39 Must-Have Toys for 9 Year Old Boys and Girls (Mom-Approved)

Take a look at these super awesome toys for 9 year olds. Inside this list you’ll find everything they could possibly want – from nifty Avengers LEGO Kits, to amazing Shopkins Mega Packs (with 20 items!). Whatever the upcoming occasion, you’re bound to find the perfect gift right here.

best toys for 9 year olds

Doinkit Darts Magnetic Dart Board

Ready…aim…and DoinkIt. This is the DoinkIt Magnetic Dart Board – the board and darts are magnetic so there are no sharp darts attacking your walls (or hurting your kids). The board comes with 6 darts, with 2 different colors so each player can easily see where they’ve hit and count their score up.

$34.95

ALEX Spa Hair Chalk Salon

Whether you want to get fancy for the upcoming school disco, or if you just feel like having super cool hair, the ALEX Spa Hair Chalk Salon is definitely the way forward. The set comes with 5 hair chalks to choose from, or why not go all out and have awesome multi-colored hair?

$14.89

TRIVIAL PURSUIT: World of Harry Potter Edition

Got yourself a fan of Harry Potter? Put their knowledge to the test with the Trivial Pursuit: World of Harry Potter Edition. It’s a game for the whole family to enjoy together, and with 600 Harry Potter based questions to quiz each other with, you’re sure to have fun for hours.

$32.99

Your Décor Water Bottle by Horizon Group USA

Being the same as everyone else is simply boring, right? Have yourself your own unique water bottle with this set which comes with 5 bright and colorful markers so you can truly make it your own – you can even proudly show it off around school as it clips onto your backpack.

$9.85

LEGO Ideas Women of Nasa Building Kit

Who said astronauts had to be male? Celebrate the women of NASA with this neat LEGO building kit. The set comes with 3 awesome builds: Sally Ride and Mae Jemison with a launchpad and Space Shuttle Challenger, Margaret Hamilton with a stack of book elements, and Nancy G. Roman with Hubble space telescope.

$54.97

Tidal Storm Hydro Swirl Spinning Sprinkler Outdoor Toy

Tidal Storms bring you the ultra cool Hydro Swirl spinning sprinkler toy. Take the fun outdoors and cool down from the sun with this entertaining toy – which way is the water spraying? EVERYWHERE! It’s a great way of getting everyone up and active and playing together nicely.

$19.44

LEGO Minecraft the Zombie Cave Building Kit

Bring your favorite game; Minecraft, to life with the LEGO Minecraft Zombie Cave Building Kit. Not only does the set come with Steve, a zombie, and a cute lil’ baby zombie, but it also has a TNT blasting function – how cool is that? Use the furnace to defeat the scary undead.

$53.96

Shopkins Season 8 America Mega Pack

Girls are going to jump for joy at the site of the Shopkins America Mega Pack (season 8). Their Shopkins collections will grow drastically with this set, as it comes with a whopping 20 Shopkins, with 8 being excitingly exclusive to this mega pack, as well as 4 single rooms for even more play.

$43.98

Uno Card Game

Everyone knows the seriously fun game of UNO. This color and number matching card game comes with 32 special action cards with a twist, because these reverse, skip, draw twos and more, though don’t forget the wild card which can be played at any moment to change the suit color and completely alter the game.

$5.50

Klutz LEGO Chain Reactions Craft Kit

Build and learn all about chain reactions with this Klutz LEGO kit. This kit is perfect for those who already have a large LEGO collection and are looking for new ways to play with it – it comes with instructions on how to build 10 insane chain reaction machines, or you could even make your own.

$23.98

L.O.L. Surprise! Big Surprise

There’s no way you’re a parent to girls and haven’t heard of LOL dolls. LOL Big Surprise is a perfect toy for 9 year old girls as it comes with 50 surprises to add to their collections. This huge gift is great for birthdays – who wouldn’t want to be surprised with 50 new toys to play with?!

$71.39

Insect Lore Butterfly Growing Kit

Watch butterflies come to life right in front of your eyes with the Insect Lore Butterfly Growing Kit. The kit comes with a voucher to redeem your caterpillars, as well as a feeding pipette and the pop-up mesh habitat. It’ll be a magical experience watching the caterpillars turn into chrysalides and then into beautiful butterflies.

$19.99

Snap Circuits Jr. Electronics Discovery Kit

With 101 DIY projects, Snap Circuits Electronic Circuit Discovery Kit provides hours upon hours of entertainment and learning for children; you don’t need to solder or use any fiddly tools either as all color-coded pieces helpfully snap together to create real-working electronic circuits and devices – how neat is that?

