The 22 Best Toys for 7-Year-Olds

Stickers are great, but stickers they make themselves are even better. This kit includes everything kids need to make 60 of their own puffy stickers, including the sticker-making tools and easy-to-follow instructions.

Starting your 7-year-old on the traditional Uno card game is valid, but once you try Uno Flip, which lets you turn every card around for a totally different hand, it's hard to go back!

From the mastermind behind Captain Underpants and Dog Man comes Cat Kid and his comic club of hilarious friends. Seven-year-olds adore the humor in these pages.

A jump rope is the perfect activity for burning off some of that abundant 7-year-old energy. This beginner one has a swivel handle that it can make it easier for them to swing it all the way overhead and around.

Kids love getting to the bottom of a good mystery, and science is full of mysteries to solve. This book will get kids investigating STEM-based clues to get to the bottom of what’s going on in the world around them. Perfect for puzzle lovers and fans of Encyclopedia Brown.

In a galaxy far, far away, your kids will spend a long stretch of time making their own Star Wars-inspired creations. There are some 4500 Perler beads that let them make 14 projects.

This quick-playing game for solo players or groups encourages creativity and storytelling, with 9 cubes of different images that work as the building blocks of a story. With over 10 million different possible combinations, this game can be enjoyed countless times.

Your 7-year-old is ready for Exploding Kittens, one of the great irreverant card cames, if they can accept that sometimes bad luck happens, and sometimes players have to be mean to each other to win — but everyone is still friends afterward!

If your child loves reading comics, they’ll be thrilled to create a comic book of their very own. This kit lays out the process, with a guide for kids to make their own characters and plots. When they’re finished creating, send off their sketches and wait for their professionally-printed comic book to arrive in the mail.

They'll feel super cool learning to ride this beginner skateboard, and it doesn't set you back nearly as much as a bike. We suggest buying some knee and elbow pads too.

These t-shirts combine two things kids love—stuff that glows in the dark and drawing all over themselves! A special luminescent ink panel allows kids to draw right on their shirts using any concentrated light source, like a flashlight (a mini light wand is included), creating temporary works of art that fade after about 5 minutes.

If your child has started borrowing your jewelry, give them some over-the-top costume jewelry of their own. Designed by mother of three Maria Dueñas Jacobs, Super Smalls’ bobbles will ignite a sense of glam in any kid, whether they’re dressing up for an Oscar viewing party or another day of second grade.

Designed for 2-4 players ages 7 and up, Blokus is a board game that’s easy to learn but stimulating enough for the whole family. Kids will develop strategies to advance their pieces and edge out the competition while enjoying a challenging-but-fun family game night.

By 7, kids are developing a sense of privacy and personal space, and this combination and key-locked safe will give them peace of mind that their prized possessions are secure from wandering siblings or playdates.

If they're getting more interested in science, this puzzle is cool — it's a two-sided skeleton puzzle, about four feet long, that introduces the name of various large bones.

Many kids are 7 when they get their first, special American Girl Doll, a ritual many parents can remember themselves. Claudie is one of the historical dolls, with a story set during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. There are also modern dolls from the doll-of-the-year collections, like Summer (who loves to bake), and the epic Truly Me line, which allows a kid to twin with a doll.

This spectacular LEGO City Airplane offers nine minfigures and so many details, from the cockpit to the passengers' bathroom! The airport vehicles are fun, too, as are the tiny accessories for the minifigures, like a camera and suitcases.

This designer tree swing is totally worth the price, as we wrote about here. It's a fantastic, well-designed tree swing that kids love — and that you'll love looking at.

Perfect for kids who love to help out in the kitchen, these tools are designed with kids in mind, with a finger guard to protect them from cuts. Using real kitchen tools helps boost their confidence in the kitchen, and you'll love having the assistance of a sous chef.

Seven-year-olds are ready for a little more independence, and this scooter is a great way for them to zip down the block to play with friends. Durable, bike-style tires; hand breaks; and a wide foot deck are safety features that give confidence to rider and caregiver alike. (Read our review of the Mongoose here.) For a more affordable option, check out the A Kick Razor Scooter.

What to get the gamer who has everything? A Pokémon beanbag for their room or hangout spot!