There are lots of neat new things for young boys this year. If you are struggling for unique gift ideas, we have some of the standard “hottest toys” on our list, along with so many other things. We have a few video game-related items, but there are many other neat things that will keep your young boys exploring.
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1. Sphero Specdrums
Kids as young as age 6 will love this cool new way to make music. Sphero Specdrums are app-enabled music rings that make the world your instrument by turning colors into sounds. Connect to the Specdrums MIX or Edu app and tap on anything – your clothes, drawings, or the included playing pad – to create and mix sounds, beats, and loops that all play through your mobile device. Jam on your own or with friends, anytime and anywhere.More than just playing DJ, Specdrums taps into the A of STEAM learning (‘art’) through music composition. All skill levels, from curious-minded kids to seasoned musicians, can create their own masterpieces with hundreds of instruments, loops, and sounds. Express your creativity and play music in a new, open-ended way with Specdrums. Specdrums mimic the functions of digital drums, keyboards, and MIDI pads and can play an infinite number of sounds, including your own. Specdrums rings work with Bluetooth MIDI applications on your phone or desktop, letting your creativity take the wheel. Specdrums is a unique and hands-on way to strengthen computational thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills — all proven to help kids thrive academically. Be sure you check that the device that your child is using to play Specdrums is compatible.
2. Dojo Battle-Electronic Battle Game
Keep your boys entertained for hours with the Dojo Battle Electronic Battling Game. The smart strike technology detects and scores hits from your Dojo battle sword. The swords and chest pieces work together so your little one can play with as many players as he wants. This dojo electronic battling game also makes for a fun Birthday or Christmas gift for your kiddos. So, go ahead and face your opponents in this fun-filled action-packed game!
3. Thames & Kosmos Gumball Machine Maker Lab – Super Stunts & Tricks Science Kit
Your kids will love building their own Gumball Machine with this award-winning, Thames & Kosmos Gumball Machine Maker Lab. Imagine this: a gumball machine meets a marble run meets a roller coaster meets a pinball machine. That’s what you get with the Gumball Machine Maker! Build your own gumball machines and learn physics lessons in the process. A turn of the handle dispenses one gumball at a time out of the clear storage globe and down the track. The track is made up of different segments which can be moved around on the base of the machine to create an almost limitless number of different gumball machines.
4. Yvolution Neon Fliker Light Up
Yvolution takes scooters to a whole new level! The Neon Fliker is one of our sharpest rides ever. Powered by shifting your weight from side to side, the unique propelling motion and large performance wheels makes it easy to carve up the streets and pull off crazy tricks in style. Now they have added light-up wheels to add to the fun when it gets dark!
5. Amazon Echo Glow
You kids will love this Echo Glow Smart Nightlight Lamp. It works with existing Alexa/Echo products, but it does not have a microphone, so your kids aren’t able to speak to the glow. Connect this multicolor smart lamp to your Echo device, and you can ask Alexa to change the color, adjust brightness, and create helpful routines. You can also control it with a tap. From bold colors to a soft calming glow, kids can change the look of their space with just the right light. flickering campfire light for kids, a sleep timer that will gradually dim the light at bedtime, and the dance party mode that kicks off music and lights. The Echo Glow will also cycle through rainbow colors. Echo Glow comes ready to connect to your Wi-Fi. It can be controlled using any Alexa-enabled device such as the Echo Dot, Echo Plus or the Alexa app. The Alexa app is compatible with Fire OS, Android, and iOS devices. Echo Glow does not contain microphones or speakers. Echo Glow works exclusively with Alexa, and does not support other voice assistants or smart hubs.
6. Bakugan Battle Area and Bakugan Packs
These throwback toys never go out of style and now you can bring Bakugan to your boys again. The Bakugan Battle Arena is the best way to battle your friends! With a hexagonal pattern already down on the board, laying down your BakuCores and rolling into Baku-Action has never been easier! Choose from so many Bakugan Starter Packs. I love these Transforming Bakugan Creatures that open up to be better than ever.
7. Sofa Sack-Memory Foam Filled 5ft.
If your kids need a fun chair for reading a book, watching TV or just chilling out, these memory-foam filled Sofa Sacks are a cool choice and more affordable than some of the “brand-name” sacks. I love that they are filled with durable, memory foam stuffing, encased in velvet, passion suede with double stitching for maximum strength and weight bearing. Foam is more fluffy and contouring, so these floor lounge chairs not only feel better but last longer by maintaining their structure over time. Simple and soft, these medium-sized bean bag chairs are the perfect addition to every nursery, playroom, child’s bedroom, or basement. With a variety of beautiful colors to choose from, these luxury items make a comfortable accent for any room. This 5 ft. size is perfect for a growing child, but these cool Sofa Sacks are also offered in smaller and larger sizes.
