To give gifts to children 5-6 years old, there is no need for a reason. Kids are always happy to have any toy, and parents will enjoy pampering them. Well, if there is a son or daughter’s birthday ahead, Children’s Day, New Year or another holiday, a gift is a must. After all, children of this age are always waiting for surprises. If you are looking for gifts for children aged 5 - 6 years old, check out our large selection for boys and girls. Did you like any option? Click on the title or picture to go to the store.
How to choose toys for 5 year old children?
Buying age-appropriate toys for 5-year-old boys shouldn't be a problem. All you have to do is follow the developmental milestones for that age.
Although every child develops at a different rate, these milestones are general norms that most children reach by a certain age. A very late stage may alert you to the possibility of developmental problems.
If you follow your child's developmental stages, you won't buy toys that are too difficult for your child to understand or use.
The main stages of development of 5-year-old children
By age 5, your child should be able to:
- Communicate clearly and concisely: This includes using complete sentences, different tenses, telling stories, and conveying information such as names, addresses, and other details.
- Express emotions, individuality, and empathy: including wanting to be part of a group, agreeing to rules and regulations, and showing independence. They must also be aware of their gender and be able to distinguish right from wrong, reality from pretense.
- Understand basic cognitive concepts : counting, shapes, patterns, letters and logic.
- Have an awareness of society: understanding concepts such as money, school, safety and family.
- Perform physical activities: including jumping, tumbling and rolling, and climbing. The child can go to the toilet without assistance and using a fork and spoon.
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What toys does a 5 year old boy need?
Social toys and games
5-year-olds can communicate effectively and develop a desire to play with others. Cooperative or even competitive games and toys may be introduced at this age.
Simple strategy games
5 year olds should be able to follow rules and instructions. As long as strategy toys follow a simplified narrative, 5-year-olds should understand them without any problems.
Don't forget about motor skills
It is still important for 5 year olds to work on their motor development. Stationery supplies, puzzles, and blocks are good options for fine motor skills. Balls, bikes, climbing frames or sports equipment will develop gross motor skills.
Creative toys
5-year-olds have strong imaginations and are often boisterous and energetic. Let them express some of their energy through art, theater or music.
Toys for girls 5 years old: role-playing games
Most girls' role-playing games cannot do without dolls. Modern five-year-old princesses play with Barbies, dolls that are difficult to distinguish from real babies. In addition, every girl would like to have in her arsenal:
- small soft toys;
- doll houses with furniture;
- themed sets (clinic, kitchen, hairdresser, shop);
- attributes of fairy-tale characters (magic wand, fairy wings, crown, etc.).
Such items help girls try on the role of a mother, a fairy-tale princess, a doctor or a fashion stylist. This helps young ladies learn the rules of the “adult” world, undergo socialization faster, and enrich their vocabulary.
The best educational toys for boys 5 years old
Hasbro Monopoly Junior board game
The funny thing about 5 year olds is that they have an understanding of rules and cooperation. This means they can enjoy board games. What better way to start the game than Monopoly?
It's fun, it's competitive and the whole family gets involved. Monopoly Junior is almost the same as standard Monopoly, with some changes to make it more suitable for younger children.
It includes kid-friendly character tokens and simple properties and places to purchase, such as the zoo, arcades or movie theaters.
Who would have thought that monopoly could teach you anything other than how to fool your friends? The younger version can teach children about partnership, confidence, decision making and consequences.
Board game Melissa & Doug Magic
Here's another game that will reveal your boy's personality. Your 5 year old's ability to tell fact from fiction will make this magical set even more fun for him. He will understand that it is a trick, but to him you will be puzzled.
This kit will teach your boy how to perform simple (but cool) magic tricks that are easy to learn and require just a few simple supplies. It has everything your son needs to get started.
You get a disappearing coin, a mesh bag, a ball and vase, a $100 bill pass, and a magician's scarf. This magical set includes an illustrated manual. It has 12 parts in total.
Plugo STEM Math Kit
You'll need an iPad or iPhone for this, but that's the only downside to it. This STEM gamepad is a great educational toy, especially for school children who will benefit from learning at home.
The play kit connects to your device and uses hands-on, story-based play to teach your kids numbers and math. Includes a foldable controller, counting spike, study guide, and number and operation tokens.
You'll have to download the app, but once you do, you'll have access to over 250 math games. A great educational toy!
Nerf Rocket Launcher Fortnite (E7511)
Here's a game to get your boy moving. The goal is to use your body and launch the planes as far, high or funny as you can. The stunt planes in this set were designed by real aeronautical engineers, so you know what they mean.
The set includes a launch pad and three different stunt planes: a looper (which flies in a loop), a glider (which can launch up to 50kg) and a wild cat that does a ton of tricks.
