, and others.

Illustrated, easy-to-use, full-color project manual. Contains approx. 45 parts and 125 projects.

Perfect for environmentalists and future engineers! Ages: 8+

The multi-award winning wooden marble run by Hape  is sure to entertain this Christmas. This beautiful  STEM toy develops their imagination, problem solving skills, counting, color identification and more while playing while “escaping the castle walls”.

Quadrille marble runs help children to develop spatial and reasoning abilities, and has even been highlighted as a developmental tool for computer programming by the wall street journal!

Made from a renewable resource – you want the very best for your child and Hape delivers! This toy uses non-toxic, renewable materials that can also be recycled!

Ages 4 +