Hi everyone just wanting a bit of advice. I have 3 8 year olds i look after and i feel they are getting a little bit bored of the toys and games i have and so i want to get some new toys/gadgets but im not sure what . Any ideas ??

knex!

that is the big thing here with the 8 yr old boys!

plus lego & magnetix things

football in the garden. i wondered about a small table football!

we've also got a few little handheld electronic games. i have a wii, but don't use i when minding.

have fun!
xxx

My own children always like the traditional board games
snakes & ladders, ludo, draughts, sorry etc. Sometomes they ignore games like that because they think they're boring, but really enjoy them when they start to play.

Guess Who is another favourite.

They also like lego, meccanno, jigsaws etc. And colouring. You can find some great colouring sheets on the internet for whatever interests them.

For gadget type toys & games they like bop-it and remote control things.