Personalised toy repair Christmas book for your child

What happens in your child and the Toy Repair Table

1. Your child finds a brass key and opens the workshop side door.
2. A teddy, music box and doll each need a careful repair.
3. Your child searches the shelves for the right parts and tools.
4. A tricky repair teaches your child to slow down and try again.
5. The mended toys are wrapped, ready to be treasured once more.

How the first page could read

On Christmas Eve, your child found a small brass key tucked beneath a snowy windowsill. It opened a side door to the toy workshop, where a wobbly teddy, a silent music box and a doll with one loose shoe waited on the repair table. “Could you lend a careful hand?” asked the keeper.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

Children aged 6–10 can follow clues, make choices and notice the small details that help each repair work: a button, a wheel, a ribbon or a tune. Your child is not asked to build a pile of brand-new toys; they take time with belongings that already matter to someone. That makes room for conversations about looking after possessions, passing things on and giving with care. The repair-table setting also suits older picture-book readers, with enough steps and problems to solve while keeping the Christmas Eve atmosphere cosy. Personal details you share can make your child’s role feel close to home.

Reading it together

• Ask your child which toy they would mend first and what makes it worth keeping.
• Pause at each repair to predict which small part or careful action could help.
• After reading, choose a gently used toy or book together and talk about who might enjoy it next.

Suggested art style: Coloured pencil

Coloured pencil can show the tiny stitches, scuffs, buttons and workshop tools with warm, tactile detail. A sidekick idea: a pocket-sized robin who fetches lost buttons. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.