Top Christmas Gifts for 7 and 8 Year Olds and Up

Top Christmas Gifts for Boys and Girls 7 and 8 Years Old and Up!

Are you looking for a fabulous Christmas Gift for a favorite child? Take a look at a few of my top recommendations:

Legends of Magic Kit

Setting this kit apart from others is the cool “illusion box” that makes a very official-looking performance table and instructions to help kids use compelling conversation to keep the audience entertained! (Hearthsong, Legends Of Magic, $59.98, ages 7 and up)

Magnetix I-Coaster

This new toy is really cool – incorporating magnetix components to construct a roller coaster and then adding music from your child’s I-Pod!! (Magnetix I-Coaster, $97.99, ages 8 and up)

Find It: A Container Adventure

This unique item is a cross between a toy and a game that can be played alone or with friends, at home or on the go. Each cylindrical toy is filled with tiny, colorful recycled pellets and hidden within the pellets are tons of tiny objects. Turning, spinning and shaking the container is addictive for both kids and adults. Play with Find It alone to pass the time or with a group in a competitive race to find the items! Different versions are available for kids, adults, or with themes like “Find it at the Zoo” or “Find it at the Beach.” (Find It, $17.95, ages 8 and up)

CSI Field Kit: Junior Investigator Kit

This fun, hands on kit, offers  20 different activities and over 70 working pieces.  Amateur investigators will be able to gather evidence, compare samples and catch the perpetrator! (CSI Field Kit, $47.90, ages 8 and up)

Pop-Up Scrapbook Kit

By Creativity for Kids, this award winning toy features colorful paper, easy pop-ups, stickers, stencils, rhinestones, scissors, glue stick and punch out embellishments. (Pop-Up Scrapbook Kit, $24.38, ages 7 and up)

Kick N Go Xcelerator

This scooter is unique with a kick pedal self-propulsion system that allows kids to move quickly without pushing off the ground!  A fast, smooth ride with tight turns is promised! (Pulse Kick ‘N Go, Xcelerator, $69.00, ages 8 to 12)

Boochie

This is the perfect game to get kids moving either indoors or out!  And while active, athletic prowess isn’t necessary for a win!  Players roll a large, 12 sided foam die and then take turns tossing balls and hoops towards it.  After everyone has tossed, the instruction on the die may award the points to the 3rd closest object or the furthest!  Performing other feats as you throw adds to the fun! (Boochi, 23.89, ages 8 and up)

Ruk-shuk

This unusual game encourages players to pick a card depicting a rock formation and then replicate what they’ve seen in 60 seconds or less using 7 game “rocks” that they’ve drawn from a large pouch.  Each rock bears a different point value and tallying the score cards is part of the fun.  The rock formations in the game are based upon formations from around the world and facts about each are included with the game! (Ruk-Shuk, $49.94, ages 8 and up)

The Encyclopedia of Immaturity

Published by Klutz, this hilarious 410 page book is filled with hundreds of crazy tricks and goofy ideas for hours of laughter and silliness like:  how to bounce a doughnut, fake a sneeze and much more!  This book promises to amuse kids and grown ups, too! (Encyclopedia of Immaturity, $12.17, ages 8 and up)

Lego Digital Camera

This cute camera is made of Lego blocks and can hold 80 photos before needing a computer download!  While kids can’t disassemble the camera, they can add additional Lego blocks to it! (Lego 3MP Digital Camera, $42.99, ages 7 and up)

Flowboard Alternative Skateboard

This cool new version of a skateboard promises that kids can “surf without waves, carve without snow” made possible by patented 7 wheel trucks that make an incredibly smooth ride! (Discovery Store, Flowboard Alternative Skateboard, $79.95, ages 8 and up)

Do you have a favorite idea for a Christmas gift for a 7 or 8 year old boy or girl? I’d love to know!

For more ideas on fabulous Christmas gifts for children, take a look at:

• Great Christmas Gifts for 1 and 2 Year Olds and Up
• Great Christmas Gifts for 3 and 4 Year Olds and Up
• Great Christmas Gifts for 5 and 6 Year Olds and Up
• Great Christmas Gifts for 9 and 10 Year Olds and Up
• Fabulous Birthday Gifts for Children
  

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