Gift ideas for your favorite 6, 7 and 8 year olds
As our son gets older, he is becoming much more particular in what he wants for the holidays. In this gift guide for school-aged kids in early elementary school, you’ll find some of our favorite toys for little ones ages 6 to 8 years old. These are toys and games our son loves and has on his wish list this year.
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School-Aged Kids Gifts
Stomp Rocket
This simple gift is simply a lot of fun. It really can be used by most ages, but by age 5-6, they have the weight and strength to launch the rocket to a decent height. And you can purchase additional rockets if all of yours land on the roof.
NERF DinoSquad Rex-Rampage Motorized Dart Blaster
We have officially entered our NERF era in our house. This one is a hit because it’s dinosaurs and NERF.
Coogam Wooden Blocks Brain Teaser Puzzle
This puzzle is great for kindergarteners because it’s a bit more challenging than your average puzzle. It’s basically like Tetris, but a puzzle. You can also use the pieces to make pictures too.
Buffalo Games Pokémon 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
My puzzle-loving kiddo was definitely up for the challenge of this 300 piece jigsaw puzzle. Although he’s not quite ready to knock this one out on his own, the two of us had a good time putting together this puzzle while baby sis took her afternoon nap.
MEGA Pokémon “Pikachu’s Beach Splash” Building Set
My son’s wish list this year is full of MEGA building sets and LEGO sets. He loves Pokémon, so of course, this one made the list!
MEGA Godzilla x Kong The New Empire Building Set
My son has loved Godzilla for years – and it’s so fun to see new Godzilla-themed toys on the market. Of course, we scooped this one up as soon as we saw it!
LEGO Jurassic World T. Rex Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition Building Kit
My son loves of all things LEGO and Jurassic World. There are lots of cool dinosaur-themed kits, including this one.
LEGO Classic Creative Neon Colors Set
One things I noticed when my son moved up to big kid LEGOs is that the sets are made up of mostly specialized pieces – there aren’t a ton of rectangular blocks you can use to create other things. He has a few sets, like this neon one, on his wish list so he can create new things with his LEGO blocks.
Hot Wheels T-Rex Chomp Down Track
My son and his friends are big into Hot Wheels these days. We will be adding this cool T-Rex Chomp Down track to his collection this year.
Hot Wheels Toy Car Straight Track Set
My oldest loves to build, and what better way to incorporate his love of building and Hot Wheels with this Track set. I can’t wait to see the tracks he puts together!
Paint by Sticker Kids: Outer Space
I picked this Outer Space Paint by Stickers book up for Bennett during my trip to Portland. He and I have had so much fun doing this together! It’s a bit more challenging than the other paint by sticker books he’s had, which makes it much more interesting!
Where’s Waldo? Book
Where’s Waldo? keeps my oldest occupied before he falls asleep at night, waiting for a doctor’s appointment, and during long road trips. It’s a great way to keep your kid occupied without a screen. And it’s also fun to do with them!
101 Fun Crossword Puzzles for Kids Book
My son is recently interested in doing crossword puzzles with me. I was excited to find this book for kids. I like that it comes with a word bank to help him spell the words within the puzzles.
Board Games for School-Aged Kids
One of my favorite things about this age is that my son loves board games. Here are our favorites for family game night for 6 to 8 year olds..
Candy Land Board Game
My son’s favorite board game has to be Candy Land. It’s very easy to play with two of you or the whole family. And it’s still as fun as you remember from our childhood.
Ticket to Ride First Journey Board Game
Another board game we love to play as a family is Ticket to Ride First Journey. It’s much more complicated than Candy Land, but it’s not too hard for a 6 year old. We brought this game on our summer vacation and spent hours playing it together.
Yeti In My Spaghetti Game
This game is a bit silly, a lot of fun, and harder than it looks. The concept is similar to Jenga, but with plastic spaghetti and a little Yeti.
UNO Jurassic World Card Game
I love doing things with my kids that I enjoyed as a child. And I remember spending hours playing UNO with my family when I was little. We picked up this Jurassic World themed UNO game for our son, and he loves it as much as we do.
The Floor is Lava Game
We received “The Floor is Lava!” for my son’s 6th birthday. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to get some energy out on a rainy day.
World of Disney Eye Found It Board Game
I love these “Eye Found It!” cooperative board games – maybe more than my kiddo. In a cooperative board game, you work together to win. The “Eye Found It!” games have an element where you search for different pictures hidden throughout the game board. It’s basically an eye spy picture meets board game.
Peaceable Kingdom Dinosaur Escape Cooperative Game
Cooperative board games are great at this age because it teaches teamwork in a fun way. We love this Dinosaur Escape game. We picked this game up last Black Friday and still play it regularly.
Ravensburger Pokémon Labyrinth Game
Labyrinth is a challenging but fun and engaging board game to play with your kids. It comes in several themes, but we have the Pokémon one, of course!
Monopoly: Godzilla
Another themed board game on my son’s wish list is Monopoly: Godzilla. Honestly, this is cool for any kaiju fans.
Bigger Gifts for 6-8 Year Olds
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Microscope for Kids
This kids microscope and lab kit has been a lot of fun for our little scientist. It is easy to use, and I like that it comes with a kit to help kids learn how to use the microscope.
Blu Track® PS – 18 ft. Stunt Set
This flexible race track allows kids to build their own loops, ramps, and other stunt tracks. It’s super cool, and will provide hours of fun!
MEGA Pokémon “Forest Pokémon Center” Building Set
What I like about building sets is that they came in all sizes and price points. A big set like this MEGA Pokémon “Forest Pokémon Center” Building Set is one of the big gifts on my son’s wish list.
LEGO City Freight Train Set
Not only is this LEGO City Freight Train set cool to build, but it also comes with a remote control for hours more fun of play. Win win.
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro Tablet
We got our son the Amazon Fire HD 8 for his 6th birthday, and it’s held up well for over 2 years now. We held off on getting him a tablet for a long time, but I don’t have any regrets about purchasing this one. Here’s the latest model.
Nintendo Switch
The next BIG electronic item on my son’s wish list is a Nintendo Switch. I don’t know if I am ready for this, but he certainly is!
Thank you for checking out my gift guide for school-aged kids from 6 to 8 years old. I hope you are able to find the perfect gift for your six, seven, or eight year old in this list of toys my son has loves so much.
If you enjoyed this gift guide for school-aged kids, make sure to check out my full collection of holiday gift ideas for kids, including Gift Ideas for Babies, Gift Ideas for One Year Olds, Toddler Gift Guide, Preschooler Gift Guide, Hanukkah Gift Guide and Stocking Stuffers Guide.
