suitable xmas present for 8 year old boy??

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All you Mums of boys this age please help! My best friends litle boy is 8, really sweet I love him dearly. I have no idea what to get him. What are boys this age into. I've asked his mum and she said "god knows". Help MN xxx

k'nex, geomag, Lego

ds1 is 8 and has been asking for supermag, it is another of these magnetic buliding sets, i got a good ferrari racing car set for ds1 in boots for free as part of the 3 for 2 offer (£14.99 otherwise)

Top trumps
bionicles
tamagotchi

thanks for all these. I have just found something called i dog which looks amazing. he can plug it into his mp3 player which he is obsessed with and it dances and barks. yes I know it sounds awful but I think he'd love it. I'm currently bidding on ebay.

Meccano or anything Star Wars?

camera & trick photography book
spy type stuff (secret pen etc ) eg Dr Who's 'screwdriver' pen
yes endless lego esp bionicles star wars
space stuff intergalactic bits and pieces

ds1 had a Dr Who screwdriver (secret pen) from a friend yesterday for his 8th birthday, and loves it, he has spent half the day today writing secret messages, he would of spent the whole day writing, but I took them out for a picnic.

I have bought for my three the toy 20Q, its so clever, it reads your mind trying to guess what you are thinking, I haven`t wrapped it yet because I keep playing with it!

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