Toys for 8 Year Olds

Create amazing nail designs with a collection of nail varnish, nail pens, stickers, tattoos and gems.

Brilliant first tool set for woodwork and carpentry, with scaled down working versions of real tools, some blunted for safety.

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Fascinating 2 in 1 globe showing the earth by day and magically illuminated space and constellations by night when used in a darkened room.

Complete an amazing 88 electrical experiments, involving motors, switches, lights and sounds with this absorbing educational kit.

A superb introduction to the magnification of the world around us with this comprehensive set including a die cast metal Microscope in a protective hard case.

Learn basic sewing techniques and create amazing projects with this super kit. Everything you need is contained in this retro styled suitcase.

Learn basic knitting skills and create amazing hand knitted projects. All you need is contained in this super retro styled suitcase.

Useful Night Mission Goggles with powerful twin LED light beams, retractable scope with 2 x magnification lens and adjustable strap.

Project stunning, crisp images onto your wall or ceiling and transform your room into an outer space light show!

A hand-cranked knitting machine that knits tubes and panels at the flick of a switch!  Set includes knitting machine, 2 balls of yarn, 3 machine tools instructions and a knitting guide.

Great kit to build your own door alarm to deter intruders!

A traditional metal construction kit for building three different models, a plane, helicopter or vehicle, complete with instructions and tools, supplied in a gift tin.

Vibrant coloured hair chalks for cool and funky temporary hair effects.

Assemble your robot and place the mechanical coding wheel into the heart of the robot to steer its coded courses and tasks. 

Coding is easily implemented by snapping the coding buttons into the wheel and having the robot perform its basic functions – go forward, backwards, turn and spin etc.  A new concept of coding without a computer or APP.  Thanks to the easy to follow approach, coding and performing the tasks (such as throwing, lifting, kicking or drawing) become more interesting and challenging as the user’s skills increase. 

Requires 2 x AAA batteries – not included.

A cool introduction to mechanical physics.  Work through the 32-page manual to perform 26 experiments. Learn about and assemble examples of six simple machines with this fascinating 132-piece set.  Start off with the simple models to gain an understanding of the basic principles, then move to larger more complex models like the Geared Carousel or Pulley Elevator.  Set includes precision spring scale.

Race through history, out-smarting everyone with your knowledge of our horrible past!  From Rotten Romans to Vile Victorians, this is the other side of history.  A game for 2-4 players.

Build your own pinball machine from card,  with moving flippers and pull-back launcher!  Awesome kit with 68 card pieces to press out, build and play and marbles to play!

Unleash your inner trivia beast and put your animal knowledge to the test!

A “who’s to blame” game of logic.  Use your problem-solving powers to uncover the identity of the guilty cat by reading the clues, the cat “suspect bios” and your logical deduction skills.

An explosive STEM science kit to blow your mind!

Awesome science set bursting with loads of components to complete seven amazing, gravity defying projects! With the Anti Gravitation Magnetic Levitation set you can make a pencil float in mid-air and so much more!

Make a Potato Clock with this intriguing scientific project kit to learn the principles of electricity and power.

Name just three things in a category – i.e. 3 animals found in a zoo, sounds easy but under the time pressure of the 5 second rule could you?

A game of skill and logic for 2 players who take it in turns to be code maker and breaker. Absorbing fun!

A laser beam bending game of logical thinking!  With 60 challenge cards of varying difficulty the player has to arrange tokens on the grid, laid out as the card and work out how to position extra tokens to deflect the beam to find the path to hit the target.

Complete an astounding 198 electrical experiments involving motors, switches, lights and sounds with this absorbing educational kit.

Astound your friends and family with your math knowledge, using this inventive math magic set to perform tricks, puzzle and games!

Create and paint mini tiles to turn them into masterpieces, attach the rubber magnets and they become 4.5 x 4.5 cm fridge magnets too!

Twenty simple origami designs and origami paper.  Can you beat the clock?

Discover the fun and excitement of science in your everyday life!  Conduct over 30 interesting experiments to learn some scientific principles.

Journey around the world and learn about the greatest wonders on the planet.

Build and programme a real robot.  A unique scientific kit that allows you to assemble an actual robot with lots of electronic components and a free app. 

Build your own cardboard plane launcher using a slot together technique and launch incredible paper planes with this awesome sustainable kit!

Artie Max is a Wi-Fi enabled drawing robot you control via the Wi-fi from your tablet or computer. A fascinating introduction to coding and programming using 5 different languages , Blockly, Snap!, JavaScript, Python and C++  Artie will draw whatever you input into its program.

Science with the squishy bits left in!  Set includes a lab coat and safety goggles and fascinating props and ingredients to perform 20 different eye-popping, brain-bulging, explosive experiments.  Investigate how planes fly, blow up a volcano and much more.  Just add a few common household ingredients and off you go! 

Build a model of the human skull, but first you have to make some of the elements!  Make the soft brain from Ludogel and the teeth and vertebrae are created with moulds and plaster of Paris.  A fun way to learn fascinating facts about the human anatomy.

Volcano Kit - great fun to make, decorate and watch it "erupt"!

A simple way to demonstrate the concept of equivalent comparisons - makes mathematical principles so clear!

Transform a metal drinks can into a bizarre walking, wobbling, boggle-eyed robot with this cool scientific recycling project.

Shh, can you keep a secret? Exciting Spy Science Secret Message Kit with ideas and equipment to communicate and decipher secret messages!

Personalised canvas textured pencil case in our Jungle Safari design.  Space for 2 lines of text, each up to 11 characters. Note printed one side only.

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Assemble 10 different models with levers and gears, take them apart and build another, each with growing levels of difficulty.  

A hilariously fast-paced, family game that’s a fun physical and mental workout!

Who can collect the most stones in their Mancala in this game of strategy?  Wooden set with hinged playing board and wooden stones.

A falling marble logic game,  choose a challenge card and build a path through the towers to get the marble to the target and you win. 

A brilliant science set to build and discover the power and science behind hydraulics.

The perfect craft set for children who enjoy knitting with everything you need for 2 projects

Creative kit to make a moveable robotic hand.

Perfect for trainee DIY enthusiasts! Scaled down versions of real tools, packed in a sturdy pouch that attaches to any belt.

A set of 8 fiendish metal puzzles, guaranteed to give your brain a good workout!

Eight awesome deadly dino experiments – Dig up dinosaur skeletons, make fossilised footprints, make & fly a terrifying pterosaur.  Add a few common household bits and pieces to the weird & wonderful contents of the set and you can perform experiments and learn that science has never been so horrible!

Build the spider robot and watch him scuttle up and down his silk thread like a real spider, he cleverly changes direction at the top and bottom – scary!  Requires 2 x AAA batteries – not included.

Personalised canvas textured pencil case with our football design.  Space for 2 lines of text, each up to 11 characters. Note printed one side only.

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Build a cool device that will transform the power of a mousetrap into energy that will set this cool race car into motion.

Create cool tattoo designs with hot glitter colours using the 28 stencils provided, the instructions explain how easy it is to achieve great results. Contents include: 28 stencils, 4 pots body glitter, 1 pot glue, 2 brushes & full instructions.

Build a robot mini vehicle and power it with salt water – it’s amazing!

Use your powers of deduction to work through the transport ticket clues to find the mysterious Mr X in London.  A game of strategy, teamwork and excitement!

Brilliant fun, nail art design set with 5 funky colours of nail varnish and a sheet of cool unicorn/star nail stickers and fun accessories.

Discover the world of chemistry with this amazing fun and safe laboratory.  Includes lab equipment, safety equipment and tools, chemical substances and in-depth illustrated manual.