Just Kate Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Other than Legos, I am stumped. I would appreciate any suggestions. :) (I hope this thread hasn't already been done. If it has, could you please post the link for me?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 a Nintendo DS, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for the DS, clothes, and a couple of Star Wars toys. I think. I actually wrapped the gifts over a month ago so now I'm realizing I can't remember what is in them... o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeteranMom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 8 year old DS is getting a remote control Air Hogs car/buggy, a slot car race track from Life Like, the $79. Kindle, Lands End gloves, and some Nintendo DS and Wii games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My 6 and 9 year old boys are getting snowboards, boots and helmets. 9 year old is getting XBox games, books, The Big Bang Theory on DVD and clothes. 6 year old is getting DS games, a hockey stick, a few DVDs and clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Stomp Rockets, a Mario blanket and slippers, some puzzles, a Wii game, toy airplanes, and socks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My 8yo ds is getting the complete Star Wars on dvd/blu-ray. (This is also kinda for mom and dad as well.) He will also get a nifty Lego set. Ds is pretty easy. You cannot go wrong with either Star Wars or Legos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Bey Blades (there was a huge thread about this a few weeks ago!) Stop Rockets, the Angry Birds game (it is a wooden game), Snap Circuits, books, books, books, and a few other board games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitascool Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Our 7yo is getting a Nintendo 3DS, Super Mario 3D Land (comes with 3DS)-it was on sale, socks and under ware, a pillow, a book, a movie, and a mini Lego set. He's getting the big purchase this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 iPod touch, Playmobil Airport set, some PS3 games, Postcards across America board game, some army guy accessories (ie tank)l; can't remember what else at the moment....but iPod touch and Playmobil are the big things for him this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 a Nintendo DS, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for the DS, clothes, and a couple of Star Wars toys. I think. I actually wrapped the gifts over a month ago so now I'm realizing I can't remember what is in them... o.O I used to do that, too. :blush: Now I'm totally anal retentive about the whole thing. As I'm wrapping, I write down the name of each item in a notebook, and I number each item on my list. Then, when I'm done wrapping it, I write the number on the bottom of the package so I'll be able to remember what's in it by looking it up in my notebook. As if that wasn't pathetic enough, I keep my list near me when I'm piling the presents under the Christmas tree, to be sure some of the best gifts get stuck way in the back, so ds will have some of his favorite stuff to open last. (Who wants the last present they open to be really lame, right?) My dh thinks I am insane. He's probably right, but I don't think I want to admit it. I like to think I'm excessively organized. I should also mention that this is the only thing I am able to successfully organize. My dh says it's because I'm a Christmas Fiend and it matters a lot to me, while most things aren't that important to me so I'm totally disorganized about them. (Right again, but I'm still not admitting it! :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Bey Blades, a bike, basketball, basketball-shoes, registration for basketball team, MCT Town level, plus whatever my wife dreams up. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I used to do that, too. :blush: Now I'm totally anal retentive about the whole thing. As I'm wrapping, I write down the name of each item in a notebook, and I number each item on my list. Then, when I'm done wrapping it, I write the number on the bottom of the package so I'll be able to remember what's in it by looking it up in my notebook. As if that wasn't pathetic enough, I keep my list near me when I'm piling the presents under the Christmas tree, to be sure some of the best gifts get stuck way in the back, so ds will have some of his favorite stuff to open last. (Who wants the last present they open to be really lame, right?) My dh thinks I am insane. He's probably right, but I don't think I want to admit it. I like to think I'm excessively organized. I should also mention that this is the only thing I am able to successfully organize. My dh says it's because I'm a Christmas Fiend and it matters a lot to me, while most things aren't that important to me so I'm totally disorganized about them. (Right again, but I'm still not admitting it! :D) So if you are insane, and I think that idea is awesome...what does that make me? