"Cool" gift for 8 year old boy!!?

[CaptainDippy]

My best friend's little boy turns 8 next week - eeeek!

1.) I don't DO boys (have 3 DDs)

2.) I don't DO 8 year olds (DD's are all Pre-School)

What can I buy him that doesn't cost loads of money!!!?

Thank you!!

Metal detector?

like this??

Science Museum kits like Weather Station or experiments , Dr Who stuff, bits from Fat Face or Quiksilver if he is into that sort of thing, voucher for Game or cinema

How much do you want to spend?

walkie talkies?

He's already got walkie talkies (I thouht of that too ) Thinking of spending up to £10-ish ....

Horrible Science & related books, especially the annuals. Geomag or K'nex, book coupons, Horrid Henry books, 10 quid in cash or Woolies' voucher, Mars Mission Lego kit(s). Complicated maze book, world's best joke books, ghost stories.
Must admit, we have 3 sets of walkie talkies (all gifts) that no one plays with.

Oh, and drawing sets or similar. Gel pens with black paper. Writing or drawing notebooks. Anything Simpsons theme.

Doctor Who figures, Transformers, Lego, Power Rangers.

Usbourne do some experiment books.

ds is 8, and he loves cash so he can choose his own or save up.

He bought himself some of those strap-on wheels last week and he LOVES them (he got his from The Works (bookshop) and they are surprisingly good (£3.99 i think)

lego

sciency stuff as mentioned

Are you close to him? Could you take him to the cinema of something - ie) do something he likes to do with him?

Excellent, thank you Perhaps a cinema token!!? Mmmmmm ... strap-on wheels sound cool!! What the heck are they!!!?

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giev him a fiver
irememeb lOVONG getting money as a kid
if oyu haev to put it on a gift card thing

A microscope? Hours of fun to be had there I promise.

mine woudl liek a leather football imo

the strap on wheels attach on their shoes, with 2 wheels at the back only
these

oh, just saw on the amazon page that 20Q thing. My son got one for christmas, and we all played with it for DAYS!!!

agree with microscope. my ds loves this one and he's 8. and cool!

just remembered!!

DS got a subscription for National Geographic Kids, and he LOVES it!

god if ouu gace mine any of that science crap theud put it right at the bakc fo the wardrobe - microscoep bug catchers nat geo etc

That's where stuff about Dr. Who/Bionicles, Transformers, Power Rangers or Pokemon would end up with my DS, Cod.

Agree a football would go down alright, though.

I think OP should run by her friend any ideas she wants to pursue, just to be sure. They are individuals, indiv. ideas what they like.