Xmas Gift Ideas 5-8 Years

Children aged 5–8 are busy building confidence, exploring interests and beginning to play more independently. This collection features toys that challenge and inspire, from creative building sets and imaginative role-play favourites to early STEM and hands-on learning activities. Each gift is chosen to support growing minds, encourage focus and spark joyful, meaningful play all summer long.

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The QUUT Ballo Bucket - Green is a spherical, teal-colored item with a yellow circular opening and a white cord attached to a yellow handle. Made from BPA-free, rubbery or plastic material, this product features smart design elements and is possibly intended as a toy or an interactive object by the brand QUUT.
A young girl with blonde hair, wearing a pink long-sleeve rash guard, is playing on the beach. She is pouring water out of a QUUT Ballo Bucket - Green while kneeling in the sand near the shoreline. Sailboats are visible in the distance.
$9.00 $34.95
QUUT Ballo Bucket - Green
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The Clementoni Best Friends Forever Pen Creator craft kit box.
Contents of the Clementoni Best Friends Forever Pen Creator, including customisable pens, inks and colourful decorations.
$17.95
Clementoni Idea Drawing Small Pen Lab - Best Friends Forever
Mudpuppy Memory Match - Butterflies - The Toybox NZ Ltd
Mudpuppy Memory Match - Butterflies - The Toybox NZ Ltd
$27.95
Mudpuppy Memory Match - Butterflies
Child in a forest looking through the Hape Hide & Seek Periscope
Hape Hide & Seek Periscope bamboo periscope with green eyepiece and wrist strap
$27.95
Hape Hide-and-seek Periscope
Cover of the "Kuwi the Kiwi Maori Activity Book - He Puka Ngohe." The design features vibrant illustrations of various animals, plants, and objects, along with a title that indicates it is a beginner-level te reo Māori picture dictionary for language retention. The background is blue.
Cover and open pages of the Kuwi the Kiwi Maori Activity Book - He Puka Ngohe, a children's activity book with an underwater theme. The cover features illustrations of sea creatures and the title "He Puka Ngohe Activities Book" by KUWI THE KIWI. The open pages showcase a maze, various sea animals in a colorful ocean scene, and incorporate te reo Māori to aid language retention.
$27.95
Kuwi the Kiwi Maori Activity Book - He Puka Ngohe
A vibrant box of the Orchard Toys Shopping List Game by Orchard Toys showcases illustrated children adding various groceries to a shopping cart. Designed for ages 3-7, this memory-based game supports 2-4 players, enhances social skills, and is teacher-tested and made in Britain.
Immerse yourself in a board game setup that brings the experience of grocery shopping to life. The Orchard Toys Shopping List Game by Orchard Toys invites players to exercise their memory as they use illustrated shopping lists, tablets, carts, and baskets filled with vibrant images of groceries such as fruits, vegetables, and packaged goods. To further enhance social skills, small food item tokens are scattered throughout the game.
$29.95
Orchard Toys Shopping List Game
Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW! Ice Cream activity pad set with Frosty the Ice Cream sticker stamper
Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW! Ice Cream sticker stamper stamping stickers onto the activity pad
$29.95
Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW Activity Pad - Ice Cream
Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW! Shark Activity Pad and shark-shaped sticker stamper packaging.
Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW! shark stamper pressing stickers onto an ocean-themed activity pad.
$29.95
Melissa & Doug Sticker WOW Activity Pad - Shark
Box of 4M Stencil Backpack Printing kit with colorful design and backpack illustration.
Contents of the 4M Stencil Backpack Printing kit laid out on a white background, including a fabric drawstring backpack, adhesive stencils, fabric paints and a paint tray
$29.95
4M Stencil Backpack Printing
Playmobil Collectible Unicorn Sunshine Blossom with a fairy figure and flower-themed accessories
Playmobil Sunshine Blossom unicorn shown with its interchangeable mane, tail and horn and fairy companion
$29.95
Playmobil Collectible Unicorn Sunshine Blossom with fairy
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Little Brian Face Paint Sticks 12 pack box
Little Brian Face Paint Sticks 12 pack twist-up sticks and packaging
$32.95
Little Brian Face Paint Sticks - 12 pack
Bluey Shopping List Game box featuring Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli
Bluey Shopping List Game shopping lists, trolleys and grocery item tiles laid out
$32.95
Bluey Shopping List Game
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Playmobil Lucky Lavender Unicorn with Fairy collectible set
Playmobil Lucky Lavender collectible unicorn with interchangeable mane, tail and horn
$34.95
Playmobil Lucky Lavender Unicorn with Fairy
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A picture showcasing the Hey Clay 15 pack - Animals set highlights an array of vibrant modeling clay cans and a charming collection of animals, such as a horse, dog, pig, cow, and sheep. These cute figures are positioned both in front of and on top of the product box. The Hey Clay logo is prominently displayed in the top left corner, emphasizing play-based learning brought to you by Hey Clay.
