Best gift for a six year old girl?

[yurbud]

My niece is somewhat tomboyish, but still likes princess stuff and all of that.

Any ideas in about the $40 range?

Smaller stuff is good too.

[SOteric]

1. 6 is just about the age most young girls discover sleepovers.

Maybe a trendy kid-sized sleeping bag?

Also projects and kraft kits can be fun. I think the Discovery Store (from the Discovery channel folks) has a bunch of projects and things separated by gender and age group for kids.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Make your own jewelry bead kits are all the rage around here.

[Lochloosa]

8. Scrapbooking kits. Range from 19.95 and up

[Lochloosa]

9. Scrapbooking kits. Range from 19.95 and up

[yurbud]

24. I'll have to get me one of them for myself

[yurbud]

23. I gave her a pop up tent a couple of years ago. Do they have a spud cannon in the Discovery Store?

[SOteric]

37. I'm not sure, but I know they have

a marshmallow launcher. :7

[yurbud]

42. I wonder if that would work with hamsters too...

[npincus]

3. would she like a "Barbie" learning laptop?

My daughter is younger (4) but LOVES hers-- she has a smaller, simple version of the $40 one (I saw at target) which has more interactive features for slightly older kids. Here's the one I'm talking about:



http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-3/qid=1165435337/ref=sr_1_3/601-0151244-4880130?ie=UTF8&asin=B000EULXZC

[yurbud]

25. good idea. I'll ask my bro if she has one

[Arkansas Granny]

4. When my youngest was about 6 years old I went to an office

supply store and fixed him a box that included construction paper, tape, stencils, markers, paper punch, rulers, etc. He got more enjoyment out of that gift than you could imagine because it let him use his imagination. There are few things that kids that age love more than cut, color and paste.

A friend of mine fixed her young daughter a dress up box. She scoured thrift shops and yard sales for "dress up" clothes and accessories. It never lost it's appeal.

A neat thing about both of these suggestions is that they can be added to and upgraded easily.

[trof]

10. Miz t. has a 'dress up' box for 2 little girls next door.

We have some rockin' high fashion tea parties.
;-)

[yurbud]

29. guys get a lot of bling, shave our heads, and have Mr. T parties.

[yurbud]

26. great idea! You know what's funny, is a lot of the time when people give kids a really expensive

gift in a big box, they ignore the gift and play in the box.

[Arkansas Granny]

30. That reminds me of the time that after unwrapping all the Christmas

gifts, I found one of the kids having a blast playing with the discarded wrapping paper and ribbon while he completely ignored all the new toys. Go figure!

[LoZoccolo]

5. A United States savings bond.

It is never too early to teach children the value of saving money.

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/wellspent/archives/2004/12/savings_bonds_a.html

[uppityperson]

7. you made me laugh. thanks

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. A red-rider BB gun.

They love those.

[yurbud]

27. gave her that when she was 3. there's a lot of blind cats in their neighborhood now.

[AllegroRondo]

6. Theres a great series of "Klutz" books

which are basic arts/crafts stuff with lots of pictures and includes supplies. Michaels sells them here.

My daughter liked the ones on hemp jewelry, hair wraps, and pipe cleaner art.

[yurbud]

28. she already has a pipe? I'd be afraid of pipe cleaners. My mom left one laying around once...

a kitten ate it and died.

My neice has a baby brother she'd probably feed it to.

[elehhhhna]

11. Junie B. Jones books. All of them.

Then read a few out loud to her. Guaranteed to LYAO.

"Junie B. Jones is a Beauty-Shop Guy" is my personal fave.




Books in this set include:Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (#9)Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy (#11)Junie B. Jones Smells Something.


http://www.amazon.com/Junie-Joness-Third-Boxed-Books/dp/0375825525/sr=8-4/qid=1165437799/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/104-4251059-7731142?ie=UTF8&s=books

[noonwitch]

17. My six year old neice loves those books

Beverly Cleary books are good, too. Most are paperback and you can buy a bunch of them for $40, enough to keep her reading for months.