8. Grrrumball Remote Control
This cool and affordable remote control was a Toy of the Year finalist. Now your kids can unleash their inner Grrrumball!! Who doesn’t like a remote control that smashes stuff? Go wild with this truly unique creature RC who growls and grumbles all over our planet! Become a beast with the arm smash attack! You’ll be blown away by the Seismic spin attack; activated with the touch of a button. Easy to control, the gumball will become your favorite Wild friend! Arms can drive your Grrrumball like a tank, so cool!
9. Rollercoaster Challenge Game
Roller Coaster Challenge is one of ThinkFun’s most popular stem toys for boys and girls, and was a Toy of the Year Award Finalist in 2018. It’s a logic game and roller coaster building set that comes with 60 challenges of increasing difficulty, from beginner to expert, and is one of the best gifts you can buy for kids who like smart games and a challenge. Roller Coaster Challenge is made with high quality components, and comes with a very clear and easy to understand instruction manual – you’ll be able to play within minutes of opening the box. Like all of ThinkFun’s games, Roller Coaster Challenge is built to develop critical thinking skills. Playing through the increasingly difficult challenges will improve logical reasoning, spatial reasoning and planning skills, all through fun gameplay.
10. Slackers Ninjaline
Active kids will love to train like a Ninja with our patented Slackers NinjaLine Intro Kit with 7 Hanging Obstacles. This Ninjaline allows the versatility of moving the obstacles further apart as your skills improve as well as includes obstacles that vary in skill level. kids can change the order of the obstacles to create endless patterns. Easy installation and take down means that you can take your training with you to the park, to a friend’s house, or wherever you need to train. This kit includes a convenient storage bag for easy portability and storage. We use 56’ x 2”, 6,000 lb professional slackline webbing so the Ninjaline can be used as Slackline to help build your kids’ balance and agility. Our exclusive ratchet has reinforced steel and the handle has a comfort TPR rubberized grip. Our sewn pockets are complete double length for extra durability. The intro kit has 18 sewn in pockets so you can space your included obstacles out for more difficulty or add more to your line. All obstacles include 6,000 lb. steel hanging delta safety clips and use UV resistant nylon rope with safety buckle attachment.
11. Radical Racers
Introducing the highly-reviewed Radical Racers, As Seen on TV! Your kids will love this wall-climbing wonder. It’s equipped with a super suction turbine that keeps it in constant contact with the surface for nonstop racing action! Radical Racers go vertical on the wall, sideways, around, under and through it all! Create your own obstacle course to speed through with super suction force! Just charge up, power on, put it in place and you’re ready to race! The multidirectional remote control puts you in the driver’s seat to race, spin and always win! Radical Racers have real headlights and real tail lights. It’s real RC vertical racing action, transforming any wall of four into a superspeedway!
12. Smart Pixelator
The new SmART Pixelator takes bead art to a whole new level and empowers kids to pixelated any design and build 2D or 3D projects using Bluetooth connectivity, easy-to-follow lights, and a variety of creativity tools. Download a picture from any mobile device and the possibilities are unlimited! The free proprietary app also lets them engineer their own projects, encouraging customization and experimentation. Everything you need is in the box to get started on your first project. You can purchase replacement beads to keep the projects flowing!
13. Kaboom Explosive Combustion Science Lab Kit
You kids will love discovering the excitement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with 25 plus hands-on experiments with this Kaboom Explosive Combustion Science Lab Kit. You kids can make rockets from a chemical reaction or a balloon, make fizzy bombs, make a fun explosive bag, and create a color explosion. The reality-filled colorful lab guide is chock-full of pictures and information for hours of fun for your own combustion lab! This kit is meant for kids 8 and up.
14. Flybar Foam Maverick Pogo Stick
The Limited Edition Flybar Foam Maverick Pogo Stick is a great entry level pogo for your kids to learn the basics. Before you know it, they’ll be an expert! The key to choosing the right pogo stick is the weight. Your child has to be the right weight to be able to create the pogo action. Jumping on a pogo stick promotes balance and muscular coordination as they learn to get on the Pogo with two feet and bounce up and down. Their self-confidence and self-esteem will get a boost, too, as they show their ability to balance and/or bounce on the pogo. Your kids will love the new Ergonomic Rubber Hand Grips- The Limited Edition Maverick Pogo is now even easier to hold onto with durable rubber hand grips instead of foam. Makes it easy to hold on when you’re flying high! It comes with sturdy, non-slip, textured foot pegs to increase stability and to make sure your child doesn’t slip off. For ages 5-9, 40-80 pounds.
