9Year Old

Gift Guide by Age

The Best Gifts for 9 Year Olds

Nine year olds have opinions and a genuine attention span. Kits that take a few evenings, games with real strategy, and the first gifts that are about who they are rather than how old they are.

What to look for at this age

Each category links through to the same Amazon list, so you can browse by what you’re after rather than scrolling all of it.

Nine wants a real result.Kits that actually work and games that actually get played.

STEM Kits With a Real Payoff

Builds that end in something that actually works. These are the ones that don’t get abandoned halfway.

On the listCrunchLabs CrunchinatorSnap Circuits Spy KitGeckoBot 2.0Coding Chameleonsee on Amazon

Brain Teasers & Puzzles

Harder than it looks, which is the entire appeal at nine.

On the listKanoodle Ultimate Championsee on Amazon

Tech & Screens Done Well

A camera that prints, a reader that isn’t a tablet. Screens with a single purpose land better than open-ended ones.

On the listInstax Mini 12Kindle KidsNintendo Switch Litesee on Amazon

Active & Outdoor

Nine year olds want to be out with friends, not in the garden. Gear that travels wins.

On the listRazor A5 Lux ScooterLaser X Two Player SetNex Playgroundsee on Amazon

Collecting & Battling

The social currency of a nine year old. Whatever their friends are into, they want in.

On the listPokemon TCG Elite Trainer BoxBeyblade X Drop Attack Setsee on Amazon

Books & Graphic Novels

Box sets, because they’ll finish the first one in a weekend.

On the listDog Man: The Supa Buddies Mega Collectionsee on Amazon

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