Nine-year-olds can play a real strategy game: Ticket to Ride is labeled 8+ and takes 30 to 60 minutes. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is aimed at readers 8 to 12, and the science kits get open-ended: geodes to crack, crystals to grow, a robot ball to code.
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Ticket to Ride Board GameTicket to Ride: train routes across America, 30 to 60 minutes
Skip if game night is under 30 minutes
Under $25
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Logic Game60 marble-maze challenges from easy to tough, played solo
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Pokémon Pikachu Puppetronic Interactive PlushTheir hand works the puppet: Pikachu moves, sounds and makes faces
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National Geographic Break Open 10 Geodes KitCrack open ten geodes and see crystals nobody has seen
Skip for a child who wants a toy to keep: the fun is the cracking
A camera that prints on sticky-back paper, no phone needed
Spirograph, for nine-year-olds who like patterns and color
Dog Man 1 to 3 in a box set: comics they can read on their own
Hottest toys 2026: the toys the big holiday lists agree on, with ages.
100+ snap-together circuits, from a doorbell to a fan
The original loom and 600 bands, about 24 bracelets’ worth
Grow six crystals; the guide explains the science
For a nine-year-old: a crank that multiplies their strength 30 times
A robot ball they drive from a phone, then learn to code
A kid-size detector that finds metal 4 in deep; trowel included
25 ft of Hot Wheels track to design their own run
125 obstacles inside a ball: tilt and twist to reach the end
45 tricks with props and video lessons from a magician
8 moving LEGO creatures and the physics of gears behind them
A working mini turntable with a stand and 2 display speakers
The brutal UNO: Wild Draw 10 and stacking, 2 to 6 players
Ticket to Ride: train routes across America, 30 to 60 minutes
60 marble-maze challenges from easy to tough, played solo
Their hand works the puppet: Pikachu moves, sounds and makes faces
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35 photos tagged Gifts for 9-Year-Olds, in a new mix each day. Mostly from Fashion, Dorm Room and Gifts.
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35 have a price read today, from $9.49 for Rubik's Cube 3x3, Original to $79.00 for Pokémon Pikachu Puppetronic Interactive Plush. 16 under $25, 30 under $50, 35 under $100.
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