Best Toys & Gift Ideas for 8-Year-Old Girls of 2023

Crafts can be such a joy, and I’m sure most girls will love My First Sewing Kit, which fosters creativity and design skills.

This has the potential to become a favorite hobby, or maybe even a budding career. It features 28 felt shapes, fabric, stuffing, embroidery floss, a thimble, needles, pins, a measuring tape, and more. All the supplies come in a charming carry case.

The easy-to-understand instructions will make it a breeze for your girl to create a zippered coin purse, some cute felt stuffies, and fashionable hair scrunchies.

Gravity maze is an exciting game your daughter will enjoy if she likes solving puzzles. It features 60 challenges that escalate as the player moves along. It has nine towers, a game grid, three marbles, and a target piece.

Logic games develop critical skills, such as planning and spatial reasoning. This maze will test her reasoning and visual perception skills. She’ll need creativity because once she builds the tower, she needs to leave a path for the marble.

This game is partly a building and engineering toy, which is awesome! It comes with easy-to-follow instructions so she can get right into it. She’ll have fun and learn at the same time.

With over 840 pieces; an interactive motor; and sensors for color, tilt, and distance, this set has everything your girl needs to create her own interactive robots. Building is always so much fun, and with this Lego set, she’ll be introduced to coding too.

She’ll get five challenging models to create, including Vernie the robot and Frankie the cat. The free Lego Boost app includes building instructions to help her along. The Move Hub has Bluetooth low energy connectivity, although you’ll need to use a tablet or smartphone for this and the Lego Boost app.

If your girl is looking for a more realistic play setting for her dolls, here’s a miniature kitchen she’ll love. This deluxe modern kitchen has everything a budding doll chef needs.

It features an oven, fridge, stove, and sink. All the cabinets and doors open, while the fridge and microwave light up for a realistic cooking experience. It comes with tons of tiny accessories, from cups to pots, pans, food — you name it!

It’s a perfect size for up to 12-inch dolls and includes batteries. It will encourage her to learn her way around the kitchen and enhance her organizational skills.

If your 8-year-old loves dolls, why not buy her the dollhouse of her dreams? This Annabelle dollhouse from KidKraft is well-constructed from lightweight wood. It’s designed to develop your angel’s interior design skills and bring a smile to her face.

It’s a three-story classic Victorian house that features windows on both sides for easy viewing. It comes with 17 pieces of beautifully designed furniture, an ornate chandelier, a pink shingled roof, and heart-shaped lattice-work. There’s also a working elevator and stairs — how cool is that?

Everything comes in beautiful shades of pink with a dash of other colors here and there. It’s almost 4 feet tall and features four rooms and a balcony. Playtime is about to get more interesting.

Science is a fascinating subject, and human anatomy is even more so. At 8 years old, your daughter is likely curious and has tons of questions. This 12-inch human model body will help answer some of them.

The organs are squishy, and she’ll learn by removing them one by one. The package includes a 24-page anatomy book with illustrations that follow a piece of pizza as it moves through the body.

The model is surprisingly realistic, making it easy for kids to understand how our bodies work. It features nine vital organs, 12 plastic muscles and bones, an “organ-izer” mat, tweezers, and forceps.

We all love singing — but some people were born to really love it. If your young lady falls into this category, this karaoke microphone is an excellent choice. It features a remarkable echo performance with great sound reverberation.

The box comes with a charging cable, USB cable, and user manual. You need to pair it with an Android or iOS smartphone via Bluetooth to sing with apps like YouTube.

This is really an interesting kit that will allow your child to create her own storybook. We like how it features a guide on writing and illustrating the story — this makes it easier for a beginner.

Everything included in the kit allows her to express herself in storybook form. The kit includes 10 color markers, ready-to-use template pages, and a postage-paid envelope for you to mail the completed pages. She’ll then receive her work in a full-color, professionally printed hardcover book.

Drawing and storytelling are about to get serious. Bring her imagination to life through an educational process, and watch her expand her creativity. She’ll be over the moon when it’s completed and she receives the printed version of her own story.

Your young geologist can start her discovery at an early age. This science kit comes with 10 geodes. When she breaks them open, she’ll find crystal treasures hidden inside. The geodes come in a variety of shapes and textures that reveal vibrant-colored crystals.

The kit features a 16-page learning guide that describes how geodes are formed and what different varieties are available. You’ll be glad to know that these are 100% natural geodes.

Geology doesn’t get any better than breaking rocks to find treasures. With safety goggles and display stands, it makes a perfect outdoor activity that will feed your 8-year-old’s hungry mind.

Electronic games are nothing short of intriguing and if your baby girl wants to be an engineer someday, this is a great place to start her off. This kit will allow her to build unlimited games and gadgets.