An open Hey Clay 15 pack - Animals box reveals an array of colorful tubs of modeling clay, all neatly arranged in rows. This white box also contains a small sculpting tool and is adorned with playful, cartoonish graphics that promote play-based learning.
$34.95
Hey Clay 15 pack - Animals
The cover of the "Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary" by KUWI THE KIWI showcases Kuwi the kiwi alongside beautifully illustrated animals such as an octopus, giraffe, dolphin, and owl amidst waves of green hair. The title is prominently displayed in the center, celebrating te reo Māori.
An open, illustrated Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary by KUWI THE KIWI rests on a pink desk, presenting labeled drawings of native plants, animals, and their habitats. Surrounding the book are various stationery items: a ruler, paper clips, colored markers, a notepad with Kuwi the Kiwi illustrations, and binder clips.
$37.95
Kuwi & Friends Maori Picture Dictionary
Little Brian Paint Sticks 24 pack of mess-free twist-up solid poster paint sticks
Little Brian Paint Sticks 24 pack showing assorted classic, metallic and neon colours
$37.95
Little Brian Paint Sticks - 24 pack
The image displays the "Smart Games Ghost Hunters" puzzle game by Smart Games. The box indicates it is designed for a single player aged 5 and up, offers 60 challenges, and includes a choking hazard warning. The game features flashlight-shaped puzzle pieces to catch ghosts in the light.
Smart Games' Ghost Hunters is a captivating puzzle game set on a blue base with a transparent cover, featuring pathways and ghost pieces. The game includes four square cards with different backgrounds, each displaying ghost illustrations that depict various spooky scenes in a haunted mansion.
$37.95
Smart Games Ghost Hunters
The image shows the box for "Smart Games Squirrels go Nuts!" by Smart Games. The cover features a colorful illustration of squirrels gathering acorns on a game board. The box highlights that it's a 1-player sliding puzzle game suitable for ages 6 and up, with 60 challenges and includes a handy travel case.
Image of "Smart Games Squirrels Go Nuts!" by Smart Games, showcasing a sliding puzzle with squirrels and acorns. The game features 60 challenges, includes additional small pieces, and comes with a convenient travel case. The side of the box displays the game title along with various setup images.
$37.95
Smart Games Squirrels go Nuts!
Hey Clay Bluey & Friends 15 pack air-dry modelling clay craft set box
Hey Clay Bluey & Friends clay set with sculpted Bluey characters and app guide
$43.95
Hey Clay 15 pack - Bluey & Friends
The image showcases the packaging for the "Smart Games Colour Code Logic Game" by Smart Games. The front cover displays colorful shape puzzles arranged in layers, along with a booklet on the side. Text indicates "1 Player Puzzle Game" and emphasizes that the Colour Code game offers over 100 challenges suitable for ages 5 to adult.
The Smart Games Colour Code Logic Game by Smart Games is an educational toy set that includes transparent cards with various colorful shapes, a yellow cardholder, and a spiral-bound booklet containing 100 challenges. The game features shapes such as a blue star, green triangle, and red semicircle, among others.
$49.95
Smart Games Colour Code Logic Game
Box of the game "Smart Games Dinosaurs Mystic Islands" by Smart Games. The front shows an illustration of the shape-matching game setup with green and red dinosaur figures on blue islands. The game is designed for 1 player, suitable for ages 6 to adult, and features 80 challenges aimed at boosting cognitive skills. Text reads: "Save the green dinosaurs!
The Smart Games Dinosaurs Mystic Islands, by Smart Games, is a vividly colored shape-matching game with a blue base and several interlocking pieces depicting green land and water. It includes red and green dinosaur figurines as well as small palm trees placed on the puzzle pieces to aid in cognitive skill development. One puzzle piece is positioned outside the main board.
$49.95
Smart Games Dinosaurs Mystic Islands
The image shows the board game box titled "Kuwi Wharewhare - Māori / English Bilingual Bingo," a whānau friendly game by KUWI THE KIWI. The box features images of a waka, paki, cow, and other items with bilingual labels. Inspired by the Māori Picture Dictionary, the game is designed for ages 4 and up.
Introducing "Kuwi Wharewhare - Māori / English Bilingual Bingo" by KUWI THE KIWI, a children's bingo game featuring animal illustrations. This *whānau-friendly game* includes bingo cards, tiles, drawstring bags, and translucent blue markers. The game cards display various animal images and are laid out in rows and columns.
$44.95
Kuwi Wharewhare - Māori / English Bilingual Bingo
Hape 2-in-1 World Tour Puzzle partly assembled with search & find cards
Hape 2-in-1 World Tour Puzzle & Game packaging
$49.95
Hape World Observation Puzzle
Crayola Colourwhirls Battle Arena Set with arena, spinning tops, ramps and washable markers
Crayola Colourwhirls Battle Arena in use creating colourful spin art
$49.95
Crayola Colourwhirls Battle Arena Set

Xmas Gift Ideas 5-8 Years