Gifts for 8-year-olds
At 8 they can stick with projects that last several days: models, experiments, book series. It is also the age of many First Communions, with gifts that are meant to last.
In a hurry? These three
- Micro Maxi Micro Deluxe LED scooter
Three-wheeled scooter that steers by leaning, with wheels that light up
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Build-it-yourself robot with about 125 pieces and a motor that makes it walk
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Card game of quick spotting: whoever sees the matching symbol first wins
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All gifts
- In demandOver €60
Maxi Micro Deluxe LED scooter
Three-wheeled scooter that steers by leaning, with wheels that light up
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Robotics Betabot
Build-it-yourself robot with about 125 pieces and a motor that makes it walk
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Dobble Clásico
Card game of quick spotting: whoever sees the matching symbol first wins
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Large pirate ship (71530)
Large pirate ship with three figures, cannons that turn and sails that move
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Instax Mini 12
Instant camera that prints card-sized photos on paper
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Gravity Maze
Logic game for one: build towers so the marble reaches the target
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Craft studio
Carry case with more than 900 beads that stick together when sprayed with water
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Real Madrid Home Club football
Official Real Madrid football in size 5, in the colours of the home kit
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Taco Gato Cabra Queso Pizza
Cards and slaps: you say one word, another turns up and you have to react in time
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Perplexus Epic
A maze inside a sphere: you guide the little ball by turning the whole thing in your hands
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Rumi, 15 cm action figure
Poseable figure of Rumi from KPop Demon Hunters, with sword and swappable faces
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Botanicals Dancing plants
Two plants with faces to build, with pastel pots, that sway when touched
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Zoey, doll that sings 'Golden'
Zoey doll from KPop Demon Hunters that sings the song 'Golden'
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Minecraft Viaje por el Nether y portal al End
Small Minecraft set with two reversible portals, an Enderman and a baby hoglin
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Grogu Action companion
Animatronic 25 cm Grogu soft toy that moves its head, makes sounds and falls asleep
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Stitch soft toy, 25 cm
Stitch soft toy, licensed by Disney, sized to take everywhere
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Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, illustrated
The first Harry Potter in hardback with illustrations by Xavier Bonet
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Liar's UNO
The usual UNO with cards that are played face down and that you can lie about
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Mars research rocket (72011)
Modular Playmobil rocket with launch pad and two astronauts
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GraviTrax Core Starter Set
116-piece marble run that you design yourself, playing with gravity
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Atlas del mundo
Large-format illustrated atlas with maps full of animals, food and landmarks
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Minecraft Jinete de gallina
Three large poseable Minecraft figures, with the zombie riding the chicken
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Take-along dolls' house (70985)
Four-room dolls' house that folds up and is carried by its handle
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Catan Junior
Children's version of Catan: pirates who trade and build hideouts
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Los Futbolísimos 1: Los árbitros dormidos
First book in Roberto Santiago's mystery and football series
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KidiGuitar SuperStar
Electronic toy guitar with six modes, guide lights and Bluetooth
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Creator 3 en 1 Truck with helicopter
270-piece set that builds three ways, always with two vehicles at once
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Junior 70/400 telescope with rucksack
Beginner's refractor telescope with tripod, three eyepieces and a carrying rucksack
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Pop Rumi (KPop Demon Hunters)
Big-headed vinyl figure of Rumi for the shelf or the desk
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F-91W digital watch
The familiar black digital watch: light, with a backlight and no complications
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Labyrinth Classic
A maze board that moves: you push corridors to reach your treasures
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Fantasma Blitz
Reflex game with five figures: grab the right one before anyone else
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Batalla de Genios
Wooden logic duel: fill your board with pieces before your rival does
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Diario de Greg 1: Un pringao total
Illustrated diary with cartoons by a lad surviving secondary school
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¿Quién es quién? Bluey edition
The game of guessing the character with yes-or-no questions, with the cast of Bluey
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Bitzee KPop Demon Hunters
Capsule with digital KPop Demon Hunters characters that react to touch
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UK-212 soprano ukulele
Beginner's soprano ukulele with a gig bag and chord book
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Sushi Go Party
Pick-and-pass card game: put together the best Japanese menu at the table
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Aventureros al Tren: El primer viaje
Train board game across Europe, in a short version for beginners
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Anna Kadabra 1: El Club de la Luna Llena
Opening book of Pedro Mañas's series about apprentice witches
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Porsche 911 Turbo (72239)
Classic Playmobil Porsche 911 Turbo with its driver figure
