27 Gifts for 9 Year Olds (Unusual and Fun!)

This cool toy robot connects to your smart devices, can detect sounds, and react to gestures like claps, touch, and more. The free app provides control and enhanced game play with this little fellow, who comes in black, white, or clear body style. Every kid needs a robot!

This build-your-own video game kit is perfect for young gamers and budding computer programmers. This unique toy combines a mix of physical and digital tools to help them get started – they can create rooms, characters, and art with the included free app. Kids will love having a computer game they created themselves.

Be careful what you are getting yourself into with this hilarious blaster. The “AirZooka” blasts a harmless ball of air up to 50.’ Kids will enjoy things like messing up your hairdo, scattering the papers off your desk, or generally annoying you by repeatedly shooting you in the back of the neck.

Give this cool gift to LEGO fans who are budding animators and movie directors. This make-your-own-movie kit comes with mini actors, props, and scenery. Step-by-step instructions for stop-motion animation, accessible with free apps, is included to get them started. Mini movies can be made in as little as an hour.

Budding fashion designers will go wild over this mini fashion studio. Included pieces are a dress mannequin, sewing tools, sketch book, fabrics, trims, ribbons, and more. Your child can design, sketch, and sew real doll-sized fashions, and it comes with complete instructions to help get them started.

This is the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans who love to play chess or would just love having this game to display. The wizard chess pieces are based on the movie characters and range from 2 to 4” high. This officially licensed product is sure to thrill the most ardent fan of Hogwarts.

Nothing says “great gifts for 9 year olds,” like Unicorn Fartz. Yep. This is a keychain that makes six different, unique farting sounds – this magical unicorn has some serious digestive issues from eating too many rainbows. This is the gift you didn’t know you needed because nothing is funnier to a kid than passing gas.

Yum! Give this make-your-own chocolate kit to young chefs so they can learn the art of chocolate-making from scratch. This kit comes with all natural ingredients and can be used on the stove or in the microwave. It also comes with information on the history of chocolate, including its importance to ancient Aztecs.

Kids love mysteries and with this Melissa and Doug Secret Decoder Activity Set, they can practice their sleuthing skills. It comes with tools to decode, write, and reveal invisible messages, plus codes and puzzles to solve dozens of mini-mysteries. There are more than 50 unique activities in all. Great for a long road trip.

Give the gift of LEGO, the world’s premier building toy, with this kit that features an authentic replica of a real-life luxury racing yacht. It features colorful printed sails with lines and winches, a detailed hull, and a working rudder with wheel and tiller steering. This 2 in 1 toy also rebuilds as a catamaran.

Indulge your child’s curiosity and let them be amazed by the wonders of science with this Potato Clock Kit. All you need are two potatoes and the contents of this set to create a spud-powered digital clock. This is a perfect gift for budding young scientists and offers a valuable lesson on green energy.

This set for young bakers comes with real tools and mixes to create 16 cupcakes. The egg cracker tool helps kids learn to crack eggs without making a mess, no-spill bowls help eliminate clean-up, and silicone cupcake molds offer no-stick, fast cooling. Your little pastry chef will love baking with these tools.

Give your kid the gift of science with this kit that allows them to turn a soda can into a working robot. It comes with all the instructions needed to create the toy, plus teaches them about recycling and green science. Your child will continue to enjoy the toy long after building it.

Check out this funny little sketchbook for budding artists. You get 24 pages of wacky, incomplete pictures of pugs to finish drawing, and also comes with three dozen stickers to decorate your creations. This little activity book is great for encouraging artistic skills and creative play. Perfect for a rainy afternoon.

Give your little mermaid the gift of her very own mermaid-tail blanket. This warm and cozy blanket is perfect for lounging on the couch, snuggling with a good book, or going on a sleep-over. Your child will love this sweet little gift that transports her into her own fairytale.

Check out this cute, cuddly-looking panda that can show you his feisty side if you squeeze him behind the ears. From sweet and innocent to big teeth and a vicious snarl with one simple touch, this toy is great to startle your friends or foes. Kids will love this unique and slightly scary toy.

This is the perfect creative gift for 9 year olds. With this kit, they can create their own emoji stamps – it comes with 3 ink colors and enough supplies to make 16 emoji markers. This would also be a fun birthday party activity, as each child could take one home as a party favor.

There are lots of great gifts for 9 year olds available these days and one of the coolest options for young artists is this Crayola Sticker Design Studio. This unique kit allows kids to easily customize their own stickers. Supplies include 13 sticker sheets in different designs, stencils, a pattern design tool, and paints.

If you are looking for great gifts for 9 year olds, check out this hands-on Shark Tooth Dig Kit. It comes with a giant shark-tooth-shaped excavation site and tools to help your child find three genuine shark teeth. Not only is this a cool gift, but would also be a great birthday party activity.

This awesome blaster comes with 16 darts that can shoot up to 60 feet, and a “smart-stick” target. The darts on top light up, and then turn off when fired to simulate in-game action. This toy has fast blasting action with an 8 dart spinning barrel and the 8 dart storage on top for fast reloads.

Give your child this creative kit that has everything they need to design beautiful hair accessories with paper flowers. The set comes with instructions for making four different designs of these gorgeous flower crowns that are fun to make and fun to wear, making this is a great birthday or sleepover activity.

Give little bakers this awesome set of chef’s tools to create and decorate delicious cupcakes. You get a 6 cup muffin tin, silicone cupcake liners, decorating icing tips, and more, to bake up something beautiful. This makes a great gift, but would also be a wonderful birthday party activity as well.

This Nerf brand Captain America blaster based on “Avengers: Infinity War,” is carefully crafted and inspired by props in the movie. This toy has different blaster combinations based on the placement of the shield and is designed to create fast dart-blasting action. Inspire your little superhero with this cool gear.

Your little Princess will love her hot pink and purple roller skates featuring Disney princesses. The boot easily adjusts from a junior size 10 to 13 with just the push of a button, the safety strap closure provides a secure fit, and the toe brake enables easy stopping.

Give your little Avengers fan these awesome Rocket Raccoon and Groot figurines based on the movie “Infinity Wars.” It also includes Rocket’s blaster with Infinity Stone for hours of creative play. Kids will love recreating scenes from the movie, as well as making up their own stories, with these popular characters.

Give your stylish music-lover these fun, colorful headphones that will have them rocking out to their favorites tunes. They can even answer phone calls with the in-line microphone without ever taking them off. The bow is removable and is compatible with other bows in the series, so it can be changed to suit one’s taste.

These adorable, child-sized superhero socks have tiny capes hanging on the heel just to add that touch of extra that you need. You can choose from The Flash, Batman, and Superman, or get all three for a fun gift. These would make super cute party favors for a superhero-themed birthday party, too.