Finding the best gifts for 8-year-old girls can feel like a mission! At this age, they have strong opinions and ideas about what’s cool, they’re exploring new hobbies, discovering their favorite activities, and developing their personalities!
From creative crafty kits like the Sidewalk Chalk Paint Kit (my personal favorite item on this list!) to inspiring books like Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Box Set, I’ve rounded up something for every personality.
Here are my favorite gift picks for 2024 to help you shop for your 8 year old this holiday season!

Best Gifts for 8 Year Old Girls
1. Cotton Candy Maker
This fun candy maker kit comes with 5 flavors (cherry, grape, blue raspberry, orange & pink vanilla) and 50 paper candy cones.
2. Pottery Studio
Caroline’s favorite birthday gift earlier this year!
This pottery studio kit includes 3 Ibs of natural clay, pottery wheel, white glaze (for a base coat), opaque acrylic paint, paint brushes, sculpting tools, apron and more!
3. 3D Doodle Pen
This 3D Doodle Pen is SO cool. Make sure to grab some extra plastic filament refills for the stocking!
4. Molding Clay Kit
This kit includes modeling clay in 24 colors, a project booklet, 3 small tools and 34 animal accessories to help with shaping and decorating.
5. Sidewalk Chalk Paint Kit
Caroline received this for her 8th birthday and we have since repurchased it several times!
The kit it easy to use — all you do is mix the chalk with water and paint it on! Tip: Use painters tape to create a design and then paint, let it dry, remove the tape!
6. Balance Beam Bar
This 9-foot foam balance bar is perfect for your little gymnasts. It’s foldable, lightweight, and portable so you can practice anywhere and store easily! Available in 4 colors.
7. Karaoke Machine
This wireless Bluetooth singing machine connects to your TV and features 54 LED disco lights with dimmer setting, a digital LED display which lets you know your song track, and a wired microphone.
You can purchase a second microphone for singing (and recording) a karaoke duet.
8. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Box Set
A beautiful hardcover boxed set of chapter books about the real lives of five extraordinary women throughout history. Set includes:
- Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code
- Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business
- Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
- Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains
- Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage
9. Double Dutch Jump Rope
Hours and hours of outdoor fun!
10. Squishmallows
These are all the rage right now for a wide variety of ages and I LOVE IT! Both of my kids and all of their friends love these squishy stuffed animals. SO many designs to choose from too.
11. Electronic Bank ATM
Electronic bank can store 600 coins or 100 paper bills — protected with a 4 digit password.
Available in 12 colors.
12. Mini Instant Camera
This mini instant camera features a slim body size, captures bright backgrounds and bright subjects (even in dark scenes) and offers selfie mode.
Available in 5 colors. Don’t forget to purchase extra film too (perfect stocking stuffer)!
13. Gymnastics Mat
An affordable, 6 foot mat for your little gymnast. Caroline uses this DAILY for cartwheel practice.
This balance mat is 1.5″ thick and folds up so its portable and easy to store.
Available in 4 colors.
14. Clay Bead Jewelry Kit
This 6000 piece set makes 50-60 personalized necklaces and bracelets.
Includes 24 colors of flat clay beads, 250 letter beads from A to Z with heart beads, 400 charms (star beads, gold square beads, starfish pendant, shell, lobster clasp, gold open loop and binder), 4 rolls of 10 meters elastic strings, a storage box and a pair of scissors.
15. Roller Skates
These classic high top roller skates are adjustable, and feature colorful light up wheels, a ratchet buckle, power strap and lace-up closure.
Available in 4 colors.
16. Slippers
The softest plush fleece slippers made with memory foam soles. Available in a rainbow of colors.