Best Gifts for an 8 Year Old Girl

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Gifts an 8 Year Old Girl would Enjoy

What are the best gifts to get for an 8 year old girl? If you are pondering this question, my granddaughter, Rachel has some recommendations for you. Rachel will turn 8 in about 3 months. She is staying with us for a week this summer and I asked her what ideas she thought would be good for an 8 year old girl.

Rachel is a very feminine little girl who loves to wear dresses, play with dolls and use her imagination. She is also an avid reader and enjoys swimming and arts and crafts.

Here are the items that Rachel would put on her wish list.
photo by Mary Beth Granger

Nintendo DSI

a great gift for an 8 year old

Rachel's first choice of a gift would be a Nintendo DSI. She chose the pretty pink model shown below. Rachel said the Nintendo DSI has a camera attached and it allows you to take photos and with some of the games you can use them for special effects.

Nintendo DSi - Pink

Amazon Price: $98.99 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Nintendo DSI Games

gmes for Nintendo

I asked Rachel to pick the top three games she would like for her Nintendo DSI and these were her recommendations.
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Barbie Vacation Jet

an 8 year old girls dream gift

Rachel thought the Barbie vacation jet would be a fun thing to have. When I asked her what was great about it she said that part of the jet made into a vacation house. Here are the features listed for the jet.

Product Features
Barbie Glam Jet is the only way to fly
Girls can give Barbie and her Fashionista friends the ultimate travel experience
Features 4 realistic sounds and working microphone for girls to make in-flight announcements
First class cabin also converts to a pop out tropical resort
Includes Glam Jet with built in microphone, food cart and food pieces and luggage

Barbie Glam Vacation Jet

Amazon Price: $90.00 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Boxcar Children Mysteries

mystery book for children

Rachel loves to read and she especially enjoys the boxcar children mysteries. She said she likes a book with the mystery where you can try to figure out what happened.

Bop It

game for the entire family

Rachel thinks the Bop It game would be a great gift for an 8 year old. This game can be played by all ages and is a fun family game.

Bop It

Amazon Price: $12.95 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Play Kitchen

using your imagination

Rachel loves to use her imagination. She has one of these play kitchens and thinks other girls would like it too!

KidKraft Large Kitchen

Amazon Price: $130.99 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Dress Up Clothes

great for the imagination

Rachel has always loved to play dress up. This trunk would make a great gift for a girl who loves to use her imagination.

More Gifts for Girls

advise from my granddaughters

Here are some of the gift lenses I have developed with my granddaughters in mind.
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Do you have an 8 year old on your gift list?

please add any other gift ideas you have

  • Didge Apr 26, 2012 @ 8:06 am | delete
    NICE LENS
  • sandyspider Aug 3, 2011 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Great gift ideas. Your granddaughter is cute.
  • jentaylorsc Aug 2, 2011 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    I use to love the Boxcar books as well. They were great reads along with Nancy Drew. It is so great that you got your granddaughter to help you with these great gift ideas.
  • nancycarol Aug 1, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Great-granddaughters are on my list. Thanks for a fabulously helpful lens.
  • Heather426 Jul 31, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    Not right now, but Lilyana is almost two, and you know how fast time flies....what a great idea for a lens niche. Say hi to Rachel, she's a cutie!
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Shopping for grandkids can be a challenge but one that I enjoy. As the girls get older it does get easier because they can tell you what they want.

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