Gift for 7/8 year old boy

[L From The D]

Can I have your best gift suggestions for a 7/8 year old boy? NOT Legos or sports equipment, and I already have books covered. He's not really into superheroes or RC cars/trucks.

[NandaB]

What about a board game? Target has some good ones, including one where you build circuits?

[NandaB]

Science kits where you make something? Lule grow crystals or build a solar powered car?

[NandaB]

How to draw books and fancy pencils?

[lala]

Snap circuits, board games.

[cna]

My 7.5 year old is really into board games, science/astronomy, art, and music. Some things I am thinking about or he has asked for:

A book of different science experiments you can do at home (I know you said no books, but thought I would give it a try)

A model of the solar system or a projector of some kind

A not obscenely expensive telescope

An art set

A guitar is his big wish list item for his birthday

Both of them have asked for an easy bake oven so that might be a joint Christmas present.

[lala]

There are lots of reasonable microscopes, too. That's probably my 7 year olds big Christmas gift this year.

[jnksmom]

Any science activities-DS got several for his birthday and love them all. His favorites were making a volcano and a circuit maker. He also has a telescope he loves.
the game Battleship was also a hit this year.