The Best Gifts for 6 Year Old Boys Right Now
It didn’t feel like too long ago that we were running around the store trying to find the toy aisle to see all of the cool stuff lined up for our greedy hands to touch or play with before we begged whoever was with us to “please, can we get this?” Now we are the ones who are smiling after our young kid(s) who are looking up in amazement at all of the cool toys, games, and random trinkets the store has.
Obviously when we were that age we could easily say what we wanted and look to our fellow first graders and find new things to become obsessed with at that tender age. But it’s been quite some time since we’ve been that age and we now have absolutely no idea what could capture the attention and hearts of our favorite kid, nephew, or grandson; so finding a gift for him can be quite the task as we don’t even necessarily know where to start!
Luckily we’re here to help, as we have created the Ultimate Gift Guides for Kids in the past, and this time it’s all about finding the best gifts for 6 year old boys so you don’t need to awkwardly guess or get something that’ll be tossed away way too quickly for how much you’ve spent on it.
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We always love to take a look at the toys and games that have been introduced in recent years that have really taken off for many families all around the world. Here are some gifts we think will stand the test of time:
Magna-Tiles
Create castles, creatures, and more all from one box! Image courtesy of: Target.
There’s a pretty good chance you have heard of or have other family-friends that have Magna-Tiles. They have swept the market in recent years and have become quite the hit for kids both younger and older. Plenty of parents have said they have gotten these tiles for their kids at age 4 and they are still playing with them at 8- and we gotta love a gift that can last us more than a few months, let alone years!
However if you aren’t familiar, let us give a proper introduction so you too can become a Magna-Tile family:
Magna-Tiles are the snap-together magnetic tiles that come in a variety of shapes where kids can make and create designs, buildings, and creatures all from their imagination. There are a lot of sets there, similar to LEGO, that highlight specific builds or scenes your kid can recreate, but we thought we’d recommend the MAGNA-TILES Combo microMAGS 62pc for $49.99 when purchased online at Target which isn’t a specific build but rather tiles where he can make whatever he wants.
LEGO Construction Set
Introduce LEGOs to them with this fun jam-packed set! Image courtesy of: LEGO.
Speaking of LEGOs and building things, we couldn’t not add a LEGO set to the “best gifts for 6 year old boys” list! LEGOs have been around for a minute now and they have yet to lose any steam, in fact they seem to be getting more and more popular as the years go on which is great for us gift-givers because we will now always have something reliable to fall back on when you’re out desperately searching for gift ideas.
Obviously there are so many sets out there to choose from, but we thought we’d pick the Construction Trucks and Wrecking Ball Crane from their CITY collection for $59.99 as it is on the easier side to build and has hours of fun built into it. Toy cars, trucks, trains, and planes are always a must for any six year old, so having ones that they build forms scratch to roll around with? Count us in. With only 235 pieces, your kid will be able to make up his own construction-site stories in no time.
Razor RipRider 360
Be the coolest rider night or day with Razor’s best seller! Image courtesy of: Razor.
There’s nothing quite like riding a scooter, skateboard, tricycle or bicycle for the first time as a kid. You can get to experience freedom like no other and you get to control how fast or slow you go (with parental supervision of course). There are so many options out there to pick from, but we found that the RipRider 360 Lightshow from Razor for $152.99 is the one to pick.
Recommended for kids 5 and up, this bad boy is a great choice for kids to burn a lot of energy all while learning the mechanics of how a trike works. Low to the ground and easy to maneuver, this model is their “light-up” model which means the wheels light up thanks to the 60 multi-colored LED lights built-in. And as the name tells you, there’s no need for awkward turns on this thing as it goes 360 degrees so he can drift and turn all to his heart’s content.
Stomp Rocket®
Burn off energy and feed hours of playtime with this simple yet enticing toy! Image courtesy of: Stomp Rocket®.
We gotta love the days where you’d spend hours and hours just playing outside, burning off so much energy by the time you finally get called inside for dinner it felt like you could sleep forever.
Nowadays it seems like that is no longer the case but don’t you worry because with toys like the Stomp Rocket® Ultra Rocket for $24.99 that will soon change. It’s exactly how it sounds, your kids will be able to set this up in your yard or at a park where the little rocket will be awaiting its launch through the sheer power of your kids' stomps.
They can watch it go up, up, and away, and then when it makes it decent they can run to grab it to put it back and do the whole thing over again. This kit comes with four foam rockets and can launch up to 200 feet in the air- a perfect cycle of fun!
Snap Circuits®
A toy that’s both fun and educational is something that can’t be beat! Image courtesy of: Elenco.
We love a toy that’s actually secretly an educational toy but is so fun that it doesn't feel like one. If you are buying for a friend or family member’s kid then you might not be overly familiar with Snap Circuits as they have been in the “parent’s sphere” for quite a while now. Recommended by many, here we have Snap Circuits® Beginner for $35.49 from Elenco.
This is their “beginner” model for ages 5 and up which features a safe and secure circuit board where kids like him can learn about how engineering works through sound and light. With 14 parts to build over 20 projects available from just this kit, this is a gift that keeps on giving and is great for young minds to start to understand the world around them.
Walkie-Talkies
A phone but not quite a phone if you get what we mean. Image courtesy of: Amazon.
Things are different now, today we have phones readily available in our hands to talk to people from miles away. When we were growing up, it was the landline or the very beginnings of brick phones that could only do a few things. Kids growing up today will see us on our phones and also want to experience that, but giving them a fully fledged phone this early on probably isn’t the best idea in the world.
Luckily we can fall back on an old classic that still lets them communicate with us and neighborhood friends: walkie-talkies. Specifically the Selieve Toys’ Walkie-Talkies for $24.99 at Amazon. With 22 channels, a 3-mile range, and a backlit LCD flashlight, these two-way radio toys will be perfect for mighty adventures outside and indoors between floors.
Tie-Dye
A classic that will never get old! Image courtesy of: Tulip.
Kid’s birthday parties had lots of staples over the years and one such staple included tie-dying shirts. We all did it at one point and we want to now do that with our kid so we looked to Tulip and their Tulip Tie-Dye Party Kit on sale for $28.79 (normally priced at $35.99) for their kid-friendly tie-dye set you can get that has a whole range of colors so you and him can make some funky-fun designs.
This kit comes with fourteen dye colors, gloves, rubber bands, and a plastic surface cover, as well as some design instructions on how to make your shirts look good should you want to follow a pattern. Now we should say that this kit does NOT come with plain white t-shirts, so you will have to buy them separately which shouldn’t be too hard to get as you can get a pack from your local retailer with ease.
A Gift For The Parent For The 6 Year Old 🎁
Remember going to the store with your parents as a kid and finding something within the aisles that you "desperately needed right this moment” and you couldn’t leave the store without getting it? Well, we’re giving the parent(s) an excuse to say “yes” to their kid whenever that feeling strikes him all thanks to the Visa gift card from PerfectGift.
It’s a bit of a funny visual handing a gift card to a six year old, but what if instead you gave a fully customized Visa gift card to the adult and whenever you’re out as a family and he wants something, you can use this gift card on that purchase. That way he can get what he wants and the parent doesn’t have to spend their own money and instead uses the gift you got them!
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Finding the best gifts for 6 year old boys doesn’t have to be complicated, especially when you have all of the things we recommend and a gift that the parent can use whenever he desperately “needs” something from the store 😉.