15. Brainbolt Game
You kids will love challenging their brain by memorizing the light sequence with this highly-reviewed Brainbolt game from Educational Insights. From grade-school to the old-school, the whole family can get in on the fun of BrainBolt for memory enhancing solo-play and a shockingly cool multiplayer mode for one-on-one battles. This game is great to take on-the-go. Get your game on in the car, on the plane, and anywhere you want to play. Turn off the sound or crank it up for maximum fun. BrainBolt is a classic hand-held-can’t-seem-to-put-it-down game that goes wherever you go. This game is great for kids ages 7 and up.
16. Laser X Sets
Now your kids can play laser tag at home or outside in the yard with these cool guns with a great range with these fun Laser X Sets. Now it’s your turn to show-off your skills and have total fun! Designed to give you a real-life laser tag gaming experience, this Laser X Two Player Laser Tag Gaming Set is just what you need to have endless hours of play time fun. The laser tag set packs two blasters and two receiving vests. Whether you’re having a one-on-one competition with your best buddy or looking for a team game with other players, this toy is perfect for you since it is compatible with all other Laser X sets as well. This laser tag game can target up to 200 feet and the blaster is equipped with a blast power indicator to know how many blasts are left. Perfect for children aged 6 years and above, it is made from durable ABS material. This game features sound effects and lights up as well.
17. Hexbug Robotic Soccer Arena
Your boys age 8 and up will love this new twist on soccer! The HEXBUG Robotic Soccer Arena features a realistic fold-out game board, two authentic goal posts, as well as snap-together walls to help in keeping your game contained. Also included are two individual remote controlled HEXBUG Robotic Soccer Singles with assorted decals, so you can customize your player! Your little robot can shoot, score, and the crowd goes wild! All the fun of soccer is now miniaturized, and in your hands!
18. Ditto Babble Bot Robot
Your younger boys will love this super cool and affordable metal robot that he can pose. This little robot is a perfect toy to take on-the-go as Ditto is just 4.5 inches. See why Ditto has everyone talking! This die-cast metal robot toy is designed with 11 posable joints, flashing LED eyes and a voice that’ll get you giggling. Introduce yourself and see what happens! Just Tap Ditto’s button twice and talk – this cool kids robot toy repeats everything you say! Ditto the robot comes in 3 great colors and is made of die-cast metal for that real robot feel.
19. Fat Brain Toys Door Pong
This fun game is based on the design of the 2017 Kidventor Competition winner. Fat Brain Toys Door Pong is the game of ping pong without the table! Your kids can easily attach the clamp to the top of any doorway, turn the dial to adjust the length of the string, and then serve up hours of active indoor fun. Their goal is to hit the ball back to your opponent every time without missing – But more than a game, Door Pong is a fascinating, skill-strengthening activity to enjoy with a friend. It enhances hand-eye coordination, concentration, reflexes, cooperation, and more… Open the door to a truly ideal active-play delight with Door Pong! This cool game can be played alone or with a friend.
20. Stomp Rocket Stunt Planes
Stomp Rockets has been super popular for years and now there is Stomp Rocket Stunt Planes. This set encourages kids to get outside and get active and these will be entertainment for the entire family and 100% kid powered means no batteries required. Watch them Run, Jump, Stomp! This set comes with three different planes-one that does loops, one that soars and one that performs tricks. Stunt Planes enables kids to experiment in variety of different ways to learn about trajectory, force and aerodynamics. Change the angle of flight with the adjustable launch stand, fly into a head wind or with a tail wind, and more to change how these Stunt Planes fly!
21. Osmo Hotwheels Mind Racers
Your kids will love taking their Hot Wheel cars from the real world to the virtual world with the Osmo Hotwheels Mind Racers game. Listen as real Hot Wheels cars rev their engines at the starting line, and send them shooting down the ramp to start the race. Now the high-speed competition is on screen, as your cars race through amazing digital worlds. Throw down game tokens to control your car’s actions and beat the competition. First across the finish line is the undisputed champion of the universe — until the next race! Works with iPad 2–4, iPad Mini, iPad Air, & iPad Pro 9.7 inch. This game can be purchased with or without the ipad base or you can purchase the ipad base separately.
22. Flybar Trick Board
The super fun Flybar Pogo Trick Board is a new twist on a retro classic. It is easy to learn and easy to get going. Just fill the pogo ball with the included pump and kids will be smiling and jumping in no time. It is made of a strong elastic plastic that flexes enough to bounce high and do tricks and is able to hold up to 160 lbs. It comes with custom grip tape that will give your kids ultimate control and balance. The Flybar Pogo Trick Board comes in lots of cool color combinations.