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 For my 8 year old, there's the Legos (mostly Ninjago), a shirt w/coordinating flannel hoodie thing, unicycle (he's been asking for one for a while) and elbow & knee pads, and a few other small things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) My DS8 is getting... from DH and me - a Zometool set from my parents - Star Wars Legos from DH's mom - colored Citiblocs to add to his plain ones and more Zoobs (joint gift with DS5) from Santa - baseball pitching machine, backstop net, base set, and new baseball glove (joint gift to him and DH, who is also getting a new glove) Percy Jackson box set The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings box set (also joint gift with DH, from my parents) Stocking - his own guitar tuner; headlamp, whistle, survival/fishing books, and marshmallow forks :D for camping; Zeus on the Loose; Essential Spiderman 1; Lego MiniFigs; Hacky Sack His birthday is shortly after Christmas and he will be getting the Lego Simple Machines set and more Snap Circuits stuff from us. Edited December 10, 2011 by Alte Veste Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My 8 year old is getting a Nerf gun, a Nerf sword set, some more army toys, and some other random small things and stocking stuffers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Pogo stick Soccer ball DVDs of his favorite cartoons Craft supplies Match attax cards for his collection Books A watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrainejmc Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My 8yr old ds is getting: Nintendo 3ds+games Wii games dvds chocolate:D Clumsy Smurf:confused: pencils/crayons etc books activity books and some other stuff I haven't got yet, maybe a science experiment kit, craft kit and a game, novelty toothbrush etc. From grandparents he is getting a marble run and something from Build a Bear, yet to be decided. Yes, we are last minute shoppers.:auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrainejmc Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 For my 8 year old, there's the Legos (mostly Ninjago), a shirt w/coordinating flannel hoodie thing, unicycle (he's been asking for one for a while) and elbow & knee pads, and a few other small things. Good luck with the unicycle.:D My dh has one (midlife crisis:lol:). It's actually really difficult to fall off badly as it goes from under the body and you land on your feet. So dh says..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My ds7 is getting an acoustic guitar, plus a Cars art kit and probably the Cars 2 DVD. He's been playing the old dodgy guitar we have here from a garage sale years ago and thought he would appreciate a good one. Then to learn it properly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Mine are getting Legos, new hiking boots, Nerf laser tag, a Lego alarm clock, funny tshirts... I know there are other things in there... They all got Nooks as an early Christmas gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyto4 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My seven year old is getting playmobil, a stuffed squirrel (he's big into forest animals), and books. He'll get lego from his Grandma and a Wii game from his cousins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Legos, the game Battleship, and books about folding paper airplanes and origami creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Remote submarine Hexbugs & Hexbugs Hive LEGOS Sand, Stone & Clay Sculpting Kit Nerf Target & ammo Science Kits Model Magic Clay New Shaun White Snowboarding Wii Game Outdoor Adventure Wii Game Aircraft Carrier & planes Pop the Pig Sorry Sliders Snow Boots Tickets to Fresh Beat Band concert Air Hogs Hawk Eye Blue Sky (from my sister) Spy Gear stuff (from my parents) Magic Tricks to add to his magic bag (from DH's parents) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 ipod shuffle, transformers, tool for his tool box (he gets one each year), and pjs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My 7yo boy is getting: Sheets & Bedspread (he doesn't have either for his bed) Pocket knife Slingshot 2 Harry Potter movies Playmobil Secret Agent car Vikings football jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Snap circuits and a couple small model robots from rainbow resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLDoll Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My son just turned 8 last week and it was a big Star Wars/Lego birthday. For Christmas, he's getting a remote control gyroscopic helicopter, a Roman short sword (both from Vision Forum), a clone trooper costume, a book and a DVD. He'll probably get more Nerf bullets as a stocking stuffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 bike golf clubs Jonathon Park CDs No Stress Chess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 A Wii game Pjs Percy