59 Gifts for 6-Year-Old Girls That Will Entertain and Inspire Your Little One

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There are few groups on Earth with more imagination than 6-year-old girls. And now that they’re “big kids," not only are they more creative than ever before, but they’re suddenly so much more engaged and interested in the world around them since everything is exciting and new. We’ve put together a list of gifts for 6-year-old girls that balance that imagination and real-world curiosity that they’ll be sure to love and, more importantly, will hold their interest for more than five seconds.

Of course, even 6-year-old levels of wonder and excitement can’t entirely stave off the inevitable, frequent whine, aka the bane of parents everywhere: “I’m booored! There’s nothing to dooo!” (OMG, for real, kid? Because you’re literally sitting on a pile of discarded toys like a dragon on a horde of gold.)

So, in choosing these gifts, we wanted to select a variety of toys, books, and games that she’ll want to play with over and over again, ideally for a few years. We also made sure to take a look around our own circles to see what the grade-school girls in our lives are getting the most use out of (and made sure to skip anything buried at the bottom of their toy boxes).

So we can confidently say these toys, games, and books will not only speak to your kiddo’s interests but, just maybe, might encourage some new ones along the way.

WellieWishers Ashlyn Doll

The greatest present I’ve ever gotten in my life was the Christmas my uncles bought me my American Girl doll, and though that was *a-hem* a few years ago, the appeal of this brand has endured. This gift is perfect for 6-year-old girls since the dolls in this line are scaled slightly down for little hands.

Pixie Crush Unicorn Toys In Rainbow Carrier

Most of the 6-year-old girls we know have a menagerie of stuffed animals. And the only thing that can make it more magical: unicorns in a whimsical rainbow carrier! This set includes two unicorns, a unikitty, a unipuppy, and a narwhal, the unicorns of the sea.

Designer Collection Princess Costume

If your 6-year-old girl loves playing dress up then this is a must-have garment for her collection. This durable gown is a beautiful dusty rose color perfectly complemented by ivory lace, and the full hoop skirt is made for twirling.

Unicorn Bean Bag Chair Toy Storage

This is the perfect gift for 6-year-old girls with more toys than they know what to do with, and their long-suffering parents who can’t stand a cluttered room. This cute unicorn-shaped sack becomes a comfy chair once it’s filled with plush toys.

Lil’ Twirls Ballerina Stuffed Animal

This adorable pink bunny will be your 6-year-old girl’s new favorite snuggle buddy for playtime, bedtime, travel (it makes a great pillow!), or whenever she needs a friend to squeeze.

Fantasy Outfits & Accessories

My daughter has loved this doll for years, and it's easy to see why. With three different outfits, she can be a fairy, a mermaid, or a candy princess... and that's just the start! Because we all know that regardless of her outfits, Barbie can be anything.

Bayala Sera's Magical Flower Boat

Sera and her friends are ready for an adventure with this whimsical boat. Meticulously detailed and made from high-quality materials, this toy is built to last and will nurture her imagination and playtime for years to come. (Also, do we want this toy for our own inner child? 100%.)

Qwirkle

In this matching game, you have to lay down tiles sorted by either color or shape. Get the whole set? That's a Qwirkle! This is the perfect game to play with your 6-year-old girl that you can both enjoy!

Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection

Some books you just need, and your 6-year-old girl needs all 25 Elephant & Piggie books. Because Gerald the Elephant and Piggie the Pig are going to be her besties on her "learning to read" journey. Full of heart and humor, they're sure to be favorites.

Coral Plush

You read that right: this classic of Millennial childhood is back and better than ever. Your 6-year-old girl will have so much fun playing with this interactive friend, who has 5 voice activated modes and more than 600 jokes, phrases, and songs. The more she plays, the more Furby can do.

Pixlings Flitta The Butterfly Pixling

For every 6-year-old girl who’s mixed shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in the bath to make a “potion,” this gift is sure to be a hit. Mix the magical ingredients according to instructions and your pixling will appear!

Trolls Queen Poppy Doll

If the latest installment of the Trolls franchise was your 6-year-old girl’s favorite movie this year, then she’s going to love this decidedly regal looking Queen Poppy doll. Her trademark troll hair is looking pretty stylish in this classy chignon.

Zenya My Rainbow Zebra

OK, so you’re never going to get her a pony, but an interactive rainbow zebra is surely a great consolation prize. This sweet companion responds to your 6-year-old’s pets and hugs with whinnies, winks, and nuzzles; it’s always fun when your toys love you back!

