This is the heartwarming moment a young child breaks down in tears after his school mates banded together to buy him a replacement for his stolen Nintendo.

California student Piper Stowe shared a video of the moment she and her Antioch High School classmates gave their fellow student a new Nintendo 3DS.

After the young boy's console was stolen, it is understood he used the school whiteboard to explain it had been a gift from his grandmother, and pleaded for its return.

This is the heartwarming moment a young child breaks down in tears after his school mates banded together to buy him a replacement for his stolen Nintendo. California student Piper Stowe shared a video of the moment she and her Antioch High School classmates gave their fellow student a new Nintendo 3DS

Touched by the emotional message, Stowe and her friend Shawna Cantiliano decided to raise money to buy their schoolmate a replacement.

The duo were able to raise more than $200 and chose to give their friend his gift in front of the class.

In touching scenes, Piper Stowe handed the young lad his early Christmas present in front of his classmates, bringing the boy to tears.

Touched by the emotional message, Stowe and her friend Shawna Cantiliano decided to raise money to buy their schoolmate a replacement. The duo were able to raise more than $200 and chose to give their friend his gift in front of the class

Embracing his new friends, the boy was filmed breaking down in tears thanking Stowe and Cantiliano for their kind-hearted gesture.

Kissing Stowe on the cheek, the young boy calls her an angel from god as he wipes away his tears.