10 Best Christmas Gift Ideas for an 8 year old Girl [2023]

10 Best Christmas Gift Ideas for an 8 year old Girl [2023]

Do you need gift ideas for an 8 year old girl? Then you’re in just the right place. This guide lists 10 of the best Xmas gift ideas for the 8 year old girl you know, whether she’s your daughter, niece, grandchild or a friend’s kid.

There are gifts here to suit all budgets – and no duplication with our other gift guides. So for further ideas, you could also check out our guides to presents for 8 year old boys or 9 year old girls – and more.

The best gift ideas for an 8 year old girl include presents that include creative play, something to wear and even a cool mode of transport. There’s also something to keep her happy in the kitchen, and a great Lego idea.

If you need Christmas gifts for 8 year old girls, worry no longer. The following list suits every kind of kid, as well as every adult budget and preference.

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10 of the best gift ideas for an 8 year old girl

Girls’ Letter Writing Set

If you want cheap gift ideas for 8 year old girls, take a look at this. At the time of writing it’s selling for about half the price of other sets, and this one contains far more items too.

There are six designs, and you get 36 sheets of writing paper and 18 matching envelopes in all. If she does have any left over, the pretty paper is ideal for craft projects. There is also a sheet of heart-shaped stickers.

In our experience, girls of this age love writing notes to their besties, and what could be better for this purpose than her own set of sweet stationery?

Click here to view the Letter Writing Set

Klutz Cat’s Cradle Book

This is one of those great gift ideas for an 8 year old girl that her parents will also love you for. Though they may roll their eyes at the very idea of another craft project, this one makes no mess at all.

Age 8 means she may be able to sit still for long enough to concentrate on creating the string figures – and it will also help to hone her reading skills and manual dexterity at the same time.

The length of tie-dyed string is even attached to the book, and she can learn how to create the Cup and Saucer, Witch’s Broom, Jacob’s Ladder, Eiffel Tower and Cat’s Cradle string figures.

Click here to view the Cat’s Cradle Book of String Figures

Colour-Your-Own Bag & Pencil Case Set

This lovely set is also one of the top gift ideas for an 8 year old girl with a creative streak. Which coveres any child of this age, really. She’ll be old enough to think about the effect she wants to achieve, and capable of colouring in neatly.

At the end she gets something genuinely useful too, instead of a piece of paper that’s bound to end up at the bottom of a drawer or in the recycling bin. Coloured pens and stick-on gems are included.

An added bonus is that the bag and pencil case she gets are really nicely made, complete with pink trim.

Click here to view the Colour-Your-Own Pencil Case & Bag Set

Pup Stars odd socks

As good gift ideas for 8 year old girl go, a set of Oddsocks is up there. The mismatched hosiery will appeal to their sense of humour, and they’ll find the adorable puppy designs impossible to resist.

There’s a different pup character on each sock, plus stripes, spots, stars or paw prints on a blue, pink or white background with a contrast band to the top.

What grown-ups love is that these are really nice quality socks that wash well, plsu they don’t have to worry about the kids pairing up each item correctly. It’s a practical yet fun gift that young girls go barking mad for.

Click here to view the Pup Stars Oddsocks set

Squishmallow Rainbow Cat

You may not think a soft toy is one of the greatest gift ideas for your 8 year old daughter, but if she hasn’t yet got a squishmallow, think again. Don’t worry – they don’t take up too much space in the toy box.

These are soft toys for school age kids and tweens rather than little ones. The pastel rainbow colour scheme is just what an 8 year old girl’s heart desires if those we know are anything to go by.

If they’re not so keen on cats, you can select other options like a spotted dalmation dog, a green dinosaur or a white rainbow fox. There’s also a tie dye cat in deeper shades of pink and purple.

Click here to view the Squishmallow Rainbow Cat

Melissa & Doug Decoupage Piggy Bank Kit

Melissa & Doug is a kids’ toy brand we love, and they offer a whole range of ‘decoupage made easy’ craft kits. This one’s the best, though, as the end result is a piggy bank that will also encourage youngsters to save rather than spend their pennies.

It’s a proper piggy bank, too, complete with a removable plug. The kits come with all they need, including lots of stickers – and what child in this age band can resist those?

The piggy is a patchwork pig of their own design, so no two will turn out exactly the same.

Click here to view the Decoupage Piggy Bank Kit

Chocolate Lolly Maker 

This really is one of the finest Xmas gift ideas for an 8 year old girl, we can safely say from personal experience. One of the Gifting clan has had one of these since she was seven, but now needs less supervision to use it properly. (That said, an adult should be present, as hot, melted chocolate is involved.)

Once they’ve mastered the basic art of making chocolate lollies they will want to make them for every member of the household and their friends.

The option to add sprinkles or small sweets to the moulds keeps things interesting, and they can even gift-wrap their creations ready for giving.

Click here to view the Chocolate Lollipop Maker

Lego Friends Heartlake City Grand Hotel

Eight is the perfect age for getting into the Lego Friends range – and this Grand Hotel is the best of the bunch. Not only do you and they get to build it, they then get a sizeable toy mansion to play with.

The set includes 4 mini figures plus 4 animals, and there are 3 floors to the hotel building. There are winter and summer accessories as well to encourage imaginative play.

There are some lovely little details to this Lego set – including a spa, penthouse suite, piano and room keys that actually fit into the locks. A set of outdoor dining furniture completes the picture.

Click here to view the Lego Friends Grand Hotel

Sharpie Colouring Pens Set

Sharpies are the best colouring pens bar none – and thus one of the finest gift ideas around. At this age they’re old enough not to mess about with permanent markers where they shouldn’t, so as long as they have a surface to draw on that isn’t too precious, all is well.

Colouring in will hold their interest once more when they have a set of Sharpies at their disposal. They’re also great to write with, and there’s an attractive range of beautiful, vivid shades.

This may well be the best pack of pens you’ll ever buy – and be warned, you’ll probably end up buying even more to give as gifts or keep for yourself. We did.

Click here to view the Sharpie Colouring Pens Set

Skateboard with light-up wheels

A light-up skateboard is perfect for getting 8 year old girls into this fun sport. It looks so good that surely she’ll be unable to resist taking it out for a spin, to show off around the neighbourhood or to her friends.

This mini cruiser skateboard is made for beginners, and it’s also offered in other colours including a deep purple, a pale pink and ‘starry sky’.

With sleek, LED-lit wheels and a board designed for good grip, she’ll soon be flying on this little skateboard. Just make sure she’s wearing a helmet plus elbow and knee pads to avoid tears if she does take a tumble.

Click here to view this Light Up Skateboard

Gift ideas for an 8 year old girl | Final thoughts

If you were keen to get present ideas for an 8 year old girl you know, we hope this guide has helped you out. From artistic gifts to super cute items, there are plenty of great gifts for the 8 year old girls in your life.

Have a sparkling Christmas!

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