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Talkabout T42, pack of 2
Pair of licence-free walkie-talkies, with 16 channels and a range of up to 4 km
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Spider-Man Titan Series, 29 cm
Large, poseable Spider-Man figure in the suit from the latest film
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Carcassonne Junior
A first tile-laying game: build roads and place your figures
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Policán 1
First comic in Dav Pilkey's series: a policeman with a dog's head
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Furblets Derpy Tiger (KPop Demon Hunters)
Mini 7.6 cm Furby shaped like the tiger from KPop Demon Hunters, with sounds and a keyring
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City T-Rex battle
Track with a giant T-Rex that swallows the cars and ends up collapsing
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Tyrannosaurus Rex (14587)
Solid 32 cm T-Rex figure with a moving jaw
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Remie PSS-E30 keyboard
Mini keyboard with 37 keys, sounds, rhythms and a guess-the-note mode
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LaLiga 2026-27 album with 5 packets
This season's LaLiga sticker album with 5 packets and a magazine to get started
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Night & Day globe
25 cm globe in Spanish that shows the constellations when switched on
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Exploding Kittens
Cheeky-humour card game: draw from the deck and hope you avoid the exploding kitten
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Spin & Style wardrobe and dressing table
Rotating Barbie wardrobe with dressing table, stool and ring light, which folds away
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Súper kit de ciencias, 150 experiments
6-in-1 laboratory with 150 experiments: volcano, slime, tornado and chemical reactions
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Pack of 5 F1 cars
Five 1:64 scale metal cars for collecting, for the track or for the hallway floor
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Heishi bracelet studio
Workshop for making 15 bracelets from coloured discs, with automatic fastening
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Stitch karaoke microphone
Wireless microphone with speaker, lights and voice changers, decorated with Stitch
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Wingman flying disc
Soft silicone flying disc that folds up and fits in a pocket
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Harry Potter Clase de Encantamientos
204-piece Hogwarts Charms classroom that opens out, with three minifigures
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Excavation kit with 50 real gemstones
Dig brick with 50 genuine gemstones, tools and a sheet for identifying them
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Snorlax soft toy, 30 cm
Official soft toy of Snorlax, the sleepy Pokémon, in a large size
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Chocolate Rabbit Family
Four velvety rabbits with removable clothes: mother, father, Freya and Coco
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Professional Studio potter's wheel
Electric pottery wheel with 2 kg of clay, tools and paints
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Starlancer Club football
Machine-stitched training football, with no team's badge on it
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Pack of 3 cars
Three 1:64 scale metal cars, in models that arrive at random
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UNO
The card game of colours and numbers that half the school knows
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Rush Hour
Traffic-jam puzzle: slide the cars until you get the red one off the board
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Isadora Moon va al colegio
The first Isadora Moon story, about a girl who is half vampire and half fairy
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Classic Transparent magic box
Box of 340 loose bricks, many translucent, for building whatever you like
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Microscope, 30 experiments
Microscope with three magnifications, from x200 to x1200, and tools for preparing samples
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Action Heroes Police patrol car
Patrol car with a police officer for playing at chases and checkpoints
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Planetario HD
Projector that fills the bedroom ceiling with stars, with three discs and a timer
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Rubik's Cube 2x2 mini
The original Rubik's Cube in a pocket-sized two-by-two version
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3D Puzzle Solar System
Spherical plastic puzzles for building the planets of the solar system
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Friends Glamping cabin
295-piece camping cabin with mini-dolls, beds, kitchen and garden
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T-Rex fossil excavation
Block for digging out the bones of a T-Rex and then assembling the skeleton
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Kidizoom Smartwatch MAX
Toy watch with touchscreen, two cameras, games, pedometer and alarm
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Harry Potter's wand
Licensed replica of Harry Potter's wand, in a window box
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Space gift box
Iron-on beads with pegboards and rocket and planet designs for making a mobile
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Pen workshop
Lab for assembling and decorating their own pens to use in class afterwards
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Set of 2 folding goals
Two mini goals that pop open by themselves and peg into the grass with hooks
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Terra Kids magnifying jar
Clear jar with two magnifying lenses in the lid for observing bugs and then letting them go
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Cluedo Junior
Detective game with no crime: who broke the toy, where and at what time
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YuYus Winnie the Pooh, surprise box
A 12 cm plush charm for the rucksack, in a sealed box: you do not know which you will get
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Ninjago Lloyd's green dragon
Poseable 128-piece dragon with two minifigures and a golden baby dragon
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Kidizoom Duo FX
Knock-resistant children's camera with selfies, video, games and MP3
