Brilliant Educational Games For 8 Year Olds

Looking for the perfect birthday gift for an 8-year-old that’s fun and sneakily educational? You’re in the right place. We’ve rounded up the most brilliant educational games for 8 year olds that will keep them laughing, learning, and (just maybe) forgetting that they’re actually doing something smart. Whether your favourite 8-year-old is a future scientist, history enthusiast, or maths whiz, these games are guaranteed to spark curiosity and keep screen time in check.

As the leading authority on cool gifts, Wicked Uncle know what works. These are the tried-and-true favourites that combine learning with genuine fun. As a bonus, parents will love them too. So if you’re shopping for a niece, nephew, grandchild, or your own curious kid, this list is your shortcut to birthday-present brilliance.

Ready to make their next gift a total hit? Let’s dive in!

Top Games and Puzzles

1. Horrible Histories – The Board Game
2. Amazing Animals – Rank Up!
3. Go Genius World – Geography Game
4. Stand Up! Sit Down? – Quiz Game
5. IQ Digits – 120 Logic Challenges
6. Memory Mash – Fun Card Game
7. Escape from the Aquarium
8. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – Marvellous Maths
9. Scabs ‘n’ Guts – Yucky Board Game
10. Kanoodle Fusion – Light-up Puzzle

1 Horrible Histories – The Board Game ,  £19.99 £19.99

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Full of foul facts & jokes!

From the Rotten Romans to the Vile Victorians and beyond, this brilliantly entertaining game takes you on a journey through history. Move round the board by answering a question from three (often very odd!) answers or perform a funny action. With over 600 questions, packed with foul facts and hilariously misleading possible answers.

2 Amazing Animals – Rank Up! ,  £9.99 £9.99

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Which animal is faster, heavier or lives longer?

This fun card game has the time-tested Trumps format… with a brilliant animal twist. Ideal for 2 to 5 players, go head to head as you compare the stats of 75 cool creatures, from Anteater to Zebra. You’re sure to learn something brilliant along the way – like the fact that there are more than 43,000 species of snail!

3 Go Genius World – Geography Game ,  £21.99 £21.99

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Race around the world

This fun game makes geography interesting – really! Travel around the board answering multiple choice questions, from capitals and countries to the tallest mountains and saltiest seas! Can you name the longest river in the world? Or which country Komodo dragons come from?

4 Stand Up! Sit Down? – Quiz Game ,  £18.99 £18.99

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Answer 50:50 questions with your body!

Stand Up if you think that the strongest animal for their body weight is an ant… Sit Down if you think that it’s a gorilla! This fun game is packed with 400 question cards, each with a 50:50 answer. Use your body to guess as you learn cool trivia. Brilliant!

5 IQ Digits – 120 Logic Challenges ,  £16.99 £16.99

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Tricky logic puzzle with 120 levels

Test your skills of deduction with this single player puzzle game. Simply select one of the 120 puzzles from the guide and place the starter pieces as shown. Then fit the remaining shapes in place, using the hints to guide you. Each game piece is shaped like a digital number, from zero to nine. With five levels of difficulty, there’s only one solution to each mind-boggling task.

6 Memory Mash – Fun Card Game ,  £9.99 £9.99

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A true test of observation

Who remembers the tray game of days gone by? Commit all the items to memory – but one of them has been removed! Hmm… This is just like that, but with cards. The game includes 100 challenges in six difficulty levels – from an easy six items to a dastardly 25. How good is your memory?

7 Escape from the Aquarium ,  £16.99 £16.99

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Fun 60-minute escape room

Your trip to the aquarium was great fun… until you accidentally got transformed into a fish! Solve puzzles and gather ingredients to reverse the spell in this fun interactive game for 1 to 6 players. Use your skills and the power of teamwork to solve eleven fun challenges – from deciphering codes to untangling octopus tentacles.

8 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – Marvellous Maths ,  £9.99 £9.99

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Fun number games based on Roald Dahl’s popular story

Fun and educational, this entertaining set of card games is based on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Use the 100 number cards in three fun games to challenge your maths skills. Be first to countdown your cards to be closest to zero, race through the times tables, or speed through collecting Golden Tickets and prove you’re the brainiest of the bunch! Specially designed for Key Stage 1 and 2, perfect for Wonka fans – swashboggling!

9 Scabs ‘N’ Guts – Yucky Board Game! ,  £21.99 £21.99

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Gross trivia game about the human body

Race around the board answering multiple choice questions and learning yucky new facts. Did you know that the femur is stronger than concrete, babies are born without kneecaps, or that the average person farts 14 times a day? With organs as playing pieces and wild cards that get you completing silly tasks – like trying to fit your elbow into your ear!

10 Kanoodle Fusion – Light-up Puzzle ,  £24.99 £24.99

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Mind-bending colour blending

Test your skills of logic and deduction with this single player puzzle game. Simply place the ten colourful translucent pieces in different configurations, completing the puzzles from the guide as you go. Layer the pieces on the 19cm light-up board to mix and create different shades! There are a total of 50 mind-boggling puzzles to complete, each a little trickier than the last.

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Why did the kid throw the clock out of the window? She wanted to see time fly!