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Home >> Lifestyle >> Holiday Gift Ideas for 8-12 Year Olds

Holiday Gift Ideas for 8-12 Year Olds

Published: Nov 28, 2016 · Modified: Nov 1, 2021 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 30 Comments

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As a parent of a tween, I can tell you that they're not always easy to buy for. Certain toys or games are deemed too "babyish", while others are too mature (or at least for my taste!). Thankfully, I can always rely on books from National Geographic Kids to provide countless hours of entertainment for the hard-to-buy for 8-12 year old.

National Geographic Kids teaches kids about the world and how it works, empowering them to succeed and make it a better place. It is the only kids brand with a scientific, education, and conservation organization at its core.

holiday gift ideas for 8-12 year olds

Holiday Gift Ideas for 8-12 Tweens

  • Big, Gifty & Glitzy: 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3

Find fascinating knowledge nuggets on all kinds of cool topics, from bubble gum and ice cream to the outer space and the North Pole! This book offers hours of unplugged fun for curious kids who love to be the trivia expert in the family. (Ages 8-12)

  • Best Gift Book for the New Year: National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017

Get inspired for the year ahead with the most popular kids’ almanac on the planet! It features 350+ pages of incredible photos, fun facts, news, activities, and features about animals, science, exploration, technology, culture, and more. (Ages 8-12)

The second annual Almanac Newsmaker Challenge invites kids create a time capsule for kids in 2050 that shows what life is like today. Just gather up to 10 “artifacts,” photograph it, and share it on My Shot, the Nat Geo Kids online photo community. Get the details at: natgeokids.com/almanac.

  • Something a Little Weird: Weird but True 8

Kids love Weird But True! The latest, greatest in this endlessly fascinating series – now with more than 20 titles – is full of 300 all-new wild and wacky facts and pictures. (Ages 8-12)

I gifted my daughter these books (thanks to National Geographic!) and she absolutely loved them! She poured over the 5,000 Awesome Facts book for days, making sure she updated me with random facts the entire time—Did you know more than 1 billion people in the world live in deserts!?

National  Geographic Kids is the #1 publisher of nonfiction books for kids, producing more than 100 titles per year. From board books to leveled readers to almanacs to the wildly popular Weird but True series, there are books for every young reader on your list.

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  1. Susan Smith

    November 28, 2016 at 3:46 pm

    Any of the Weird But True books I know my son would love.

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  2. mami2jcn

    November 28, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    My son would like Weird But True.

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  3. Lori Walker

    November 28, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Mine would like the "weird but true, gross".

    Reply
  4. heather

    November 28, 2016 at 8:37 pm

    The kids would love the book 5,000 awesome facts.

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  5. Ann Fantom

    November 28, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    My daughter would like the Weird But True book the most

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  6. Danielle Wood

    November 28, 2016 at 10:32 pm

    My son would love the 5,000 awesome facts books, my daughter would probably enjoy the weird but true books more

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  7. shelly peterson

    November 28, 2016 at 10:32 pm

    My son would like the 5000 Awesome Facts book best.

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  8. Ali

    November 28, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    5,000 awesome facts about everything!

    Reply
  9. Tabathia B

    November 28, 2016 at 11:19 pm

    My daughter would like the weird but true

    Reply
  10. Katie Usher

    November 29, 2016 at 12:33 am

    the books could be great for everyone i the family. THAnKS

    Reply
  11. Erin Ellis

    November 29, 2016 at 8:49 am

    My kids would love the 5000 Awesome Facts book!

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  12. beth

    November 29, 2016 at 10:09 am

    They would love the Weird but True book.

    Reply
  13. Gina M

    November 29, 2016 at 10:41 am

    My son would probably love the weird but true gross facts!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

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  14. nickie

    November 29, 2016 at 10:46 am

    my son would love weird but true, gross”.

    Reply
  15. Mary Cloud

    November 29, 2016 at 11:49 am

    My kids would like the weird but true books

    Reply
  16. Elizabeth

    November 29, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    my son would love the 5000 awesome facts. they look so interesting

    Reply
  17. Jessica To

    November 29, 2016 at 8:03 pm

    My son would like the Weird but True book.

    Reply
  18. Kristi C

    November 30, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    My son would like the 5000 Awesome Facts.

    Reply
  19. Brooke Allen

    December 02, 2016 at 3:01 am

    My boy would like any of the awesome facts books.

    Reply
  20. Kathy Borgen

    December 03, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    My grandson would love the 5000 Awesome Facts book. He would love any one of the great books though.

    Reply
  21. Trisha Burgess

    December 03, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    My daughter would love the weird but true book!

    Reply
  22. susan smoaks

    December 05, 2016 at 11:43 am

    our son would love the 5000 awesome facts book. he is really into that kind of book.

    Reply
  23. Daniel M

    December 05, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    5000 awesome facts sounds good

    Reply
  24. Barbara Fox

    December 06, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    My grandson would like the Laugh & Learn Kid's Jokes book. He likes to laugh!

    Reply
  25. Laurie Emerson

    December 06, 2016 at 11:21 pm

    My son would love the 5,000 Awesome Facts book.

    Reply
  26. Janice Crespo

    December 07, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    My daughter would love the 5000 Awesome Fact book and my grandson would love their National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals

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  27. Stephanie Liske

    December 07, 2016 at 2:35 pm

    I think they would love the 5000 facts.

    Reply
  28. Kaelyn L.

    December 07, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    My daughters would love the 5,000 awesome facts book! My sons would love the Weird But True! books!

    Reply
  29. Janice Gabriel

    December 07, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    5000 Awesome Facts - thanks for the contest!

    Reply
  30. Richard Hicks

    December 07, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    They would like 5000 Awesome Facts book

    Reply

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