$5-$10 gift ideas for 8 yr old boy

[SplashMo]

Hexbug
Zhu ZHu pet

 

[3boymthr]

EXTRA HEADPHONES for the Nano - trust me he'll lose them. I think we've been thru 10 pairs. Try TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Staples. I've gotten Skull candy at all three of these places for less than $10. I've also gotten Phillips for less than $10 at CVS and Target.

Hexbugs are cheap - the nanos are around $7 and the bigger ones $10. They are fun. The kids turn them on and let them loose. You don't need the terrarium or whatever it is they call it to use them.

There are some Nerf Guns that can be had for around $10.

A Baseball hat from his favorite team. I got a Boston Red Sox hat on sale at JCPenny for $5.77 on Sunday - Well, actually I got 2 for $1.54 after my $10 off $10 coupon but the sale price marked down for $29 was $5.77.

This one may seem a little crazy but my kids like to get Christmas tree ornaments.

Target has Cuponk, Connect 4 and Trouble on sale for $9 this week. Tranformers are $8.49 and Uno and Hotwheels for $4.

A little more than $10 but a Lava Lamp - $14 at Target - my kids are fascinated by them.

Lowe's had some build it yourself craft kits for under $10. Cute things like banks, games, toolboxes, birdhouses. Very very simple to make. We made the banks and games with just a hammer at our Cub Scout meeting in under a half an hour. To go along with it they have the Lil helper tool set for $15. It comes with real working hammer, pliers, screw driver, etc. Home Depot and Sears have similar sets. DB got this for my middle DS when he was 8 and with the reminder that they were real and not for banging on furniture, etc. but for working he has gotten a ton of use out of them and he keeps and uses them carefully. In fact he has asked for a new toolbox for them for Christmas.

Bandanas and other crazy stuff for playing pirates, motorcycle gang, cops and robbers, army etc. My 8 &10 yo love to do this.

Good Luck

 

[EeyoreEma]

Books! Try some Geronimo Stilton for him - he might enjoy those. They are pretty cute.

 

[3boymthr]

Oooh!

I've got a couple more - we also got DS8:

a timex watch.

a Snuggie ($6 at Big Lots) DS8 was enchanted with the idea of a blanket with arms when he saw it on TV

Plus Borders has a coupon for 33% off any one item. They have some great books, Spy Gear, board games and Legos for $15 and under. PM me if you'd like the coupon.

 

[Disney845]

I was looking at this for gift ideas for friend/relative's children and saw so many people recommend the cuponk. I had never heard of it so I googled it to check it out. I am slightly ashamed of the fact that my first thought was...wasn't this a drinking game I played in college?

Sigh...why do none of us budget boarders come up with these "great" ideas...a ball and a cup (cuponk), a rubber band bracelet (silly bandz) and make Millions...?

 

[NBFUN]

My 8 year old DS is really into Pokemon and Club Penguin trading cards. They are only around $4 a pack or you can get a box for $10.

He also really likes BeyBlades and Bakugan, which can be bought for under $10.

Good luck!

 

[brymolmom]

DS is 8 and he is getting these in that price range:
Kung Zhu pet(s)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid DIY Book
Football team lounge pants

 

[amez]

My 8 year old is getting several clone war and star wars action figures for around $6 each from walmart.

 

[lovetheduck]

Tech Decks are hugh with the boys in our school.

 

[dapookie09]

The cuponk game puzzles me....as a recent college grad...this looks like a kid version of Beer Pong? It's a game where you arrange cups with a small amount of beer in each on a table and then bounce pingpong balls into them.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_pong Anyone else see that?

Another fun game would be Loaded Questions Travel Version (usually can find at Target, Meijer, Walmart) it's about $10-$12 and something the whole fam could play!

 

[ShanPooh]

How about packaged card games?
Blink, Uno, Wack-A-Mole, Scrabble Slam, Skip Bo, Monopoly Deal

Small games like:
Farkle, Yahtzee, Boggle, Jenga

Playmobil figures or a small Playmobil set

velcro wallet with a popular character

Now I have to make sure my 9 year old DS doesn't read this