GIFT GUIDE
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'!
Mille Bornes
French for a thousand milestones, this classic competitive card game is anything but a bore. As kids sprint to the finish line, they won't even realize they're building strategy skills and working on mental math!
SE Mini 45x Microscope
This mini microscope is the perfect gift for a budding scientist or any curious kid! Complete with an illuminator to shed some light on observations, it has a compact carrying case so kids can take it anywhere.
Dweebies
This unique card game has simple rules that translate to complex strategy, and a fun concept that will have kids coming back again and again.
Magic Scratchers: 40 Tricks with Amazing Scratch-Off Surprises
This interactive little collection contains 40 "tricks", in the style of a live magic show. Just follow the step-by-step directions on each page, scratch off various bits with a coin, and voilà!
Air Dry Clay
You don't have to be an expert at pottery to make something special with this clay curiosity kit. Making the clay is easy - all you do is add water!
Pocket Watercolor Set
Get your child started with this kid-friendly kit, which contains 18 half-pans of pigment and a brush in an easy-to-tote aluminum tin.
Grow Your Own Peanuts
Got a peanut butter addict in the house? If she's patient, she can grow her own!
Orienteering Booklet and Mini Compass Set
Orienteering is a nice family activity that will get your child up and moving, as she learns the tricks to becoming a true explorer.
Bison Woodkit
A bit like a 3-D puzzle, this toy comes with several sheets of thin wood. Punch them out and follow the directions to turn an odd assortment of shapes into a beautiful wooden model.
DMC-03 Multifunction Pedometer
Give your child's exercise routine a tech upgrade with this snazzy pedometer.
Travel Spin Doodles
Remember the Spirograph of yesteryear? This is a great portable scaled-down version of the creative game many of us remember fondly from childhood. It makes for a fantastic on-the-go diversion, as each component, from the small pens to the multi-shaped gears, is housed in the mini-drawing board.
The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones
Meet orphans Amy and Dan Cahill, two kids competing against other members of the powerful Cahill clan to discover the first of 39 clues. Why so interested? No biggie-- the clues just lead to a secret that will make them the most powerful people on the planet.
Spill and Spell
This letter game works like a movable crossword puzzle, with players all scouting for letters to join together into words. The tiles are in a "face-up" pool for all to see. When a player spots a word sitting in the pool, he scoops its letters out and lines them up.
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris
Is she like Nancy Drew? A pint-sized version of Indiana Jones? A female Harry Potter? When the first book in this series hit the shelves earlier this year, critics couldn't decide. But they did agree on one thing...they loved her! This winter, Theodosia is back, and she's just as clever as ever.
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 ...
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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