41 Coolest Gifts for 8-Year-Old Boys in 2023

Eight-year-old boys are going to love this plush because it combines two of their favorite things - Star Wars and LEGOs! This adorable plush looks just like the LEGO mini of Chewbacca, except this one is soft and great for snuggling with!

Chewbacca is durably constructed with a soft body and flat feet, enabling him to stand upright on shelves as room decor if desired.

Sometimes younger kids have a hard time pulling the trigger on dart guns, but this EZ Fire Blaster from Air Warriors requires 50% less force than what's typically required, making this gun a top choice for my 8-year-old! He can get in there and play dart guns with the older kids easily now.

This dart gun can blast them up to 80 feet and requires no batteries!

My son LOVES his playground from Backyard Adventures! This is definitely a big gift, but it's perfect for a Christmas gift that he will use for years to come!

The Goats have gone wild and are eating everything in town!

Choose a goat and pick from the pieces in your tray to start stuffing their bellies. The food supply rotates as the goats chomp, munch, and consume their way around time. This isn't just a feeding frenzy, you have a gut to fit the food into! Great for groups of friends, this wacky, fast-paced game will have you laughing as hard as you are thinking!

Stay ahead of the game by strategizing which pieces fit best inside your goat's stomach. But don't get too far ahead of yourself, as the trays rotate every turn and the goats every round! Much, crunch, arrange, pass, repeat!

Boys will love this game - mine sure do!

My boys love Playmobil. They are a great toy option for 8-year-old boys! This set in particular would make a fun gift for a summer birthday.

The sea is calling! Experience exciting vacation dreams on the floatable Playmobil Catamaran.

The catamaran has a bridge with a steering wheel, a seating area with a glass bottom, a sun net, two sails, and lots of delicious food for a relaxing day at sea. The little girl can be pulled through the water in the swim ring. Two water wings provide the necessary safety.

The Catamaran can also float and can be equipped with an underwater motor - perfect for the pool (not included, but sold separately).

My son loves listening to audiobooks but needed his own pair of headphones. These wireless headphones from 1MORE have great sounds, a long battery life and are just perfect for him!

Boys love LEGOs and Minecraft, so you can be sure this is a winning combination! They are some of the best toys for boys at this age.

This fun set has caves to explore and skeletons to battle! This set is affordable for just about any budget but big enough at 364 pieces for hours of fun!

Boys will love this adorable and fun pirate treasure game! Search Captain Giraffe's chest, but don't get caught... or your elephant will walk the plank! In this colorful and fun pirate game, flip over treasure cards, avoiding repeats. The more cards you reveal, the more treasure you earn... but you risk stomping the plank!

Flip over the Stomp the Plank box to set up your pirate ship with attachable planks. Add tokens to the end of your opponents' planks to make them tilt. Whose elephant pirate will fall first?

Lots of boys are starting to get interested in magic at this age. This fantastic set from Melissa and Doug includes 10 professional caliber, yet easy-to-master, tricks for beginners!

Young magicians can improve their confidence and fine motor skills as they amaze family and friends with exciting tricks and illusions! "Secret Silks," "Magic Number Prediction," and Egyptian Prediction are some of the tricks included.

My son has had so much fun doing his own magic tricks thanks to this kit. It's one of his favorite Christmas gifts from last year.

My boys love their LEGO Super Mario sets! They have a few and love to get them all out and set up their own Mario scenes!

If you don't have any LEGO Super Mario sets yet, you have to start with a starter set, like this one. This set has 354 pieces and includes an interactive Peach figure!

Once you have a starter set, expand it with other Super Mario LEGO building kit for even more fun!

My boys LOVE Star Wars and if your 8-year-old boy does too he is going to love this lightsaber from Hasbro!

The hunt for Obi-Wan Kenobi is on! Gear up for the fight with this awesome lightsaber inspired by the lightsaber used by Reva (Third Sister) in the STAR WARS: OBI-WAN KENOBI series on Disney+.

Featuring entertainment-inspired design, deco, and sound effects, this customizable lightsaber includes 2 extendable red blades, 2 caps, 2 electronic hilts, and 3 clip-on rings so kids can create their own lightsaber with 3 modes of play.

It's the perfect gift for Star Wars fans!

Beyblades are HOT right now. My nephew introduced them to my boys and they are loving them!

Beyblade QuadDrive includes the first ever 4-in-1 top! QuadDrive tops can be configured in 4 ways, for 4 ways to
strategize, 4 ways to customize, 4 modes to battle, and 4 modes to win!

Modify your top to gain the battle advantage then customize the battle on 2 levels with the Interstellar Drop Battle Set!

This set comes with Interstellar Drop Beystadium, 2 right/left-spin launchers, 2 extra Armor Tips, and 2-sided removable disc. Also includes 2 right-spin QuadDrive tops: Devastate Evo Belfyre B7 G01 QD06 TS22-Q A07 and Prominence Phoenix P7 G10 QD03 TB16-Q D05.

