expensive gift for 8yo boy - ideas?
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Grandparents want to give him a big gift (they first wanted to give him $800 cash which we were a hard no to). They don't want to give him an experience and they would never feel like a $40 gift (no matter how much it was exactly what he wanted) was enough.
So I need to give them some big ticket item ($100+) ideas that also won't take up a lot of space. I'm thinking about Lego Spike which he would like but I doubt we will get enough use of out it once the initial excitement wore off. He has a new bike already, has an ipad, we aren't doing video games yet (and he hasn't asked for any), he's fairly academic / analytical and wouldn't care at all about something like a signed baseball. Ideas? It really just needs to be something that will meet the grandparents ego needs and be generally liked versus being something truly worth the high pricepoint. |
Anonymous
| Also I've encouraged college fund, taking him somewhere, tickets to something etc.....they want the wow of seeing him open something (and when I suggested a $100 bill instead of $800 they decided that wouldn't be wow enough for them and are back to toys etc). |
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My kid would love some name brand soccer jerseys or even full kits.
A ridiculous Lego set in a theme he likes. What about a hoverboard? With a full set of elbow/wrist guards. We have the Razor one and it's really nice, but does go super fast. |
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Ugh I hate when people expect a "WOW" when opening a gift. My kid would go nuts if he opened a $100 bill.
Would he get really excited to open something that detailed a trip? My kids would absolutely love to go somewhere fun for a night (like Great Wolf Lodge) and would probably get excited opening a gift that included a stuffy and a note saying we were going right then. If not, how about an electric scooter? |
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Another vote for ridiculous Lego set like the Death Star or Hogwarts. Or the Lego Robotics stuff.
When the shine wears off, donate it to an aftercare program. |
Anonymous
| Books, clothes, sneakers, scooter, cash for the college fund? |
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FIL doesn't have endurance to do a big thing like great wolf with kid and wants the gift to be full associated with him so he wouldn't want to give us a family weekend there or anything (especially since we can afford those on our own so it wouldn't be something ds doesn't get on occasion anyway). I wish he would consider experiences - DS really really loves them and gets excited about them. And same with $100 bill - I think he'd be as excited by that as by $800 but its not impressive enough for FIL. He was also a no on giving him $100 and putting rest in a college or savings account which DH said was only option given we have our whole household economy for allowance and chores and we aren't going to allow a cash gift of a size that makes all that no longer motivating |
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Remote control helicopter
Ride on car |
Anonymous
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Does he like animals? I know you said no experience gifts but how about a Baltimore zoo membership with a huge stuffed animal that he likes?
Or science center membership with a few science kits to unwrap? |
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| Build him a treehouse |
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| Is there any furniture of his that you want to replace? What about an expensive robot kit? |
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| How about something plus lessons - for example skateboard and lessons. Or rock climbing gear plus lessons. |
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| Lego Mindstorms |
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| does he like tinkering? Mark Rober Crunch Labs could be good. my kid loves them-a new box every month! |
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Anything big Lego style thing.
What about an outdoor tree house/climbing wall? or basketball hoop? |