At 6, a boy wants toys for playing fast and toys for making: a Dobble, a Catan Junior for his first strategy, a 3D globe puzzle that lights up, a scoubidou or pompom kit, a full knight costume. The gifts that work have a visible result, a rule he can explain to his friends, and come out again at the weekend.

What a 6-year-old loves

This is the first year of school: he decodes, counts, compares, and likes to show what he can do. Board games become real games, with strategy and speed, and he can bear losing as long as there is a rematch. His hands are precise: he cuts, ties, braids, glues, and finishes what he starts if the result is worth it. Imagination stays powerful but leans on worlds: knights, pirates, space, dinosaurs. Toys can have small parts, long rules and mechanisms.

Our gift ideas

To play fast and win

Dobble is the game you take everywhere, Catan Junior is a first pirate strategy game from age 6, Toktooyou fits in a pocket, and Plouf Party makes the whole table laugh. All our board games.

To make

The scoubidou kit and the pompom kit fill Wednesday afternoons, the pebble craft kit gets stones painted, the rabbit crochet kit teaches a real skill, and the six-activity craft box covers several weeks. All our arts and crafts.

To think alone

The illuminated 3D globe puzzle is built from 180 pieces and becomes a lamp, the Animal World Map puzzle and the Museum of the World puzzle have 100 pieces, and the Secrets of the Sea observation puzzle has 200. All our puzzles.

To become a knight or an explorer

The knight costume includes the tunic, the cape and the crown, the foam dagger goes with it, and the galactic explorer kit heads for space. Our costumes.

To roll and collect

The Citroën 2CV with its three cyclists tells the Tour de France, the American police Ford F150 starts a collection, and the 1951 Mercury is a piece for the shelf. See our cars, boats and planes.

For outdoors and for reading

The wooden pétanque is played from age 6, and Asterix the Gaul is the first album read alone. See our outdoor toys and our books.

What budget?

Under 20 euros: Dobble, Toktooyou, Plouf Party, the 100-piece puzzles, the pebble and pompom kits, the 2CV or the Asterix album. Between 20 and 50 euros: Catan Junior, the scoubidous, the crochet kit, the craft box, the 3D globe, the pétanque, the knight costume and the explorer kit. Above 50 euros: the Steiff Batman bear, for a gift that leaves a mark.

Frequently asked questions

Which board game at 6?

A speed game or a first strategy game with twenty to thirty-minute rounds. Catan Junior, Dobble and single-rule card games are the safe bets, and they stay in use until 10.

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 girl
• Gifts for a 5-year-old boy
• Gifts for a 7-year-old boy
• 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.