Best Toys for 8 Year Old Girls Age Eight

Safety and Toys for 8 Year Old Girls

Here are some things to keep in mind when shopping for toys for an eight year old girl.

• Production – Where a toy or gift is made can tell you a lot about the quality and the safety requirements that were in place while the toy was produced.
• Materials – Unfortunately, it is still necessary to check for lead or lead based paint on some toys. This is especially true for toys imported from other countries. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission is a great place to start.
• Small Pieces – Even at four years old, you want to make sure the toy does NOT have a lot of small pieces that can be swallowed, causing a child to choke. Playing with a child at this age is also recommended.
• Age Appropriate – The best bet is to buy toys that are recommended as age appropriate for babies. These days, toys include information about the suggested age range of children.

Educational & Learning Toys

At age eight years old, it is a good idea to get toys that can help with numbers, letters, and other academic skills. Fashion and pretend play toys can also help a young girl in many different ways. Of course, there are also many electronic learning toys available for this age group.

Top Fashion Toys and Gifts for 8 Year Old Girls

For girls, fashion starts early. At age eight years old, there are a lot of great fashion gifts and toys for little girls. These are some of our favorites.

Fashion Headbands

• Comes with satin headbands, rhinestones, feathers and flowers, a butterfly, yards of ribbon and more.
• Enough supplies to create 10 accessories for young girls.
• We like all that comes with this set for the price and that it allows a girl to use her creativity.

Ballerina Treasure Music Box

• We like the quality construction and low price on this music box.
• The small size of the music treasure box should be noted. For many six year old girls however, it is the perfect size.

Fun Toys and Gifts for 6 Year Old Girls

These are some other great fun toy ideas for six year old girls.

Lagoona Hydration Station Playset

• We don’t really understand the appeal of Monster High, but we do like that this toy doubles as a night light.

FIJIT Friends Willa Interactive Toy

• We like that this toy is innovative. The batteries do go quickly, however, so make sure you have rechargeable batteries on hand.

Monster High Abbey Bominable Doll

• Monster High is hot this year, and this one comes with a cute wooly mammoth pet as well.

Top Electronic Learning Toys and Gifts for 6 Year Old Girls

These days, there are quite a few electronic learning systems that can help your little girl get ahead when it comes to numbers, math, letters, and even reading with the new eBooks for children.

LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet

• New for 2011, this is the iPad for little girls
• We like how many activities it has and how well it holds up.
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