The PERFECT Gifts for Kids Who Love History

Got any burgeoning history buffs on your gift list this year? Here are the PERFECT gifts for kids who love history!

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Our oldest child (who is 10 years old as I write this) loves history. In fact, that’s a woefully inadequate way to describe his fascination. It’s an obsession, really. The kid is CONSTANTLY reading, thinking, or talking about history. He probably dreams about it, too! It’s why I got him this shirt for his birthday last year – it was too perfect to pass up!

He’s also wild about maps and geography, which inspired me to write this gift guide last year. I put it together *just in case* someone else with little cartophiles might find it helpful, but I was in for quite a surprise! It ended up being WILDLY popular (for my little blog, anyway), and it continues to be one of my most highly-read (and shopped from 😃) posts!

So, I thought I’d try again with this other interest area I’ve become quite an expert at finding gifts for – kids who love history!

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Use this handy guide to get the perfect gifts for kids who love history, and let me know how they go over!

The Perfect Gifts for Kids Who Love History

Know any young historians-in-training? Here are the perfect gifts for kids who love history. MANY of the items in this guide are things our son has actually received and enjoyed!

Books for Kids Who Love History

Kids who love history usually love reading about history, so they’ll likely be thrilled with one of these fantastic books. There are soooooo many great history books for kids out there, but here are some of our favorites:

History!: The Past as You’ve Never Seen it Before (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)
History Year by Year (DK Smithsonian)
Battles That Changed History (DK Smithsonian)
This Day in History for Kids (The History Channel)
Great Battles for Boys series
500 Facts series

History Smashers series
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales
Anything in the Who Was/What Was/Where Is series
The Who Was? History of the World

Find even more book recommendations for kids who love history here!

Games for Kids Who Love History

The History Channel Trivia Game – We have this game and love it! There’s more pop culture and recent history than we were expecting, which made it a little challenging for our son, but we still have a great time playing.
Trekking Through History – We got Trekking Through the National Parks last year for Christmas, and we’ve LOVED it, so I’m getting the history version this year. I just know it’s going to be a hit!
Who Knows History Better? — This looks like a fun family card game!
Time Machine History travel card game
A history puzzle

Apparel

“Warning! May Start Talking About History” T-shirt – As I mentioned earlier, I got our son this shirt for his birthday last year. He wears it ALL the time.
“I Read History and I Know Things” T-shirt – I think this might have to be the next shirt I get him. He’s well-known for his steady stream of “Did you know…? Did you know…? Did you know…?” 😉
History-themed socks – One of these options would be perfect for a history buff stocking stuffer!

Other Gifts for Kids Who Love History

This Day in History perpetual calendar – I tell you what, this is a MUST-BUY gift for kids who love history. Our son has LOVED his this past year. He’s kept every page, and he loves sharing them with us, his teachers, and any other willing listeners.
This Day in Military History perpetual calendar – After seeing how well the previous calendar went over last year, I’m getting him this one for 2025!
History Channel documentary DVD — There are SO many to choose from for any period of history that’s particularly intriguing.
Wall Calendar
Antique-esque journal
Posters of historical documents
History stickers
History of the World Mad Libs – This would be such a fun stocking stuffer!

“History-Adjacent” Gifts

Military toy figures – Army men, tanks, etc. These are they army men we have.
Military building sets