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Ideas for 6yo boy?

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Dinoteeth · 06/11/2022 20:09

I'm stumped he's a second boy so we already have all the big things, bikes, scooter, and lots of hand me downs.

I need a range of ideas the ones he's given me a pretty random and he keeps changing his mind. And he has his 6th birthday soon too!

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PumpkinDart · 06/11/2022 20:54

Magnatiles
Lego
Mini ramp thing for bike/ scooter
Telescope
Microscope
Interactive globe thing
My daughter had a body thing last year you could take it apart and see the various organs/ their functions and the skeleton as well it was pretty cool.
Pogo stick

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Bronzeisthecolour · 06/11/2022 20:55

Jurassic Park anything, pokemon, camera,robo alive are all on my 6 year olds list. New Tablet too.

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Chaiandchocolate · 06/11/2022 21:22

Lego
Marble Run
Books
Action figures - Marvel, Star Wars
Games - Dobble, Rush Hour, Uno, Top Trumps, Bugs in the Kitchen, Blokus, Game of Life
Basketball hoop - portable or fixed
Swingball

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user375242 · 06/11/2022 23:45

Well what is he into? I have a one who is just about to turn 6 and has just hugely got into Minecraft this year. He is asking for Minecraft Treasure X sets, a jewellry making set, gemstone dig set and Minecraft lego.

He is really into Lego in general. We have Playmags that are popular, he loves his microwave hottie, has asked for hoodie blanket. He uses a magna draw and an LCD drawing tablet thing quite a lot at the moment. Last year he got a Grafix science set that has been popular, and a Cars aquabeads set. Stomp rocket and kite from last year also used regularly.

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Dinoteeth · 07/11/2022 00:20

He plays with his Dinos and lego people, doesn't so much build. Big brother loved building lego.

We have a wooden marble run, I was toying with the idea of Gavitrax but I think he might still be too young for it.

Stomp rocket and swing ball might not be bad ideas.

He's not really into drawing and crafts etc but would be good for him to develop the strength in his fingers, ie his handwriting isn't the best.

Another thing I've been toying with is the Nintendo Switch.

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Fourfurryfeet · 07/11/2022 00:29

All mine is ask8ng for is awful Goo jit zu figures, so also need ideas to expand his horizons.
Disco ball?
Superhero dress up/ figures
Craft stuff? Hama beads
Watch
Top trumps/ Uno
Still likes imaginext toys
Playmobil - police sets

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DelurkingAJ · 07/11/2022 00:32

DS2 has Gravitrax but can’t really operate it at all without help.

What he would like…Ninjago Lego, board games (yet another Ticket to Ride expansion pack), a book about flags (don’t even ask) and notebooks and drawing paper.

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DelurkingAJ · 07/11/2022 00:34

We have a Switch and DS2 has a good selection of games he can play independently (but on the living room TV!)…he’s playing a lot of Minecraft in creative mode at the moment and most of the Lego games are good for that age.

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Dinoteeth · 07/11/2022 01:00

@DelurkingAJ - I'll leave the Gavitrax for another year or so.

We have xbox & ps4 but it's the Mario and Pokemon games I was thinking about but I really don't know.

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Fivemoreminutes1 · 07/11/2022 04:04

Hot wheels
RC car
Botley robot
Super Mario labyrinth game
Kidizoom watch
Den building kit

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Rtmhwales · 07/11/2022 04:49

DSS is getting a Switch for Christmas. He got stomp rockets last year and they're played with regularly. He's massively into dinosaurs still, so a playmobil set and dinosaur play doh. Otherwise just family board games.

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Mummyme87 · 07/11/2022 06:54

I have an almost 5yr old boy and also a 8.5yr old. I’m definitely stumped this year.

im debating a Nintendo switch for smallest, his brother got one for Christmas last year but youngest has really started showing an interest in it also and asked for one. I was thinking the lite version though since we have a full on switch already.

otherwise..
lego city police station
screwball scramble
mini air hockey
play figures that he is in to.. so he’s a Batman fan at the moment