18 Best Presents For 6 Year Olds

The best toys make kids feel special. This handmade personalised pencil case means that they will feel like the star of the show at school. Another bonus? They're less likely to lose the precious contents inside, making it a win win.

A well-priced and educational toy for 6-year-olds, this map is an interactive way of teaching kids about the countries and continents with magnetic stickers that feature monuments and animals from around the world. This is one of the best toys on this list, we love that it gets kids learning whilst they play.

The super-fast booster cars in this set are an ideal gift for 6-year-olds that love toys at high speed. The large track has multiple loops for cars to zoom round and crash zones should they collide with another, making it a great toy for 6-year-old boy that loves to race his cars.

This little whale is a small but mighty addition to any garden. Simply put it outside, turn it on and it will produce hundreds of bubbles within seconds.

This fun and fast-paced game is a popular classic for a reason; 6-year-olds and their friends can hit the ball and use up all that excess energy playing games with a bit of healthy competition. Swingball is also water resistant so it can be left outdoors.

Welcome gifts for 6-year old-girls include colourful, sparkly beads that allow them to get imaginative. They can get their creative hats on with the thousands of beads in this set that allows them to make colourful jewellery for their friends and family. It even comes in a handy storage case.

For any 6-year-old budding artists in your life, this is the gift for them. Coming in a cool carry case, it has all the tools they need to make fun and wacky creations fit for an art studio.

Every artist needs a good base, and this double-sided easel has a magnetic board, whiteboard and chalkboard and lots of space for art supplies. This gift comes with lots of magnetic letters, chalk sticks and stickers and has a special name tag feature.

6-year-olds can get messy and learn with this science kit gift that teaches them wacky experiments; they can have a go at making jelly-crystals and even learn how to create a rainbow in a test tube.

This brilliant toy set does good for the planet whilst doing good for your 6-year-old's budding flower arranging skills. Made from 100% recycled plastic milk containers, children can play with over 40 colourful flower pieces and design a bouquet that they love.

Rainbow lovers will like the size and design of this mug, which can be personalised with your chosen name in rainbow writing. This mug is a unique find that they are sure to be drinking from for years and years.

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The best toys allow 6-year-olds to use their imagination to create something magical. This always-popular Lego set has everything they need to construct buildings, cars, or something weird and wonderful, to keep them entertained for hours.

Perfect for pretend play, this highly decorated dolls house comes with 10 pieces of furniture for children to create their own ideal home layout. With lots of room for their favourite dolls, they can spend hours of the day in their dream doll world.

What kind of key opens a banana? A monkey! Just one of the jokes that features in this joke book for 6-year-olds, they'll have their family and friends laughing in no time and will have this book to thank for it.

For those that love playing outdoors, these walkie talkies mean they can chat to friends and parents up to three miles away and make sure that their secret missions are all going to plan.

This is great choice for a first camera with its five megapixel lens that takes high quality photos, videos and voice recordings. It allows kids to edit their pictures or apply effects too, giving them full directorial control.

Kidadl Best Buys selects the top parent-recommended products across the web for families of all ages. If you liked our suggestions for the top toys for 6-year-olds, then why not take a look at our guide to the top easels for kids, or the best bouncy castles to buy now.