Wishorium

How do I share a Christmas list without my child seeing what’s bought?

Give the family the list’s link, and give your child child mode. On a Wishorium wish book the family circle what they’re getting, but in child mode your child never sees who, never sees prices or shop links, and, if you like, never sees that anything’s been circled at all. Getting back to parent mode needs your secret word.

wishoriumChristmas 2026

Isla’sChristmasWish Book

Christmas · Friday 25 December

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Gifts kids want this Christmas

For 3 to 10 year olds, from this year’s top toy lists and gift guides, checked 18 October 2026. Buy one now, or add it to a wish list so nobody buys it twice.

  • KPop Demon Hunters Rumi Singing Doll

    Mattel

    KPop Demon Hunters Rumi Singing Doll

    Rumi from the KPop Demon Hunters film, as a doll that sings.

    Ages 4+$31.98usual price

    Added to 14 Wishorium lists

    On 5 top lists

  • 3Doodler Start+ Essentials 3D Pen Set

    3Doodler

    3Doodler Start+ Essentials 3D Pen Set

    A pen that draws in plastic that sets into solid lines, sold as a starter set.

    Ages 6+$39.99usual price

    Added to 17 Wishorium lists

    On 3 top lists

  • Shashibo Shape Shifting Box

    Shashibo

    Shashibo Shape Shifting Box

    A magnetic folding cube that twists into many shapes, part puzzle and part fidget.

    Ages 6+$19.99usual price

    Added to 13 Wishorium lists

    On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

  • furReal Gabby the Grow & Roar Tiger

    furReal

    furReal Gabby the Grow & Roar Tiger

    An interactive tiger cub that roars and grows up as you look after it.

    Ages 4+$79.99usual price

    Added to 11 Wishorium lists

    On 3 top lists

  • Primal Hatch Megalodon

    Spin Master

    Primal Hatch Megalodon

    Put the egg in water and a roaring, light-up megalodon hatches out, again and again.

    Ages 5+$49.99usual price

    Added to 12 Wishorium lists

    On 6 top lists

  • ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run

    ThinkFun

    ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run

    A solo logic game: place towers so the marble rolls from start to target.

    Ages 8+$19.97usual price

    Added to 13 Wishorium lists

    On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

  • Scentco Smencils Scented Pencils

    Scentco

    Scentco Smencils Scented Pencils

    Scented HB pencils, in a five-pack.

    Ages 4+$8.99usual price

    Added to 11 Wishorium lists

    On 2 top lists

  • Educational Insights Kanoodle

    Educational Insights

    Educational Insights Kanoodle

    A pocket puzzle game: fit the coloured pieces into the tray to fill the board.

    Ages 7+$9.99usual price

    Added to 12 Wishorium lists

    On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

See all 58 gifts in the shop ›

Two views of the same list

The family see the list with its prices, the shops and the circles, so they know what’s taken. Your child sees the same wishes as a catalogue in child mode: pictures and names to flick through and heart, and nothing that gives the game away.

  • No names on circles, ever
  • No prices or shop links in child mode
  • Hearts for their favourites, which the family see

Hide the circles completely

By default your child sees that a wish is circled, but never who circled it. If even that gives too much away (“someone’s getting me the bike!”), switch on “Hide circles from your child completely” in the sharing settings, and child mode shows no circles at all.

Your secret word keeps them out of parent mode

Hand over your phone or tablet in child mode and it stays there until someone types your secret word. If you forget it, we email it to you. Grown-ups looking at the list on their own phones aren’t affected.

What Father Christmas brings

The list is everything they’d love; it doesn’t say who it’s from. Circle the presents Father Christmas is bringing yourself, so the family know they’re taken, and nobody else needs to know why. With the circles hidden from your child, there’s nothing for them to spot.

Older children and shared devices

If the list is open on a family computer, it’s the family’s view, with circles and prices. Close it, or open child mode before you hand it over. You can also keep the list out of search engines in the sharing settings, so only people you send the link to can find it.

Questions from grown-ups

Can my child see who is buying what?

No. In child mode they can flick through and heart their favourites, but they never see names. You can even hide the circles completely. Switching back to parent mode needs your secret word, and we can email it to you if you forget.

Can my child still add to the list?

Yes. In child mode they heart their favourites, and you see the hearts. If you set the list up so they pick, they circle what they want in the catalogue, and those circles are their wishes, not the family’s presents.

Will the family see prices?

Yes, unless you switch on “Hide prices” in the sharing settings, which takes them off the catalogue for everyone. You still see them in Manage.

What if my child finds the link?

The link opens the family’s view, with circles. If you think they will, switch on “Hide circles from your child completely” and, if you like, “Family need an account to circle”, so nobody can circle without signing in.

Does it work for birthdays too?

Yes. Child mode and the secret word work the same on a birthday list, a christening list or any other.

Is it free?

Yes. Some shop links are affiliate links, which pay us a small commission at no cost to you.

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