The six-year-old boy is usually becoming more independent with each passing day. They are more established in their gross and fine motor skills as well as their locomotor skills. They still, however, often prefer structured play to more open-ended experiences. They are usually great at following one-and-two-step directions, and they love reinforcement when they do an outstanding job of following them. Depending on whether they’re still in kindergarten or in the first grade, they may quickly be developing independent reading skills, but whichever grade they are in, their vocabulary skills are expanding weekly.
Take some time to listen to the six-year-old boy and you will discover that he adds details to stories that he probably did not include just a few short months ago. By the the time they turn seven, they are also beginning to write their own simple stories. Simple addition and subtraction problems are no longer challenging as they are ready to progress to double and triple digit numbers. Six-year-old boys usually enjoy running, skipping and jumping.
They are starting to understand sports, and they often spend hours pretending to be their favorite football or baseball player. Many six-year-old boys are extremely generous, and they take great pride in sharing with their friends. Just like they are learning to read, six-year-old boys can start learning to read music, and they may enjoy playing instruments. Likewise, they are learning to combine lines, forms and shapes to make much more detailed drawings. If you are buying toys for a male six-year-old, then make sure to consider these outstanding toys to help them expand their world.
Let’s take a look at some of these great toys for 6 year old boys!
The Best Toys for 6 Year Old Boys.
Stomp Rocket Extreme Rocket – Outdoor Rocket
If your 6 year old little boy loves rockets then he will just love this perfect gift idea. The Stomp Rocket is a 100% kid powered rocket and one of the best selling educational toys on the market. In the box is 4 foam tipped rockets and a rocket launcher which is powered by good old fashioned leg power. The rocket, when launched, can read up to 200 feet in the air and provide your kids with hours of fun. It’s very uncomplicated to use and there’s no batteries required. The Stomp rocket provides children with real life science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) development. It gives them an introduction into STEM education and encourages him to delve into the world of science.
A great gift for those young boys who love science kits and experiment kits.
Light-up Terrarium Kit for Kids
Six-year-old boys are ready to explore the world in more detailed ways and the Light-up Terrarium Kit for Kids will help them understand more about the way that plants grow. Boys learn about how plants need proper drainage as they add the river rocks, blue sand and soil to the bottom of the terrarium jar. They then plant the wheatgrass and chia seeds before decorating their terrarium with a small bunny and artificial mushrooms. Making this kit even more fun, the lid on the jar contains a LED light that can be turned on at night. The light charges with an USB cord, so there is no need for batteries. It will last for up to five hours on a full charge. Your boy will enjoy watching his plants grow up to six inches tall in this terrarium.
Nerf Nitro AeroFury Ramp Rage
Nerf are known for their high-quality Nerf Guns and Sniper rifles, but they also do car launchers. The Nitro series is a pretty cool motorized car launcher/blaster that blasts one car at a time out of the gun and fires it towards a ramp that comes with the toy. The long jump ramp can be used for insane car stunt action. The cars that come with the launcher is made from foam, which allows the cars to be fired faster and for longer distances.
Robot Face Board Game
6 year old boys can be very competitive and love the idea of competing in games and sports. This board game caters to those natural instincts and is the perfect challenge for your son, cousin, nephew or grandson of around that age.
The idea of the game is for the children to quickly identify robot faces on the board itself from the robot randomizer device that is included in the game. It’s an ideal activity for kids to do to help develop their colour recognition, develop visual discrimination attributes and visual perception. This helps with reading and literacy.
Another great feature of this game is that there’s no waiting for your turn. Each of the 4 players can play all at the same time, which removes the potential boredom factor that some games can produce when waiting for your turn.
This board game is recommended by American Mensa.
Boys Walkie Talkies – 2 pcs Long Range Kids Walky Talky
Free play and imagination is really important at this age. Keeping them away from ipads and brain numbing video games is so important to your 6 year old boy’s development. A set of walkie talkies can help with that. They help to create their own scenarios of fun free play crazy adventures with their friends or siblings.
These walkie talkies are pretty good, as they come in a full range of colors, great battery, built in flashlights so they can use them at night, excellent sound quality, a range of over 3 miles and they have a hands free function.
An excellent birthday gift idea for twins.
