8/9 year old DD gift ideas

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Looking for some shared inspiration for 8/9 year old DDs.

Feel like mine is in a transition year from toys to things and the lack of inspiration is not helped by her having an early December birthday so needing twice the ideas!

So far she's made a few ideas lists but all quite different depending on her current mood so no consistent "id like xyz" so far I'm thinking about:

Stitch things (electric toothbrush, nightlight)
Earrings and jewelery box
Comfy hoodie
Experience tickets - Gladiators and theatre
Hair clips/bands
Lego
Candy floss machine (mentioned a few times)
Craft bits/sets - marbling looks good maybe?
Science set - growing crystals
Worst Witch books/other chapter books

Ideas welcome!!

We've seen Frozen and Matilda so maybe Wicked tickets?

Mine is a year older but mostly wants tickets for experiences rather than physical gifts. So far she wants rock climbing and go karting tickets.

Your list looks great apart from Worst Witch books which I would say are a bit young for an 8/9 year old. I’m also not convinced a candy floss machine would ever get used.

My 8/9 year old is just reading her worst witch books now but we’ve had them for a couple of years - so I’d say go for it!

our DD that has it all ( 2 homes) is getting a CD Player and Pandora charms, the CD player also gives her aunts and uncles ideas for presents.

experience tickets always go down well, Wicked will be good!

My 9 year old is also very into the worst witch atm so I think the books are fine for that age.

My dd has asked for everything lego and harry potter with a few bits of pokemon And hello kitty thrown in.

How about a zookeeper for the day experience…my DD loved it. We chose Cotswold Wildlife Park as knew she would adore feeding the giraffes

My 8 year old loves The Worst Witch too.

Mine has asked for a kid’s sewing machine.
Tickets to see A Play Gone Wrong.

When DD was 9ish I got her a craft trolley from Hobbycraft. I filled it up with nice paper, stickers, her own scissors, different types of glue/sellotape, washi tape, etc. She's 11 now and still uses it all the time.

Splat Planet t shirt
Gymnastics mat
Heishi beads
Reverse tie dye kit
Roller blades
Instax camera
Gui Gui
Clay model kit
Djeco Mi House
Percy Pig body spray
Fahlo animal tracking bracelet
Jellycat keychain
Scented nail polish
Legami pens

Worst Witch books are a great idea. Just added to my list too 😁 thanks.

Demon hunter merch

Waterproof wireless music speaker for the shower

Gymnastics bar

Magic water elf - squishy maker

Nail pens

Full length Stand up jewellery mirror

Stitch Lego with over 1000 pieces to build a 3D stitch

Flicker scooter - the one with two legs to stand on

Bath bombs making kit

Teraniun making kit

Fish bubble lamp

Hatchimals
Squishalongs
Pokemon things
Squishmallows
Lego - mine likes the play sets or bigger characters to build
Loungewear sets
Slippers
Fluffy crocs
Dreaded labubus
Craft things

Does she enjoy baking? A nice baking cookbook aimed at kids, an apron, some nice baking stuff - Lakeland do some nice stuff aimed at kids

My daughter is 10 in November, this year she will be getting an Amazon Kindle Fire as her main gift, other items she has asked for are
Harry Potter Bitzee
Squish a longs
Harry Potter Sorting Hat
Childrens Bible ( she really wants one!)
Cross necklace
Skateboard
Basketball
Converse hi tops

Some great ideas, including a few I had to Google 😂

They've done the worst witch at school this term so I think it's about right age wise for her. I'm going to go with Wicked tickets and lots of craft bits, maybe the marbling kit then some top-ups of general crafting stuff like pens and sparkly card and glue etc.

Stitch Lego I've got too, forgot I'd bought that - she also likes the character figures @Cherryblossom6754 She did Dobby last Christmas so I think that will be popular.

Also going to get a hair accessories storage box, those spinning ones that are popular everywhere - I saw some in TK Maxx in the week but she was with me so I'll have to go back.

Much easier when they were little I could skip things into the trolley and they had zero idea!

Below are some things mine has had and enjoyed around 8/9

A kindle
A lava lamp
A bean bag
A home made huge portions kit (mixing bowls, lab tubes, various jugs, bath pearls, washing up liquid, bicarb, Robinson's squash, dried flowers, effervescent, shimmer bath bombs, food dye, pipettes, various mixing spoons, old jam jars, urine bottles, anything to hold potions in, labels. Will decant most of it to look less like ordinary things but I doubt she'll care).
New lunch box or small thermos for hot meals sent from home
New hairbrush
Vasoline
Kids body spray
Clay bead jewellery making kit, loom bands
Glitter tattoo set / hair chalk set etc
Soft toys still very popular here
Arts and crafts - paint pens, stickers, grown up ISH notebook (like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135768214591 as it has a nice hold edge)
Scented play dough
Peachbebbies(sp) slime
Space hopper
Books - Lottie brooks, puzzle spies, secret code books, most graphic novels like investigators, any raina telgenmeier, secret garden. She also still loves picture books like 'you choose' by Nick sherrat so will get another in that series and same with daisy and the trouble with series. A day in a life of you, a GNU and poo. ).
Simple mindful colouring book
Heated blanket
Fleece blanket with photos on (personalised with pets etc)
Oodie
Photo album/photos for her wall
A safe
Bags/purse/jewellery box etc
Accessories like hats, scarf, gloves

Mini brands
Puffy pouches
Tamagotchi
Scrapbooking kit

8 year old is getting

Sticker maker
Stanley cup
Nintendo game
Labubu blind box
Wildlife colouring book
Sylvanian snow leopard family

Then chocolate, hair accessories in stocking.

Sounds like you have a good list. I have realised I need to not buy things to make it look more and to stop buying tat. Unfortunately I feel as they get older there is less as the things they want can become more expensive and they aren't into toys. If you are going to buy tickets then these will cost a bit.
This year these are the things my daughter will get, maybe I will add more, but I would rather save money for hopefully a holiday next year.

Squishmallows
Bracelet making set
Loom bands
Board game
Duck vending machine
Positive potato
Stationery
Bath bomb
Colouring book and nice pens
Box of sweets/chocolates

Water Elf squishy maker
Instax camera
Articulate for kids (she's asked for this one)
Wicked lego
Dr Paw Paw x Wicked colour change lip balm
Huntr/x Tshirt
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Weekender bag
Mini bits from Primark bath fizzers etc
Books