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If you’ve clicked this link, we’re going to go out on a limb and guess you have a 7-year-old boy in your life. First of all, congrats—it’s a great age, but you’ve probably noticed that already. You’re also probably struck by how much more aware they’ve become lately. They’re more empathic, considerate, and conversational… but, like, also still very much the constantly moving, high-energy dynamos we’ve always known and loved.
Your little baby is still very much there, but he’s also simultaneously becoming a big kid—and a pretty cool one at that! As we said, it’s a great age, and these gifts for 7-year-old boys can make it even more enjoyable. In choosing the best gifts for 7-year-old boys, we wanted to select a variety of toys, books, and games that encourage the interests they’ve probably had for a while now—cars, dinosaurs, and building sets—but will also encourage curiosity and, just maybe, new obsessions. We also made sure to pick items that will help them burn off all that magical (but also exhausting) energy.
(You’re welcome.) As a parenting writer, mom of two, and auntie to a whole bunch of little boys, I love buying gifts for 7-year-olds. Because, in many ways, little boys’ interests don’t change much over time. Not even when they become adults. We’re still finding an end date for the “little boy” stage among some of the grown men we know (it’s mostly pretty endearing), and in many ways, that can make gift-giving a little bit easier.
This is the perfect gift for a 7-year-old boy who loves to make art. The kit comes with two squeegees, five bottles of neon paint, peel-away stickers, a fold-out work surface, and more to make one-of-a-kind artwork.
Sometimes, we all need to expel some energy! We’ve all felt it—whether frustration, nerves, or overzealous excitement—and so, to preserve the well-being of your 7-year-old boy’s bedroom walls or younger sibling, might we suggest this punching bag? The stand height is adjustable, and it comes with gloves.
Toysmith Tech Gear Multi Voice Changer
Surely we all remember that scene in Home Alone 2: Lost In New York when Kevin orders a pizza using the voice-distorting feature on his Talkboy.
Well, times have changed, but kids haven’t. With this voice changer, which offers 10 different modifiers, your kid will have a blast altering and disguising their voice.
They say AI is coming for all of us, so it makes sense for our kids to befriend robots to welcome our digital overlords. This little guy is a friendly machine, who can blink, talk, and even sing and dance.
What can we say—kids love Kinetic Sand. There’s something incredibly satisfying about this sensory toy, and this set comes with everything they need to keep them busy and entertained, including construction equipment and a carry case for fun on the go.
BEST LEARNING Interactive World Map
Your 7-year-old boy will become a true global citizen in no time with this interactive world map. They’ll learn geography, official country names, capital cities, national flags, populations, spoken languages, famous landmarks, fun facts, and much more for 92 countries! They can even test their knowledge with challenging quiz games.
National Geographic Kids “Weird But True” Collector’s Set
The creators of National Geographic Kids have gathered the most random trivia ever on animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, weather, and more in this unique series.
Like, did you know rats can burp? Or that dolphins sleep with one eye open? Your child will revel in this treasure trove of weird (but true!) facts.
The Earth is in trouble, and it’s up to your 7-year-old boy, a renowned scientist, to save it by creating the ultimate mutant warrior! Mix together the ingredients, and a totally cool beast action figure will appear!
Encourage physical fitness, persistence, and getting them to forget about screens (for a while). The upper line can hold up to 11 obstacles and can be adjusted to adapt to your child’s needs and progress. Perfect for a challenge or just having fun, it’s also appropriate for indoor or outdoor installation.
Stomp Rocket Stomp Racers Dueling Race Cars
Your boy will have fun challenging friends, siblings, cousins, and parents to a road race—a kid-friendly one, of course. Decorate cars with the decals included, and then stomp on the launcher to send cars flying.
Best of all, these things are powered by the kids’ jumping, so you’ll never have to change batteries.
There are two things kids love maybe more than anything: digging and interesting minerals. Both of those loves can be satisfied with this neat toy, which allows them to dig through three orbs to uncover 15 different gemstones.
The set comes with a manual identifying each one, so it’s also educational.
National Geographic Kids Complete Pottery Kit for Beginners
This set includes a plug-in potter wheel, 2 pounds of air-dry clay, three arm attachments, three sculpting tools, six paint colors, a palette, brush, apron, and more—everything they’ll need to learn the fundamentals of pottery and encourage their creativity and love of art. (And if you and your partner use this to recreate that scene from Ghost, we won’t tell.)
This set comes with 15 build ideas inspired by locations around the world. It includes everything they need to build a bald eagle, cactus, parrot, baby crocodile, orca, lion, palm tree, giraffe, bus, a kangaroo with a joey, brown bear, Asian house, a penguin with a chick and fish, a sailing boat, and an airplane… plus extra pieces to build whatever they can imagine!
Dinosaurs, robots, and fierce but noble warriors collide in this awesome line from Playmobil. Your kiddo can defend the legendary stones with their dino’s functioning net cannon. When a long day of battling robots is done, the hero, Jaden, can take off his armor and relax.
Educational Insights Talking Microscope
This kid-friendly microscope comes with 20 slides to observe… but unlike most microscopes, this one talks!
In “Fact Mode,” your 7-year-old boy will learn fun facts about each slide, so they actually know and understand what they’re looking at. In “Quiz Mode,” they can challenge themselves to see what they’ve learned.
Razor Pocket Mod Petite
Who among us doesn’t dream of owning an electric scooter? This European vintage-inspired design is scaled down and slowed down for riders aged 7 and up, and can accommodate riders up to 110 pounds.
They’ll have a blast zipping around the neighborhood on this beauty for years to come.
Days of Wonder Ticket to Ride: First Journey Board Game
“Ticket to Ride” has become a modern classic. This version, with simplified rules and a kid-friendly map, allows your 7-year-old boy to become a 19th-century train tycoon, building new train routes and connecting cities all across the country. The player with the largest railroad empire wins!
MasterPieces #Selfies 200-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids
When it comes to rainy-day activities, we still haven’t found anything that beats sitting down with a puzzle. This 200-piece puzzle features comical “selfie” doggies, with other variations, from barnyard animals to wild savannah beasts also available. It’s the perfect gift for 7-year-old boys who need a fun and challenging way to chill out.
Graphix “Dog Man” by Dav Pilkey Boxed Set
From the mind of Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, Dog Man provides the same silly fun for a slightly younger audience. And, like Captain Underpants, Dog Man shows kids that reading is fun—no, really!
This set includes the first six books in the series, which your 7-year-old boy will want to read again and again.
We don’t know what it is, but 7-year-old boys are really big into a) Nerf toys, b) sneak attacks, or c) all-out Nerf wars.
Whatever their pleasure, the Elite Retaliator is the Nerf toy for the job, shooting darts up to 75 feet! Siblings (and parents) beware—you’re absolutely going to get hit with a dart.
Jamie Kenney is a freelance writer for BestProducts.com; Her other work has appeared on Bustle, Parents, Playboy, McSweeny’s Internet Tendency, the Takeout, and Romper, where she covers parenting, news, entertainment, and likes to help readers see the ridiculous (and hilarious) side of motherhood.
