what would you buy an 8 year old who loves Lego but already has far to much of it.

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DS2 has loads of Lego, all he wants for Christmas is more Lego (especially star wars!) and some books/audiobooks. Father Christmas will probably bring him some Lego ( I'm not completely mean and DS1 is getting Lego NXT or whatever it's called) but I'm stuck for what else to get him and I know both sets of GP's will ask for suggestions, In laws especially like to get something over the top, so require guidance.

There is a Lego club, it is actually free to join.

The Lego annual seems good, I have bought it for my 6 year old but my 8 year old would have liked it too.

Isn't there a new interactive Lego PC game?

nah, buy more lego.

My DS is 11 now, and still playing with the lego he was bought 3 or 4 years ago, alongside the newer sets.

typewriter is good. I suspect touch typing will be VERY important to our children in the future.

Unless we are all using voice recognition software software by then.

You know Legoland is half price for the final weekend of the season, 2nd weekend Nov? But thats a bit too early to be a xmas present I guess.

K'nex and Magnetix - both very good