Eight is where science and building kits begin: Snap Circuits, GraviTrax, Gravity Maze and Klutz’s LEGO machines are all labeled 8+. It is the fullest page of these, because most toys for older children start their age range at eight; the pages for 9 and 10 carry the ones that suit an eight-year-old who is ahead.
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Ravensburger GraviTrax Starter SetGraviTrax starter: a marble run system that grows with add-ons
Skip if a toddler or a dog shares the floor: the marbles are small
Under $25
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Logic GameGravity Maze: 60 marble puzzles that start easy, ages 8 up
The splurge
LEGO City Fire Station 60414LEGO City fire station: truck, station and five minifigures
Skip for a first LEGO set: it’s a big build for a 6-year-old
Unexpected
Rand McNally Classic Edition World Wall Map, 50 x 32 inA 50 x 32 in world map for the bedroom wall
Skip if the wall is under 4 feet wide: the map is 50 inches
For an eight-year-old’s slime shelf: tools to sculpt, drizzle, roll
Nerf Trailblazer: 8-dart drum, 16 darts, hammer action
The 1997 Tamagotchi, reissued: feed it, clean it, keep it alive
Spirograph Deluxe: gears and pens for spiral art, ages 8 up
Snap Circuits Jr.: 100+ electronics projects, no soldering
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From age 8: 3 crunch plates to smash, smoosh or pop things
A 16-inch Squishmallow for the bed or a reading corner
Link with a friend’s device to see if their Tamas get along
Play as a team, or one player runs the ghosts against up to 4
Touch Pikachu’s head, nose or tummy for new reactions
Made for 8 and up: comes spinning a Beethoven’s 5th rock remix
Gravity Maze: 60 marble puzzles that start easy, ages 8 up
← → ↑ ↓ to move between finds, S to save, / to search, ? for every key.
You’ve seen it all.
28 photos tagged Gifts for 8-Year-Olds, in a new mix each day. Mostly from Tech & Desk, Dorm Room and Gifts.
Checked : all 28 finds have a price.
Questions
How much do the gifts for 8-year-olds here cost?
28 have a price read today, from $9.99 for Educational Insights Kanoodle to $79.99 for LEGO City Fire Station 60414. 13 under $25, 25 under $50, 28 under $100.
Hiding the price, gift receipts and returns, and the last days to ship for Christmas: Christmas deadlines and gift returns.