Treehouse Playset

This set includes Gabby, Kitty Fairy, and lots of fun features and accessories for hours of imaginative play. Swing on the swing, hide in the trunk, or have a garden tea party: it’s purrfect for your 6-year-old Gabby fan

Rainbow Unicorn Adjustable Roller Skates

Chances are, every time you blink, it seems your 6-year-old girl has outgrown yet another pair of shoes they’ve only worn twice. So why would we recommend getting roller skates? Well, because these skates adjust up to three sizes, your kiddo can enjoy them for a longer time.

Pixie Crystal Flyer

Your 6-year-old girl will love having their very own fairy sidekick who can actually fly! Just flip the switch, wait about 6 seconds for the fairy to gather her energy (as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother once said, “Even miracles take a little time!”), and watch her soar. Your child’s hand will guide her as she zips around the room.

Soap & Bath Bombs 3-in-1 Science Lab Kit

This kit comes with everything your child will need to make 10 soaps, 10 bath bombs, and salt scrubs, including a variety of colors, scents, and hidden charms that will make tub-time vibrant, fragrant, and fun. Best of all, making these items encourage STEM skills and encourage them to think about what else they can create!

Paint Your Own Unicorns Set

One can never have too many unicorns in their room (life is better when you have a herd), and with this cool kit, your 6-year-old girl can decorate their very own. Two figures come with everything they need — assorted paints, gemstones, glitter, sequins — to create absolutely magical decor that’s uniquely their own!

More: Barbie Toys That Will Delight Any Little Girl

Create Your Own Window Art

This fantastic DIY suncatcher kit includes everything they’ll need to stave off boredom for hours, with 12 suncatcher shapes, eight paints, and an acetate sheet to create their very own window-cling designs. Once their creations are dry, they can attach them to the suction cups and proudly display them on a window or other glass surface.

Hedbanz Disney Princess Edition

Everyone’s favorite party game now has a Disney twist: Players place cards displaying the name of characters from beloved cartoons in a tiara (styled after a Disney princess, naturally) before asking questions to figure out who they are. This set also comes with a bonus pack of Frozen-themed cards. Perfect for parties or family game nights!

Make It Purple Mini Bead Kit

With three unique charms and a bunch of cute purple beads, she'll have so much fun putting together her own jewelry to show off in her next fashion show.

Bump N Bounce Body Bumpers

Some days, kids don’t know what to do with all their energy (sadly, science hasn’t found a way to transfer it to exhausted adults), so they wind up bouncing off the walls. Now you can help them bounce off a friend or sibling (safely): Kids just slip into the suit and have fun bumping “bellies.”

Friends Forest House Set

Whether they love the great outdoors, building things, or imaginative play, your 6-year-old girl will enjoy this LEGO play set, which comes with a cabin, kayak, four characters, and lots of cool accessories … or at least everything you need to make them, and that’s half the fun!

Painting Set

Let their imagination run wild with this fun painting set. This set includes 12 acrylic paints, 10 brushes, four designed and two blank cotton canvases, one wooden art easel, one washing cup, one mixing palette, and a kids smock.

Caeli The Tie-Dye Cat

Who doesn’t love a Squishmallow? Those folks are probably out there, but we’ll go ahead and guess your 6-year-old girl probably isn’t among them. We love this casually cool, squishably soft kitty to add to her collection.

Wednesday Inspired Party Dress

Whether she loves Wednesday or just has a touch of Addams in her, this fluffy black dress is just the thing she needs. Is it technically for dress-up? Yes. But there’s no rule that says she can’t wear it whenever she wants, like when running errands with you.

Candy Mini Claw Machine

We all know that claw machines in arcades are a scam, but with this miniature version, your 6-year-old girl will get to spend hours playing (with play money) and never have to cry that she didn’t win anything!

Cinnamon Treatz Oven Plush

This gift for 6 year-old-girls perfectly combines the fun of baking with her love of plush things. She'll mix the ingredients, place it in the oven, and 90 seconds later she will have a cinnamon scented plush friend that makes cute noises when squeezed.

Princess Picnic with Foal

She'll love this enchanting play set featuring two princesses enjoying tea at the pond. They are accompanied by a cute foal, birds in the tree, and a swan floating in the pond. She can dream up her very own fairytale with this toy set.

Scribble Scrubbie Pets Mega Pack (12 Pets)

If your little one can't stop drawing on everything, gift them this set of little pets that they can draw on over and over again. The set comes with 12 pets, 12 washable markers, a scrub tub, two scrub brushes, and an instruction sheet.

With this gift for 6-year-old girls, they will be able to draw all kinds of patterns and designs and give their pets a bath to do it all again.

