The 40 Best Gifts and Toys for 10-Year-Olds in That In-Between Age

Ditch the messy paints! With this popular pick, they can draw and experiment with water—then do it again and again once it dries. According to the brand, the Buddha Board is meant to help kids and adults unwind, making it fun for every skill level.

Tweens love stealing your phone to take silly photos, but they'll love having their own camera—especially one that instantly prints the photos. Available in three pastel colors, the Instax Mini is easy to operate and has a built-in flash. You have to buy film separately if you want your kid to be able to take photos right away.

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If they're football obsessed, this light-up ball will let them practice when the sun goes down. It's activated by impact and turns off automatically. The brand also sells a glow-in-the-dark soccer ball and basketball.

Everyone is talking about oversized blanket hoodies this year, and this sherpa-lined version is available in tons of adorable patterns. Think penguins, puppies, donuts, and avocados. If they're tall, you might want to opt for the adult size.

With four laser tag guns and vests, this set encourages the whole family to get involved. They shoot up to 150 feet, plus there's invisibility mode, voice-guided play, and night vision, so they can play outside at night.

It's all about their rooms these days, so they'll love this personalized gift that speaks to their personality. You can pick the color, font, and emoji that's added to it. There's different sizes, depending on the length of their name or favorite phrase.

Indoors or outdoors, hang this up and they've got an instant cozy nook. It's made of soft cotton and comes with a comfy cushion. It also comes in four different color combinations, and when it's installed it can support up to 176 pounds.

Get them off their phone and practicing their juggling (a.k.a hand-eye coordination) skills with a Pindaloo. The goal is to try and get creative with all the ways they can work the ball into the tube. Ages 9+

They can decorate almost any space with these cool stickers. They come out of the tube as a liquid, but dry with a jelly consistency. The kit comes with four jelly paints, plus other accessories to bring their designs to life.

Perfect for sleepovers or just lying around the house, this is the ultimate self-care gift in that it'll put a smile on a tween's face. Amazon reviewers say they're ultra-comfortable and that the bottoms hold up to repeated wear.

This book will have your budding artist thinking in a new way: It comes with pages with colors splashed across them, and kids can use a black felt pen to draw in the outlines. It's a great mindfulness activity for when they need to recharge their creative juices.

Don't want to stop playing cornhole after the sun goes down? Now you don't have to—in fact, it can be more fun in the dark! In this set, the bean bags and the targets are illuminated, so they'll even look cool as they fly through the air.

If they're into making codes, breaking codes and generally trying to keep secrets, this book will lead them through how to make codes, cyphers and even, eventually, entirely new languages. It's written by David J. Peterson, a language consultant for things like Game of Thrones and Doctor Strange. Ages 10+

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Whether they need a reading lamp, a night light, or a speaker to help them play their tunes, this bedside unit can do it all. The light works on three levels of brightness, and can also make a range of colors. Then, the speaker connects to their music with Bluetooth, AUX input or USB. The lights can even change in time to the music!

The basic Kanoodle game, which is a TikTok sensation, is great for solo players. But if you want to up the competition and make players' hearts race, go for the head-to-head version. In it, players sit across from each other and get ready to battle. A challenge card gives them a way to arrange the Kanoodle pieces, and players have to race to see who can complete the pattern first. It'll get their brains working—and fast! Ages 7+

Using more than 100 pieces, kids can design their own marble run. It uses tracks, magnets and special pieces to move the marbles throughout the game, making it great for teaching physics concepts to a 10-year-old. Expansion accessories are also available, adding even more tricks into the runs. Ages 8+

For all the mystery fans out there, this book follows four friends who are trapped in a bookstore-themed in—and have to solve the murder of one of the regular customers. Kid testers were really drawn in to the suspense. “There are numerous characters that you’ll love and a plot twist you won’t see coming!” said one 11-year-old reader. Ages 8 to 12

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Now they don't need to go out for Chinese food in order to sample the best part—he fortune cookies. This gives them everything you need to make 48 fortune cookies, including ingredients, sizing tools and even an edible ink pen. It also comes with both pre-written fortunes and blank ones so they can write their own.