If you’re looking for the best gifts for 7-year-olds, it helps if you know a little bit about the kid you’re shopping for: The 7-year-olds we know all have pretty strong opinions about the things they like. But the great thing is, they usually like a whole lot of stuff.
They’re still trying things, experimenting with new interests, learning about the world, figuring out who they are. So we think the best gifts for 7-year-olds are ones that will get them thinking, creating, exploring, learning, nd playing. Always playing. And because they all develop at different speeds, tt’s also worth poking over to our ideas for cool birthday gifts for 6 year olds and cool birthday gifts for 8 year olds.
Above: Slackers Ninjaline Kit
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The best gifts for 7-year-olds
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Custom color-changing LED name light
($94.99 at Mirror Magic Gifts on Etsy)
They’ll see their name in lights, literally, with this custom nightlight that shines in 16 different colors so they can change things up as much as they want. Your biggest challenge may be picking from nearly 50 fonts.
Slackers Ninjaline 36″ intro kit
($84 at Amazon, also seen at top)
A long-time favorite of our readers that will last until your kids head off to college, this kit helps build strength and confidence. If you have a bigger budget, check out the deluxe obstacle course kit that lets them tackle everything from a monkey bar ladder to a spinning ninja wheel. It really is one of the best gifts for 7-year-olds.
Super Smalls Jewelry Beading Kits
($19, Super Smalls)
Super Smalls makes some of our favorite gifts for 7-year-olds and up, and this year they launched a whole bunch of beading kits under $20 that make 2 bracelets or a 1 necklace. Themes include rainbow (shown here), space, mermaids, lucky charms, and more. Plus code BEAD10 gets you 10% off 5 kits — amazing party favors!
LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Magical Unicorn Kit
($9.99, Target)
When is a unicorn not a unicorn? When it can also be rebuilt into a seahorse or a peacock. This 145-piece kit is a cool gift for 7-year-olds and older — or anyone who likes rainbow unicorns. (Ahem, like their parents.)
Cloud dry-erase message board
($19.95 at Fat Brain Toys)
Whether it’s “dream big”, “veggies are gross”, or “I want a dog”, this dry-erase, light-up message board can change as often as they want and makes one of the best gifts for 7-year-olds with lots to say.
Classic Schwinn Banana-Seat Bike or
Schwinn Koen & Elm BMX Style Bike
($158 on sale, and $219 at Amazon)
When they’re done with training wheels, they can party like it’s 1979 with these classic bikes from Schwinn, revamped in two cool styles: There’s a fun banana-seat bike complete with streamers — just pop a playing card into the back spokes, and it’ll be like old times. Or check out the rad BMX-style bike to help them learn to ride with confidence, even with bumps in the road.
Bitsbox coding monthly subscription box
($23.76 intro price for first month at Amazon)
Our kids are absolutely in love with this STEM subscription box, which is one of the coolest gifts for 7-year-olds who love all things digital — even if they don’t’ think they’re into coding. A new concept full of creativity prompts and guides arrives each month, and they’ll love it right up til their early teens.
Women’s History Trailblazers collectible peg dolls
($47 at Goose Grease on Etsy)
Beautifully and ethically crafted using Fair Trade principles, Goose Grease makes peg doll versions of Jane Goodall, Bessie Coleman, Rosie the Riveter, RBG, Ida B Wells… a set makes a meaningful keepsake for any child’s room. There are so many cool gifts for 7-year-olds in this shop, but our tweens and teens would like them too.
Vans High-Tops for Kids
($32.99 on sale, Kohl’s)
Rad high top skate shoes at a great price — whether you add in a skateboard, is up to you.
Decorate your own (real!) mini cake kit
($45 at Poppikit)
7-year-olds can have their cake and eat it, too — it will taste especially sweet after they do the baking and decorating of four mini cakes with some friends or cousins.
Kids Luxury Twill Pajama Set
($58, Petite Plume)
Preppy is back, and this equestrian print PJ set is a special gift for a horse-loving kid.
Tickets to a Cool Family Event, Show, Game, or Tour
While the Jurassic World Tour is gone for now, browse Ticketmaster for tons of events in your town from magic shows to shows on ice, kids theater, and even the Harlem Globetrotters!
A fun new family game that doesn’t take all night to learn
($7.80, Amazon)
Rainbows paired with googly-eyed shrimp combine in the easy-to-learn, “cutthroat card game of rainbows and revenge” by the creators of Exploding Kittens. An awesome addition to family game night for kids 7+ — and with each round taking only 10 minutes to play, you won’t blow past bedtime if you start playing after dinner.
Related: Our favorite group card games for family game night
Case of new art supplies
($25 at Target)
Terrific price for a carrying case packed with colorful Mondo Llama art supplies including paints, pastels, markers, pencils, and more.
Sparkle and Shine Gemify Sunglasses & Case
($36, Super Smalls)
We love craft gifts that turn into something the kids actually want to use. They’ll have so much fun decorating their own UVA/UVB protectant sunnies with over 100 gem stickers — the rest go on the glasses case!
Educational Cyborg Hydraulic Hand Science Kit
($26 on sale at Amazon)
7-year-olds may need a hand to put this together (ha), but the results are so neat — this Thames & Kosmos kit even teaches kids the basics of hydraulics. No batteries are required. Just creativity, imagination, and a little time with the parents.
A pair of Junior Dr Martens
(Sale items start at $37 at Dr. Martens)
Is it time for your fashion-forward 7-going-on-17-year-old to get their first pair of Docs? There’s a whole line made just for kids their age, from classic black to fun patterns and colors. Love the easy-access side zippers so they can slip them on and off without needing to fuss with laces.
Personalized Kids’ Hot Cocoa Mug
($22 at Petaled)
If you’re shopping during hot cocoa season, these are so cute and the shop has lots more designs — love the dinosaur mug! Just add their favorite hot chocolate mix.
Related: 20 unique personalized gifts for kids from toddlers to teens
Kids Culinary Adventure Subscription box
(Starts at $20.95/box, Little Passports)
It’s not easy getting kids to try new foods, which is why we love Little Passports’ fun new international kitchen adventure subscription boxes. Each box includes kid-approved recipes from one of 12 countries, educational activities and learning cards, a fun kitchen gadget, and the chance to sample over 100 flavors from around the world. It’s a wonderful gift to get a kid to spend more time with an older relative.
A favorite team sweatshirt
($26 and up at Fanatics)
Go [your team here]! This cozy team sweatshirt makes a cool 7-year-old gift for any fan.They’ve got NFL, NBA, NHL, and college teams too.
Hello Kitty Sherpa Sleeping Bag Set
($49-59, Claire’s)
Is your 7-year-old finally old enough for sleepovers? Whether with friends or just at the grandparents’ house, this official Sanrio Hello Kitty set has a plush sherpa lining the won’t want to get out of. Unless you’re serving chocolate chip pancakes.
Sitting ball bear chair
($44.99 at Amazon)
Great for wiggly 7-year-olds, these ergonomic sitting balls also look adorable in the room when not in use. In four “bear” styles–panda, polar, brown, and koala–their ears double as handles for easy carrying from room to room.
A Stunning Subscription of Rainbow Chapter Books
($349.99, Bookroo)
This stunning collection of Rainbow Junior Chapter Books includes 24 hardcover chapter books from Bookroo’s Custom Edition Collection — perfect for readers ready to advance from early reader books to longer stories. Each title is curated across a range of top publishers and you can have them delivered all at once, or a few each month throughout the year.
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