AIBU to ask what you’re buying your 8 year old boys?

[Rexasaurus]

Just that really. He’s not long since had his birthday & we’re utterly stumped. He’s at that awkward between toys & consoles stage.

He hasn’t really asked for anything 🤦‍♀️

Looking for inspiration?

@StoicWalrus haha don't worry not insensitive at all! He's obsessed with pixar! mainly the diecast cars but he buys them with pocket money, opens them but won't play with them, just keeps the back packaging in a file! @Lazysundayafternoons I'm glad it's not just my asd boy that doesn't ask for real toys, it makes me think he's growing up too fast, but then he'll just start talking about silicon and plastic and minecraft for two hours 😂

Which switch games do people recommend? Ds has the lite

@IndecentFeminist

Mario Party is tons of fun for us all. Mario Kart is still as fun as the original.

DS is 9. He loves Spider-Man so loads to do with that. Toys, posters, books, more toys.

Thinking of getting him a good telescope as he’s fascinated with space.

A kids Fitbit. He’s quite in to doing exercise so I think tracking his daily activity will be fun for him. Especially because he can wear it when he goes swimming.

Arts and crafts stuff. You can’t go wrong with that. DS does endless amounts of drawings and and writing which I love.

I'm having the same issue as you OP,not a clue what to get 8yo DS

A gaming chair, headphones, personalised game station

Some excellent suggestions here. Thank you!
We put him on Amazon last night & he picked about 5 things out. Mostly fairly expensive 🤦‍♀️
Hoping he forgets what he’s asked for so won’t notice that he only gets one or two of them 👍
Will be bulking them out with some of the suggestions