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 2005-11-07 1:09 PM |
Master  2136    A Prairie Home |  Subject: Gift for an 8-yr old boyQuestion for BT-ers who have kids or know kids well. I want to get my sister's godchildren (my god-niece and nephew) when I visit them next week. For the girl (10 y.o.), I have gotten her a set of 100 gel pens which I think she will like. I am having trouble finding the right gift for the boy though. Last resort is to get him the same set of pens. Do you think it's a good idea? You can find the item at the following URL. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11041771&whse=&top... I mean, it's the same item for both of them, so they can't get upset. It's within budget and it's presentable. Do boys like color pens? |
| 2005-11-07 1:12 PM in reply to: #279755 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Ummm...I wouldn't think so...but I don't have kids. I would say some kind of sport item (for a sport he plays) or books. I think books are always a great gift for kids. |
 2005-11-07 1:17 PM in reply to: #279755 |
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Extreme Veteran 604 Northwest Ohio | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Books! No way. It's good for them. It's like getting fruit in your stocking instead of candy.  As the mother of 3 boys I can assure you can't go wrong with Hot Wheels Cars. And you can get those for less than a dollar each so for the same amount as the gel pens, then you could get him 20 cars! He will think that is very cool! |
| 2005-11-07 1:37 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy I thought about the Laser Tag thing too. But I can just imagine that he would beg me to play with him once he got it. And poor old me is not really thrilled about playing Laser Tag. Guess the strategy of last resort is don't get them anything and take them out for a dinner or something. Although I still think the pens are kick-a** gift for the girl. Urgh. |
| 2005-11-07 1:39 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy A lego set of star wars or harry potter etc. Get a smaller set if you don't have much space in your lugguage. |
| 2005-11-07 3:03 PM in reply to: #279755 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy LaserTag is on the top of my 9-year-olds' christmas list. Also, they're always up for video games, try as we might to dissuade them. |
| 2005-11-07 3:16 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Remember the Laser Tag commercial from the 80's that has a disclaimer that said "stadium not included"? Funny how older toys are making a come back. |
| 2005-11-07 4:40 PM in reply to: #279905 |
| Expert 666 St. Thomas, ON | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy My 8-year-old (and 7-year-old) are into Bionicles, k'nex, magnetix (or really, anything you can build with). My sons, however, would also be thrilled with crafty things like markers, etc. My boys would not, however, play long with something like laser tag (they're just not into that stuff), so I really think it depends on the kid. |
| 2005-11-07 5:08 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Master 2288 Katy, TX (West of Houston) | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy I asked my 9 yo son, here said: "Laser Tag totaly rocks, can I have one?" |
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| 2005-11-07 6:56 PM in reply to: #279755 |
Master 1249 Lexington, Kentucky | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Legos are cool. There are tons of themed sets if he's into race cars, Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc. Plain old general building block sets never go out of style. |
| 2005-11-07 7:00 PM in reply to: #279970 |
| molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy my 4 1/2 year old loves 'inventing' and has been building stuff with my husband in his shop. she would probably love bionicles, k'nex, or magnetix. any recommendations for a starter set and/or something for her age. |
| 2005-11-07 7:02 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy i have little girls who like drawing unicorns and hello kitty, so i really have no idea what an 8 year old boy would want. i'd go to amazon and click on toys and go to the age catagories |
| 2005-11-08 3:23 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Veteran 407 Dallas, Texas | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Denise2003 - 2005-11-07 1:09 PM Do boys like color pens? Oh sure. Many of them even go into lucrative careers as florists and interior designers... Try books, Legos, a cheap remote controlled car. Bill |
| 2005-11-08 10:16 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Wife, Mother, Friend. 2457 South | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy My nine, soon to be ten, boy is all over your chart. He is crafty, likes to build clay models and draw with markers. He also likes to play certain online games. He likes to watch DVDs Bionicles and Legos are cool with him too. He has several bionicles and likes to mix them up and build weird ones. He's gonna like downloading music with his new MP3 player he's getting for his bday in a few weeks (cheepie walmart one). He likes cool clothes. Ah, they run the spectrum. Do some stealth investigating and find out what they like. Ask your sister! We bought my niece a tshirt, she is coming here this weekend with my parents, and a big carnival is happening, so we bought her a shirt with that event on it. Plus we're taking her to Build a Bear for her bday gift, she's never been and has no idea what it is. She's seven. |
| 2005-11-08 10:31 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Veteran 282 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy I have 2 girls, but my brother has 3 boys(9, 5, 3). Roll a ball out between the 3 of them(or 5 of them if you count myself and my brother) and they/we are entertained for hours. However, I my step mother's grandson's are very into science type things. So it just depends on his personality/interests. |
| 2005-11-09 12:50 AM in reply to: #279755 |
| Veteran 305 Wichita Falls | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy definitely do some investigative work... he might be into sports, art, bionicles, or even yugi-oh... if he was into sports... a ball of some sort would be good.... i have found that a lot of boys that age are really into yugi-oh (i was a soccer coach for that age group when i lived in the states) |
| 2005-11-09 1:02 AM in reply to: #281092 |
| Master 2278 State of Confusion | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy My 8 year old also loves to build with legos, magnitix, and K'Nex. My son got a lego set for his birthday tht he can build 17 (maybe more) different vehicles out of and he is in hog heaven!Another fun thing is walkie talkies which you can find anywhere, in any price range. Hope that helps. |
| 2005-11-09 7:46 AM in reply to: #279755 |
| Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Thank you everyone for your response. Looks like my godnephew is just like any regular 8-yr old boy. He also like video games and lego etc. I got him a set of Laser Tag. If he asks me to play with him, I will say the headset is for kids and it doesn't fit my oversized adult melon. Muhahah.. Hope it fits in my suitcase. I am seriously running out of room. |
| 2005-11-09 8:37 AM in reply to: #279755 |
| Champion 4902 Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy I know that I would have been overjoyed to get a set of coloured pens or pencils at that age because I was always drawing. That was in the 50's though and we did not have computers or video games then. Get him the coloured pens if he has shown any signs of creativity and a strong desire to draw. If not, find out what video game he would like and get him that. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy him clothes! |
| 2005-11-09 8:49 AM in reply to: #281233 |
| Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Machiavelo - 2005-11-09 8:37 AM Whatever you do, DO NOT buy him clothes! I agree. Somehow kids don't regard clothes as gifts like adults would. He would be really upset if I get his sister color pens and him a sweatshirt. |
| 2005-11-09 1:12 PM in reply to: #279755 |
| Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Me again.. Just noticed that Star Wars wrist watches that Burger King is selling. They look so cool! May be I should get some. |
| 2005-11-09 5:33 PM in reply to: #279992 |
| Master 2288 Katy, TX (West of Houston) | Subject: RE: Gift for an 8-yr old boy Lara - 2005-11-07 4:12 PM Freeswimmingfish - 2005-11-07 3:08 PM I asked my 9 yo son, here said: "Laser Tag totaly rocks, can I have one?" so is he getting one? Prolly for Christmass. it's on the short list. |
| 2005-11-10 1:16 PM in reply to: #279755 |
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