29 Christmas Gifts for 7-Year-Old Boys

Klutz's LEGO Race Cars kit hands a speed-loving 7-year-old his own brick racers to build and run.

Its label reads ages 7 and up, a match for him this Christmas. Over winter break, he can line the finished cars up along the kitchen floor and crown a champion.

Whistling as it flies, a Nerf Vortex football is hard for any parent to ignore once he starts throwing.

Until now his arm has aimed at whatever was in reach; this gives it something made for the backyard, with a grip that makes his passes easier to catch.

Arcade-style pinball needs no explaining: this BRIO game is ready to play as soon as the wrapping paper comes off.

He sends the ball up the table and works to keep it in play as long as he can, while the rest of the family cheers every last-second save.

Christmas morning can bring the first push of this Razor A Model scooter, right down the driveway and back again.

From then on, the family walks where he always races ahead of everyone become rides he powers with his own foot, and you are the one hurrying to keep up.

Steve, Alex and the creepers are old friends to him, which gives him a head start in Ravensburger's Minecraft Labyrinth.

Plotting routes through the maze puts him on home turf, and for once he knows the world on the board better than any adult across from him.

Rivals for his current favorites arrive eight at a time in this Hot Wheels pack.

He can size up each newcomer against his old cars, line all eight up on a starting grid and decide which one earns a permanent spot in his coat pocket.

The MAGNA-TILES Coral Reef set hands an ocean-loving schoolboy magnetic pieces to build a reef his way.

Ocean books fill his shelf, and these pieces let him build the reefs from those pages. On the living room floor, he can pull it apart and snap together a new layout.

A K'NEX set gives a 7-year-old builder parts for models he plans out himself over Christmas break.

He can copy a plan for his first model, then change a part to see what happens.

BrainBolt asks for the same skill he uses to copy a friend's dance moves after one look: watch closely, then repeat it back from memory.

Kept on his nightstand, it makes a quick round or two before lights out an easy part of bedtime.

This Mattel Games card game lets a card-loving 7-year-old join the whole family at the table.

Its maker labels it for ages 7 and up, so he plays alongside parents and older cousins. Over the holiday break, he can keep a running score and challenge whoever lost the last round.

If the boy you have in mind names every Pokémon on sight, this Hasbro Gaming edition puts that knowledge on the table.

Spotting a creature from its wings, tail or colors is his strong suit, and every question he asks narrows the board.

A food fight card game fits a boy who dreams up ridiculous sandwich orders.

His wild menus finally count for something, since the goal is the silliest meal at the table. During the holiday break, he can deal in a grandparent and play until someone's meal gets spoiled.

Quick eyes beat size in Spot It!, a card race where a sharp-eyed boy can outplay grown-ups.

He notices a new sign on the street before anyone else, and here that habit wins rounds. The same deck holds several ways to play, so a cousin who arrives late can join the next round.

Battleship with planes lets a budding strategist duel a grandparent, with aircraft hidden among the warships.

Every square he calls is his own guess, and marked misses point him toward the next shot. After Christmas dinner, the board comes out for a rematch with whoever lost last time.

This sensory fidget board gives a schoolboy with busy hands something to press instead of tugging zippers.

He already fiddles with whatever sits nearby, and here that habit gets a board made for it. In a restaurant booth, he can work at it on his lap until the food arrives.

Will this one make it across the hallway?

With the Creativity for Kids paper plane kit, he folds a design, sends it flying and knows the answer right away. When a plane nosedives, a small fold at the wing tips gives the next one a fresh chance.

If the boy on your list fills coloring books cover to cover, this set lets his designs become creatures he can hold.

Flat pages stop at the paper's edge, but here his stripes and spots wrap around a body he fits together. On his windowsill, he can line up each creature and ask a sibling to guess its name.

Crayola Ultra Clean Washable markers belong with a budding cartoonist who fills every notebook margin with superheroes and speech bubbles.

Pencil sketches leave his heroes gray, and he wants capes and explosions as bold as the comics he reads. The box then waits on his desk beside his latest comic, ready for the next panel.

The Bad Guys gives a seven-year-old comic fan a funny illustrated story to tear through on Christmas Day.

It is rated for ages 7 and up, so it lands right at his age. He can read it on the couch while the new toys wait their turn.

This Magic Tree House nonfiction guide to dinosaurs makes a stocking book for a seven-year-old fossil fan.

The publisher rates it for ages 7 to 10, which matches his age. On Christmas afternoon, he can read it next to his new toys and quiz the family.

The Polar Express makes a Christmas gift for a young boy to share with his family.

He can read it with a parent on Christmas Eve. It then comes back out every December.

This Flybar pogo stick is for a boy who would rather jump than run in every game.

He holds on, steps up and hops along, choosing his own route. After school, he can go for a hop down the sidewalk and see how far he gets before stepping off.

Reptile books show geckos clinging to walls, and with the HEX BOTS Wall Crawler he can send one up there himself.

The remote puts him in charge as it scurries where his other toys cannot follow, and a recharge between hunts gets it ready for the next chase.

The Kindle Colorsoft Kids gives a 7-year-old chapter-book reader a color e-reader of his own.

Amazon Kids+ comes included for an introductory period and is a paid subscription after that; the reader works without it. He can tuck it in a coat pocket and read on the ride to a relative's house.

Square by square, a blocky picture fills in on this Learning Resources pixel grid.

The same eye that finds every hidden object in his seek-and-find books will catch a wrong color the moment it lands, and fixing it means redoing only that row.

A gadget-curious schoolboy can wire his own working circuits with the Snap Circuits SCB-20 starter kit.

He already pries open old flashlights to peek inside, so here he connects the parts and sees how a circuit runs. On the living room floor, he can take each circuit apart and build the next.