23. Timmy Failure Books
My boys love these cute Timmy Failure Books from New York Times bestselling author Stephan Pastis and are several of these adventurous books to choose from. His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs: for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. It’s dirty business. It’s best you know nothing. But one thing is for sure: Timmy Failure will be triumphant again!
24. Neon Flash Scooter
The Neon Flash Scooter gives a quiet ride and with flare with it’s cool LED deck and motion-powered wheels. With it’s Reflective Deck featuring a Neon under glow, your kids can’t help but be noticed wherever they go. The Neon under glow is reflected onto the deck from the dynamic ultra-bright LED wheels which light up as soon as you take off. Neon Flash by Yvolution is a strong and durable scooter with a lightweight aluminum frame, perfect for quick and easy transportation.
25. Ultra Dash Game
Designed for kids ages 6 and up, this super fun Ultra Dash Game is a fast-paced game that challenges kids to match the color of a flashing light to the color of a target as fast as possible. Ultra Dash is a test of speed, agility, and reaction. Set out the targets to design your course, press the button on the tagger to choose your game and players, then race to match the color of the flashes with the targets!
26. MindWare Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Mega Stunt Set
You will love the open-ended creativity your kids will get with this MindWare Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Mega Stunt Set. This is a fantastic playset for teaching children ages 6 and up to embrace their creativity and design engineering marvels. With 56 cubes consisting of 3 different designs to be used as scaffolding, ramps, paths, and much more, this playset is perfect for any young builder looking to improve hand-eye coordination, problem solving with basic physics, and planning skills. In no time at all you’ll have a skilled architect on your hands! I love this mega stunting set, but there are more sets available for purchase if you want add on to this set.
27. Klutz Lego Make Your Own Movie and Klutz Lego Ninjago Drawing Set
Kids age 8 and up will love these newest Klutz Lego themed sets. Your kids will learn how to make their own stop motion movies with the Klutz Make Your Own Movie set. Your kids can bring your LEGO mini figures to life with this beginner-friendly guide to stop-motion animation. Ten “mini movies” walk you through using a phone, tablet, or computer to make short, funny clips with step-by-step instructions. Set the stage with any of the six included background settings and Thirty-six LEGO elements including a pizza, banana, baseball cap, six mini figure heads, and more! plus, learn the tricks of the trade as you dive into more advanced skills, such as lighting, sound effects, and camera angles. With these tips and tricks, every movie you make is guaranteed to be a successful smash hit.
Your kids will love this step-by-step tutorial on how to draw their favorite characters with the Klutz Lego Ninjago Drawing set. They can train their fingers with beginner-friendly draw-in-the-blank pages, tracing activities, and easy Inking and coloring practice sections. Then they can practice artist-approved techniques to sketch, ink, and color right inside the book, using the included mechanical pencil, black marker, block eraser, and colored pencils. With the proper training, they’ll master drawing your favorite ninjas, villains, and more.
28. Anki Overdrive Fast and Furious
My boys just love this highly-reviewed Anki Overdrive Fast and Furious Racing Set and it has been a hit with my kids. These aren’t just cars. They’re robots programmed for battle. Control them with your smart device and take down opponents with an array of weapons, from plasma cannons to flame throwers. It’s pulse-pounding play, made possible through state-of-the-art tech and it’s an experience unlike anything else. A mobile device is needed to play Anki Overdrive, so be sure to check if you have a compatible device. This set is great for boys age 8, but would be fun for younger boys under supervision.
29. Learning Resources Code and Go Mouse Activity Set
New for 2016 comes the STEM Robot Mouse Coding Activity Set, the perfect way to introduce children as young as five to important STEM concepts like coding, critical thinking, and more. With Colby, the Programmable Robot Mouse, kids will have hours of fun while they learn to build their own mazes, and then program the mouse to get the cheese. This deluxe set includes maze grids, maze walls, tunnels, a robot mouse, and materials to help guide the play. It’s a fun, easy, and affordable way to add an hour of code, or more, into your home or classroom. This activity is great for kids ages 5 and up.
30. Blankie Tails Shark Blanket
Your tweens will love snuggling on the couch with these cool Blankie Tails Shark Blankets. Blankie Tails™ are perfect for movie nights, sleepover, camping, road trips and just hanging out with friends and family. They come in kid size or adult and teen size.
31. Action Plates Drawing Playset
I loved fashion plates when I was little and now they have this cute set for boys. Get ready to design your own amazing action heroes with this Action Plates Drawing Playset! Create and color endless combinations of comic style characters with this super new take on the classic rubbing plate drawing set. From jet packs to rocket boots, to super capes and robotic arms, you have the tools to draw a hero or villain to suit any adventure your imagination can dream up!
