Toys for 8 Year Olds

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! 

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

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

A clever table top air hockey game for most tables and polished surfaces with 2 goal nets, two mallets and one battery operated puck!  Requires 2 x AAA batteries, not included.

This funky little flying bee is controlled by your hand!  Charge it up with the USB charging cable provided.

An interactive world geographical board game for 2 - 9 players.

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

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

Discover the secrets of mechanics, experiment with levers, cogs and pulleys and assemble different models with increasing difficulty levels.

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

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. 

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. 

Create amazing coloured crystal shapes, collect precious stones and decorate a Geode with this comprehensive set with full instructions, safety equipment, scientific equipment and chemicals.

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.

Learn about minerals, crystals and geodes.  Unearth rocks and minerals from a block of earth using the special hammer and chisel.  Make a magnificent, large geode using the moulds provided and plaster of Paris, then fill it with the solution to create the crystal layer.

A super kit with a range of activities to experiment in safety and discover science, perfect for the most explorative of curious young minds.  Chemistry, physics, natural sciences, optics, botany and aerodynamics are all covered within the 110 experiments.  Some experiments require the addition of household objects to add to the huge array of equipment and ingredients in the set.

Construct a robot that jumps like a frog, using elastic force generation.  Develop your manual skills by assembling the robot, study the principles of engineering and watch your robot come to life!  

Build a robot that slithers like a real snake, with a zig-zag movement and articulated tail.  

Build an amazing model car from over 100 interchangeable components, or design your own with this STEM model building set.

With over 200 interchangeable components you can construct 3 models following the enclosed instructions, a further 7 via the free app.  The components can also be used to design and invent your own models, experimenting and testing as you go.

Classic Magic for beginners, all in a dramatic opening stage box with 10 amazing tricks to perform.

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 to make a hat and scarf.

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

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

Learn basic cross stitch with a super retro styled suitcase, bursting with accessories.

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.

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 “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.

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

All the thrills of a classic domino run and a logic puzzle too!  Choose from 60 dynamic challenges,  set the tokens on the grid and create a chain reaction domino effect to topple them over around the blockers,  through the pivots and down the stairs.  A brilliant logic puzzle with 4 levels of challenge.

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!

Have fun while you’re discovering how electric circuits work, building real circuits to light up the beacons, with 60 challenge cards and full instructions.  

160 piece jigsaw showing the flags and capitals of 216 countries!

Watch the balloon helicopter fly and make a whistling sound as it whirls around!

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.

Fiendish hand held flip puzzle, mix up the coloured balls, using the unique rotating, sliding centrepiece, then try to get the different colours back in the correct zones, doubly difficult because this is a double sided puzzle!

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 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.

Discover the driving force of water.  Build 6 different air and water powered models with this 47 piece set, learning the physics of forces, rocket propulsion and pneumatics.

An extensive collection of magic props to help you learn an astonishing 150 tricks and illusions to delight and entertain your friends.

Explore the science of electricity in a fun, hands on way by learning the basics of electric circuits with 15 circuit experiments and building 5 motorised models.  Set includes 64 pieces and a 32 page manual to conduct 20 experiments. 

Enjoy a relaxing display of colour and movement as these dainty jellyfish appear to dance in the water!

The 12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Robot can be transformed into 12 different mechanical animals or machine robots using this 230-piece kit!

An incredible hovering, colour changing, indoor UFO.  The UFO illuminates with bright flashing LEDs, creating awesome light effects, perfect for day or night flight. 

Build an adorable smart friend!  Tobbie the Robot has 6 legs, IR sensor and a dual gearbox, when he is assembled, he has two interactive modes – follow Me and Explore, with fun sounds and light effects.  Tobbie develops and reacts with his own emotions and gestures, just like a pet!  

Build and re-build the parts of this comprehensive 182-piece kit into 3 different robot designs: Doodler, Shooter and Sweeper.  Master the simple coding system which allows the robot to move in 8 different directions.  Tribo is the perfect choice for a first coding robot as children build up their critical thinking skills through trial and error.  

An awesome UFO drone, controlled by hand gestures, with eerie built in flashing LED lights.  Simple to operate and lots of fun!

A slithering Anaconda with life-like movements and retractable tongue, operated by simple remote control.  

A wearable device to turn your fingers into piano keys for music wherever you go, tap your fingers to hear the notes.  

Very clever, wall climbing super car that sticks using vacuum suction!  Brilliant fun for adults and children too.  

A set of two remote-controlled battle tanks to battle against each other in a game of laser tag, each tank features 360° movement, with realistic sounds and LED indicators.  Each successful hit causes the tank to shudder and after 4 strikes the tank will become disabled.  Control range: 10-15m, firing range 8-10m

A large interactive tarantula that feels like the real thing with light up eyes and a 360 rotation.  Super scary – watch him scuttle across the floor in a realistic movement!  

Control this incredible quadcopter drone with hand gestures alone!  With a 6 axis Gyroscope system for stable flights and an awesome 360 degree stunt feature and a coloured LED flash.  Perfect for beginners

An exciting game of laser tag for 2 players, using infrared technology. Requires 10 AA batteries, not included.

Explore for treasure with this easy to use Digital Metal Detector.

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

Can you keep your balance whilst pedalling backwards and forwards?

How long can you keep your balance and stay on this "pogo" ball?!!

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