What do 6 year old boys like?!

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I've got a couple of girlfriends who I've known forever, and we always by something for each others' kids. We're spread all over the country so don't see each other much to know what the kids are really into, but it's just tradition.

Anyway, I can buy for preschool age and under, and girls, with ease. But I haven't a clue what 6 year old boys like.

Any ideas around the £10 mark?! Thanks!!

One of those science kits? There are lots of different ones about. Or match attax cards if they are into football and collect them?

My 6yo wants clothes! Just clothes. He's a weirdo though.

He also likes Lego, Imaginext, board games and Top Trumps.

Dobble is around that price and is good fun.

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Cars, Lego, top trumps, marbles/marble run

Lego, Ninja Turtles, Marvel/superheroes, anything involving poo!

DS is 6 tomorrow (sob) so I'm in the thick of it!

Cars, Lego, dinosaurs

Saying that I bought clothes for the six year old boy in my life for his bday last month and he loved them

Mine is crazy about football, and also loves any kind of top trumps cards, and Lego

Can’t go wrong with Lego - or anything to do with minions if my 5 and 7 yr olds are anything to go by!

They also like imaginext and transformers. Oldest likes match attax too but that’s quite a recent thing so prob not something I’d go for if you don’t know whether the kids are into football.

Hot wheels
Playmobil
Lego
Knex
RC cars

Got interrupted there by the cat throwing a glass of water at me.

My 5 and a half year old has also been asking for a marble run for Christmas. He loves Lego, Spider-Man and sharpie markers.

Lego, pokemon, minecraft, skylanders, superheros although going off them in favour of pokemon, ben 10.

Superheroes, Star Wars, Ninjago, Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10. I'll be back with more when I ask DS2 in the morning.

My 6 yo loves Roald Dahl books, dobble, monopoly (most games actually) marble racer, snap bands, lego and anything Star Wars. I bought a Star Wars glass that changes colour when you put a cold drink in it for one of his classmates birthdays and he was so jealous!! Same with a Star Wars cereal bowl (they came from Debenhams)

To be honest, this is the age where you start to actually need to know what the child is interested in rather than assuming all children of that age/gender are going to like something. My DS is 7 and hates anything Marvel, superhero, Star Wars, or Lego! He likes pokemon, my little pony, craft kits, magformers and a very wide range of books.

Lego is all mine ever wants.

Have a look on wicked uncle website

Hexbugs were a big hit at 6 and still going strong years later here.

'Disgustingness' kits/ practical joke sets etc. have always gone down well with the aged 5-7s I buy for!

In the spirit of Christmas fun, I imagine even the most serious child would enjoy a bit of 'science' daftness.

For under a tenner, "Disgustingly Nasty Science Kit" looks promising.

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Anything related to WWE wrestling books, trading cards, annuals, busy books, imaginext (££!) Lego, Batman.

Small lego set.
Voice disguiser.
Chocolate.

Marble Run
Lego
Magnetic building thingy
Transformers
Paw Patrol
Craft & painting stuff

My DS turned 6 last weekend and he asked for any Super Mario or Legend of Zelda related (found some cool little play sets for him), Mario monopoly, and Lego.
He’s suddenly ditched Minions, Cars and Paw Patrol like they’re the worst things ever so you do need to be careful with this age I’m finding!

It seems I'm in the minority here but I was about to say 'anything but lego'. It seems to be the default gift of choice for boys of this age and now we're over run with the stuff! Have recently bought this for a 6 year old and he loved it. Second top trumps and chapter books like Roald dahl, Knex, nerf guns, star wars.

Art projects and early science projects too.

OP,

I've just realised you mentioned that your friends are in other parts of the country...does that mean you'll need to factor in ease/cheapness of mailing i.e. probably not my earlier suggestion! ?

Or will you be meeting up in person, to exchange the kids' presents before Xmas, which allows for more scope?