32. National Geographic Break Open 10 Geodes Kit
Everyone in your family will enjoy cracking open geodes with this exciting earth science kit. This fun National Geographic Break Open 10 Geodes Kit is a great activity for kids ages 5 and up. With 10 geodes of supreme quality, the whole family can take part in discovering the amazing crystal treasures inside. Geodes are incredible hollow rocks that are formed by volcanic eruptions. The included learning guide will teach you all about these unbelievable natural wonders and the crystals you’ll discover when you break them open.
33. Dr. Eureka Logic Game
Your boys will love this cool game of logic. The brilliant Dr. Eureka has important experiments for you to complete! Pick a challenge card, 3 test tubes and 6 colorful balls to solve his scientific formula. Carefully move your materials from tube to tube without dropping them and position the balls as illustrated on the challenge card. This game is a great, hand-on, dexterity-based, brainteaser that can be played with friends or by yourself.
34. VTech Kidizoom Action Cam
The highly-reviewed VTech Kidizoom Action Cam
35. Playskool Heroes Star Wars Galactic Heroes Millennium Falcon and Figures
Your young Star Wars fans will love this Playskool Heroes Star Wars Galactic Heroes Millennium Falcon
36. Imaginext DC Super Friends Batbot Xtreme
The Imaginext DC Super Friends Batbot Xtreme is the Ultimate Imaginext set for Batman fans. With extendable wings, multiple projectile launchers, a hidden Batcycle, a voice changer, and real punching fists, your young Super Hero will have a blast defending Gotham City from all sorts of evil Super-Villain attacks! At over two-feet tall, the Batbot Xtreme towers over the enemies of Gotham City. This fully loaded robot also comes with projectile launchers on each shoulder and a hidden headquarters with an elevator that leads to the cockpit, where Batman can oversee the city. Amp up the action by turning another Power Pad to release the Batcycle and send Batman racing to the streets of Gotham City.
37. Pie Face Game
Your kids will get a huge kick out of this highly-reviewed Pie Face Game
38. Swurfer Swing
Kids will love swinging all day with the Swurfer Swing
39. Marky Sparky Doinkit Darts
This Doinkit Darts
40.Star Wars® Thumb Doodles: The Epic Saga at Your Fingertips (Klutz)
Klutz books are fun rainy day activities and make great gift ideas for boys. Your budding artists will love Star Wars Thumb Doodles
41. Monopoly Game Star Wars
Monopoly Game Star Wars
42. Ezy Roller
If you are looking for a cool and super fun outside ride-on vehicle, check out the Ezy Roller
43. Elenco Snap Circuits Sound
If you have a little engineer at home, Snap Circuits are so neat and they really get them thinking. My 7-year old just started the Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Kit
44. Air Hunterz Z-Curve Bow
Active boys will love this Air Hunterz Z-Curve Bow
45. LEGO City Mars Research Shuttle Playset
Give young space adventurers a treat with a NASA-inspired research shuttle and rover toy set. This cool LEGO City Mars Research Shuttle Playset features a space shuttle toy with opening cockpit, 2 opening cargo doors and space inside for the storage drone, rover with new-for-August-2019 articulated grappling arm, laser and tilting solar panels, storage drone with opening compartment and a helidrone with spinning rotor blade and scanner, plus a Mars scenery build with secret symbol. Give any LEGO builder an amazing building experience with Instructions PLUS, available in the LEGO Life app for smartphones and tablets. The easy-to-use, intuitive building instructions let them zoom, rotate and visualize their creation using the special ghost mode as they go. Instructions PLUS is also great for younger builders, guiding them through the building process for a greater sense of independence and achievement. This exciting exploration playset also includes 2 astronaut minifigures.
46. Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (4 Books)
If your young boy enjoys reading, check out this Encyclopedia Brown Box Set
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Lori Birch says
This is another great, and inexpensive one that I think would provide hours of fun play.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591747694/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1591747694&linkCode=as2&tag=heidibsm-20
Heidi says
Yes, that is a fun one! I have given that as a gift. 😉 I love that it does so much!
~Heidi
Steph says
Hi There! I’m clicking the Gift Ideas for Girls 6-8 (and the More Gifts…) but the link leads me to this Boy’s LIst. Just wanted to let you know! Thanks!
Heidi says
Thank you for letting us know! We will get it fixed right away. Here is a quick link to the gift guide you were looking for:
https://everydaysavvy.com/holiday-gift-ideas-for-girls-ages-6-to-8/
Thank you,
Heidi