Best Gift Ideas for 6 year old boys - Birthday and Christmas Presents

If you're having trouble finding the best gifts to buy a 6 year old boy there is plenty of advice, inspiration and suggestions below. Great gifts for 6 year old boys tend to fall into the catergories below.

Toys. 6 year old boys love playing with all kinds of toys. What they love will depend very much on their interests but as a general rule 6 year old boys love superhero toys (think batman, starwars, transformers etc). They do very often like what they've seen in films and on TV. Other good choices include construction toys (marble runs, lego, knex) and themed sets (think bugs, dinosaurs, space and science).

Games. 6 year old boys will have learned the concept of taking turns and trying to win a game. There are some great, fun options on the market for this age group which the whole family can enjoy. Some of them can be played on their own too.

Electronic Gifts - Games consoles, handheld games consoles, video games and even an ipod touch are popular gifts for boys of 6 years in the 21st century.

Outdoor toys - There's lots of great outdoor toys for this age too. Scooters are the outdoor toy of the moment. Also bikes, trampolines and stomp rockets are other ideas.

Gift cards and money. At age 6, kids love going to spend their own money in a toy shop or on what they want. Or they could put money into a savings account to save towards something big they would like to buy. It introduces them to some independance (although obviously they need some adult guidance).

Read on for specific suggestions of the best gifts for 6 year old boys.

Many six year old boys love Star Wars. A really good gift for Star War fans include Star Wars lego, Star Wars books, Star Wars light saber and if they own a games console a Star Wars game.

I have suggested a few star war gifts opposite. Light sabers are a great fun toy that will encourage lots of imaginative play. Star Wars lego is a great gift. Build up the construction and then play Star Wars games with it. Action figues are a great toy for encouraging role play and developing the imagination. Or what about Star Wars roomate stickers to decorate a Star Wars fan's bedroom

If you know a 6 year old boy who loves dinosaurs a really great gift is a dinosaur excavation kit. A dinosaur excavation set allows you to be a paleontologist and chisel away for dinosaur fossil bones. After excavating the bones you put them together to make a dinosaur skeleton. It will keep a six year old boy working on a project for hours and is great for building concentration skills, honing fine motor skills and giving the child pride and self confidence to complete a project

Lego is a brilliant toy for children of all ages and especially for 6 year old boys. First, they get to work on a project building up a lego set and then they get to enjoy playing with their creation.

Lego can help build confidence as 6 year olds will get a great sense of achievement through working on and completing a lego project. Following the lego instructions can also help build literacy and comprehension skills. Lego is also great for encouraging creativity and imagination.

6 year old boys will play with lego toys for ages and there are lots of them available on the market. I have already highlighted Star Wars lego but other sets focus on dinosaurs, police, batman and Indiana Jones (to name just a few.) One of the best gifts for 6 year old boys is lego. Check out some of the suggestions.

At six years old, boys are just the right age to begin playing a number of classic games. Think Connect Four, Operation and Guess Who. Games are great for re-inforcing and introducing social skills including taking turns and loosing and winning with dignity and grace!! Most of these games teach and improve other skills too. Connect Four teaches about strategy and numbers. Operation hones find motor skills. Guess Who helps improve memory and recognition. Cranium enourages listening, problem solving and friendly competition as well as burning off lots of energy and having lots of fun.

Most six year old boys love cars and remote control cars are tons of fun. All the family will want to have a go at running the car around the house and outside.

There are lots of great racing tracks available too.These are really good for family participation. Fathers can race sons, brothers can race sisters, Moms can race Dads. I especially like the batman themed track opposite (lots of loops and turns). The Darda create a course system is also a neat idea. Build up a track and then race on it. There are lots of different tracks you can build with the Darda system so you can race on a different track each time.

Or what about a remote control car?