Toys for 8 Year Olds

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.

An intelligent motion-controlled robot with an awesome 50 programmable actions to perform more than 20 functions, including dancing, speech function and flashing lights. 

Two wooden teddies come complete with loads of clothes for dressing-up fun!

Make pretty patterns with a traditional kaleidoscope.

Foldaway, lightweight pocket kite. No sticks, no assembly but great flyer with 35 metre line.

Shake this Magic Tube to see a colourful suspension of glittery bits, stars and moons float up and down. Very therapeutic to watch.

Robust tin kaleidoscope with pirate themed illustrations.

Beautiful peacock imagery decorates the outside of this robust kaleidoscope

Much loved hatching egg toy with a pink egg and stegosaurus toy.

Much loved hatching egg toy with a green egg and triceratops toy.

Eco friendly bamboo and plant-based plastic, hand-powered flashlight that requires no batteries!  Pull the cord to generate the power, simple, effective and provided with a protective pouch.

Make A Silk Daisy Chain, there are endless uses for these gorgeous silk petal daisies with soft yarn stems.

Make beautiful chains and accessories with 10 silk poppies in 5 different colours each with looped yarn stem.

The Cottage Garden Den Kit is the gift of adventure!  Everything you need to create a den in the great outdoors, including a purple tarpaulin, packed into a sturdy haversack.

Create a marvellous marble run using this comprehensive kit with over 90 pieces.  Build fantastic marble suspension tracks over 4m long to race marbles of different dimensions and materials.

Have you ever wondered how bridges span huge distances and how skyscrapers stay standing? Structural engineers use physics and their knowledge of building materials and geometric shapes to design structures with sufficient strength and stability.  Explore structural elements and the forces acting on them with this awesome engineering experiment kit.  Build and conduct experiments on 20 models using the manual and a whopping 323 pieces.

Personalised Junior Dance Bag a choice of 4 colours. Personalise it with a name or initials and text of your choice.
Allow 10 days for delivery
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Allow 10 days for delivery
See our Terms & Conditions for personalised items.

A wooden tray full of cubes with times tables from 1 to 12 in a rainbow of colours, sums on one side and answers on the reverse!

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

Master times tables from 2 to 12 with these exciting games.  Practice 2, 5 & 10 times tables with Multiplication Bingo, or flip of the board and save the city with the Times Tables Heroes!  The perfect balance between education and fun.

Create your own beautiful string of working lights with this imaginitive origami set.

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

Creative folding fun with spectacular results!  Set of 6 pre-printed large sheets of paper and easy to follow instructions, to fold into giant origami sea creatures and proudly display in your room.  Plastic free packaging.

Craft beautiful origami butterflies from a choice of gorgeous papers using, finish with colourful pipe-cleaners and display by hanging from a mobile ring.   An enchanting craft project with a decorative end result!  Set includes all materials, full instructions and a pretty keepsake box to store your treasures.

A thrilling strategy card game with novel "glow in the dark" cards.

What's Up? Is a children's version of the timeless guessing game. Pop an unseen card in the headband and ask questions to guess who or what you are.

Snap! Traditional card game.

Family fun game with two levels of questions for adults and children, spin the spinner to decide if you get a question or physical challenge, with added challenges along the way!  A game for 2 or more players or teams.

Is it a book? Is it a 3D pirate ship? Is it a playmat? Fantastic - it's all three! This sturdy book easily converts into a pirate ship and a playmat for hours of play.

A book that converts into a 3D fire engine and a road layout playmat for endless fun!

Is it a book? Is it a train? Is it a playmat? Fantastic - it's all three! This sturdy book easily converts into a train and a playmat for hours of play.

Is it a book? Is it a 3D space ship? Is it a playmat? Fantastic - it's all three! This sturdy book easily converts into a space ship or a playmat for hours of play.

Sturdy wooden pirate ship, accessories and characters, ready for fun and pirate adventures!

A 12 piece wooden playset for pirates and landlubbers!  Assemble the chunky wooden pirate ship and use the 10 play pieces to inspire imaginative play. 

Follow the random sequence of flashing lights for a brain workout challenge.  Requires 3 x AG12 batteries, included.

Bright red wooden first guitar, with 6 metal tuneable strings. An ideal first guitar!

10 piece set of easy to play wood and metal musical instruments for an introduction to music, stored in a wooden crate. Contains 2 x maracas, tambourine, triangle, tone block, clacker and 2 x cymbals.

A remote-control buggy with flashing lights.

The classic wooden board game that’s fun for all the family as players race each other to the top of the board.

Classic Card Games for Kids is a fantastic set containing playing cards and timeless favourite cards with a book of over 20 games to play.

Wooden Shut the Box is a challenging traditional mathematical game of skill and chance.

A traditional wooden toy with a modern twist!  Race your opponent to spin and land on each animal character with this modern version of Shut the Box.