What more could a 5 year old boy want?
Animalogic board game
This brain puzzle game has a simple goal: stop the stampede by making the animals cross the river in the correct order. The player must figure out in what order they go.
The game has up to 60 different puzzles and five difficulty levels to choose from. It is ideal for the development and cognitive skills of 5 year olds. Game includes board, 16 wooden animal pieces, notebook and storage box.
Board game Robot Face Race
This is a matching game where you match the faces of the robots on the board with the ones shown on the “randomizer”. It teaches children pattern recognition, association and cognitive thinking.
This game is enjoyable whether your boy can read or not and the kids all play it at the same time. A fee, 20 tokens and a “robot randomizer” are included. This is certainly a fun game for two to four players.
Fisher-Price Super Sounds Soccer Goal
Here's a classic with a twist. You might think there's nothing special about football, but Fisher-Price has found a way to spice it up.
This soccer setup comes with a ball, net and adjustable hanging target to make scoring goals more challenging. They also have pre-recorded sounds to celebrate your goals, making it a great option.
The gate is suitable for indoor (space permitting) or outdoor play. They are suitable for both one and two players.
Bicycle RoyalBaby
Can your 5 year old already ride a bike? Either way, it doesn't matter. This amazing bike comes with training wheels for use until your son learns to ride it. When he is ready to spread his wings, remove them and problem solved!
Choose from a variety of sizes, colors and designs. The 16-inch model is recommended as it gives your son the opportunity to grow without compromising the safety of training wheels. It is suitable from 4 to 7 years.
This bike also includes a bell, mounting tools, non-slip pedals and reflectors. It has a front hand brake and a coaster brake for added safety.
Razor A Kick Scooter
If bikes aren't yet an option for your boy, why not consider a scooter? Almost no skill is required to start riding it. It has been a staple toy for boys since their invention.
The scooter is made of aircraft aluminum and has a patented design. Its brakes also allow you to stop quickly. It can hold up to 65kg.
The scooter has adjustable handles with foam grips. What a great way to get your child moving on wheels.
Lego City constructor
I can't have a list of boy toys without including the iconic Lego. This set has 358 pieces and since its theme is transportation, I think boys will love it.
It includes a truck, detachable trailer, ramps and a combine harvester. It also comes with two characters: a driver and a farmer.
All pieces are compatible with other original Lego blocks, and we love the combination of countryside and city in this building set.
Lego Classic construction set
This massive Lego set contains 790 pieces in various sizes, in 33 different colors. It includes two base plates, windows and doors, tires and rims. As above, all pieces are compatible with other Lego sets.
More original Legos (like this set) can be basic to play with. The large yellow storage box is both charming and functional.
Bulldozer with Shantou Gepai tools
This bulldozer is innovative and a great idea. Your little boy can take it apart and put it back together as many times as he likes. It promotes fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and reasoning.
The toy kit includes a screwdriver and assembly parts. The bulldozer is made of durable, non-toxic materials. It's designed for small hands so your son won't find it too difficult.
It comes with a 100 percent guarantee. This toy was built to last.
The most popular and interesting options
You can find many different types of toys in children's stores.
But not all of them are popular with children. Interesting and popular educational toys for boys 5-6 years old:
- Lego constructors;
- interactive dinosaurs and animals;
- radio-controlled cars;
- transformers;
- Board games;
- musical instruments;
- electric car
Lego constructors
Any boy will love the Lego constructor. It consists of small elements from which complex structures can be created. Lego is distinguished by good detail, high quality, and a large number of thematic lines.
For example, a boy can buy the following types of Lego sets:
- LEGO Architecture. Allows you to realize world-famous architectural objects in miniature (Venice Bridge, New York skyscraper). The details are made in the same shades as the real structure. Playing with such a construction set, a boy will be able to feel like a real architect or engineer;
- LEGO Bionicle . Allows you to create an entire army of robots. This designer provides the opportunity to independently change equipment, choose the direction of the story game;
- LEGO City . It is divided into a number of categories: police, volcano and sea researchers, airport, fire service. Each of these groups has its own characters, a certain number of details, one part of which is block;
- LEGO Classic . Consists of elements of different sizes. A classic version of the construction set for younger and older preschoolers. LEGO Classic pieces come in the form of bricks and plates of different colors;
- LEGO Creator . The designer of this series allows you to create various buildings, vehicles, animals, robots;
- LEGO DUPLO . Presented in different sets: “Pizzeria”, “City Square”, “Birthday”. With their help it is easy to simulate various life situations. To get acquainted with numbers, it is worth creating a “Count and Play” train. You can rebuild it, change cars, remembering their order and numbers;
- LEGO Ninjago . An ideal construction set for boys. You can create various aircraft, unusual cars, river stations, shops, residential buildings, and strange creatures. This construction set is complex, so you need to take into account the child’s intellectual abilities;
- LEGO Star Wars . Allows you to build military bases, equip them with tanks and starships of unusual shapes. A distinctive feature of this series is interactivity: you can open doors and hatches, military equipment shoots.
