#13Doodler
3Doodler Start+ Essentials 3D Pen Set
A pen that draws in plastic that sets into solid lines, sold as a starter set.
Ages 6+$39.99usual price
Added to 17 Wishorium lists
On 3 top lists
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Party games, tech, books and things to make for 11 year olds and up: the picks from this year’s gift guides that older children really ask for.
Checked 18 October 2026. Buy one now, or add it to a wish list so nobody buys it twice.
44 gifts for ages 11 and up
#13Doodler
A pen that draws in plastic that sets into solid lines, sold as a starter set.
Ages 6+$39.99usual price
Added to 17 Wishorium lists
On 3 top lists
#2Shashibo
A magnetic folding cube that twists into many shapes, part puzzle and part fidget.
Ages 6+$19.99usual price
Added to 13 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#3ThinkFun
A solo logic game: place towers so the marble rolls from start to target.
Ages 8+$19.97usual price
Added to 13 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#4MGA Entertainment
A mini collectible record player that plays real music.
Ages 8+$21.99usual price
Added to 12 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
#5Educational Insights
A pocket puzzle game: fit the coloured pieces into the tray to fill the board.
Ages 7+$9.99usual price
Added to 12 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#6Pokémon
Pokémon’s 30th birthday card box: booster packs, a promo card, sleeves and dice.
Ages 6+$49.99usual price
Added to 11 Wishorium lists
On 3 top lists
#7Scentco
Scented HB pencils, in a five-pack.
Ages 4+$8.99usual price
Added to 11 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
#8Rubik’s
A 3x3 twisting puzzle cube that turns faster than the classic.
Ages 8+$14.99usual price
Added to 11 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#9Fujifilm
An instant camera that prints small photos in a couple of minutes.
Ages 8+$79.99usual price
Added to 11 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
#10Moose Toys
A big tub of Gui Gui slimes and add-ins to mix their own.
Ages 6+$29.99usual price
Added to 10 Wishorium lists
On 8 top lists

Dan&Darci
A kit for marbling paper by floating paint on water.
Ages 6+$9.99usual price
Added to 10 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Yoto
A small screen-free audio player that plays stories and music from cards.
Ages 3+$79.99usual price
Added to 10 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s cool tech gifts for kids 2026

Real FX
A 40cm Pikachu puppet with touch sensors and more than 120 sounds and moves.
Ages 8+$79.99usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On 5 top lists

CrunchLabs
A Mark Rober CrunchLabs build that crushes everyday things.
Ages 8+$34.99usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On 5 top lists

Rainbow Loom
A Rainbow Loom kit for making colourful band bracelets.
Ages 6+$34.99usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Elmer’s
A kit for making fluffy slime at home, with coloured glue and mix-ins.
Ages 3+$16.39usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Amazon
A children’s e-reader with a paper-like screen.
Ages 4+$169.99usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s cool tech gifts for kids 2026

Nintendo
The Switch 2 console with Switch Sports Resort to play together (out 22 October).
Ages 8+$529.99usual price
Added to 8 Wishorium lists
On 3 top lists

PlayMonster
A silly board game where you race to pop the balloons first.
Ages 8+$19.99usual price
Added to 8 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Klutz
A book-and-bricks kit for filming a short stop-motion movie.
Ages 8+$23.31usual price
Added to 8 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

The Woobles
A beginner crochet kit that makes a small penguin, with yarn and video lessons.
Ages 8+$29.96usual price
Added to 7 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Klutz
A craft book with thread, beads and a clip for making friendship bracelets.
Ages 8+$17.95usual price
Added to 7 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

LEGO
A 962-piece Star Wars set with three SMART minifigures and two SMART Bricks.
Ages 9+$159.99usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Ravensburger
A starter set for the Disney Lorcana card game, with a Rapunzel deck.
Ages 8+$29.99usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Make It Real
A 26-piece kit for shaping and painting air-dry clay pieces.
Ages 8+$19.99usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

Rachel Renée Russell
A diary-style novel with doodles about a girl starting at a new school.
Ages 8+$8.59usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

J.K. Rowling
The first Harry Potter novel, about a boy who finds out he is a wizard.
Ages 8+$7.59usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

Mad Libs
A pad of fill-in-the-blank stories that turn silly when read aloud.
Ages 8+$5.20usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

Thames & Kosmos
Build a model race car with a working V8 engine you can watch move.
Ages 10+$39.95usual price
Added to 5 Wishorium lists
On The Toy Insider’s Holiday Gift Guide 2026

Keri Smith
A journal that asks you to scribble, tear and spill on its pages.
Ages 10+$7.67usual price
Added to 5 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

CATAN
A pocket-size CATAN card game that plays in about 15 minutes.
Ages 10+$9.99usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On 4 top lists

Cool Maker
A kit for making their own charms and bracelets, with storage built in.
Ages 6+$20.99usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists

SCRIB3D
A 3D printing pen for drawing in plastic, with filament, stencils and a project guide.
Ages 14+$59.99usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On The Toy Insider’s Holiday Gift Guide 2026

Jumbo
A music quiz: play a hit and put it in the right year on your timeline.
Ages 16+$19.82usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On TODAY’s Best Toy Awards 2026

Buffalo Games
A 1,000-piece Pokémon jigsaw for older fans to do over the holidays.
Ages 14+$19.99usual price
Added to 3 Wishorium lists
On The Toy Insider’s Holiday Gift Guide 2026

LEGO
An 830-piece model of the Hail Mary spaceship, with Ryland Grace and Rocky minifigures.
Ages 18+$99.99usual price
Added to 3 Wishorium lists
On Amazon’s Top 100+ Toys 2026

LEGO
A 1,371-piece LEGO model of a Donkey Kong arcade cabinet, made for big fans.
Ages 18+$199.99usual price
On TODAY’s Best Toy Awards 2026

LEGO
A 2,050-piece LEGO display model of Pikachu leaping from a Poké Ball.
Ages 18+$199.99usual price
On Reviewed’s best toys of 2026

Crocs
A light foam clog with vent holes and a heel strap, in toddler to big-kid sizes.
Ages 2+$39.95usual price
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026

The Comfy
A wearable sherpa blanket with a front pocket, in a junior size.
Ages 8+$42.99usual price
On TODAY’s best gifts by age 2026
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