Gift Ideas for 7-8 Year Old Boys
Oh yes, Christmas will soon be upon us and I love sharing some gift ideas for 7-8 year old boys because a kid can dream can’t they?
We’ve already made up our Christmas lists here at our house because their aunties have asked for them so my kids are getting excited about Christmas but these gift ideas would go for birthdays as well. We have a lot of January birthdays in our home, it’s kind of crazy.
My 7 year old has a very targeted list of items so I’ve turned them into a gift guide just in case anyone else needs any more ideas. My son loves science so you’ll see some educational items in there but fun as well.
If you need more gift ideas, I have tons in my list of the Best Gift Ideas for Kids blog post.
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Recommended Books for Elementary Kids
If your kids love books, grabbing these books will be a great idea.
The Science Fair is Freaky! A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #4) (4)National Geographic KidsElementary Poetry Volume 3: Textbook and Activity BookThe Cool Bean (The Bad Seed Book 3)My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express FeelingsMy Mouth Is A Volcano
Recommended Gift Set for 7 to 8 year old boys
Do you want more items in one bundle? This gift basket is perfect for young boys and they will definitely love the items!
If you have a dinosaur lover, this activity bundle is a must-have!
Gift Ideas for 7-8 Year Old Boys
This list of cool gift ideas is what you need for your 7 or 8-year-old boy. They'll love these awesome gifts that match their interests.
My son can sit for hours building with Lego and thisĀ Star Wars TIE fighterĀ is at the top of his list, well pretty much anything Lego Star Wars and sure to win with any 7-8 year old considering the new movie is coming out as well.
You donāt just have to build weaponry and sets but you can build your own characters as well like thisĀ Lego Darth Vader.
Get those Star Wars trivia up to date with theĀ Character encyclopediaĀ as your little one learns about each of the characters and the planets theyāre from.
My son has read through all of theĀ Minecraft handbooksĀ and heās learned a lot of different strategies to employ in Ā his favorite video game.
And of course,Ā Lego MinecraftĀ is at the top of his list as well because who doesnāt love building with Lego. My kids love playing with the little mini-figures and itās packed with great imaginative play once theyāve finished building the sets. Our friend bought my son the minecraft toys and they were very popular in our house because when they couldnāt play the video game, they enjoyed playing with the figures.
Not at the top of my sonsā list are clothes, but you know what they need and I still like buying them clothes made from their favorite characters which they seem to enjoy. Itās a gift they didnāt know they wanted until they get it. ThisĀ Minecraft creeper sweaterĀ looks so fun and I know heād wear it all the time.
Although my boys love their themed set, they still love creating things from scratch with their Legos so itās hard to do that with the sets since they all go together. This year, Iām looking at grabbing aĀ huge box of LegosĀ but they have to have the wheels. My kids love building cars with them and racing them down ramps together, so fun.
We love reading here and Iāve read through all of theĀ Roald Dahl booksĀ with my older son and Iām looking forward to reading them with my younger son. I know heās going to enjoy them because who doesnāt love Roald Dahl, heās hilarious.Ā My son use to laugh out loud during his reading time with these books.
My son still loves dinosaurs books like this have been a huge hit in our house. I love hearing weird facts that theyāve discovered. You never know what will come out of their mouth next.
The Magic Tree House booksĀ are another one of my sonās favorite books and theyāre at a wonderful reading level for him now that he can enjoy them on his own and he loves that he doesnāt need my help reading them.
For you dinosaur lovers, theĀ fossil excavation setĀ is an activity any young paleontologist should try. They take a lot of hard work to retrieve the fossil and the kids get a great sense of how hard it must be to excavate real fossils out of solid rock.
We love board games andĀ BlokusĀ is a great strategy game for the whole family.
The ant farm is a great way to study ants in a habitat that allows them to live naturally. My kids always observe for a bit but then feel bad and let them go. Itās hard to get ants here during our long cold season so we donāt do it often but when we do my kids love it, theyāre such bug lovers.
I love finding toys that my kids can build and learn from as well. The first one is aĀ solar robotĀ and it can be built into 14 different things, how neat.
TheĀ Thames and Kosmos robotsĀ are built really well and I love what my kids can do with them, they never get old.
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