Cool birthday present for 8 year old daughter

[EggsBenedict]

Feeling completely uninspired. When my son gets to the same age will be a piece of p1ss, but I am really struggling.

I actually asked her what she wanted. ' A surprise' was the answer. Great!

There's any number of 'plastic fantastic use once or twice, end up in the cupboard a week later, only to be chucked in a year' we could get, but wonder if any of you have been in a similar position and have then got that 'totally nailed it' feeling once the pressie was bought.

She's not very girly, not very sporty (although loves swimming/horseriding), loves animals, is very bright and interested in stuff in general, but not really one thing. Her favourite toys are playmobil stuff.

[Mr Gearchange]

Swimming pool or a pony.

[Vaud]

Lego.

Or an event rather than a thing?

Tickets to a horse show (Burghley, Badminton, etc or a smaller one). Big list here:
https://www.britisheventing.com/asp-net/events/Fix...

[Burnham]

Mr Gearchange said:

Swimming pool or a pony.

Or better still, Swimming pool and a pony.

[MrBarry123]

I feel a bit sorry for your son if he's going to receive a piece of piss for his 8th birthday...

[steveo3002]

ipad /iphone /pony

[DRFC1879]

MrBarry123 said:

I feel a bit sorry for your son if he's going to receive a piece of piss for his 8th birthday...

[Vaud]

Something for her wall:
https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/catalog/product/view...

Kinetic Sand
https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/catalog/product/view...

Human body
https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/catalog/product/view...

[Hoofy]

Nerf gun and/or nerf gun party.

[Jonmx]

A hamster or similarly short lived pet. She can enjoy it, then the creature will do the decent thing and snuff it once it is no longer the centre of attention.

[MrBarry123]

Vaud said:

Something for her wall:
https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/catalog/product/view...

Kinetic Sand
https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/catalog/product/view...

Human body
https://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/catalog/product/view...

Thank fk you weren't my uncle when I was younger.

[Vaud]

MrBarry123 said:

Thank fk you weren't my uncle when I was younger.

No need to swear; it's present ideas, I haven't run over your pet.

Just ideas. I did suggest Lego in my first one... who doesn't like Lego?

[SystemParanoia]

how about a retro arcade machine built with a raspberry pi

https://youtu.be/psWCmLwvWBE

[CoolHands]

does she like reading? - an amazon kindle. A watch? A funky alarm clock that lights up etc? Lego set (fairies etc if she doesn't like standard type) - could order lepin from aliexpress if you've got time to wait for delivery before her birthday.

[Tango13]

V8 powered chainsaw.

Obviously you'll have to look after it until she is a bit older but I think it's a good idea...

For her next birthday you could buy her a nitrous kit for it... Then the year after maybe a supercharger... Stronger rods... Big bore kit...

Every year she could add to her V8 powered chainsaw until she had the best V8 powered chainsaw in the street/school.

HTH?

[anonymous-user]

Sylvanians of course http://sylvanianfamilies.net/uk/mb/

It's the one toy my daughter and her friends still play with now and she's 13. Bought it when she was about 8 yo.

[Mr Gearchange]

Burnham said:

Mr Gearchange said:

Swimming pool or a pony.

Or better still, Swimming pool and a pony.

Excellent - that will then get her into water polo.

[Vee]

My daughter is 8 in a couple of months.
I've found she likes lots of smaller things rather than one big item.

Easel, a few blank canvases and acrylic paints, HobbyCraft
A Gymnastics bar, Amazon
Dinner at an interesting restaurant
Her own Kindle
Clothes
Anything from Smiggle

[FN2TypeR]

Mr Gearchange said:

Swimming pool or a pony.

Ruination awaits!

[SCEtoAUX]

Personal appearance by David Beckham, Ollie Murs, Justin Bieber... one of those types.

Will cost a few quid but she's your daughter and you can't put a price on that.

If not, an ironing board.