Looking for great gifts for 9-year-olds that are a special value too? Check out this page of specially selected gifts for kids that will get you great value, no matter what your budget looks like. And you'll know that you are giving great gifts that kids love and learn from too. What's better than a gift that's fun? A gift that's fun and has lasting learning value too!

This special set of Pattern Play puzzle sets are fun brain teasers. The original Pattern Play features 40 brightly-colored wooden blocks, 40 pattern cards and a square building tray. Pattern Play 3D is a brain teaser game that challenges kids to recreate the 2D pattern on the card into a 3D structure using 22 wooden blocks with a wooding building base. Pattern Play revolution has five double-sided nesting rings that must be spun correctly to solve the puzzle. These types of kids brain teasers introduce math concepts like sorting, matching, symmetry, congruence and fractions.

Made to our exacting standards with safe and non-toxic materials, our very own Science Academy Chemistry Kits are perfect gifts for kids and will provide hours of fascinating fun and experiments. Just watch as kid's concentration grows and their understanding of scientific method expands. Science Academy Kits are created with 100% non-toxic ingredients for your peace-of-mind. These MindWare exclusive's include: the Volcano Lab, Slime Lab, Eco Forensic Lab, the Soap Lab, Perfume Lab and Lip Balm Lab.

The UNBORED Disguise Kit brings the popular UNBORED book series to life. This clever kit will throw kids' creativity into high gear as they create astonishing new identities with this deluxe disguise kit. Comes with sideburns, mustaches, glasses, gloves, fake teeth and more! This special two-pack includes the UNBORED Treasure Hunt, too.

In the MindWare games department we have our best-selling Qwirkle, a combination of Scrabble and Dominoes requiring tactical thinking and strategy. It's easy to learn and addictive for both kids and adults.

Our Paint Your Own Porcelain painting projects all feature food-safe paints that you simply oven-bake for a beautiful glossy finished work of art. Kids love to make things for themselves and as meaningful personalized gifts for parents and friends. This special three pack includes Paint Your Own Bowls, Vases and Studio Art sets.

My Friendship Bracelet Maker is a great craft kit for 9-year-olds who love to wear and exchange bracelets. This carefully designed kit helps kids create colorful woven bracelets, improving manual dexterity as well as creative design, and even has storage for the thread.

The Cat Lover's and Dog Lover's gifts include the Make Your Own Doggy or Kitty Day Camp Kits along with the Make Your Own Cat or Dog Treat Kits. Each set of two will provide a thoughtful and fun gift for the dog or cat lover in your life!