25 Best Educational Toys for 8 Year Olds – Teacher-Approved Picks for Learning

This game will blow your mind! Brain Games lets kids play fun games that are designed to “mess with their heads.” They will explore the limits of the human brain and how it works with this super-fun, educational game that will have them laughing and giggling the whole time.

Kids will love this challenging gravity maze that is a combination logic game and STEM toy. It contains 60 challenges ranging from beginner to expert so it grows with your child. Your kiddo will have fun while developing their critical thinking skills and building spatial reasoning – they won’t even realize how much they are learning.

No pressure with this expectation-setting, aptly named, “Genius Kit,” but lots of learning opportunities in math, spelling, problem solving, drawing skills, and more. With a wide range of skill levels, this learning game also grows with your child. With the Genius Kit you transform your iPad into a learning tool!

Do you have a budding engineer or inventor on your hands? Let them build unlimited games and gadgets with this electronic engineering kit. This set includes base boards, battery module, microprocessor, jumper wires, and more to start dreaming up new inventions. It also includes a 48 page booklet to get you started.

Give your child the gift of world travel with this interactive, learning globe that comes with a passport, flag stickers, and more. They will journey around the world using their smart device to explore cultures, monuments, inventions, animals, and more. It is the closest thing to actually being there.

If you are looking for awesome toys for 8 year olds, check out “Dash,” the adorable robot that is responsive to your child’s world. Dash is a real robot that can dance, light up, make sounds, avoid obstacles, and even react to your child’s voice. Your little one will love this guy.

Botley is the fun coding robot activity set that will help your child learn beginning STEM skills and grow with them as they require more advanced features. This 77 piece set teaches kids to code with hands-on, screen-free play. This little guy can detect objects in front of him, follow black-line paths, and more.

Your little astronomer will love exploring the night sky with this beginner’s telescope and table-top tripod. Easy-to-use, you can set this up in 3 minutes so that your little one can play without it almost immediately out of the box. Let your child explore their natural curiosity about the universe.

Give your little engineer this classic set of K’NEX rods and connectors so that they can build anything they dream up. With 863 pieces, they can create a multitude of structures and figures with real moving parts. The portable storage case is handy for keeping it all together.

How cool is this? Your child can create her own video games with a mix of physical and digital tools. Kids can build their own game rooms, characters, and game art using the physical game board and 320 blocks, then translate that into the game creation app, making this is a fantastic educational toy.

Go to the next level for your little scientist and give them this professional science kit with real labware and supplies. The kit comes with instructions for hundreds of experiments, and equipment like a rubber apron, beakers, test tubes, medicine dropper, safety goggles, and lots more. Who knows what they will discover?

Nothing is more fun than a mystery. Young detectives will love learning vocabulary with this game that has over 180 mysteries to solve! Kids will draw clues and use the magnifying glass decoder to check their answers. The first super-sleuth to earn three badges wins.

This little guy is a tiny robot that your kid can personalize with stickers, pop-outs, and DIY skins. This scientific toy graduates with your child as they first learn to color-code with markers and then move to an app where they can write programs. You child will love this pocket-sized marvel.

Help your little astronomer reach for the stars with this awesome science kit. It comes with an out-of-this-world solar system model, a mini-planetarium with a glow-in-the-dark star chart, and a book called “Earth and Beyond.” This is one of those learning toys that is so much fun you don’t realize how much you are learning.

Check out this creative visual learning game to help your child with mathematical fractions. Kids draw fraction cards and drop the matching cylinders into their tubes to get as close to “1” as possible without going over. You can make learning fractions fun and easy with this game.

Cosmo is a real robot with a personality that evolves the more you hang out with him. You can challenge him to games or use Explorer mode to see things from his perspective. Equipped with Code Lab, which is the perfect platform for new coders. Cosmo requires a compatible smart device.

This 48-piece microscope set comes with everything your child needs to be a real scientist! Let your little one explore the microscopic world around them with this kit that includes prepared and blank slides, eye pieces, test tube, tweezers, vials, scalpel, and more. The included activity guide will help them get started.

Budding young botanists will love studying plant growth from root to leaves in this clever, transparent planter. This kit comes with bean and pea seeds and enriched soil to get started growing immediately. Place the planter in good sunlight and let kids be amazed as they actually watch the roots grow.

This amazing solar-powered toy is four toys in one. Your child can build an impressive T-Rex, a powerful driller, a creepy insect, and a cool robot all powered by solar energy. This educational toy gets your kids outside having fun as they learn about solar energy while playing with their clever creations.

Planetariums are always a good choice when selecting an educational toy. With this hands-on kit, children will actually paint and assemble their own glow-in-the-dark solar system. Everything they need is included; planets, rods, glow paint, string, stencils, and a fun wall chart. Let them explore the universe with this kit.

There are so many cool toys for 8 year olds and this one is perfect for your little astronaut. Let them explore the final frontier with this constellation projector and motorized model of the solar system. It comes with a constellation guide and the sun doubles as an awesome nightlight.

If you are looking for multi-functional toys for 8 year olds that combine crafts and science, check out this butterfly themed terrarium kit. Your child will have everything they need including plastic jar, potting mix, and seeds to grow their own little indoor garden and they can decorate it with the included butterfly accessories.

Archeology is shrouded in mystery and your little one will love exploring their own pyramid with this National Geographic Society kit. This set comes with all the tools they need to chip away at the secrets inside this ancient structure. As they play, they will also be learning about research and conservation.

This app controlled robot ball is tons of fun. Your little one will love moving the robot using several different methods; perhaps the most fun is the hilarious Face Drive where they use their facial expressions to drive the ball. They will love this so much it will be hard to make them stop playing.

This see-through decomposition kit comes with three separate, aerated compartments so that you child can make side-by-side comparisons on how individual materials break down in the environment. The included thermometers allow them to see the temperature changes during the process. Kids will learn so much about composting, life cycles, environmental science, and more.