Gift Ideas for an 8-Year-Old Boy or Girl
Age Appropriate Christmast Gift Suggestions for Children Age Eight
Dec 11, 2008
"What toys does an eight-year-old boy or girl like?" "What's an age-appropriate gift idea for an eight-year-old girl or boy?" These are some of the most common questions holiday shoppers face when searching for that perfect Christmas, Hanukkah or even a birthday present.
Christmas shopping for an eight-year-old girl or boy can be challenging, whether the holiday shopper is a parent, another family member or a family friend.
Not to fear - these age-appropriate gift ideas for an eight-year-old boy or girl are sure to occupy the eight-year-old mind and body for hours on end!
Gifts For Boys and Girls: The Plasma Car
The Plasma Car ($69.95) is a toy that will appeal to virtually every child, and it's a toy that can also be used for several years to come and shared with siblings, since the Plasma Car can be used by children as young as three-years-old.
What is The Plasma Car? The Plasma car is rather futuristic toy car that doesn't have pedals or batteries - it moves using pure kid power! The Plasma Car, safe for use indoors and outdoors, moves forward with a simple twist of a handle. The Plasma Car is one of those toys that even adults will want to try - and they can since it can support up to 200 pounds of rider weight!
Gifts For Girls and Boys: Remote Control Toys
Remote control cars, dinosaurs, flying bees, hover copter flying discs, and robots are sure to be a hit with an eight-year-old child. Boys are more apt to appreciate a remote control car like a Hummer H3 ($24.95) or a remote control Porsche ($29.99)
Girls are sure to love the Bratz The Movie RC Cruiser ($120.00), a replica of a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette designed just for those ever-popular Bratz dolls.
Both boys and girls can enjoy the remote control Tri-Bot Talking Robot ($89.95), which talks, tells jokes and stories and even has facial expressions. This remote control robot can turn on a dime and it can even play tag!
Gifts For Boys: The Discovery Illuminated Ant Gel Habitat
What do most eight-year-old boys love? Bugs and insects!
The Discovery Channel Store's Illuminated Ant Gel Habitat ($29.95) will make a great age-appropriate gift idea for an eight-year-old boy. This illuminated ant habitat features blue ant-friendly gel that makes owning an ant farm easy. The ants eat the nutrient-rich gel and create tunnels through the gel, so no other food, water or equipment is required. What's even better is the Illuminated Ant Gel Habitat is educational! The kit includes magnifying glasses and the ants will be shipped directly to the child's home, so there's no ant hunting required!
Other great gift ideas for an eight-year-old boy include educational hand-held games by V.Tech and Leapster, a kid-proof digital camera, like the Discovery Slide and Shoot Digital Camera ($29.95), a rock tumbler and polisher, science kits, Discovery Light Vision Goggles ($19.95) and other gadgets, like walkie-talkies.
Gifts for Girls: The Discovery Butterfly Canopy
And what do most eight-year-old girls love? Butterflies!
The Discovery Channel Store's Butterfly Canopy ($24.95) is a mesh butterfly nursery that enables the child to watch her caterpillars transform into beautiful painted lady butterflies, which can one day be released into nature. This butterfly nursery kit comes with a feeder and directions to set up the butterfly habitat. And just like the Discovery Illuminated Ant Gel Habitat, there's no caterpillar hunting required! Several caterpillars and a food supply will be shipped to the little girl's home. Just place the caterpillars inside the Butterfly Canopy and get ready to watch the miracle of metamorphoses!
Other great gift ideas for an eight-year-old girl include educational hand-held games by V.Tech and Leapster, arts and craft kits, jewelry-making kits, the Keep Safe Diary ($19.95), or a kid-proof digital camera, like the Discovery Slide and Shoot Digital Camera ($29.95).
Looking for more gift ideas for children? Visit the Christmas Shopping Page for an array of giving guides for children and adults, including Gift Ideas for a Six-Year-Old Boy or Girl and Gift Ideas for a Seven-Year-Old Boy or Girl.
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