What do 8-9 year old girls like???

[Hercy]

I'm having a bit of a flap because I think the presents I've ordered for my 8 and 9 year old nieces are far too young for them.

Hadn't clocked the boxes said age 4+ For a butterfly box craft kit and age 6+ For a hair brai/chalk kit (links below).

Can you please tell me what sort of thing your 8 and 9 year old girls like??? Happy to spend up to £20 ish

www.galttoys.com/fab-hair.html

www.melissaanddoug.com/decorate-your-own-wooden-butterfly-box/8853.html

My 8 yo Niece loves unicorns 🦄🙄

Lego, puzzles, making things, ispy books, barbies, playmobil, drawing, roller skating, making mud pies ......

I think the hair braid stuff might just about be ok for the 8 yr old, unless she's quite sophisticated.

The butterfly box is a bit young, I think.

Do they watch Strictly? All the girls that age I know adore it, even though the parents don't watch. Therefore Strictly annuals etc are good. Also unicorns, ballerinas - metal jewellery is quite popular. They also seem to like toiletries (shower gel, lip balms) from Lush and Body Shop.

My 8 yr old dd loves bath bombs and anything with unicorns!

Stationery always a winner. Do they go to brownies? There is lots of merchandise from bookmarks to camp blankets.

I have an 8 (nearly 9) year old and she'd be happy with those gifts.

Absolutely anything from Smiggle. Although would be tough to stick to a £20 budget in there!

Anything to do with unicorns, LOLs, Jo Jo stuff,
Do you mean hair chalk? That would be nice.
Not sure about the other item though

Anything from smiggle, bath bombs, unicorns / mermaids, LOL dolls

They're all the things I've bought my dd :-)

LOL collectible dolls (£15 each!)
My 8 yo would politely accept either of those gifts, probably even have a little play with them, don’t worry too much. If you wanted a wow present, keep looking, but if it’s a token ‘I thought of you’ gift, those do fine.

My DTs(8) loves unicorns, flamingoes and horses. Their most played with toys are their schleich horses but they are def out of your budget unless you just got them one horse each!

Pomsies are the one thing that my girls have talked about this year having heard about them at school as all their friends talking about them. They still love soft toys. (Me - not so much!)

Pretty much anything from Tiger would go down well - stationery, art stuff, games, cushions, decor etc.

They are at the stage now where they are getting really into decorating their room so have recently bought a rug (from Tiger), some cushions, (from Homesense) and some posters of cute animals.

Sorry the links have loaded. I think the hair thing for the 8 year old but the craft set is too young

My DD is 8 and her Christmas list is mostly Playmobil. But I know some 8yo think that's too babyish. She's also asked for Lego, she's not bothered about Smiggle and has had enough of unicorns now.

She'd love a really nice colouring book/felt pens. She loves books, but it's difficult to buy books unless you know what they enjoy.

My brownies love slime, so could you find a slime making kit?

A cheap hairdryer thrilled me about that age

I was amazed

Not slime! Makes a terrible mess, stains floors, soft furnishings etc... Most parents I know have banned the stuff.

Smiggle seems to be getting a bit passe for my 8 yo.

My nine year old would be happy with either of those gifts so don't worry too much! The ages are sometimes capability more than anything. So a four year old could decorate that box but your neice would do a much better job! If you did want to get something extra, mine was keen on those hottie type soft toys in the supermarket - where you pop it in the microwave so it's like a soft toy/hot water bottle. I've stashed her a unicorn one away but I think there were pugs or pandas too. They were a tenner.

Wow, I am seriously out of touch. Never heard of most of these things/shops!

They're both pretty crafty, so I reckon some nice stationery from Tiger or Smiggle is a great shout, thank you :)

Mine likes Lego and LOL surprise dolls.

My daughter is 8.5, she'd enjoy both of those gifts 😊
....as well as most other other crafty/unicorny/LOL/flamingo-y things mentioned!