A boy at eight years of age should choose a gift carefully. Especially, if there is not much time left for meditation and preparation, as one would like. It is necessary to understand that simply buying a gift for a boy is not an easy task, but to choose a really good gift for him is a task that is more complicated. So, where to start? If this is not your own child, then first of all you need to consult his parents. Consult them necessarily, because they know the needs and preferences of their children best of all. They, naturally, are aware of what the boy dreams about, what he would like to have if he had the opportunity. This option is absolutely safe, but only if the parents of the child are not oligarchs. In the sense that if the family lives in prosperity and any whim of the child is performed at the first hint, then the gift will be very difficult to make. However, the same applies to families whose incomes are frighteningly irregular and modest in size. It is in such a few "extreme" cases that it is important not to make a mistake and not make a boy for eight years instead of a vital new jacket or bicycle a large box of chocolates or some other nice but not very useful thing.
A gift addressed to a child must necessarily be selected in accordance with his interests and hobbies. After all, the vosmiletka is already able to clearly define what is interesting to him and what is not, which causes rapture, and that leaves absolutely indifferent. Therefore, if the parents are not able to name a clearly desired gift, then just ask them about the interests of the little man. This is crucial for choosing a gift. If a child is keen on modeling plasticine or clay, then most likely, he will only be interested in this set for creativity, and not any other. Of course, there is a possibility that the boy will be so excited about the novelty that he will forget about the previous hobby. Only a little pleasant in choosing a gift to a boy of eight years at random.
Only the interest and predilections of the child determine what gift will be best for him. Someone likes "Lego" designers and will be pleased to replenish their collection, someone is interested in any designers in general, someone likes to collect puzzles and puzzles. Interests change with the passage of time. Earlier, boys of this age dreamed of cars on radio control, helicopters, game consoles, and now this is far from exotic.
However, for some, the traditions remained unchanged, and the child "sleeps and sees" a guided aircraft or a new car. But it is obvious that modern children are growing faster, and they are interested in more modern things, such as a new "heaped" mobile phone, a computer, disks with steep shooters, etc.
But there are still things that almost any eight-year-old boy will enjoy. It's a bicycle or darts, and various assembly kits, all sorts of robots, kits like "a young chemist", etc. Again, one child comes to an indescribable delight at the sight of a new "real" pistol, while the other likes "adults" watch or purse "like a dad." Finding an approach to every child is not an easy task. But it's not impossible!
If the family has a modest income, then you need to think seven times and necessarily discuss the gift to the boy with his parents. After all, if there is a deep fall in the yard, and there is no winter jacket for the child, the new designer is not the most necessary gift. Perhaps in this case it would be better for all guests to "fold" and buy a gift for the boy, a thing that is actually necessary. Toys, of course, bring a lot of joy, but that's only from the cold is not saved.
What to do to those who have the opposite situation? If a child receives expensive gifts regularly? In this situation, it is not very happy not that the new jacket, but a new scooter or mobile will not be very impressive. In such cases, the child should be surprised. Demonstrate to him not necessarily a great miracle or magic, but simply show what he had never seen before. Well, maybe, only on TV. Organize such a surprise for the boy 8 years of great work will not be. Someone for a bright emotional surge will suffice and boxes of kinder, and someone will need something more abruptly. For example, arrange for him to fly on an airplane with an instructor. This is an excellent gift for a boy, who he will remember for life.
By a similar principle it will not be difficult to choose a gift for any boy. One can be led to ride horses, another - to the dolphinarium, the third to write to the section on football, the fourth story to watch "how do movies," etc. Of course, the organization of some such entertainment is not cheap, it will have to attract additional people, but the result worth it.
If the boy's birthday is in the summer, then it is possible to arrange a demonstration launch of a kite, go camping with tents and a fire, play pirates with the search for a real treasure on the map, etc. And if the celebration falls on the winter, then options such as: on skis, hike to the ice rink or the construction of a snow fortress with the subsequent celebration of the birthday directly in it.
To choose a gift for a boy for eight years is not at all difficult. Believe me, we need only to approach creativity creatively - and everything will turn out. You will be easy and calm, and the child - fun.