LEGO Ninjago construction set
Each construction set comes with a booklet with instructions and drawings. Lego develops fine motor skills and manual dexterity, creative thinking, and imagination. Boys become more diligent.
Interactive dinosaurs and animals
Today, interactive toys are especially popular. They are endowed with artificial intelligence and can interact with humans. The toys are programmed to educate and develop babies.
Among 5-year-old boys, the following types of interactive toys are very popular:
- dinosaurs;
- the Bears;
- dogs;
- robots;
- cats.
Such toys develop love and care for living beings and motivate them to explore the world around them.
Children learn to care for interactive dragons or dogs. During the game, the child develops communication skills, observation, and imagination.
Radio-controlled cars
Radio controlled toys are becoming more and more popular every year. A child can use a remote control to control an airplane or a car.
This develops fine motor skills, increases concentration and perseverance. You can play with radio-controlled cars in pairs, competing to see whose vehicle will reach the end point faster or avoid obstacles better.
This develops communication skills, makes a person purposeful and dexterous.
Hyperactive boys may find playing with radio-controlled cars boring. In this case, it should be modified: run races with a helicopter, play football with cars.
Transformers
Transformers are robots that are equipped with different types of weapons and can change their shape, turning into cars and aircraft. Their limbs move, so they can take different poses while playing.
Transformers
Such a toy will really appeal to those boys who watched the cartoon “Transformers”. It develops manual dexterity, imagination, logical and spatial thinking.
Board games
There are many board games: football, hockey, billiards, basketball. They develop attentiveness, eye, dexterity, and instill a love of sports. Children's "Monopoly" is very popular.
She teaches preschool boys the rules of counting, the basics of economics, and mathematics. Simple board games include dominoes and lotto. They develop perseverance and teach the child to add and subtract.
Puzzles are an interesting and useful board game. They look like various shaped parts that need to be laid out and connected in a certain way to create a picture.
This activity develops imaginative thinking, concentration, logic, and fine motor skills. During the game, all thought processes are involved.
Musical instruments
Musical instruments are suitable for those boys who are interested in music. They develop hearing, a sense of rhythm, perseverance and attentiveness.
For five-year-old children, you should choose the following toys:
- electric guitar;
- drum;
- electric synthesizer with lighting effects;
- harmonica;
- accordion;
- piano.
Such toys give a lot of positive emotions. If there are two children in the family, then you can buy a microphone. This will allow the kids to play together.
Electric car
This is a modern toy that allows you to keep a restless boy occupied for a long time. It is very similar to a real vehicle. An electric car has mirrors, headlights, rubber tires, pedals, and a steering wheel.
While driving, the car makes the sounds of a running engine. This toy will give the boy the opportunity to feel like an adult.
Electric cars are available in two types: remote control and self-driving. The former are suitable for small children, and the latter for children of older preschool age.
Electric cars are equipped with a powerful battery. This allows you to drive the car for several hours. This toy develops attentiveness, perseverance, dexterity, and eye.
Before purchasing a toy, it is recommended to ask the seller to show a quality certificate. This will make it clear whether the selected product really meets the requirements and is safe.
The best interactive toys for boys 5 years old
Talking robot WOWWEE
Its joints can rotate a full 360 degrees and you can twist it any way you like. He has flashing LED eyes that change color when you talk to him. Its batteries are included so you can have fun right out of the box.
Various colors are also included in case your son isn't a fan of neon green, but we think it's pretty cool.
Robot dog BLUESEA
Meet Harry, an interactive robot dog that can walk, bark and respond to your touch. He will even sing and dance for you if you touch his head.
This is a cute little puppy. He will haunt you if you let him.
This is a great choice for your boys, and indeed families who can't have (or don't want) real pets. It also works as a pet. Harry is charming and very funny.
Educational globe SmartGlobe SG268RX
Expand your son's knowledge of the world with this amazing and interactive globe.
He will be able to learn more than a thousand facts about the world. Topics include animals and nature, countries and cities, continents and oceans.
It comes with features that can be used to explore the globe and measure distances. There are over 10 hours of interactive audio built into it.
The most interesting and popular toys for boys 5 years old
Smartwatch VTech
Let's face it, some parents are stuck in the past and haven't quite accepted that our children are growing up in a technological world. This smartwatch is more sophisticated than you might think. They're perfect for introducing your kids to the cyber age without the risk of exposing them to the online world.