$19.59

LEGO Ninjago Movie Master Falls Building Kit

As seen in the awesome LEGO Ninjago Movie, the Master Falls Jungle Bridge now comes in this awesome building kit. Included in the set are 3 minifigures: Kai, the wise Master Wu, and the scary Jungle Garmadon who has 4 arms, which means he can also hold 4 weapons as well.

$88.39

Watch Ya' Mouth Family Edition

Everyone’s going to be laughing like crazy with this seriously funny game: Watch Ya Mouth. It comes with 10 mouthguards for players to talk through (4 are smaller sized ones for young’uns), and for everyone to guess what they’re trying to read from the 143 playing cards – now doesn’t that sound like some dribbletastic fun?

$13.39

Nerf N-Strike Elite Strongarm Blaster

You’re sure to win all the Nerf battles with this super impressive Nerf N-Strike Elite Strongarm Blaster. The rotating barrel holds 6 (included) elite darts, which can be fast fired by holding down the trigger and pumping the Slam Fire – once you’re out it’s easy to reload as the barrel flips open with ease.

$13.78

4M Crystal Growing Experiment

For kids who love geology and science, nothing could be cooler than experimenting and creating your own crystals, and with this kit you can make a collection of 7 colorful, stunning crystals that’ll last forever. You can even display them anywhere you like, adding a gorgeous abstract piece to any room.

$16.99

Made By Me Create Your Own Window Art

Spruce up your bedroom with these adorable DIY window art suncatchers from Made By Me. Included are 12 different suncatchers varying from neat peace signs to cute animals, or even rainbows and flowers to decorate however you like with the colorful window paints – once dried attach the suction cups and they’re ready to use.

$12.99

KLUTZ Make Your Own Soap Science Kit

Great for both boys and girls, the Klutz Make Your Own Soap Kit is brilliant for entertaining everyone – they can choose which of the 6 shapes they’d like: a cat, peace sign, fish, cute cupcake, galaxy star or sprinkle suds, and you can make it your own with glitter, different colors and ribbon to decorate.

$14.99

Barbie Dreamtopia Rainbow Lights Mermaid Doll

Barbies are great toys for 9 year old girls as they’re brilliant for the imagination and pretend play, especially with siblings and friends, and they’re definitely going to have a splashing time with the Rainbow Lights Mermaid Barbie. She has a beautiful rainbow mermaid colored tail, as well as an incredible light show when in water.

$22.99

Scientific Explorer My First Mind Blowing Science Kit

Turn the kitchen into a laboratory with the My First Mind Blowing Science Kit – for those who enjoy experimenting, this’ll definitely make the perfect gift. It’s great for teaching the basics of science, from the use of essential tools to crazy chemical reactions, or even more amazing: a color-changing erupting volcano! Now that’s cool.

$12.14

LEGO Avengers: Infinity War Thor’s Weapon Quest Building Kit

Boys and girls alike both love superheroes, so they’ve most probably seen the Avengers: Infinity War movie, and if they have, they’re certainly going to go nuts for this LEGO Thor’s Weapon Quest Building Kit. Not only will they have tons of fun building the set, but they can act out scenes from the movie, too.

$68.99

Think Fun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game

The aim of Gravity Maze is to get the marble to fall from the starting position to the end position (the bottom of the tower). With gravity on your side this sounds easy peasy, right? Wrong. You have to figure out how to position the towers using critical thinking skills and following the challenge cards.

$28.99

Beyblade Burst Evolution Star Storm Battle Set

Chances are you probably played Beyblades yourself when you were younger, and no, they still haven’t gone out of fashion; unsurprising really as they’re super fun to play with and they’re easy to set up which is what every kid wants in a toy. This set comes with everything they’ll need to get playing instantly.

$80.00

Funko Pop Marvel: Avengers Infinity War-Iron Spider Figure

If they enjoy Marvel and have seen the Avengers: Infinity Wars movie, they’re going to undoubtedly love this quirky Funko Pop Iron Spider Figure. If they’ve already got a handful of Funko Pops and wish to add to them, though, Iron Spider is brightly colored and is sure to make a statement in any superhero themed bedroom.

$9.50

LEGO Friends Mia’s Tree House Building Set

Have a forest of fun with LEGO Friends Mia’s Tree House Building Set. This is for sure the ultimate playhouse for all LEGO Minifigures, not only is it one awesome tree house, but there are also 2 adorable pets, a super cool zip-wire, climbing net, skateboard and more.

$67.95

Web Riderz Outdoor Swing N' Spin

A garden isn’t complete without Web Riderz incredibly enjoyable Swing N’ Spin outdoor swing. It comes ready with adjustable ropes and Monster Clips to attach to a sturdy tree or play system, so there’s no faffing about building frames – it’s ready for everyone to play with almost instantly – perfect.

