Many children have strong personalities by the time they reach 8 years old. It becomes tricky to make general suggestions about the most suitable toys to buy them. Sporty kids will almost certainly enjoy the timeless classics such as Swingball, Aerobie and basketball hoops.
The creative children may be really getting into photography, painting or even modelling and many girls will now be firmly into fashion and want to dress up their dolls in the latest frocks. There are also lots of personal beauty products on sale for children of this age such as make-up bars and jewellery boxes.
Arlo’s inseparable friend Spot is also included and uniquely he is the controller for all of Arlo’s movements.
Budding botanists love getting their hands dirty in this unique biological science experiment kit.
The toy BB8 was designed to work as closely as possible to the droid seen in the film.
This cute little pet pussy cat is partial to showing off her mouse catching trick.
Using the Android 4.4 operating system, the Epic features a 7” LCD touch screen.
Features a built in digital speedometer that's a hit with young Top Gear fans.
Brilliant colours and high class swimming action make these toys instantly collectable.
An enjoyable board game that consists of a stylish board with 64 marble places.