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To not know what to get! 8 year old birthday

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Smileymoon1 · 28/01/2023 18:47

DD is 8 soon and when asked what she wants she doesn’t know. I’ve got no idea! She doesn’t want an experience and already has a tablet that she loves. She’s quite a happy soul and is happy with whatever she gets but I’m stuck. She likes arty kits and being on her tablet. What has your eight year old loved? X

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WFHbore2023 · 28/01/2023 21:59

How about a camera (Polaroid or other) and a nice, hardback scrap book with accessories - gel pens, nicely patterned tapes etc, so she can stick in the photos she's taken?
Rollerskates?
Is she a big reader? Could get the first in a series of books so it's a gift you can build on? Or a kindle?
My DD loves make up, so I got her some cheap eyeshadow palettes to play around with - revolution do cute themed ones like Dr Seuss, Friends, The Simpsons etc

DONTMESSWITHMEDARNA · 28/01/2023 22:00

literally put that in to amazon

i did this for my niece last week.

i got her a beginners diamond painting kit.
she loved it

Smileymoon1 · 29/01/2023 11:33

Love these ideas. Thank you!

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MuggleMe · 29/01/2023 20:59

My craft 8yo loved the loom band kit we got her for Xmas. Surprise hit.

Partyatno10 · 29/01/2023 21:01

Posca pens

OhIdoLike2bBesideTheSeaside · 29/01/2023 21:06

My daughter loves her smiggle magic pen she writes and drawers with them the other end of the pen is a torch 🔦 to see the drawing etc

Infact anything smiggles

She loves books, clothes, hair stuff and bath stuff and body butter

On the stationery theme anything crafty including a make your own label machine and make your own pontoon kits and jewellery and bead kits

She also likes board games too

RuralMam · 29/01/2023 21:16

What about caterpillars that you can watch turn into butterflies. I'd recommend insect lore. My son got them last year and soon to be 7 year old has requested them for his birthday.

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