Toys may be things that your kids will love to have as presents.
However, they probably have loads of these already cramped in their drawers.
Why don't you try giving them something that they can use in learning, something that can help them develop skills and their creativity? A digital camera can certainly be something that can raise their interest on photography.
They will love capturing in photo all those wonderful things that they see.
Of course, those expensive and powerful digital cameras are not the types that you are buying your kids.
There are types that are specifically meant for kids.
They are quite simple to operate and they are definitely less expensive.
Beginners' cameras are sold online and all you have to do is to search for it and order through the internet.
However, you should be acquainted first with the details of what camera type you should give them.
You need to find out if the digital camera has an expandable memory.
Without it, your kids will be limited to on a few number of shots.
That is like depriving them of maximum enjoyment that they can have with their camera.
If you can expand its memory, you can expect your kids to experiment more, to take better shots, and to avoid missing the most photograph-worthy event that they experience or witness.
Of course, the digital camera should have a flash.
Some kids' cameras do not have these so it will be good if you check this out first.
As soon as they have the camera in their hands, you can expect your kids to take more photos outdoors.
If you give them one that does not have a flash, they will certainly be disappointed with the dark pictures they can get.
Some photo editing on a computer may adjust these but the results will still be of lesser quality.
The digital camera should be easy to connect to a computer.
It should have a USB, which can be used for PC connection.
With this, pictures can be downloaded to the computer and make these ready for printing.
Some digital cameras only have serial ports connections.
These actually do the same thing.
However, serial ports are deliver data very slow.
Using these will require longer times for printing and downloading.
You certainly will not like to experience that inconvenience, nor will your kids be patient enough for that.
Finally, be informed about the resolution of the camera.
Because it is digital, it is usually measured in mega pixels.
The lower these are, the more possible for the pictures to be blurry.
On the other hand, if the mega pixels are quite high, the pictures will have sharper resolution.