150 Piece Marble Run
Marble runs are an incredible toy for young boys to get creative and to exercise their inventiveness with. It also teaches them the foundations of physics with basic concepts of weight, gravity, velocity and momentum. This set contains 150 high quality pieces for your 6 year old to build the most awesome marble run ever created. Its full of chutes, curves, steps, snake passes, colored marbles and wheels as well as an endless supply of inspiration to build something special.
Mental Blox Critical Thinking Game
Problem solving games is a great learning resource to have at your disposal when it comes to entertaining your little one. Mental Blix is an awesome example of an engaging problem solving game. It helps kids to develop and practice verbal instructions and builds up critical thinking skills while having fun!
The game gives the children activity cards that has examples of exactly what they have to build. They have to then copy what’s on the card by building the pattern with the blocks provided. This logic game come with 20 plastic blocks and 20 different activity cards and can provide your child with endless hours of fun, especially if you play with more than one child and put time limits on the build. Ideal fun activities to do with 5 and 6 year olds.
Excellent game to help your child hone their critical thinking skills.
Hi-Tech Wireless Remote Control Robot Interactive Puppy Dog For Kids
Boys will start understanding how robots work when they play with the Hi-Tech Wireless Remote Control Interactive Puppy Dog For Kids. Alphabet letters will be reinforced when six-year-old boys play with this dog as different letters appear in the dog’s eyes. This dog also introduces children to the Arabian number between 0 and 10. Six-year-olds can also use the remote with a 50-foot range to control the dog’s eye shape. Boys can bark orders at the dog to get it to crawl, fart and wait. Boys can even accompany the dog in singing Bingo, Hokey Pokey Song, Everybody Jump and the Rabbit Dance or watch the dog dance to Nobody, Beat It or Whistle. While this toy requires two AA batteries to operate, the dog tries to get the child’s attention when left alone before finally turning itself off saving battery power.
Hot Wheels Super Speed Blastway Track Set
The Hot Wheels Super Speed Blastway is a side-by-side racing track that can played by 1 or 2 children. Its activated by two slam launchers which makes the cars dash around the speed way. Each time the car does a lap, the pit crew are knocked off one by one to indicate the number of laps. Once the winner crosses the line, a checkered flag is activated to end the race.
ShinMor Face Coin Bank
The six-year-old is starting to understand the value of money. The ShinMor Face Coin Bank makes it fun to teach the boy to save money as it uses two AA batteries to open its mouth every time the child’s hand approaches. This bank easily accommodates all sizes of coins including pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Four stay-put legs on the bottom of the bank help ensure that it does not slip off the top of the boy’s dresser, desk, table or another flat surface. A door on the bank makes it easy to access the money so that the child can take it to the store to spend or put it in a bank account for future needs.
Fuzion Z250 Pro Scooter
Boys who are six-years-old will enjoy pretending to go on the latest adventure while riding their Fuzion Z250 Pro Scooter. You are likely to find them pretending to ride it to catch the bad guy or help the damsel in distress. The extra-wide deck makes it easy for the boy to stay on the scooter while pushing with their other leg helps build up leg muscles. An easy-to-adjust flex brake helps the boy stop the scooter quickly when needed while the one-piece-steel fork helps ensure the scooter can handle all the stress a rough-and-tumble boy can put on it. Boys will be thrilled when they learn to do the grind on this scooter that has a 3-degree top and bottom concave design.
Pokibot A Portable Robot
Boys will adore playing with the Pokibot A Portable Robot. After recording their voice, this colorful robot will play it back in three unique robotic voices delighting the boy. In fact, you can store up to three voice recordings at one time. This Android and IOS-controlled robot also sings, dances, moves and spins. The movement starts when the boy claps his hands. Anytime the robot moves, it moves its eyes and mouth. This robot also interacts with other Pokibot A Portable Robots allowing boys to learn to play together. This six-inch-tall robot weighs only four ounces making it easy for the boy to carry around.
PLAYMOBIL Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Boys will enjoy recreating scenes from the Ghostbuster movies with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man with his repositionable arms and wrists. This figurine comes complete with proton pack and a pair of Ecto-Goggles. Boys can also use their imagination to make this figure perform scenes straight from his imagination. Along the way, the child will increase his vocabulary and his ability to recall details. This toy also comes with a 3-inch Raymond Stantz. Do not worry, however, as this heavy-duty toy can withstand rugged treatment. While most six-year-old boys will enjoy playing with these, others may want to collect the whole series that may become collectible as its Playmobil toy is the first time the company has made products for licensed movies.
