birthday gift for 9 year old boy?

[CloudBee]

What items are "hot" right now?  I have to ship, so would prefer to order from Amazon.

Thanks.

[heygrey]

my nephews were still obsessed with Lego at age 9 and were really getting into the more complicated sets. they can be pricey though depending on your budget.

[CloudBee]

Great, he loves Legos, and loves Minecraft. I'm getting him the Lego Minecraft kit.

www.amazon.com/LEGO-6021886-Minecraft-Original-21102/dp/B007PVHMCG/ref=sr_1_1?srs=2595364011&ie=UTF8&qid=1383583768&sr=8-1&keywords=minecraft

They like outdoor activities, but aren't a specific sports teams fans. I've also gotten pretty much every random outdoor toy - pogo stick, etc.

[dexteroni]

One of my nephews just turned 9. He's way into Lego, specifically the Chima and Minecraft sets. He's also way into Skylanders but those are tied to a specific video game. He also likes video games like Little Big Planet (a sequel just came out), and any of the Lego video games. Lego Marvel Superheroes is the newest one and he loves it.

He also got a few non-Lego gifts that seemed cool. These are the ones I can remember:

Thames & Kosmos Rocket Science kit
Fractiles 7 magnetic set
Red Toolbox woodworking kit

ETA: We cross-posted. Lego Minecraft will be awesome!

[raangoli]

I was coming in to suggest Minecraft. I had no idea they had Lego Minecraft. I'll have to add it to the holiday list for my nephew.

[definitelyO]

We are just seeing Minecraft stuff pop up in stores (including Minecraft lego) which makes me LOL b/c all minecraft is - is building with squares/cubes - so any basic lego set automatically to me = minecraft...

Minecraft is an obsession at this age definitely.

I think the nerf toys/ over the door basket ball, glow in the dark basketball/footballs are big too

[crashgizmo]

We got my nephew, who was 9 last year, a mini-remote control helicopter. Like this: www.thinkrc.com/4ch-f106-mini-helicopter-metal-series-gyro-yellow-p-1533.html?gclid=CNTY6r7Zy7oCFeh0Qgod7QsA3A&ref=8

[Deleted]

The rainbow loom is all the range among the 9 year old boys I know (and girls)

www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Loom-loom100-Twistz-Bandz/dp/B00DMC6KAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383589947&sr=8-1&keywords=rainbow+loom

but look around. I got it for $14.99 at the local toy store