Gift Guide: Grow-With-Me Gifts for 6-8 Year Olds

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While I love celebrating every stage of growing-up with my kiddos, I don’t necessarily want to buy all new stuff just because they hit a new age mark. 😉 I’m always thrilled to find gifts that fit their interests now, but can still grow up with them a little. Take a look at these ideas!

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Gifts that Grow Up for 6-8 Year Olds

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1. Glow-in-the-dark stick-on stars are fun at any age! They don’t cost much but they get kiddos really excited. Santa left these in our kids’ stockings last year. 🙂

2, 3 & 4. At this age, kids really want to have a say in how their rooms are decorated–but I’m NOT totally into neon pink-and-blue Elsa-and-Anna bedding. These posters (Star Wars Galaxy Poster, Disney Princess Chalk Art Poster, and Minimalist Avengers Poster) are a great compromise–renderings of favorite characters with an artistic tilt that will allow them to grow with kids as their decor tastes change.

5. I love the new wave of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.) toys that have swept the toy scene over the past few years. One of our favorites are Snap Circuits, a safe way for kids to learn about building electric circuits. We have the Snap Circuits Jr kit (only $20!) and our 7-year-old loves to put it together to play music, turn on a fan, and light a lightbulb. There are lots of other Snap Circuit Kits too, with different features–I think this Light Kit looks particularly fun!

6. A trampoline is a bigger investment, but every parent I know who has one sings their praises, promising that their kids play on them for hours and hours. We’ve got a move coming up in a few months, but I’m already planning to get one of these for our little pack next Christmas. 🙂

7. We own & love this half-sized guitar! It’s a nice quality, kid-sized instrument and it only costs $40! Not bad for a good quality guitar. My daughter plays it a lot, and my husband has been known to pick it up and strum out a song for the kids, too. It’s a great, inexpensive starter piece for an aspiring musician.