GIFT GUIDE 2007
Fourth Grade Gifts
Gifts for a 9-Year-Old or 10-Year-Old
From toys that stand the test of time to board games that are anything but boring, we found the best fourth grade products for a nine-year-old or ten-year-old. Our list of loot is kid-tested, teacher approved, and full of options for any family, so get wrappin'!
World Almanac Puzzler Decks
You've probably heard of the World Almanac. Well, the veritable tome just got a major facelift, transforming it from an unwieldy, though admittedly useful doorstop, into a set of kids' puzzler decks that are seriously fun.
It's My Life Scrapbook Kit
Scrapbooking is all the rage amongst adults, but it's a great activity for kids, too. This kit is a nice primer, with bright colors and cool tools to get kids off on the right foot. They'll get practice with organization as they sort their pictures, ticket stubs, and other memorabilia into themes. ...
Rush Hour Deluxe
Kids will absolutely love this tough three-dimensional puzzle, if they can manage to wrestle it away from Mom and Dad. A unique and addictive take-off on those little sliding square puzzles from the days of yore, Rush Hour challenges kids and adults alike to give those deductive reasoning, logic, ...
Cadoo
It's hard to think of anything this well-established, award-winning game does not offer. Think Tic Tac Toe, Bingo, Charades, Play-doh and Trivial Pursuits, and you'll be part way there. Kids take turns pulling cards which give them quick, goofy tasks to complete. When they have succeeded, they get ...
Eyeclops
Science has an unfair reputation for being boring sometimes, but there's one activity that's always a hit: magnifying stuff. This toy brings the wonder of magnification into the living room. The bionic eye is a hand-held microscope that plugs into the TV and magnifies objects 200 times the normal ...
The City of Ember
In the City of Ember, it is always night. The only "daylight" is artificial, produced by a fleet of floodlamps that tower above the streets. Then one day, the lights go out. The government insists that all is well, despite flickering lights and dwindling supplies, but 12-year-old Lina Mayfleet ...
Cricket Magazine
In a time of emails and instant messaging, finding something in the mailbox is still really special. Our nomination for this age group? Cricket, a magazine of poems, comics, crosswords, crafts, and stories. From adventure tales of fire breathing dragons to nail-biting mysteries, each issue is ...
Big Brain Academy
Based on the Nintendo DS video game, this board game will give your child some real mental exercise, and because it's played in groups your child will also gain some practical teamwork skills. Each team takes turns spinning for category and drawing cards to complete challenges in five different ...
Creator Monster Dino
An elegant hybrid of remote-controlled toy, LEGO construction, and model, Creator Monster Dino is a satisfying Do-It-Yourself project for the older elementary school crowd. If your child is under twelve, adult assistance with this activity will almost certainly be a necessity. However, the ...
Logic Links
This is like Sudoku with colored circles. Mindware's "Logic Link" puzzle books offer excellent practice in the logical and spatial relationships that kids need for many branches of mathematics, science, and even rhetoric. While advanced first and second graders may be able to enjoy ...
The BFG
Considered one of Dahl's most imaginative works, The BFG tells the story of the Big Friendly Giant who blows good dreams into the bedrooms of children. One night he takes an orphan girl named Sophie from her bed and brings her to the world of Giants. The other Giants, with names like ...
Ant Works Illuminated
Remember ant farms, where industrious ants dig tunnels to the delight of watching children? Well, they're back, but don't expect a return to retro stylings. In this "space-age" habitat, ants burrow through a bright blue gel medium, which provides nutrients and moisture needed for their survival. ...
A Daring Guide for Young Adventurers
When it comes to world history, the exploration of new lands and seas is perhaps the most exciting chapter to be told. Braving the deepest jungle, scanning the scorching desert, and adventuring on the high seas all have the hair-raising excitement of a children's story, with the added bonus of ...
Apples to Apples
By the time they are in fourth grade, most kids will be the first to tell you: they can read and write lots of words. But what they're just learning is how words can stretch beyond concrete definitions and into all sorts of delightful meanings. At this exciting stage, we can think of few cooler ...
Light 'n' Strike
This arcade-style game reinforces math skills and hand-eye coordination. The pinball-shaped console and a rubber-tipped mallet test its user's addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. When a math fact comes up on the display screen, the player has to wait until the numbers light ...
The Phantom Tollbooth
Nothing interests or excites young Milo, until a mysterious tollbooth is delivered to his bedroom and he ventures through it to another world of curious characters and adventures. There, he explores the word market of Dictionopolis, where juicy orchard-grown words are sold, accidentally jumps to ...
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