This watch has various games that work through a motion sensor. Your boy can take photos and videos with them. They are also equipped with an alarm, timer, calculator, voice recorder and voice converter.
You can connect them to your computer via USB. They are also water resistant although they cannot be completely submerged in water. Other games are available for download from the VTech “Learning Lodge.”
RUBIE'S voice changing mask
Children's confidence begins to blossom and self-expression becomes energetic and creative. Their speech is also more concise, so this voice changer mask can be a real hit for your boy.
This transformer mask has eight phrases and a soundtrack programmed into it. It has adjustable straps to fit any boy's head, and batteries are included.
Some parents complain that this mask is a little scary, but I think that makes it more fun. Megatron is one of those villains that everyone loves.
Track with dinosaurs
Adults have their own opinions about “Jurassic World,” but kids, especially boys, love it. This playset is a great gift for fans of the film, as well as dinosaur lovers.
This racing track is versatile with 142 parts that can be customized in any way. It includes two dinosaurs and two racing cars, encouraging social play.
It also includes trees, slopes, a door, a bridge and soldiers. Stickers are also included for personalization. It is easy to assemble and made of non-toxic plastic. Your 5 year old boy should love this set.
Hulk Boxing Gloves
These gloves are made of polyester so they don't crush but rather soften your boy's hands so he doesn't get hurt. They work as a toy, like boxing gloves or can be used for a themed party.
Mattel Batman Figure
Sometimes all the boys need is a simple superhero figure to play with.
We often buy digital toys. I love this Batman figure because it fits the character and it's versatile.
It is 30 cm high and has 11 connection points. Such toys perfectly develop your boy's imagination, allow him to play freely and increase his self-confidence. This Batman figure is part of a collectible series, so if your son is a DC fan, he will love this toy.
Fisher-Price Batcopter
Speaking of Batman, here's another fun one: introducing the Batcopter. If your son is more into vehicles than characters, this might be the perfect toy for him.
Imagination develops easily with this toy. It has fully rotating helicopter blades and landing gear. It also includes a Batman figure.
It's not quite as stylish as the one above, but if your boy is more interested in a helicopter, it shouldn't matter.
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What to give your daughter for her 5th birthday?
Price from 1000 to 1500 rubles
Barbie “Fashion Play” doll in pink blouse and plaid skirt
This toy is a classic Barbie doll with a height of 29 cm. The assortment includes dolls in different clothes, with different hair colors, a total of 21 pieces to choose from. Barbie has voluminous hair that is easy to style into stylish hairstyles.
Price: 1,459 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/9540746
Melissa & Doug Water Coloring Cards “Shapes, Numbers and Colors”
The educational kit contains 26 cards made of paper. The drawings begin to appear when the child runs a brush dipped in water over them. The set includes a convenient water container.
Price: 1,090 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/8497710
A set of educational books “Full annual course: 4-5 years”
A set of 12 bright educational aids is packaged in a beautiful box; it will be an excellent gift for a 5-year-old daughter. The advantage is that the game manual is developed taking into account educational standards. It contains a complete amount of knowledge for a 4-5 year old child, this contributes to the full development of the girl.
Price: 1,199 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/3719806
Price from 1500 rubles
Anti-stress toy Smooshy Mushy Bento
In the modern world, even children experience stress. A cute anti-stress toy in the shape of a funny hippopotamus will help restore peace of mind. Clutching a soft toy in his hands, the child calms down, and Harper the Hippo regains his shape.
Price: 1,799 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/10383123
Dress Candy's
This beautiful children's dress is made from fabric that contains 100% cotton; Country of origin: Russia. This outfit is a 2-in-1 style with a plaid skirt and a solid colored top with long sleeves. There is a convenient button closure at the back. The dress is intended for the demi-season period.
Price: 1,077 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/14385252
Klein Braun Stylist Kit
A play kit for a young stylist is a convenient suitcase that contains all the necessary items. The set includes: a toy hair dryer that runs on batteries, hairpins, combs, and a mirror. With this set, the girl will learn how to do fashionable hairstyles.
Price: 1,990 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/1639791
Jacket Candy's
This elegant children's jacket is made of soft cotton fabric with lining. A beautiful gathered peplum is made from tulle. If you complement this jacket with a matching skirt, as in the photo, you will get a complete set of clothes for your little fairy fairy.
Price: 1,509 rub.
Link: https://www.mytoys.ru/product/13434129
What toys are best for a 5 year old boy to buy?
We love boys this age. They are still young children, but they are becoming more curious about the world and more daring to explore it.
Each of these toys has something interesting to offer a child, but ultimately I think Monopoly is the clear winner. It's simple enough for 5 year olds to understand, but close enough to the original.
It's different from other toys because it's social so you can play with the whole family. It will also teach your son some valuable life lessons.