She will experience a sense of purpose, challenge, and accomplishment every time she wins. I always love the look of pride on a child’s face when they accomplish something.

The game uses a microprocessor and modular system. It features a variety of modules, wires, and boards, and a 48-page book that shows you how to get things done.

If your girl loves Elsa and Anna, as my kids do, this might pass as the ultimate travel activity. This sticker book features over 60 reusable, fully-colored stickers that are brightly designed to bring joy.

Featuring the characters, locations, and iconic scenes from the movie, your girl will love following the story as she works on the activities and admiring the beautiful stickers that complete each page.

If your kids are anything like ours, they can’t ever seem to get enough of magic tricks. What’s great about this set is that the girl you’re shopping for can start impressing her friends with mindblowing magic immediately.

The set includes everything a budding magician needs, from a magic hat and wand to a cardboard case that transforms into a performance table.

She’ll get to learn the secrets of illusion and have fun performing. The kit features a magic show book with 100 tricks and codes. The codes connect her to online demonstrations by the magician Ryan Oakes.

Her first tricks might include mastering card tricks, or hat tricks, such as the lollipop mystery and traveling handkerchief.

This fun card game will be a family hit. Your girl will love playing it with her friends too.

As each round only takes about 15 minutes, it’s perfect for a high-energy 8-year-old’s attention span. Pull it out after school, at sleepovers, on family vacations, or during holiday celebrations. The game only requires two players, but it’s much more fun when you have three or four!

Players collect food cards to create the ultimate taco or burrito. Sounds simple, but this game requires some strategy and, of course, a measure of competition. The more you play it, the more fun it becomes. We love the fun graphics on the cards and how the game can turn on a dime.

Your girl will be delighted to learn that this game was designed by a 7-year-old. Perhaps this will inspire her to try her own hand at game design.

Lego isn’t just for boys, but it’s one of those toys that often gets overlooked on gift lists for girls. If your girl is into building, design, and imaginative play, she’ll love this Lego Friends bus as a gift on her 8th birthday.

The set includes 778 pieces, which should keep her busy building for at least a few hours. She’ll quickly realize that this bus is no ordinary bus; it’s a fully decked-out RV, complete with an upper deck level, slide, swimming pool, tennis court, and much more.

If she’s seen the “Lego Friends” TV show, she’ll be excited to build the Stephanie, Mia, and Olivia mini-dolls so they can head off on adventures together in their RV. This set allows for endless hours of open-ended play, boosting your girl’s imagination and allowing for solo or group play.

Technology is evolving so fast that it’s getting harder to keep up. This is a great gift for tech-minded kids. If your niece, daughter, or granddaughter fits that category, she’ll love it. It’s designed to keep kids entertained and engaged in an educational and fun way.

This robot features gesture control, obstacle avoidance, dancing, singing, auto display, stunning LED eyes, and intellectual programming. It also comes with skating wheels for easy movement and flexible shoulder, elbow, and thumb joints.

I can’t describe the laughter that comes from the playroom every time this game is going on. This pig game stinks, and it’s amazing — if that even makes sense!

It’s a new twist on an old classic — hot potato. The game involves poking the belly of the pig to hear him sing. You have to pass him very fast before he toots.

Players throw a die to determine which direction they have to pass the pig. A toot means a token, and the player with the least tokens wins the game.

It’s an interactive game that requires two or more players, so it’ll enhance your child’s social skills. It’s a great outdoor or indoor game so she can play with siblings, friends, or even you.

DIY projects are always fun, regardless of age. Add slime to that and most children will have a field day. This kit features 24 different colors of fluffy slime, two colorful foam balls, glitters, molds, and a plethora of accessories.

Your 8-year-old can use the supplies to easily unleash her imagination by making her own creations in an educational and challenging setting. It’ll also stimulate her problem-solving skills. Once she has created the perfect slime, she can get all her sensory feels in, stretching, squishing, squeezing, poking, and playing with it.

If your young lady loves spending time in the pool, you could make it even more fun for her. Dory is a character all kids are familiar with, and your daughter’s likely to fall in love with this game featuring the famous fish.

She’s going to help Mr. Ray pick up Dory and all her friends by tossing them in the pool, then catching them with the net. Mr. Ray is the net. The friends include Nemo, Pearl, Kathy, and Sheldon.

The characters float at different depths, so she’ll need to dive to get some. This adds to the fun, and she’ll truly enjoy herself. It’s also great for swim training.

When it comes to ride-on toys, you want to ensure maximum safety to prevent injuries. What makes this scooter a good option is that the deck incorporates an anti-slip silicone logo. It also comes in a range of fun colors.

A tool is provided for tightening the handlebar to adjust the height, so it will last for several years. The scooter boasts a carving and curving action that allows kids to surf easily while making smooth and safe turns.