Battle on the top level of the Beystadium, then remove the disc, drop through the Warp Hole, and take the battle to the drop level. Swap Armor Tips to change the top type.

Scan code on QuadDrive tops to battle in the Beyblade Burst app too!

Racoon Tycoon is a hit game from Forbidden Games that 8-year-old boys will love, especially those who love strategy games! Players purchase Railroad cards, Town cards and Building tiles to become the most successful tycoon in Astoria!

The character art in this game is so adorable. My kids love it! Since players buy, sell, and auction during this game, it's educational too, without them even realizing it!

This strategy game is one the whole family will enjoy!

If your 8-year-old boy likes Minecraft (and most do!) he'll love this official Minecraft coloring book! It's full of highly-detailed illustrations that provide hours of coloring fun!

Blast darts up to 100 feet with this fully automatic, battery-operated blaster! The Adventure Force Alpha Auto 72 features the largest capacity drum holding 72 darts for epically long battles! Darts are compatible with all Adventure Force blasters & most standard Nerf blasters.

He will LOVE playing with this dart gun!

Check out Kizik shoes, they're the easy on/easy off for the kid who’s always on the go. Once your family goes Kizik, you'll never want another shoe!

The Athens has Kizik’s signature spring-back heel, plus outsoles that bounce back for cushy walking. Plus, it stays on for all that jumping, running, climbing, and all-around kid stuff.

Bean Products Comfy Bean Chairs are a classically designed 5 panel retro style, kid-sized bean bag chair.

Constructed with the highest quality heavy hemp fabrics available and filled with signature blend of recycled polystyrene beads and shredded foam called "Superfill", these chairs live up to their name!

If you're trying to cut back on screens and encourage the love of reading and stories, check out Storypod!

Storypod is an audio system that's a great option for engaging little kids with multi-sensory stories, music, and skill-building. Children can hear age-appropriate audio whenever they’d like, from breakfast to bedtime.

Miranda's boys love their Storypod!

For a unique gift that kids LOVE, check out this Shaved Ice Machine! This home-use ice shaving machine shaves soft, snow-like ice in a matter of seconds.

Test your skills head-to-head with Koosh Flix Stix!

The fun of lacrosse meets the innovation of Koosh for an easy catching and gameplay action. The large pocket on the Flix Stix combined with no-bounce Koosh balls makes catching and throwing a breeze!

Kids love to challenge friends, pass Koosh back and forth, and see how far you can flick it!

Koosh was originally developed as an easier way to play catch, and this tactile wonder is now a classic toy that households everywhere enjoy.

My kids have LOVED the How To Train Your Dragon movies and this playset is perfect for any HTTYD fans! Playmobil is always a great option for fun pretend play for boys!

Communicate with your friends, allies, and even enemies from across the galaxy when you grab a set of these Kenobi Deluxe FRS Walkie Talkies. They are perfect for role play, adventure, and fun.

If you're looking for a way to keep your kids protected and connected, check out GABB.

Kids can call, text, group message, take and send photos --- all without the use of internet. Parents are also able to track where the kids are through the Gabb app!

Use promo code "THRIFTYNIFTY" to get the BEST discount on GABB Watches & phones.

It's the perfect way to keep them connected to family and friends while keeping them safe.

You can never go wrong with LEGO! My boys absolutely love building LEGO sets and this one is great for dino lovers.

This officially licensed LEGO Jurassic World Blue and Beta Velociraptor Capture Set is perfect for fans of the blockbuster movies. The kit contains everything you need to assemble a pickup truck with a capture cage as well as a motorcycle. Two human mini-figures and figures of Blue and Beta add to the fun.

Warmies Juniors Plush are fully microwavable so they can provide soothing warmth and comfort to anyone who snuggles them!

These adorable soft toys are scented with real dried French lavender and perfectly weighted for a positive sensory experience.

If you grew up with a Koosh ball, check out these Koosh Cameos with a Jurassic World twist!

These cameos feature the familiar rubber strands of your classic Koosh ball, which have been perfectly combined with amazing pop culture characters.

The Spirograph is a classic that never goes out of style and this version is a must have!

Make amazing Spirograph designs that appear to jump off the page with this awesome Spirograph 3D!

Kids can make endless dimensional designs, thanks to the special design pads, blue and red colored pens, and two sets of 3D glasses! Spirograph 3D is the classic way to make amazing 3D designs!

My son got one of these GraviTrax sets last year for Christmas and loved it. He is HOOKED! A few of my other kids are as well!

GraviTrax is the perfect Christmas and birthday gift for boys who love to build.

This new POWER Launch starter set allows children to automate their marble run via a radio signal and remote control.

The GraviTrax interactive track system allows kids to design and build their own race tracks and experiment with gravity, magnetism, kinetics, and now with this starter set, even power the marbles!

This gift choice is educational plus a whole lot of fun!

With Movie Projector, boys can create their own miniature movie theater with a working animation projector, while exploring light and optics! Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions help kids build their project independently. Wire circuits, project lights, and make moving pictures while investigating light and the human eye!