Jackson books box set Dutch blitz card game Transformer Socks, underwear and various candy treats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Nintendo 3DS is the big thing my twin boy's are getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 K'nex set Craft Kit Xbox Kinect Game Outfit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyeska Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 My little guy loves martial arts. So he is getting a punch/kick bag that we will hang from the back porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 This is my idea list for my 8 1/2 year old (not that he's actually getting all of this): Harry Potter book 1 HP wand HP scarf? HP lego video game original battleship game tools - Heavy fleece or sweatshirt style coat how to play chess game Hex bug Ultra Stomp Rocket Perplexus maze ball Magic Science for Wizards Lego Hogwarts Game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 his big gift is a DSi with pokemon black & white. he also LOVES legos and beyblades - so he is getting that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Legos, of course. (Isn't that pretty much universal for 7/8 year old boys?) A couple of Geo-Puzzles Alphabet stamp set Magic School Bus science kit about germs Upgrade kit for his Snap Circuits Jigsaw puzzle (Van Gogh's Starry Night) A new quiver and a dozen arrows (he got a nice bow/arrow set for his birthday in October) Scrambled States game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Legos, an RC truck, ds game, imaginext guys, bionicles (hero factory) and a live snake. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iucounu Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 What we bought for DS6, but these should work for an eight-year-old: SE Mini Pocket Microscope 60x - 100x SE 30X Illuminated Jewelers Loupe Forbidden Island board game Rubik's Cube 3X3 The Everything Kids' Giant Book of Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers Martin Gardner's Science Magic: Tricks and Puzzles The Giant Book of Strange But True Sports Stories WWII in HD (Blu Ray) The Edge (Blu Ray) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Blu Ray) Megabloks Halo UNSC Falcon with Landing Pad Sled Some board and card game ideas (first multi-player, then single-player): Apples to Apples / Apples to Apples Jr., Artifact, Axis and Allies, Bananagrams, Bandu / Bausack, Blokus / Blokus Duo / Blokus Trigon, Carcassonne, Chess (or No Stress Chess), Clue, Equate, Fluxx, Go, Gobblet, Khet, Labyrinth (Ravensburger), Mastermind / Advanced Mastermind, Minotaurus, Monopoly, Othello, Pandemic, Pentago, Quarto, Quiddler, Quixo, Quoridor, Qwirkle, Risk, Rummikub, Scotland Yard, Scrabble, Sequence, Set, Settlers of Catan, Shogi, Skeletons in the Closet, Spaceopoly, Stratego, Ticket to Ride, Upwords, The Way Things Work, Wordigo, Yahtzee, Zeus on the Loose, Zombies!!! Air Traffic Control Tower, Amaze, Anti-Virus, Architector / Equilibrio / Tangramino / Cliko (easiest to hardest), Block by Block, Brick by Brick, Chocolate Fix, Cosmic Catch, Crazy Campers, Fire Escape, HooDoo Loop, Maze Ways Cat and Mouse, Meta-Forms Logic Builder, Cover Your Tracks, Hedgehog Escape, Hoppers, Hot Spot, Kanoodle, Perplexus, Police Blockade, River Crossing, Rush Hour, Shape by Shape, Sink or Swim, Six, Solitaire Chess, TipOver, Zoologic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 So if you are insane, and I think that idea is awesome...what does that make me? :D It makes you my new best friend! :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Good luck with the unicycle.:D My dh has one (midlife crisis:lol:). It's actually really difficult to fall off badly as it goes from under the body and you land on your feet. So dh says..... Did he say it before or after you drove him to the hospital with the concussion? ;):D (Actually, he's right -- if the unicycle is the right height for you, you don't usually end up on your head unless you manage to trip over it as you fall.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) 7.5, almost 8 yo DS1 is getting: Nerf stampede Nerf tactical vest Mad Scientists' Club books Harry Potter (I've stalled him for a good while because he wasn't ready for scary until more recently) tee shirts (needs some new ones) He's sharing a joint gift with DD, which is an xbox/kinect with a few games. eta: small Lego Starwars set (might or might not fit in his stocking). Think Fun game (I forget which LOL), nerf whistling darts for a different nerf gun, B&N gc for stocking (he has a Nook already, so he can use to buy things for reading on his Nook) Edited December 10, 2011 by Momof3littles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Board games, hot wheels track (I don't even remember buying it), a garbage truck, some sewing stuff, and he finally made a request for Christmas *sigh*. So we will round it off with either hexbugs or laser tag cars (even though the reviews are 50/50, definetely keeping the receipt for it if that's what we get). Oh and what was that cool microscope that was cheap....I bought him one of those...Zorb maybe? We will have two family gifts, a video game for the Wii and a K'nex set from Grandma (big news in our world). His birthday is two months after Christmas and Easter is two months after that so we have to spread out the gifts. Eventually he will get my full list and then the planning starts all over again. