GIFT GUIDE 2007
Third Grade Gifts
Gifts for an 8-Year-Old or 9-Year-Old
From toys that stand the test of time to board games that are anything but boring, we found the best third grade products for an eight-year-old or nine-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.
Ranger Rick Magazine
Where do dolphins sleep? Is there such a thing as poison bubbles? How do birds steer? Kids are bursting with curiosity and this magazine, care of the National Wildlife Federation, is full of amazing facts, hands-on activities, true animal stories, and photography about the world and the creatures ...
Pictureka!
In this visually stimulating find-it-first game, players face a constantly moving and shifting game board bursting with hip and wacky illustrations. Draw a green "mission" card, and you have thirty seconds to find as many items, such as beards, musical instruments, or things found in the ...
Smart Mouth
Smart Mouth is, well, smart. Using an appealing push-release mechanism, players get two letters. One must be the first letter in a word, and the second must be the last. First one to shout out a word gets the two letter tiles; the one with the most tiles at the end wins. The game clearly supports ...
Leapster
An excellent portable teaching tool with well thought out features, the Leapster offers game-like controls but includes features appropriate for learning, such as a pen that allows kids to draw, drag, circle, and select objects. Reading games for the platform are fun, engaging and motivating. Math ...
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Got a kid who claims to hate poetry? Sic this collection on her, and try to suppress your smile as she devours the thing. From Improbable Emporiums stocked with fur umbrellas and hippo dental floss, to pizzas that take a year and a half to bake, this book is chock-full of fun-loving absurdity. A ...
Knights of the Kitchen Table
When Joe gets a magic book from his uncle, he and his friends Fred and Sam find themselves accidentally transported to King Arthur's court. They barely escape danger at every turn, honing their wits to fight a dragon and outsmart a very sneaky giant. This book, the first in the Time Warp Trio ...
Sequence
This game uses several elements that kids usually see separately: A colorful game board, two sets of playing cards and colored checker-sized chips. In Sequence, they put all this stuff to use, by drawing cards and placing chips on corresponding spaces on the board. Five in a row, whether up, down, ...
Smart Globe
Think it's impossible to get your child and all his friends to crowd eagerly around a globe? Think again. Granted this one has more pizazz than most: kids can touch the smart pen to its surface and hear facts about that part of the world, or get quizzed about countries, capitals, major cities, ...
Digitz
This game (shaped like the old-school electronic Simon) is our stocking stuffer pick. It was a big hit with third graders, as they got to put their multiplication skills to the test. From the moment the On button was pressed, and the goofy voice announced, "Let's play Digitz!!" the kids ...
Half Magic
In this charming and classic story, four siblings are set to spend a hot, boring summer in the care of a babysitter, when they come upon a coin on the sidewalk. They soon realize that the coin has special powers, but in the classic tradition of wish fulfillment gone awry, it only does half the ...
Solar System Mobile
Uncle Milton's Remote Controlled Solar System Mobile makes a unique and highly educational gift. One touch of the remote control, and your child will have a fully functional solar system hanging above her bed. The "sun" mounts to the ceiling and lights up beautifully. Our product testers ...
Electronic Gadget Lab
It's a rare kid who isn't instantly thrilled by the prospect of hooking up electrical wires and switches to a couple of batteries, and getting cool stuff to happen. The question for parents, of course, is how to set up these opportunities without burning the house down. With this must-have kit, ...
Books by You
What if your third grader could write and publish his very own hardcover book? And what if he had John Lithgow as a writing coach? This software puts your kid in the author's seat and lets him create multiple personalized versions of four quirky story lines. Once kids pick a plot, Lithgow acts as ...
Happily Ever Crafter
Packed with enough craft supplies to keep kids busy for a long time to come, this kit teaches children the basic building blocks they need to sew, embroider, and crochet-- then it gives them the goods for nine projects. From a stuffed doggie to throw on their bed, to an embroidered sign to hang ...
Super Magz 130
Super Magz is a great addition to the current line of Magz toys because the bars are larger, the spheres are bigger, and the magnets are a lot more powerful. Beyond the obvious fun of constructing various shapes, buildings, faces, flowers, and other objects out of the colorful plastic magnetized ...
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