Help! I need a birthday present for my son by Thursday

[Birthdayaghh]

Help! Ds will be 9 on Thursday. We ordered him one of those folding multi games tables (from a recommendation on here actually!) and just gone to make it up and it seems really flimsy and shite. Bits are chipped etc and I can just see it breaking easily and being a disappointment.

He is lucky in that he has nice bike and scooter and a ‘phone’ already and isn’t into consoles.
But that leaves me with no idea what to get him. Would rather get one big thing and it has to be something I can order from prime or buy from ‘essential’ shop or collect in the next 2 days.

Lego? Always a hit with my DS9 and lots of different sets on Amazon depending on your budget

What counts as big? Roller skates? Klask? 3D pen?

Chemistry set?

Got my 8 yo ds a pogo stick for Christmas - went down well.

He doesn’t like Lego anymore. Used to love it.
Big = £100 ish

What's your budget?

Does he like a particular activity or any hobbies? Films? Could you set up a movie night/ cinema room thing? A fun tea plus money if you can spare it?

Lego is always good. Any favourite sports?

Sorry if these are rubbish ideas!

Sorry just saw your post. What about a kids' Fitbit?

Tablet?

Drone?
Footie goal?

He has a pogo stick-loves it.
He also has a hover board which he loves. He likes anything that moves!
He likes animals, football (but not into a team really)
The games table idea seemed great.

Drone might be a goer

Skateboard
Y scooter

What about a kart to convert his hover board into a go kart? My ds and dss love these.

How about a projector? You can link your phone into it so youtube is projected onto a wall. Games consoles also link to them.

Could you just get another games table? Eg this one has good reviews.

He has asked for a go kart for his hover board before but we live on a hill so I don’t think he’d get much use out of it.

Metal detector?

@sorryiasked

Could you just get another games table? Eg this one has good reviews.

Tempting! Dh is reluctant as thinks it will be equally shit but it does look a bit better

What about a camera? Or a trampoline if you have the space?

@Sprig1 have you got any metal detector recommendations?
DS2 bought one for himself from Wish during lockdown 1. It took forever to come and was shit.
I am thinking of getting a better one.

A Fitbit or similar?
Heelyes
Remote control car-you can get ones you have to bills yourself
Dartboard

Thanks all. We are going to try the (hopefully) better quality table -being delivered tomorrow! and think remote control car as a back up. Maybe a voucher for a day out (eventually) but i don’t think this would wow him.

Gravitrax xxl

Got my eight year old a tumblebee - like a remote control car but with more flips - for Christmas and it was a hit.

Telescope?