[Porcupine]

12. Karaoke Machine!!

Your sibling did something to deserve it I'm sure.

[yurbud]

31. actually, I dropped him on his head when he was little, so I deserve it.

[xmas74]

13. My six year old

is getting lots of sporting equipment this year.

Get her a bat and a ball (to adress the tomboy side) and then get her a few really cheap (like discount store cheap) plain sweatshirts w/ fabric paint.

My daughter loves to make her own t shirts, night shirts (just really big adult t shirts) and sweatshirts. We buy fabric paint for writing and drawing and we buy dye so she can tie dye everything.

[Wcross]

14. A pony. I don't know where you can get one for 40 bucks.......

but she really would love one.

[yurbud]

32. I thought you were going to say you have some fresh ground

[RedG1]

16. gift card from KB Toys or Toys R Us...

have an 8-year-old in the family...asked him what he wanted...he said gift card of course...then he goes with his mom after New Years and picks out what he wants...been doing this since he was 4 for birthday and Christmas...IMHO nothing better

[yurbud]

33. my other brother does this with her

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. A vise grip and a five gallon gas can.

[yurbud]

34. so she can siphon gas?

[Rabrrrrrr]

44. She might as well learn now.

And learn some trade skills so she can start providing at home and not be such a parasite.

:rofl:

[Kali]

48. ...

:spray:


thanks, I REALLY needed a chuckle this afternoon.

[SoyCat]

19. Please promise that no matter what you give her, that you'll include a book.--

Please :-)

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Especially "Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying"

[SoyCat]

22. Ah, another Monty Python fan!

[yurbud]

35. the gifts I remember most as a kid were books, so I always do.

[SoyCat]

39. That's great! We need more books and more readers.

[marzipanni]

41. Eloise was my idol when I was 5-7

This was absolutely one of my most favorite books.
http://www.eloisewebsite.com/books/book_eloise.htm
I liked wearing my charcoal grey pleated skirt and puff-sleeved blouse. I guess my mom understood. ;)

[grasswire]

21. something that kids always like...

...is the Audobon Society's field guide to insects. Pair that up with a magnifying glass and they're off to lots of backyard adventures.

[yurbud]

43. her dad is afraid of spiders, so I'd get a really BIG one

[rug]

36. Webkinz

http://www.webkinz.com/index.html

[Dukkha]

38. Olive Garden Gift Card

https://www.thegiftcertificatecompany.com/customizations/olivegarden/default.asp

[Sabriel]

40. I gave this last year. Very popular.

They still play with it:

Rush Hour

http://www.amazon.com/Rush-Hour-Traffic-Jam-Puzzle/dp/B00000DMER

[Little Wing]

45. Great toy

I used to work for a company where that game would be left nearby the interview table *which doubled as the conference table, lunch table, computer repair table* and if interviewees would try solve it while waiting for the interviewers, it was a big plus.

[tinfoil tiaras]

46. A sporty-themed barbie? Like a soccer player or something?

I was and still am a total girly girl, so I can't really help with "tomboyish" gifts, but since you said she likes "princessy" stuff too, I think the sporty kind of barbie would be good. :) :hi:

[knitter4democracy]

47. My daughter's six. Her presents this year include:

The Only Hearts Club dolls, soft posable dolls that they have at Target and my good toy store (bit smaller than Barbie, easier to dress, and soft), plus more clothes for them. Here's the link for Target:
http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_fe_l_1_1041576_22/602-4255091-0116654?ie=UTF8&node=16300361

Clothes for her knock-off 18" American Girl doll.

Books.

A great place to shop for kids toys is Tuesday Morning. They carry good stuff, and you'll get it much cheaper there.

[Kali]

49. Legos, tinkertoys, matchbox cars.

There is some kind of cool arty toys that are similar to tinkertoys with lots of colors and animal prints, and odd modernistc shapes - sorry I don't know the name, but someone will.