Antonio Baby Polar Bear

She'll never be too old for a soft stuffed animal to cuddle up with. Your kiddo will adore this cute and lovable polar bear plushie. The weighted paws make it extra easy to hug, providing comfort whenever needed.

Pool Party Barbie Dream House

Barbie’s Dream House has been a byword for childhood fantasy and pure, girly joy for decades now, and the Dream House does not disappoint. Complete with a slide, a pool, and space for all her friends, there’s nothing she can’t do in this pink palace.

Extra Large Bluey Coloring Sheets

We’d say that Bluey is Australia’s greatest export since Vegemite, but no one likes Vegemite outside of Australia (no, New Zealand doesn’t count). The charming adventures of the Heeler Family are fun for the whole family, and your 6-year-old girl will love these 18 giant pages.

Karaoke Microphone for Kids

Your 6-year-old girl will love belting out her favorite songs with this Bluetooth-compatible karaoke microphone, complete with 5 different sound modes. This model will even allow her to record her “sessions!”

Adjustable Scooter

Your kid is going places… so let her get there faster on this scooter. Not only does it come in a variety of colors and have light-up wheels, but its adjustable height means it will grow with her, so that it can last for years.

Magic Genie Lamp

Magic Mixies have been a hot toy for a couple of years now, and with good reason – they’re just plain cool. With this enchanted lamp design, summon your Mixie with your magic ring, and it will appear in a cloud of (real!) smoke before interacting with you and granting wishes!

Massive Pony Bead Kit

Some childhood activities persist for generations because there’s just no improvement in perfection: such is the case with these colorful beads. This kit will allow your 6-year-old girl to make jewelry and crafts for all her friends and family.

Ariel & Her Sisters Set

The live-action Little Mermaid reimagined the classic story for a new audience, and boy, did they love it… just as much as we love this set of dolls, including Ariel and her five sisters, who look just like their movie counterparts.

Edible Slime Kit

Making slime is the ultimate sensory experience… or at least it would be if you could engage all your senses. We’re talking about eating the stuff, people. In most cases, this wouldn’t be advised, but this kit comes with everything she’ll need to make two delicious, edible (and vegan!) concoctions.

Kids Baking DIY Activity Kit

Knowing your way around the kitchen is a vital life skill, but it can be hard to know how (and when) to start. This monthly subscription box comes with everything you need to make delicious recipes with 6-year-old girl (and have fun while you’re doing it)!

Junie B. Jones’ First Box Set Ever by Barbara Park

Silly, sassy, grammatically challenged, almost-6-year-old Junie B. Jones is in kindergarten and every day is an adventure… or a misadventure.

Perfect for beginning readers and reading aloud, this box set contains the first four books in the classic series: The Stupid Smelly Bus, A Little Monkey Business, Her Big Fat Mouth, and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying.

Sea Star Bike

Your child is a big kid now and, as such, may want a big-kid bike. The Sea Star from Huffy stands 20 inches tall, which will likely last them well into their tweens. They’ll love the decorative heart patterns and details (who doesn’t love streamers?), and you’ll love that it’s easy to assemble.

DIY Kids Craft Subscription Box

Who doesn’t love getting something in the mail? Each monthly box can be shared between two crafters (so they can share with a friend or a sibling) and includes four or five curated crafts, a themed story, and everything they’ll need to be an artiste!

Friends Camping Adventure Set

A perennially perfect gift for 6-year-old girls, LEGO is the gift that can be built, played with, and rebuilt over and over. This set is perfect for creative play and is full of little details that will keep her imaginative and entertained.

Fantasy Hair Barbie

If you were a little girl in the ’90s, then you know maybe the best Barbie ever was “Totally Hair Barbie” because of her long, flowing locks. This doll is a perfect, 21st-century callback of that classic doll that your 6-year-old girl will love! She even comes with mermaid- and unicorn-themed hair accessories.

Sparkle Lights Mermaid Barbie

Because one can never have enough Barbies. Barbie is cool. Mermaids are also cool. Princesses are cool. So, basically, this doll is a triple threat, and she is here to make bathtime way more fun. Her articulated tail (just push the buttons on her hips) lights up when it touches the water for extra whimsy.

Electric Motor Kit

Research shows that girls aren’t encouraged as much in STEM learning as their male counterparts … but not on our watch. This kit comes with everything they need to conduct more than 20 science experiments, including electric and motorized projects, that will pique their interest and entertain them for hours.

3-Story Townhouse

With three stories of fun (check out that rooftop deck), your little girl will invent countless hours of adventures for Barbie and her friends. Travel between floors in a super cool elevator! House includes furniture and accessories, and, bonus, folds neatly for tidy storage.

