Thinking of picking up a bit of tech for the little ones? You don’t have to settle on a toy, and might be able to grab something a little more engaging.

Even though it can be all too easy to grab an action figure, a doll, or something to drive or fly, there are other options that can add a little bit of tech to your children’s lives, whether it’s their very own phone, tablet, headphones, or even a wearable kinda like the one mum and dad have, too.

For this gift guide, we’ve focused on things for the little ones, even including something that might be good ahead of the new school year next year, because sometimes it’s good to think of that, as well.

Pebble Gear Disney Tablet

Price: $179

If your kids don’t have a tablet of their own and they like Disney (because what kid doesn’t), you might want to check out the rather curious tablets Laser brought to Australia’s shores this week.

Pebble Gear’s tablets come in a variety of styles, from Toy Story to Frozen and so on — we reviewed the Frozen model — and they’re all basically the same, offering a budget Android tablet that doesn’t look like your regular style of Android.

In fact, Pebble Gear’s flavour of Android is so different, there’s no Play Store and little risk. Rather, you’ll find free games for kids, many of which take a page from Disney, with this whole tablet largely being about Disney in and of itself.

Weirdly, there’s no Disney+ or other streaming services, but that’s one of the few odd misses, because for under $200, it should get your kids away from your tablet and to their own.