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Gift idea for a bright 8 year old to post to mainland europe

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 10:37

Trying to get organised for christmas early due to growing bump. I always leavre this pressie until the last minute.....

In recent years I have bought him.....science-y related books, activites; books on tape/cd; books in general

H eloves lego and model making ut has so much lego it is coming out of his ears and he does all the really tricky stuff so I wouldnt know where to begin.

Doesn't have to be online...
TIA

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codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:38

geomag?

codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:38

is he into warhammer?
my nephwe w is he is 8 and v clever

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 10:40

what is geomag?

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KangaMummy · 28/09/2004 10:40

What is your budget? Would it stretch to a cheap digital camera? My DS age 9 really loves his?

codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:40

here

codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:42

here

KangaMummy · 28/09/2004 10:42

What about a subscription to that magazinge that I keep thinking of getting for DS Aquilla I think it is called?

Is he english speaking reading?

There is a thread about it here somewhere?

codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:42

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 10:42

i like that sciencey book coddy

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codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:43

no thats was super mag
geomahg is metal

codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:43

all usbouirne books are good
have got ds1 flags of hte world as a stocking filler

littlemissbossy · 28/09/2004 10:45

gift certificate for amazon? he could choose something himself then

codswallop · 28/09/2004 10:45

yes money is increasingly popular with nephew wallop

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 10:46

he is in germany.........

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littlemissbossy · 28/09/2004 10:48

amazon deliver internationally ... website in germany is www.amazon.de HTH

SecondhandRose · 28/09/2004 10:49

My son enjoys the Captain Underpants set of books and the Horrible Histories and Horrible Science. What about an annual?

In Toys R Us they do archeology (sp?) dinosaur kits. You get a lump of hard clay/soil and a chisel and goggles and then you chip away to get all the dinosaur bits and assemble it. My son loved it but it may be a bit heavy to post.

Top Trump cards are popular in our house, there are loads of different titles.

Something to do with his favourite football team. Many have online stores and might post straight to him.

HTH

Marina · 28/09/2004 10:56

Definitely endorse Geomag and Aquila. Lovely to get something in the post every month! Especially if you are an English-speaker abroad, maybe?

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 10:57

he had top trump cards last year......like the sound of the dinosaur thingy though - will check out toys r us

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 10:58

ooooh really like the look of geomag - that might be it!

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jampot · 28/09/2004 11:00

my son has just had his 8th birthday and one of his pressies was a science magic type set called Science FX from Toys R Us - £9.99 and also very light to post.

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 11:00

and aquila looks fab!
how do you subscribe?

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 11:02

jampot - i bought him the science maic thing afew years ago - which he loved!

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codswallop · 28/09/2004 11:06

you can get geomag in woolies

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popsycal · 28/09/2004 11:06

brill thanks coddy!

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codswallop · 28/09/2004 11:07

my sister nad her dh also go t i n to it
youcan build an eiffel tower