Gift for crafty boy turning 7?

[wellyes]

I'd love some gift ideas for a 7 year old boy. I know from past threads that legos and stomp rockets are popular gifts, but, I don't think they'd suit this particular kid. He is into drawing and video games and making music.

I'd like to get him a craft kit, but the ones for that age all seem too girly. Other ideas?

[sariana]

Snap Circuits?

[SnuggleBuggles]

Look at Klutz and something with Chicken in the name (I'm blanking! we have a book from them n fingerprint art [not the book below] and one for cool pom poms).
some less girly kits/ books:
http://www.amazon.com/Most-Amazing-Thumb-Doodles-Book/dp/159174590X/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369256200&sr=1-5&keywords=fingerprint+art
http://www.amazon.com/Recycled-Robots-10-Robot-Projects/dp/0761154663/ref=sr_1_44?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369256473&sr=1-44
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Things-Make/dp/1465402551/ref=sr_1_86?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369256591&sr=1-86
http://www.amazon.com/Gizmos-Gadgets-Creating-Contraptions-Williamson/dp/1885593260/ref=sr_1_93?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369256606&sr=1-93

There were loads of cool options on Amazon (I only got through page 8)- Books-> Children's Craft and Hobby-> Age 6-8

[Binkandabee]

Check out Klutz book on paper airplanes or paper flying dragons. VERY neat!

[citymama]

Djeco has wonderful paper kits for making things like robots (http://www.amazon.com/Djeco-Folded-Paper-Urban-Robots/dp/B004P0JI72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369260685&sr=8-1&keywords=djeco+robots) or animals (http://www.amazon.com/Djeco-Folded-Pretty-Woodland-Animals/dp/B004P0DW60/ref=pd_sim_t_3). Origami kits are always wonderful and 7 is a good age for it. I love the Green Creativity kits (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_toys-and-games?_encoding=UTF8&field-brandtextbin=4M&node=165793011)as well, for both genders.

[kristac]

Check out Klutz book on paper airplanes or paper flying dragons. VERY neat!

Yes these!! We love paper flying dragons!!

[o_mom]

This origami book has been a hit with boys and girls that age around here:

https://www.spiceboxbooks.com/products-2/8-14-years-old/folded-fun-beginners-origami-kit/

It's about $13 at B&N. I have seen it come and go at Costco and Sam's Club for $10. It's nice because the paper has the folding lines on it.

[MommyofAmaya]

Did you previously recommended Alex Draw Like a Pro? Does he already have that? I scored one at Barnes n' Noble for 75% off and it was by far the biggest hit of all DD's 7th birthday gifts.

[AtlantaMom]

I just bought some sunprint kits as gifts - fun and not girly!

[crl]

An alternative to a kit would be a nice sketch book and some quality colored pencils and some oil pastels.

Catherine

[BunnyBee]

Rainbow Loom bracelets are being worn by boys and girls around here. You can buy masculine color bands too.

[Simon]

Ds1 is 7 and he loves: knitting, those melty beads (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Melty-Beads-Animal-Friends/16784431), making paper airplanes and he's interested in learning Origami. He also loved making friendship bracelets so we have a collection of embroiderer thread.