At 8, a girl wants toys for making and toys for understanding: a resin jewellery workshop, a microscope with its experiments, a deduction game, a 350 or 500-piece puzzle, a kit to create her own perfumes. The gifts that work give a result she can wear, give away or explain.

What an 8-year-old loves

This is the age of methodical curiosity: she wants to know how the human body, volcanoes and perfumes work, and she reads instructions to the end. Classic board games become rituals with friends and grandparents, and she keeps score without help. Her hands are precise: resin, macramé, beads, anything that can be made and worn. She can hold a project over several days and likes to show it. Soft toys stay on the bed, with a name and a story.

Our gift ideas

To make and wear

The resin jewellery workshop casts pendants worn the next day, the macramé bracelets and the paracord sailor bracelets are given to friends, and The Science of Perfumes composes her own scents. All our arts and crafts.

To understand

The 20-experiment microscope is a real instrument, Human Body is assembled organ by organ, and Natural Phenomena makes volcanoes and tornadoes.

To play together

The Scrabble enters the house for twenty years, the Nain Jaune is played with the grandparents, Krom has you run a prehistoric tribe, Trio mixes deduction and memory, and Jungo or Pixies are played in ten minutes. All our board games.

To think alone

The Fairy Lake puzzle and the After the Rain puzzle have 350 pieces, the Astronomy puzzle has 500. All our puzzles.

To imagine and read

The magnetic dancing dolls spin on their stand, the Firenze centaur figurine joins Hogwarts, and Paris Pop Up unfolds the monuments. Our figurines and our books.

To cuddle

The handmade wire-haired dachshund, the Fawn fluffy rabbit, Growlston the gargoyle and Bretti the yeti each have their own character. All our soft toys.

What budget?

Under 20 euros: Jungo, Pixies, Trio, the 350-piece puzzles, the bracelets, the friendship necklaces, the diary or the Nutcracker cushion. Between 20 and 50 euros: Krom, the Nain Jaune, the microscope, Human Body, Natural Phenomena, the jewellery workshop, The Science of Perfumes, the Fawn rabbit and Growlston. Above 50 euros: the Scrabble or Bretti the yeti, for a gift that leaves a mark.

Frequently asked questions

A resin workshop at 8, alone or with help?

With help for mixing the resin, done in a ventilated room with gloves. The rest, choosing the inclusions, unmoulding and assembling the jewellery, she does alone.

Which board game at 8?

The classics finally enter the house: Scrabble, Nain Jaune, deduction games. She reads the rules alone, counts the points and negotiates. Allow thirty minutes to an hour per game.

Can the gift be wrapped?

Yes, gift wrapping is free: tick the box on the product page before adding to cart. Delivery to a pick-up point is free from 80 euros in mainland France, and you can collect your order in our shop at 211 boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris.

See also

• Gifts for an 8-year-old boy
• Gifts for a 7-year-old girl
• Gifts for a 9-year-old girl
• All toys for ages 8 to 12
• All our gift ideas by age

Advice from the team at L'Oiseau de Paradis, a toy shop in Paris since 1932.