Our oldest daughter is turning 7 years old this month. We love to use birthdays and other gift giving occasions to focus on giving our girls items in the categories of “something to play, something to learn, something to craft, something to wear, something to read”. Here’s a list of things our oldest girl has been loving recently, or that we’re gifting for her upcoming birthday. It’s full of items that are perfect gift ideas for 6-8 year olds, with choices in each category inspired by our daughter!

Gift ideas for 6-8 year olds

We reached out to a few companies to partner with us for this Gift Guide, and we were gifted some of the products. These items would all make great gift ideas for 6-8 year olds! Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission for purchases made, with NO additional fee to you. Thank you for supporting our blog, and we hope you enjoy this list of gift ideas for 6-8 year olds!

Something to PLAY

Think Fun: Rush Hour game – Our girls enjoy this popular logic game that has challenges designed to get a car out of a traffic jam. It includes a game grid, cars, and 40 challenges from beginner to expert. It is a fun way to develop visual planning and reasoning skills. Players set up the board to match their challenge card, and then have to think through how the board will be affected when they move each car. The goal is to move the cars in a way that opens up a clear path for the red car to be able to drive off the board!

Think Fun: Gravity Maze game – This is a mix between a logic game and a marble run. It includes a game grid, multiple towers, marbles, a target piece, and 60 challenges from beginner to expert. This game challenges spatial reasoning and visual planning skills, as players must determine how to position the towers so that the marble falls from the starting tower and ends by hitting a specific target tower.

Think Fun: Geo Logic game – This logic puzzle game challenges deductive reasoning skills and uses mathematical concepts. It includes a planet core, 14 biome pieces (various environments in different shapes), and 60 challenges from beginner to expert. Players set up the core so the tile placement matches their card, and then must use the remaining tiles shown to fully cover the core. The goal is to successfully cover all 30 faces of the core with the correct biome pieces to fully complete the planet’s surface. There are endless possible planet combinations – but each challenge has only one correct solution!

Think Fun: Chicken War game – This is a unique game that uses fun deductive reasoning skills! Each player gets chicken tiles that feature a different combination of 4 characteristics. Players secretly select one chicken to be their leader, and then they must recruit 9 more chickens into their yard. The catch is that each recruit must share exactly 2 characteristics with the leader, but your opponents can lob an egg at you if they think they have discovered the secret identity of your leader, so watch out!

Something to LEARN

School Zone: My First Crosswords and My First Word Searches – These activity books are only $2.99 and provide hours of entertainment. We keep these engaging puzzles in the car with some colored pencils. They’re a fun way to practice sight words, spelling, and vocabulary.

Learn to Draw: People or Unicorns, Mermaids, and More! – Our girls love to draw, and this series has easy-to-follow drawing guides on lots of different themes. Kids can trace the outlines, or follow the step-by-step illustrations. At only $5.99/book, these are a fun add-on to any gift and make great presents for friends.

Melissa & Doug: Secret Decoder Deluxe Activity Set – This problem-solving activity set gives kids a chance to crack codes, uncover hidden clues, reveal secret messages, and be super sleuths! It includes a Secret Decoder Game Book, Seek & Find Game Book, Secret Message Activity Pad, and Magic-Reveal Sticker Sheets.

Something to CRAFT

Creativity for Kids: Fairy Garden – This open-ended fairy craft kit lets kids create their very own enchanted fairy garden. They get to decorate a potting dish, paint garden accessories, add potting mix and seeds, and then watch their plants grow. Bean sprouts and wheat grass seeds can begin to grow in as little as 2 days!

Creativity for Kids: Mini Garden Mermaid & Mini Garden Unicorn – This kit includes an egg-shaped terrarium that kids get to decorate with stickers, add potting mix and chia seeds, and complete with mini figurines and colored sand. After watering, the chia seeds sprout within 3-5 days!

Creativity for Kids: Color Cord Bracelets – This kit lets kids design and weave their very own bracelets. It includes 8 colors of cords, buckles, glue, stickers, scissors, and instructions. This will be a fun project for our girls to create their own fashionable accessories!

Horizon Group USA: Made By Me! All-in-One Sewing Studio – Our daughter has been asking to learn how to sew, and a sewing kit was at the top of her birthday wishlist. She wanted one that included fabric, thread, needles, a thimble, and a pin cushion, and this set has it all! It also includes instructions so kids can learn how to thread a needle, use a thimble, and practice different stitches. Then they can use their skills to create hand-sewn projects out of felt squares, and then decorate them with buttons and embellishments!

Something to WEAR

Primary: Pocket Tees & Field Shorts – Our daughters love these tees with the cute pocket designs and these field shorts with a stretchy waist band, drawstring, and pockets. They’re comfortable to play in all day, perfect for spring/summer, and come in lots of fun colors. Use code TIDYDAD20 for 20% off your 1st order + free shipping.

Klee natural makeup kits – Our older two girls have been asking for their own makeup kits, so that they can be “fancy” when they play dress up. We discovered this kids makeup line that is made from quality minerals and natural preservatives, and is free from artificial dyes and heavy mineral oils. The sets includes items like eyeshadow, blush, tinted lip gloss, roll-on natural fragrance, glitter gel, rainbow blush brush, eyeshadow applicator, and water-based peel-off nail polish. It’s sure to be a big hit in our house! (also available on Amazon)

Something to READ

Princess in Black: Box Set – Our girls love this early chapter book series about a Princess who is also a Superhero. She changes outfits to become the Princess in Black whenever she needs to battle against monsters who are invading her kingdom. The books are full of fun illustrations and action-packed adventures, and are perfect for young readers.

The Ramona Collection: Box Set – This beloved series by Beverly Cleary still appeals to young readers. Our daughters can certainly still relate to Ramona’s lively and curious spirit! They love listening to her funny and heartwarming adventures with her family and friends. This box set includes 4 books from the series.

Yoto Player: Audio Cards – All 3 of our girls love listening to audio books and music on their Yoto Players. We love that the device has no cameras, microphones, or ads. We love adding new audio cards to their collection on gift-giving occasions. Our oldest daughter recently got The Ramona Collection, and now she can follow along with the paperback version of the books from the box set (above).

Lulu Jr: IlluStory Kit – Our girls love reading, drawing, and coloring, and this set brings those interests together into a unique Create Your Own Book kit. It’s a bookmaking kit specifically for children, with a guide on how to write and illustrate your very own story. Kids get to use the template pages to write and illustrate their story. Then you simply send it back in the postage-paid envelope to be professionally printed into a full-color, 20 page hardcover book and shipped back to you. This will be a fun project!

I hope this roundup inspires you to consider some fun new gift ideas for 6-8 year olds. Maybe you’ll even incorporate the categories of “something to play, something to learn, something to craft, something to wear, something to read” into your gifting!

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