Game Factory Die magischen Schlüssel (magic keys dice game)
5–9 years
A dice game about magic keys.
Ages 9 and up
Gifts for 9-year-olds: girls and boys
Nine-year-olds often know exactly what they like and what they do not. Here are gift ideas sorted by type, plus tips on choosing the right one.
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Games
Schmidt Spiele Kinderspiel-Klassiker (game collection)
5–9 years
A collection of well-known games in one box: a gift for families who like trying different games.
Schmidt Spiele Kniffel Kids in a metal tin
5–9 years
Kniffel for children in a metal tin: a take-along game and a small gift.
KOSMOS Catan Junior
from 6 years
The children’s version of the well-known game Catan: collect resources and build.
Die Schule der magischen Tiere: Nicht zu fassen! (German)
from 6 years
A game based on the German children’s book series Die Schule der magischen Tiere. The box is in German.
Drei Magier Mogel Motte (card game)
from 7 years
A card game with a cheating theme, a fun little gift.
Ravensburger Make 'n' Break
from 8 years
A building game from Ravensburger in which you build against the clock.
KOSMOS WAS IST WAS Trumpf: Animal Records (German card game)
from 8 years
A top-trumps style card game about animal records. The cards are in German, so good for bilingual families or learners of German.
Würfelkönig (dice game)
from 8 years
A dice game for children aged 8 and up, suitable as a small gift.
Clementoni Escape Game: Die verlassene Schule (German)
from 9 years
A tabletop escape game for solving puzzles together: find clues, combine them and work out the solution. The game is in German.
Building & construction
LEGO City Fire Rescue Boat 60373
6–9 years
A fire rescue boat to build and play with: act out rescue missions. For children who like vehicles.
LEGO City Rescue Plane 60465
6–9 years
A rescue plane to build and play with: assemble it, then invent missions. A bigger gift for vehicle fans.
LEGO Friends Cat Birthday with Treehouse 42666
6–9 years
A LEGO set with a treehouse and cats: build first, then play. A gift for children who like animals and stories.
LEGO Friends Horse and Foal with Trailer 42695
6–9 years
A set with a horse, foal and trailer: build, then act out horse stories. For any child who loves animals.
Ravensburger GraviTrax Starter Set (marble run)
from 8 years
A marble run to build yourself: children plan, rebuild and experiment. A bigger gift that can be expanded with further sets later.
Learning & discovering
Ravensburger puzzle: Animals Around the World, 300 pcs
from 8 years
A puzzle of animals from around the world: a calm gift for putting together and discovering.
Ravensburger children's puzzle: Solar System, 300 XXL pieces
from 9 years
A 300-piece XXL puzzle on the theme of the solar system.
Crafts & drawing
Smowo Mega craft set with mixed materials
4–9 years
A craft box with mixed materials. Children can create freely and try out their ideas, which is good for rainy days.
folia fuse beads starter set
5–9 years
A starter set for laying out colourful patterns that are then fused with an iron. Ironing is a job for adults. A calm craft gift.
KOSMOS Knüpfstern (band-knotting craft kit)
5–9 years
A craft kit for knotting bands: a small make-it-yourself gift.
Pelikan K12 opaque paint box with white and 3 brushes
from 6 years
A paint box with opaque white and three brushes, also useful for art lessons.
Shuttle Art art set, 106 pieces
from 6 years
An art set with coloured pencils, pastel crayons and watercolours: lots to try out. In Germany it also suits a school-starter gift (Einschulung).
Smowo fuse bead set with 10,000 beads
from 6 years
A big fuse bead set with pegboards: plenty of material for lots of patterns, a bigger craft gift. Ironing is a job for adults.
Books
Die schlimmste Klasse der Welt 1 (German novel)
from 8 years
The first book in a German children’s series about a school class. A German-language book, good for bilingual families or learners of German.
Die Schule der magischen Tiere 1 (German novel)
from 8 years
The first book of a German children’s series about a class where each child gets a magical animal. A German-language book, good for bilingual families or learners.
Gespensterjäger auf eisiger Spur (German novel)
from 9 years
A children's book with ghosts and adventure, a little spooky fun for readers who like some suspense. German-language, good for bilingual families or learners.
Outdoors & movement
HABA Terra Kids LED torch
from 6 years
A torch for den builders and explorers. A small gift for Nikolaus (St Nicholas Day, 6 December) or any time.
Walkie-talkie set for kids, 2 units with battery
from 6 years
Two radios for secret messages in the garden or while playing outdoors. They make role play with several children more exciting.
Science & experiments
Clementoni Galileo Lab: Nature under the Microscope
from 8 years
A microscope set for exploring nature up close. For curious young scientists.
KOSMOS Easy Elektro Start (experiment kit)
from 8 years
An experiment kit for first electric circuits: children build and try things out themselves. A bigger gift for young tinkerers. The instructions are in German.
Tech & cameras
Kids' camera with instant print and 32 GB card
from 5 years
A camera with instant printing: children take photos and hold the pictures straight away.
Small party favours
Kaleidoscopes as party favours for children's birthdays
from 4 years
A set of kaleidoscopes to hand out at the end of a party: small take-home gifts that show children colourful patterns.
Party favour set for children's birthdays, 60 pieces
from 4 years
A set of 60 small items for party bags: handy when many guests come and each child should take something home.
Start from the child
By nine, many children have quite clear preferences. Some spend every free minute outdoors, some keep reading under the covers, some draw their own comics. If you are looking for gifts for 9-year-olds, the surest way is to ask the child, or their parents, what they are into at the moment. Whether the child is a girl or a boy tells you little about whether a telescope, a drawing set or a card game will go down better.
Gifts for girls and boys aged 9: an overview by type
The cards are grouped by type, for example:
- Games: longer strategy and card games for several players, including family evenings
- Building: more demanding models that need some stamina
- Learning and discovering: sets that spark curiosity without feeling like school
- Creative: drawing, crafts and making things with ideas of their own
- Books: series, adventures and non-fiction on favourite subjects
- Outdoors: anything that combines movement and fresh air with fun
Tech and screens: only on the side
Many children this age are curious about technology, and that can be part of the choice. Screen rules belong to the family, so ask the parents first. Tech is deliberately only a side note here.
A short checklist for everyday choosing
Does the manufacturer's age roughly fit? Is there a good set of instructions? Can the gift be shared? And has the child perhaps already wished for it? If you cannot answer one of these, a quick question to the parents helps.
Nine-year-olds can be critical: anything that looks babyish is quickly rejected. At the same time, they are far from too old for play and imagination. So the gift may well be challenging, as long as it leaves room for their own ideas, such as a building set without a fixed template, a sketchbook with good paper or a game whose rules you can extend yourselves.
And if the child already has a hobby, accessories for it are often a safe choice: new pens, a book on the subject, tickets for a favourite club. It shows that you were listening.
Experiences that stay
A weekend under canvas, a workshop, a children's concert, a hike with a picnic, or a baking day built around a favourite recipe: these take time instead of shelf space.
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Frequently asked questions
- What should I give a 9-year-old girl?
- It depends on her interests, such as books, crafts, games or sport. Ask about the current favourite subject rather than what is supposed to be typical.
- What should I give a 9-year-old boy?
- Here too the hobby counts: some boys love building, others read, draw or play cards. There is no typical boys' gift.
- Should I give a tech gadget?
- The parents should decide that, and a short chat beforehand is worth it. Books, kits and games are often just as welcome at this age.
- Which gift works for several children?
- Board games, card games or kits you build together usually work well in a group. Check the recommended number of players.
On wimolino you will also find colouring pages and learning games for this age. Go to the learning games · Go to the coloring pages