{"id":25568,"date":"2026-10-21T09:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/the-best-gifts-for-nine-year-olds-picked-by-nine-year-olds-and-parents\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:37:21","slug":"the-best-gifts-for-nine-year-olds-picked-by-nine-year-olds-and-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/the-best-gifts-for-nine-year-olds-picked-by-nine-year-olds-and-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"The best gifts for nine-year-olds, picked by nine-year-olds and parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popcorn makers, Lego Fortnite and the coolest water bottle around \u2026 surprise the mini tween in your life with our pick of the top gifts and toys<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2026\/oct\/18\/best-toys-gifts-for-eight-year-olds-uk\"><strong>The best gifts for eight-year-olds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The start of the tween years, nine years old, is a sweet spot between curiosity and growing independence, making it a fun, though sometimes tricky, age to buy for.<\/p>\n<p>Kids at this age are up for a challenge, whether that means trying a trickier craft set, playing a more complex game or stepping up their sporting interests. Pitch a gift right and you\u2019ll not only get the whoop of joy when they first receive it, but something that will hold their interest and help them develop their skills, interests and hobbies over time.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/thefilter\/2026\/oct\/21\/best-gifts-toys-nine-year-olds\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d1811bee677e04dc778f643b4e689b7fa5ee12f4\/14_0_3972_3178\/master\/3972.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=eba384342aca2fd51df28be234c929d8\" title=\"The best gifts for nine-year-olds, picked by nine-year-olds and parents\" \/>Popcorn makers, Lego Fortnite and the coolest water bottle around \u2026 surprise the mini tween in your life with our pick of the top gifts and toys<br \/>\n\u2022 The best gifts for eight-year-olds<br \/>\nThe start of the tween years, nine years old, is a sweet spot between curiosity and growing independence, making it a fun, though sometimes tricky, age to buy for.<br \/>\nKids at this age are up for a challenge, whether that means trying a trickier craft set, playing a more complex game or stepping up their sporting interests. Pitch a gift right and you\u2019ll not only get the whoop of joy when they first receive it, but something that will hold their interest and help them develop their skills, interests and hobbies over time. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popcorn makers, Lego Fortnite and the coolest water bottle around \u2026 surprise the mini tween in your life with our pick of the top gifts and toys \u2022 The best gifts for eight-year-olds The start of the tween years, nine years old, is a sweet spot between curiosity and growing independence, making it a fun, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/the-best-gifts-for-nine-year-olds-picked-by-nine-year-olds-and-parents\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The best gifts for nine-year-olds, picked by nine-year-olds and parents<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":25569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25568"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}