Holiday Guide: Toys for 8 Year Olds

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UPDATED 2022: The best toys for 8 year olds that will challenge them and keep them entertained as well as support their maturing physical, emotional and cognitive development.

Toys for 8 year olds

When searching for toys for 8 year olds the go to idea is always LEGO. Which is of course a fantastic choice, but this list will has additional ideas that will help nature your budding artist or engineer or whatever your 8 year old is into.

The Best Toys for All 8 Year Olds

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Big Book of Riddles for Kids

Makes a great stocking stuffer!

350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.

Connetix Magnetic Tiles

I first bought these amazing magnetic tiles when my kids were toddlers and now I am just adding to their sets. Their imaginations are bigger and more tiles lets them keep creating.

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Matching games and other puzzles boost problem-solving skills. Crafts and science experiments give kids self-confidence. Stories from other lands and cultures expand children’s empathy.

Laser Maze Logic Game

Laser Chess is a two-player strategy game that combines the spatial thinking skills of chess with the high-tech fun of laser beams. Players alternate turns moving their mirrored pieces around the board, and at the end of each turn, players fire a real laser beam from their Laser. The laser beam bounces from mirror to mirror, and if the beam strikes a non-mirrored surface of any piece, it is immediately removed from play. If you illuminate your opponent’s King – You Win.

Human Body Squishy Toy

Use soft, squishy organs and hard, removable bones to create a realistic model. Squishy Human Body contains 9 vital squishy organs, 12 plastic bones and muscles, forceps, tweezers, and an Organ-izer mat.

Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game (31 pcs)

Easy to play: Our activity game for families is easy to set up and play; this hand eye coordination game includes 24 game rods, wooden base, 4 frame rods, colored die, and wooden connector

BANZAI Bump N Bounce Body Bumpers

Echo Dot

Kids can ask Alexa to play music, read stories, and call approved friends and family. The super-fun design delivers crisp vocals and balanced bass for full sound the whole family can enjoy.

GoldieBlox Cloud Dream Lamp

GoldieBlox is a media and entertainment company using storytelling to make STEM fun. Educate and empower children by creating engaging content, fun toys and interesting resources that will help build their confidence and their dreams.

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3Doodler 3D Pen Set

Use the Activity Guide or hundreds of free stencils and tutorials on our website to make your own glasses, helicopters, masks and more. Enjoy doodling for hours with this 3Doodler Start+ booklet. Includes a wide variety of fun creatives project templates for the whole family!

MudWatt STEM Kit

MudWatt engages kids in science in a whole new way, using the power of mud! It harnesses the power of electricity-generating microbes naturally living in the soil beneath your feet. Kids experiment with different types of soil (and food from the fridge) to maximize their power. The free MudWatt Explorer App lets kids measure their power, track their MudWatt’s microbe growth, and unlock an awesome educational comic book. You can even power a digital clock and other electronics using the power of microbes!

Got2Glow Fairy Kit

Catch the magic glow, with the Got2Glow Fairy Finder by WowWee! With 30+ virtual fairies to collect in this Fairy Finder jar and 100+ fairies to collect in total, finding fairies never ends! Search for fairies in your bedroom, in the kitchen, outside in the garden, and even upside down – there’s always a fairy around!