Diggin Active Dodge Tag
Take away the sting of being hit with the ball while teaching the six-year-old boy the classic game of Dodgeball. After children put on one of the two air-mesh vests with its bullseye in the middle, they attempt to hit the other one with lightweight balls. Each ball sticking to the vest is a hit. After all six balls are stuck, the winner is the one with the fewest hits. This newly-designed toy has won numerous awards including the Family Fun T.O.Y. Award, Learning Express Best Boys Toy, Parent’s Magazine Best Toy Award and Fun Fare Best Toy Award. The six-year-old boy, however, is not likely to care as he is having fun playing while building his large muscle skills and his ability to plan ahead.
Deluxe Hopping Ball for Kids
The 22-inch diameter Deluxe Hopping Ball for Kids allows six-year-old boys to sit on it while bouncing up and down. This brightly colored orange or blue balloon with its cute smiley face is safe to use on any flat surface without sharp objects, so boys can use it indoors or out. Big-group muscles across the boy’s entire body are built as they bounce up and down. Be sure to consider getting more than one allowing children to have hopping ball races. This ball that you inflate with a foot or hand pump is suitable for children weighing up to 170 pounds. Teach boys to take care of their toys by washing this toy with soap and water after play.
LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaurs Building Kit
Six-year-old boys will love using their imagination to put together the LEGO Mighty Dinosaurs Toy Building Kit. They can choose to build a T-rex that is over four-inches tall, a triceratops standing over three-inches tall or a pterodactyl that is over seven inches long and nine inches wide. They can build one, tear it apart and build another dinosaur, so they enjoy hours of playing fun. Six-year-old boys will love the bright orange eyes, and they will adore posing their dinosaurs with their movable joints and head. Do not be surprised if you hear the boy pretending to use the large claws and the mouth with its pointed teeth to attack prey. Feel free to join in the fun of building these green dinosaurs helping the child build their vocabulary in a fun and educational way. This is one of the best selling LEGO building sets on Amazon.
Star Wars Bladebuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber
A galaxy far, far away is right within reach of your six-year-old boy when they build the customizable Star Wars Bladebuilders Jedi Master Lightsaber. They will love using it to recreate scenes that they saw in their favorite Star Wars movie. Motion-detected light and sound effects make it even more fun to be the hero by defeating the villains. True-to-story details help the boy remember and reenact scenes that they saw in the movies or create their own. Encourage young minds to contemplate how things go together, and to learn to read directions carefully as they will need to construct this kit that includes lightsaber, two light daggers, two elbow connectors, a cross-connector, dual connector and expansion hilt.
Ontel Magic Tracks
Encourage your six-year-old boy’s creativity with Ontel Magic Tracks as the serpentine technology allows him to snap it together in endless patterns. Large colorful pieces snap together easily while encouraging hand-eye coordination. Boys can sort the pieces using all the green, blue and orange pieces together or they can create fanciful patterns for their track. Flexible pieces mean that the track can even run through tunnels and over bridges. This glow-in-the-dark track is perfect for racing the five race cars with their LED headlights on giving your boy hours of fun.The boy will also enjoy using the decals to decorate each car making them unique. When playtime is done, this track simply rolls up, so it is ready to play with quickly the next time.
LEGO City ATV Race Team LEGO set – 60148
Boys who are six-years-old can have endless hours of fun with the LEGO City ATV Race Team set containing two ATVs, a pickup truck with the adjustable ramp and a detachable trailer. Therefore, the amount of stories that the boy can create is endless especially when they also use the two minifigures with removable helmets, fuel barrel, spare tire and trailer hitch. Boys can easily load an ATV on the back of the pickup truck using the ramp while pulling another one on the trailer. They can play mechanic by using the wrench and fuel barrel or they can put the helmets on the minifigures to pretend that they are off for a day of fast-paced racing.
Trianium Fidget Cube
The six different sides of the Trianium Fidget Cube helps six-year-old boys eliminate stress from their lives. One side of the cube has a button that the boy can push like the top of a ballpoint pen while another side has a button that rolls. A third side has a button similar to a light switch that can be flipped while another side has a button that rotates in a circle. The final side has a cut out that can be rubbed similar to a worry stone. Anxious boys can carry this in their pockets to help eliminate excess energy wherever they roam.
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