It’s challenging to get your kids gifts that’d last in their memories forever, but you could succeed with some innovative and exciting new toys.
Here are our suggestions for the best gifts for 8-year-old boys to make your next gift shopping trip a breeze!
The Falling Marble Gravity Maze
The Gravity Maze is a fun board-like game that combines logic and spatial reasoning. The goal of the game is to create a path using the building towers to guide the falling marble from the starting point to the red target tower.
With 3 marbles, 9 building towers, and 60 challenges ranging from beginner to expert level, this game is perfect for developing your kids’ critical thinking and building skills. We love the challenges it brings.
Spalding NBA Slam Jam Over-The-Door Mini Basketball Hoop
This is the right gift for the little basketball player and NBA fan in your house. The mini basketball hoop is specifically made to suit indoor play.
It’s a ¼’’ scale replica of real NBA backboards with the same proportions. We find it easy to assemble and hang over the door with padded hooks to prevent any damage.
A 5’’ rubber mini replica of the NBA ball is also included.
With this hoop, your kid can practice their shooting skills right from their room.
Kids Action Waterproof Camera
Gift your kid with their first video camera to capture all their little adventures and fun moments.
The camera can take 5MP still images and can record 720p HD videos at 30 frames per second (FPS).
The integrated 1.77’’ LCD screen makes it easy to instantly view the captured content and the 8 GB MicroSD card provides a lot of storage for your kids’ memories.
The camera comes with a waterproof case and a mounting for helmets and bikes so that your kids can use it at all times while biking, skating or swimming.
Junior Electronics Discovery Kit
Teach your kids the basics of electronics from an early age with this kit without worrying about safety hazards.
Using over 30 color-coded real electronic parts, this kit eliminates the need for any tools or soldering with the snap-on components’ design.
Your kids can gain extensive knowledge by building as many of the 100 circuit projects found in the included manual like a voice-controlled lamp or a police siren with adjustable volume.
We like the fact that they can even take it further and create their own custom circuits.
Hand-controlled UFO Flying Drone
This is kid-friendly flying drone toy that you won’t need to worry about it hurting your kids with its propellers or getting broken after just one crash.
The drone is made from lightweight, crashproof bouncy material and has a UFO-shaped enclosure to keep the propellers from hurting your child.
This mini quadcopter with its four propellers is easy to control just by using hand movements. It can hover around the hands and make 360° rotations. We think the hand controls are really intuitive.
Ideal Magic Spectacular Magic Suitcase
If your kid’s into magic and you want to help them impress their friends at parties and outings, this magic suitcase is ideal for them.
They can feel like a true magician as soon as they open it with the magic hat, wand, and the suitcase that turns into a performance table.
The set includes props to perform 100 tricks like vanishing salt, card shuffle, dice escape, and more.
Your kid can easily learn through the instructions and online videos to become a pro magician in no time.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set
Another amazing magic set for your little magicians to amaze their audience.
This set includes ten classic tricks and illusions like magic number prediction, secret skills, Egyptian prediction, vanishing coin, among others.
The step-by-step instructions will help your child learn these famous tricks with ease.
With the sturdy-made wooden props and the beautiful artwork, kids can rehearse as much as they need until they nail their magic act.
Outdoor Adventure Exploration Kit
This is a great gift for young scouts and kids who like going on adventures like camping and hiking. This set can help kids explore the world around them and learn more about nature and the wilderness.
It includesbinoculars specifically designed for children, a flashlight with a wrist strap, a lensatic compass, a magnifying glass, a fox whistle for signals, and a water-resistant backpack.
With this set, your kid will be ready to go on exciting outdoor trips.
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)
A highly educational book series by National Geographic Kids. It consists of 3 books, each filled with fascinating facts presented through visually appealing designs and colors with thousands of photographs.
The books use two-page spreads with each one focusing on a topic and presenting interesting info about it.
We think these books are great to teach your kids about so many different things and widen their knowledge.
The Glow Rockets Stomp Launcher
A fun simple toy that your kids can enjoy while developing their muscles and motor skills.
The rockets are completely operated by the kids. All they have to do is run, jump, and stomp on the rocket launcher to send the rocket up to 100 feet in the air.
Along with the stomp launcher, four all-foam rockets are included. They also glow in the dark so that they could be easily visible in the sky during the night.
Glow-in-the-Dark Ring Flyers
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This is a nice alternative to frisbees and other types of flying discs.
Their specialring design improves their aerodynamic ability to make them easier to throw and catch.
The Activ Flyers are much lighter than other discs so that they wouldn’t hurt your kids’ hands. They fly straight and can float in water.
We find them perfect for a fun time at the beach, by the lake or in the backyard. They come in a pack of 2 glow-in-the-dark flying rings.
Squashed 3D Strategy Board Game
If you think chess could still be a bit hard for your kids at this age, the squashed board game is a fun, less complicated option that’d teach them strategic thinking and problem-solving. It could be played with 2 to 4 players.
The aim is to squash all the pawns of your opponents by landing on or passing over them while having at least one of your pawns remaining on the cube.
You simply roll the die and move your pawns horizontally or vertically.
What we think is entertaining is having a 3-dimensional board, which makes it even more exciting.
Nerf N-Strike Elite Fire Blaster
The Nerf powerful toy blaster can help you keep your kids away from addictive shooting video games.
It comes with six darts that they can easily load into the rotating barrel and quickly fire them at targets as far as 75 feet by moving the slide while holding the trigger.
Using these blasters, your kids can have some exercises and enjoy some safe battles with their friends at the same time.
The Kanoodle Brain-teasing Puzzles
A fun and challenging brain game to develop your kid’s mental abilities.
With 200 puzzle challenges in both 2D and 3D, this game is sure to improve the problem-solving and critical thinking skills of your children.
The illustrated book includes the challenges you can pick from and load the pieces on the board as shown, then try to fit the remaining pieces. It’s challenging enough that you can join your kids for some family fun.
RIMABLE Mini Cruiser Skateboard
The RIMABLE skateboard is the perfect gift for the next Tony Hawk. Its construction makes it suitable for beginners, as it uses durable plastic materials, solid aluminum trucks, and smooth PU wheels with high-speed bearings.
Your kids will surely love the various amazing design patterns and can definitely use this board as their main transportation method.