Confession - I have a husband who likes gaming and 5 boys but I know very little about gaming supplies. What I DO know is that EPOS makes this headset that my husband and sons have said is AMAZING!

If your 8-year-old boy loves gaming and, like me, you have no idea about all of the things that go with it, don't worry. Just get him this wireless headset and he will be thrilled!

This headset is the ultimate wireless gaming solution: tons of connection options, Active Noise Cancellation, audio mixing of chat and game. All in a lightweight frame that delivers pristine wireless gaming for up 30 hours.

This is a great board game for boys who love Star Wars!

In Villainous, you’ll play as an iconic Star Wars Villain. Choose Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, General Grievous, Asajj Ventress, or Moff Gideon.

Each Villain has a unique objective and abilities. Players can meddle with their opponents by forcing them to face off against Jedi and heroes like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and The Mandalorian.

This game is recommended for ages 10 and up by the manufacturer, so I do want to mention that, but many 8-year-old boys will be able to play it just fine.

My sons love having an assortment of dart guns in many sizes. Smaller than the gun mentioned above, the Adventure Force Blitz 6 Dart Blaster is perfectly sized for running around and just as fun to play with!

Like the dart gun above, this one can also shoot up to a distance of 100 feet and it comes with 12 darts.

He'll have so much fun with this set where he can crack codes, uncover hidden clues, reveal secret messages, and be a super sleuth.

This set features 3 unique activity books (Secret Decoder, Seek & Find, and Secret Message), 2 magic-reveal sticker sheets, 2 decoder wheels, 2 color-change markers, an invisible-ink marker, and a seek & find lens.

This set provides him with dozens of mini mysteries to solve!

I've never met an 8 year old boy who didn't like dragons! This gift is a great way to challenge his mind while having fun too!

In Dragon Falls, your goal is to use the dragon pieces shown on each challenge card to build two complete water dragons.

Dragons intertwine through the waterfall and around the jutting rocks in clever ways, so he’ll have to plan carefully to solve each puzzle.

Once he masters all of the challenges, he can create his own Dragon Falls scene to display!

My kids love the magnetic building sets from Geomag. They are so well made and a fun STEM activity.

Made with recycled plastic, Mechanics Motion Magnetrric Gears 160 pieces is an extension of Geomag Classic and enhances play activity by exploring both the mechanic and magnetic forces.

Models can be moved by either a manual push or magnetic drive. By identifying the two magnetic poles (north/south), kids can construct functioning models in many shapes and sizes all while using the proper magnetic force to hold them together or repulse them to activate motion.

Boys will build amazing models while building ball bearings and use the repelling force of magnets to magically create movement with no contact!

The variety of the shapes and their transformations make it possible to renew structures continuously.

Includes a portable storage box and an instruction booklet.

SmartGames Treasure Island challenges players to find the location of the hidden temple by placing 3D island pieces on the board with clues and hints in each of the 80 challenges (from easy to expert). A great deduction game for ages 8 – adult, Treasure Island pieces have a unique shifting mechanism that you have to use to fit the pieces in place!

This is a great way for boys to exercise and challenge their minds while having a lot of fun too!

You can never go wrong with a fun new video game for young boys! Potion Permit has been getting great reviews and it's rated E for everyone!

Potion Permit takes place in the quaint town of Moonbury, which is incredibly wary of the outside world’s advances and prefers to rely on its traditional methods of healing. Until one tragic day when the mayor’s daughter falls ill and the local witch doctor is helpless to save her, they are forced to look outside their small-knit community for help.

As the Medical Association’s most accomplished chemist, players are endowed to cure the mayor’s daughter and convince the Moonbury residents of the wonders of modern alchemy in the charming sim RPG, Potion Permit.

Potion Permit is available on Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store and Nintendo eShop, and on Amazon Luna with an Amazon Prime
subscription. Retail copies are available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

Another great new Minecraft set from LEGO is The Ice Castle Set! It's got 499 pieces including a a Royal Warrior, yeti, 2 skeletons and 2 zombies.

Young boys will get hours of playtime with this colorful LEGO Minecraft building set! Combine it with other Minecraft LEGO sets for even more Minecraft fun!

Pit has been a popular game for over 100 years now. That's right, 100 years! The rules are simple: Deal the cards, wait for the opening bell, scream, and trade like crazy, be the first to corner a specific market (nine cards of the same suit), and ring the closing bell.

Boys will love this fast-paced card game from Winning Moves games that's easy to learn and provides hours of fun game time!

What's the super fun gift that's educational too? Mad Libs! Boys love helping to write these fun stories and fans of Pokemon will be extra excited to find Mad Libs about their favorite Pokemon characters!

Give fans of Monopoly a new way to play this classic game! If Monopoly and Rummy combined, this is the game you'd get!

The object is to draw and trade until the 10 cards in your hand are organized into one or more of the Monopoly “color-groups”.

It's an easy game to learn and play!

If he doesn't have his own Nintendo Switch yet, you can be sure he wants one! Boys love video games and the Nintendo Switch is so much fun plus portable too!