Mini-Cruiser Retro Skateboard for Kids

When tween skateboarders Kokona Hiraki and Sky Brown made it to the Tokyo Olympics, they proved that girls can do anything … but even they had to start somewhere. Your kiddo will learn the fundamentals on this sturdy beginners board that, at 22 inches long, is just their size.

Fun Activity Book

Scene: You’re sitting in your house and your 6-year-old girl says, for the twelfth time that day, “I’m booored!” Enter this handy activity book, which offers endless fun in the face of boredom.

From reading to counting to drawing, this book provides hours of entertainment. Really, this is a gift for both of you.

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

Penelope is the only T. rex in her classroom. Sometimes being different can be challenging — especially when we have to remember basic rules like not eating our friends. But like other kids in her class, she loves learning, fun, and ponies (mmmm… ponies… yummy…).

Singing Nightingale Treasure Box

They’re big girls now, and so it stands to reason that they’ll need a space to put their big-girl treasures: jewelry, unique rocks, little race cars, shiny buttons, or whatever else they want to keep safe and sound. Box is beautifully decorated and includes a twirling nightingale that “dances” to the tune “Santa Lucia.”

Crocodile Dentist

Being a dentist is never boring when your patient is a crocodile. Players take turns tending to the crocodile’s teeth, but press on the wrong one and... snap! The last player left un-chomped by the croc wins! Kids will love the excitement; adults will love the lack of batteries, loose parts, or assembly.

Lila Doll

These dolls don’t just wear fashion — they are fashion … kind of literally! Their dresses turn into the ultimate closet. Inside, your child will find 13 accessories to dress their friend in — mix and match with other Gla’more dolls, each with its own unique look and personality.

Take-Along Stable

What’s better than a horse? Literally nothing … except eight horses! It’s the perfect number to either play with on your own or share with a friend. And with blank name plates above each stall, your child can even come up with names for each one.

Guess Who?

This classic game uses process of elimination to guess which of the characters your opponent has chosen. Ask questions to figure out who’s who! Best of all, this updated version includes a more diverse array of characters to make guessing more challenging and fun.

Double Sided Board Easel

This sturdy and durable wooden easel is perfect for the young artiste. Comes with two anti-spill paint cups, a refillable paper dispenser, and storage shelf below for supplies. And with a chalkboard and a whiteboard, there’s no limit to the ways your child can create!

'Just Add Glitter' by Angela DiTerlizzi and Samantha Cotterill

Perfect for creative fashionistas, this book asks the age-old question: Can you ever really have too much sparkle? When a little girl gets a mysterious mail delivery, spreads twinkling glitter here, there, and everywhere… it turns out there is an answer to that question. (It’s yes.)

Kids Electric Keyboard and Microphone

Your little girl will summon their inner rock star with this real keyboard! With eight different instrument sounds, six demo songs, and an external microphone, it won’t be long before they’re touring the world as a renowned singer-songwriter … well, maybe after first grade.

Voluminous Bubble-Hem Dress

We’re suckers for a floofy, flouncy dress and, fortunately, a lot of 6-year-old girls are too. This gift is a win win: they get to feel like a princess and you get to dress up your little (human) dolly.

Unicorn Sherpa Robe

While a bathrobe is a practical gift, it’s not always very exciting… that is unless it also turns you into a unicorn. Your 6-year-old girl will love this whimsical garment, perfect for after the bath or just lazing about on the weekend…

Saucer Swing

There are so many reasons we love this swing and they all come down to its unique shape. It can fit more than one child (it holds up to 330 pounds) and it can be used as a place to swing and play or just relax with a book. We have no doubt she’ll enjoy this for years to come.

How We Select Gifts

Gifting is more than just giving someone a present. It’s an act of love, a way to show you care, and there’s nothing quite like seeing your 6-year-old girl beam with excitement when she’s received the perfect present.

As a team that’s been working directly in product review journalism for eight years, we have the insight, expertise, and passion for helping our readers find the absolute best gift. We think about the psychology behind product purchases and what makes a good gift for your preschool daughter versus your teenage nephew.

How We Chose the Best Gifts for 6-Year-Old Girls

We use our team of experts in tech, beauty, parenting, home, lifestyle, and more to recommend the best products in these categories that we know your recipient will love.

As a parenting writer, mom of two, and auntie to a whole gaggle of kiddos, I have first-hand experience finding gifts for 6-year-old girls. Like all our writers, I use industry research and keep a pulse on what’s new and noteworthy. And, of course, I take my own product testing (and gifting) into consideration, as well. Finding the perfect gift for a 6-year-old girl is hard. We make it easy.

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