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) Duct tape A t-shirt that says Rift on it. (A computer game he watches his Daddy play) A shared gift with his brother of three books in the "Cricket in Times Square" series. - Not available at the library Extended family will also be buying him lego, and his FIL always gives all his grandkids slippers. Edited December 10, 2011 by Julie Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smstjohn Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I am actually thinking of getting mine some of the kid tool kits from Lowe's and a building set. He loves that kind of stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Onceuponatime Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 1 hero factory lego figure (from grandma) 1 melissa and doug magic kit 1 box car children book that isn't in the local library 1 adam's family (old series) dvd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 DS8 and DS9 (they get basically the same things but in different colors) - L.L. Bean toiletry kit for camping/travel - L.L. Bean Water Canteen - Backpack - LEGO book - hankerchiefs - mocassin kit - a hexbug nano - hopefully an ornament made by me They're planning some LEGO purchases with Gift cards they have received so they know they aren't getting many toys, mostly just practical items, and they they are fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) 8.5 yo son. From us: Want: iPod touch (recycled from my husband:001_smile:) Need: Bike helmet Wear: T-shirt from threadless and homemade scarf Read: A Wrinkle in Time Quintet boxed set (he has read book 1 from the library but not the others) From Santa: Hex bug set Scooter We spent about $140 on all of the above. My family likes to call and tell me what they are giving each other's kids so I know what else he is getting to incase this list is helpful. From my brother: Legos Hardy Boy Books Clothes Art supplies From my dad: Fly tying supply replenish Renewing flytying mag subscription Bird field guide From my MIL: Guitar Legos Books Edited December 13, 2011 by kijipt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) My 7 & 8 year old boys are getting a wooden swing set (hired a handyman to help Dh put it together 2 days before Christmas, and we're blocking the windows to the back of the house to keep it a surprise). They will also get: Light Strike laser guns - YAY! No more Nerf pellets to clean up! Happy Nappers - they both had this on their list to Santa Doctor Doom/Dread (?) Edible, gross, laboratory thing R/C Air Hoggs About 10 empty boxes with clues leading to their swing set And for DH and the boys - Skylanders for PS3 I made the decision that this year we won't be buying anymore Legos. We are on Lego overload here. So I think the grandparents are buying them Legos. ETA: A Harry Potter Cookbook A Human Body book 2 x Calvin and Hobbs books Edited December 13, 2011 by Hockey Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Lots of homemade things - sketchbook holder, peg dolls painted to look like all their favorite characters (I painted Avatar and Phineas and Ferb peg dolls), catapults, clothes... Also piles of books and cookbooks for my little cookbook addict. And dh's old iPhone which is now a touch, loaded up with games. Grandparents are getting them Crazy Bones, Wii and DS games, and a Snap Circuits extension set to turn their little set into the deluxe one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ds8 is getting: Playmobile Castle and some miscellaneous Playmobile Box set of Horrible Histories a London Through Time book two nerf guns (from siblings) a geography puzzle Your Story Hour CD's An oragami book Juggling balls In his stocking: a hex bug a new deck for his Rush Hour game a top a dot-to-dot book a balsa wood glider Family gifts: Ticket to Ride Tara Made for Trade Forbidden Island Postcards from America another Geography Game From others: Playmobile from an aunt to go with his castle a puzzle from an aunt Chaos Tower from my parents (a gift to our whole family) probably a $15 gift card from my IL's as they often do that To me it looks like a lot. Not so many toys but a Really Big Toy and other stuff he will like. The problem is he really wants a DS and something called a Hot Wheels RC which I've never even seen before. I don't want to get him a DS, and he started asking for the Hot Wheels thing after I bought the Playmobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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