As 7-year-olds transition from being little kids to grade-schoolers, they start showing off their ability to engage in complex thinking. Some may be ready for toys and games that require longer-term planning, strategizing, and decision-making, so this is a great time to incorporate board games that encourage problem-solving, said Brian Mayer , a gaming, learning, and library specialist in New York.
Kids this age may also be ready for toys that introduce them to the basics of coding, especially those that help them explore fundamental programming concepts in a tangible way, as well as one-and-done craft or project kits, which can be launching pads to new hobbies and interests.
We relied on the advice of experts, as well as the collective experience of parents and caregivers on our staff, to identify memorable gifts for 7-year-olds. We also offer more gift ideas for kids here. This 3D puzzle challenges kids to fit all 10 shapes into the grid in multiple configurations.
Think of Kanoodle Gravity as a tactile, three-dimensional game of Tetris. Ten colorful pieces in an assortment of shapes must fit into a grid. Although you can take turns with a friend, my daughter relished the challenge of working her way through a booklet of 40 increasingly difficult puzzles on her own.
Lightweight and compact, this game is also easy to pack for travel. Kanoodle Gravity which was previously named a top engineering toy by Inspire , a research institute in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University is part of a series of Kanoodle brain teasers that also includes Kanoodle , Kanoodle Extreme , and Kanoodle Genius.
