At 6, a girl wants toys with rules and toys for making: a box of classic games, a giant Dobble, a crochet or scoubidou kit, a drum for music, a dolls' house to furnish. The gifts that work are shared with friends, with a result she can show or give away.

What a 6-year-old loves

This is the first year of school: she decodes, counts, compares, and likes explaining the rules to others. Board games become real games, with memory, speed and a score. Her hands are precise: she ties, braids, sews, threads beads, and finishes what she starts if she can give it away afterwards. Imagination organises itself around families and worlds: the dolls' house has residents who each have their story. Toys can have small parts, long rules and accessories.

Our gift ideas

To play together

The Classic box gathers the classic games in one set, the Nain Jaune in its wooden box is played with the grandparents, Dobble Giant is played on the floor, Animots makes you guess words, and the BrainBox Pocket comes along in the car. All our board games.

To make

The rabbit crochet kit teaches a real skill, the scoubidous and the pompom kit fill Wednesday afternoons, the Spiral'art draws rosettes, and the pebble craft kit gets stones painted. All our arts and crafts.

To make music

The big Animambo drum has a real sound and a skin that lasts. See our music section.

To house a family

The wooden dolls' house with its furniture serves until 10, the flexible doll family lives in it, and the curry-yellow cloth doll sleeps in the bed. The unicorn mare and Schleich rooster figurines fill the farm. All our dolls and figurines.

To think alone

The Fairy Forest and Fairy Castle puzzles have 54 pieces, the Tower of Hanoi is a brain teaser picked up at any age, and the wooden draughts is played in pairs. All our puzzles.

To transform and for outdoors

The confetti tutu twirls well, the unicorn friendship necklaces go to the best friend, and the family croquet set brings three generations together in the garden. Our costumes and outdoor toys.

What budget?

Under 20 euros: the 54-piece puzzles, the Tower of Hanoi, the draughts, the BrainBox Pocket, the Spiral'art, the pebbles, the pompoms, the friendship necklaces or the doll family. Between 20 and 50 euros: the Classic box, the Nain Jaune, Dobble Giant, Animots, the crochet kit, the scoubidous and the cloth doll. Above 50 euros: the confetti tutu, the drum, the croquet or the furnished dolls' house, for a gift that leaves a mark.

Frequently asked questions

Which board game at 6?

A memory, speed or card game with twenty to thirty-minute rounds. The Nain Jaune and the classic games have the advantage of being played with the grandparents, who already know the rules.

A craft kit at 6, alone or with help?

Alone for scoubidous, pompoms and pebbles, after a first demonstration. With help for crochet, where the first row is done together.

Can the gift be wrapped?

Yes, gift wrapping is free: tick the box on the product page before adding to cart. Delivery to a pick-up point is free from 80 euros in mainland France, and you can collect your order in our shop at 211 boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris.

See also

• Gifts for a 6-year-old boy
• Gifts for a 5-year-old girl
• Gifts for a 7-year-old girl
• All toys for ages 5 to 7
• All our gift ideas by age

Advice from the team at L'Oiseau de Paradis, a toy shop in Paris since 1932.