Hopper Ball (20-inch Bouncy Ball with Handle)
$24.99
A bounce-everywhere ball that burns energy indoors and out. Simple, loud, beloved.
View on AmazonBest Birthday Gifts for 5 & 6-Year-Olds
Five and six is when big-kid pride kicks in — first school years, first chapter books, first toys they’re properly obsessed with. Every pick here came off a real Wish Well wishlist for a kindergartner or first-grader.
Every gift in this guide was added to a real child's wishlist by a real family on Wish Well.
Ronstone Electronic Nerf Shooting Target
$26.99
An electronic scoring target that turns the foam-dart chaos already happening in your house into an actual game.
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Kids’ Play Phone with Star Case
$29.98
A kid-safe phone-style gadget — all the big-kid feeling, none of the internet.
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Yoto Audio Player Cards
$164.66
Screen-free audio: pop in a card and get stories, music and podcasts. The gift parents quietly thank you for.
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Disney Store Lilo & Stitch Plush
$44.99
An official Stitch from the Disney Store — the most-requested blue alien in any kindergarten class.
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Pottery Barn Kids Minecraft Patchwork Quilt
$46.50
The room upgrade for a blocky-obsessed six-year-old, from Pottery Barn Kids.
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Create your free wishlistDim Sum Squishy Toy Collection
$16.99
A mystery box of dumpling squishies — the slow-rise sensory toy that rules this age group.
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PicassoTiles Magnetic Building Tiles
$19.99
Magnetic tiles that click into towers, rockets and castles — a building toy that grows with them for years.
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$15.95
Giant-bubble wands that make bubbles bigger than the birthday kid.
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