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Ferrari F1-75 remote control car, 1:18
Radio-controlled Formula 1 car licensed by Ferrari, 1:18 scale with a 2.4 GHz controller
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Twinning Looks with puppy
Barbie doll with a puppy in a matching outfit and accessories in pairs
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Junior 320 wired headphones
Children's over-the-head headphones with the volume limited to 85 dB
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Super Doc programmable robot
Programmable educational robot with challenge cards and four cardboard characters
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Connector case of 40 felt-tips
Case of 40 felt-tips whose caps click together for building
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RipStik Air Pro
Two-wheeled board that moves by twisting the hips, without putting a foot on the ground
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KidLED2 head torch
Children's head torch with white, red and blue light, powered by one AAA battery
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El pequeño dragón Coco en el espacio
Short illustrated adventure from the dragon Coco series, by Ingo Siegner
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Rina the yellow cow, 19 cm
Round, very squashy soft toy from the original Squishmallows collection
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Junior 6x21 binoculars
Small binoculars with 6x magnification, from an optics brand and not a toy brand
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Original Rubik's Cube 3x3
The familiar six-colour cube, in its official version with no stickers
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Crystals kit
Chemistry kit for growing your own crystals, with an illustrated manual
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Creeper action figure
Poseable Minecraft Creeper figure with accessories and a redstone piece
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Pokémon colouring case
Case with washable felt-tips, Pokémon colouring sheets and stickers
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Kalimba with 17 keys
Mahogany thumb piano with 17 steel tines, tuned in C
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Attrakt Solid Junior goalkeeper gloves
Children's goalkeeper gloves from a specialist brand, for any kind of pitch
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El Principito musical jewellery box
Music box for keeping treasures, with the Little Prince, that glows in the dark
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Monopoly Junior 2 en 1
Monopoly for little ones with a double-sided board and two difficulty levels
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Secret diary with padlock, Space
328-page diary with a metal padlock and keys, and astronauts on the cover
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Halcón children's kite
Classic single-line kite with a falcon design, ready to fly on the beach
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Safari fountain pen
Fountain pen with a triangular grip and steel nib, the one used in German schools
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Bichos
Pocket-sized memory game with sums up to 10
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Yoshi action figure
Yoshi figure that sticks out its tongue, catches an apple and bites
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FC Barcelona woven scarf
Official loom-woven Barça scarf, the kind people take to the stadium
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Adrenalyn XL World Cup 2026 Megapack
Binder, game board, packets and special cards from the World Cup 2026 collection
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Skurb Kid helmet
Round skate-style helmet for scooter and bike, with an adjustment dial
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Sonic V2 table tennis set
Two hexagonal table tennis bats and three balls, for starting out properly
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Wild Life giant tortoise
Giant tortoise figure painted in fine detail, 8 cm, for playing or collecting
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Sparkly Creations: Game Icons
Diamond painting kit for making sparkly stickers with video game designs
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Wooden tabletop football game
Small wooden table football game to put on top of a table, for 2 to 4 players
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Weaving loom
Frame loom with five coloured yarns for weaving their first tapestries
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Real Madrid sports bottle
Black water bottle with the Real Madrid badge and millilitre markings
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Soundbox Mini Kids cabin suitcase
Hard-shell 47 cm cabin suitcase with four wheels, sized for a child
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3D Puzzle Football
A 32-piece plastic football to build and decorate that stands up to a few kicks
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Fish-shaped dive rings
Four coloured rings that sink and stand upright on the bottom, for diving down to fetch
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FC Barcelona drawstring bag
Official Barça drawstring bag for carrying boots and training kit
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What to look for at 8
This is the age most manufacturers mark as 8+: family strategy games, full science kits, sets of 300 to 600 pieces. The 'grown-up' gifts begin: a watch, a camera, a pair of walkie-talkies.
What tends to miss
Board games that need four players in a home where there are two. Always check the minimum number of players.
Frequently asked questions
Which board games make a good gift at 8?
Family games with short rules that adults enjoy too: card games with a bit of bluffing, tile-laying games or games where you move round a board making decisions. You will find our selection on the board games for 8-year-olds page.
Why don't you split gifts into boys' and girls'?
Because what predicts whether a gift goes down well is the child's interests, not their sex. A girl who loves football will find what she needs on the football page, and a boy who draws on the arts and crafts page. Filter by what they like and by age and you will get better ideas than from a 'for girls' or 'for boys' list.
Why don't you show the exact price?
Amazon prices change several times a day and we do not want to show you one that is no longer right. We give a rough range (for example, €10 to €20) based on what we saw on the day we reviewed it; the real price is the one shown on Amazon when you click.