<p>My nephew’s birthday is coming up shortly. He will be turning 7 Any suggestions? When he was younger, he likes cars, tracktors, anything loud and moving. Thank you.</p>
<p>Pokemon Heart Gold.</p>
<p>Legos are great for that age.</p>
<p>I second Legos. My son loved them, and it’s one of the toys he could use his imagination with and change up things and re-do them over and over … and as he grew older his imagination just grew with the number of legos he had. 
He’s 21 now, and he’d never let me get rid of his legos. </p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>I third Legos. Both of my sons asked for them from that age until late elementary school age.</p>
<p>Another vote for Lego.</p>
<p>Okay, I vote for Lego 'cause as S1(20 years old) and S2(18) always say “You can never have too much Lego.” But if you don’t want that for some reason, a couple other ideas that both of my boys loved at that age.</p>
<p>Go to the hardware store and buy a basic tool kit (small hammer, screw driver, nails, screws, etc.) and some short pieces of scrap lumber. This one only works if his parents are going to be okay with it, but boys love to build.</p>
<p>Office supply store and buy stuff. Small stapler, post it notes, pencils, tape, paper punch, what ever looks cool.</p>
<p>Another one, a small tape recorder with a microphone. Tapes to go with it. The smaller the better.</p>
<p>My sons always loved to receive a brand new basketball - make sure it is a smaller sized ball. </p>
<p>Other ideas: a whiffle ball and bat, a t-ball set, a regulation jersey of his favorite baseball team.</p>
<p>I often give a new pair of swimming trunks in anticipation of summer. Add ons: sun protection surfer top, goggles and flippers.</p>
<p>They all love razor scooters.</p>
<p>Definitely Legos. Or, if he is a reader, a gift certificate to Borders or some other convenient bookstore with a good selection. I’d hesitate to get a specific book unless you can consult with a parents about what he likes to read and what he already has. If he does like to read, all young boys I know have really enjoyed the Horrible History series.</p>
<p>If not Lego then maybe…</p>
<p>1) Do you live near your nephew and see him often? If so, maybe you have a hobby you’d like to teach him. Get him some “stuff” and then show him how to use it. </p>
<p>2) Some cool art supplies, if parents are agreeable. Not kiddie supplies, but small amounts of <em>real</em> supplies (paint, brushes, paper, good colored pencils, and portfolio)</p>
<p>3) A digital camera and a flickr account? It’s SOOOO cool to see the world through the eyes of a 7 yr old!</p>
<p>I loved it when my kids were 7 years old!</p>
<p>Legos also my first thought, but here are some other ideas–
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<p>Thank you for all the great ideas. He lives far from us. Legos seem to be the one. Easy to ship, too!</p>
<p>Water guns??</p>
<p>have 3 boys, all older now, college and grad school age…I would second the legos, maybe the city line, police station, fire station or my cousins like the coast guard ones as well. Another relative loves the star wars one.</p>
<p>I would also include a book from this list [Caldecott</a> Books - Illustrators’ Biographies and Reviews at Embracing The Child](<a href=“http://www.embracingthechild.org/caldecott.html]Caldecott”>http://www.embracingthechild.org/caldecott.html).</p>
<p>I always send one for birthday’s, baby showers, pre-K and k,1 graduation and other holidays. it helps build their own collection. As they get a little older, I switch to the Newberry Award winners combining them with the more “fun” classics.[url=<a href=“http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/penguin_sets/classic_boysadventures.html]Penguin”>http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/penguin_sets/classic_boysadventures.html]Penguin</a> Sets - Penguin UK<a href=“but%20find%20on%20Amazon!”>/url</a>
Nephew just received “around the world in 80 days” and is enjoying it, along with his new Lego set!</p>
<p>He and his cousins also like erectors and Knex!! Big on Knex. But again I always include a “good read”, And I do ask them about the books later on. They might consider it nagging but again, they do end up reading them just in case I do ask!!</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>I love to give books. Another possibility is to ask the librarian in the children’s department for recommendations. They can often come up wih obscure gems that you can be relatively certain the child doesn’t already have. (My kids are both in college and I tsill stop by to see our children’s librarian; she is a gem herself!)</p>
<p>I second the water gun idea. Great BIG water guns.</p>
<p>Lego may not be ideal if he has very young siblings. The little blocks are a choking hazard. Unless you know for sure that there’s a part of the house where little ones can’t go and where the 7-year-old can keep toys with small parts, I wouldn’t give Legos to a child with a sibling under the age of 3 without clearing it with the parent first.</p>
<p>My kids went to a Quaker school. I wouldn’t give water guns without clearing it first. (Not saying my kids didn’t have water guns. . .)</p>
<p>They are not necessarily called water “guns”…other labels for them. Kids of all ages absolutely love them.</p>
<p>We call water guns “shooters.” Kids this age should be encouraged to go outside and play. Legos are great and I’ve purchased them up to the most advanced level - but given that warm weather is approaching, I like active toys to encourage fitness and outdoor time.</p>
<p>Has he seen the movie HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON? At Walmart they have fairly large stuffed animals of some of the main character dragons from the movie. Even if he hasn’t seen the movie, these pet-sized stuffed animals would be a huge hit. My 7 and 5 year old cousins are absolutely in love with these toys. They are “only” $15 (a great value for the size) and the kids take them EVERYWHERE, including outside to play rough and tumble (one had to be replaced already, but it wasn’t a big deal considering that these toys have already earned their money’s worth).</p>