$115.22

Catan

Ships have landed and it’s time to take this new land, Catan, for ourselves…but other travellers have arrived and so it’s a race against time to build settlements, roads, and eventually even cities to try and claim the land as yours – but you need to use your resources and trade them wisely to succeed.

$29.97

Fingerlings Baby Unicorn

Meet Gemma – the ever so adorable and magical Fingerling unicorn, isn’t she just the sweetest? Almost like a real pet, Gemma makes noises and even responds to your touch and movement, and if you blow her a kiss, she will blow one back! You could even tip her upside down for a funny reaction.

Prices Vary

LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs Dinosaur

There’s never-ending fun with this LEGO Mighty Dinosaur set. Not only can you build the famous and strong T-Rex, but with this kit, you could also knock it down and rebuild the bricks into an awesome Pterodactyl or even a Triceratops with huge and scary horns, that are sure to ward off any predator.

$11.99

Franklin Sports Combo Set

With so many sporting toys for 9 year olds, there’ll be no more fighting to get them away from the television. Instead, you’ll struggle to call them in from the garden, which is always a good thing. This set comes with badminton rackets, volleyball, 2 flip scoops with a ball, as well as a huge net.

$46.69

LEGO Friends Heartlake Summer Pool

Join the pool party with Andrea and Martina in this super exciting LEGO Friends Heartlake Summer Pool Set. They’re going to have so much fun zipping down the wavy slide and jumping off the diving board, and when they’re ready to unwind, they can relax on the lilo and watch the TV.

$108.90

Apples to Apples Junior

Get your friends round for this party game: Apples to Apples Junior. Each player is given Red Apple cards, these are their guesses for what is being described on the Green Apple cards – once everyone has put their cards on the table it’s up to them to convince the judge that theirs is the best.

$28.99

Tulip One Step Tie-Dye Kit

Ever been jealous of everyone walking around in seriously funky tie-dye clothes? Well, now you can make your own with the Tulip One Step Tie-Dye Kit. Whether you want awesome socks, shirts, or hats – whatever it may be you can dye it! The kit comes with 18 groovy colors to easily customize your clothing.

$14.04

Klutz Lego Make Your Own Movie

Set the foundations to become a famous Hollywood director with the Klutz LEGO Make Your Own Movie Kit. With free downloadable apps, you can use a phone or tablet to create your own super cool stop-motion animations, and it comes with 6 backgrounds and neat props like 6 different minifigure heads, pizza, clothes and more.

Prices Vary

Mattel Games Magic 8 Ball®

Find your fate with the ever so mysterious Magic 8 Ball. Ask it your nagging yes-or-no questions and shake it to find out your answer, you’ll never know what it’s going to be – it could either be a neutral response, positive or even negative, but are you brave enough to know your future?

$15.26

Rubik's Cube

Everyone’s seen the classic Rubik’s Cube, but are you ready to take the tricky challenge? It’s a game of twisting and rotating in the right combinations with the aim of each side of the cube being just one color. If you can do it, why not start all over and try and beat your time.

Prices Vary

LEGO Creator Robo Explorer Robot Toy

The fun never ends with this 3-in-1 LEGO Creator Robo Explorer set. What do you feel like building today? Could it be the wooftastic Robo Dog (the robot on a mission), Robo Explorer, or what about the mechanical Robot Bird, or maybe even all 3? Get those building fingers at the ready.

$59.89

SmartLab Toys Smart Circuits Games & Gadgets Electronics Lab

Get those minds buzzing away with the SmartLab Games & Gadgets Electronics Lab. There really is an unlimited amount of incredible games and snazzy gadgets you can make with this Lab, you just have to put your thinking cap on. There are 6 baseboards, tri-color LEDs, battery modules, speaker modules and so much more.

Prices Vary

3 Creative Diy Gifts For 9 Year Olds

Diy Guess Who Game

With so much to do, from drilling, screwing, sanding and painting, this quirky DIY Guess Who Game is a brilliant way to get the family working on something together – and you can even personalize it with people you’re all friends with or even family members, doesn’t that sound like fun?

Sock Monkey and Friend Diy

On A Beautiful Mess, you can find out how to make your own super cute Sock Monkeys – these are great for decorating bedrooms or for a snuggly and soft bedtime cuddle buddy, and you can even make them for friends’ birthdays as they’re seriously easy. Once you get the hang of it, you can even make other animals.

Diy Golden Glitter Slime

Of course, we couldn’t possibly write a list of toys for 9 year olds without mentioning slime, they all go utterly crazy for it (and us adults, too). By following this DIY you can find out how to make your own magical Golden Glitter Slime, which is bound to put a smile on any kid’s face.

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