Creative toys for 6 year olds
When kids are 6 years old, their creativity flourishes and it is vital to hone their skills while having lots of fun. 6 year olds are able to develop various skillsets and handle more intricate and difficult activities and toys. It is important that your 6 year old continues to practise and develop their creativity and other skills through enjoyable activities.
To help with this, we have compiled some of our top creative toys for 6 year olds to encourage their creative flair while developing other vital skills. Your child can have hours of endless entertainment getting creative independently, with family and with friends!
Bead jewellery
Unleash your child’s inner artist and let their imagination soar through beads that they can make jewellery or other items with. There are lots of fun sets to make various items such as bracelets, necklaces and even keyrings!
One of the greatest creative toys for bead jewellery is our Barbie Extra Fuse Bead Accessory Creation Set. Kids can have endless possibilities with creating whatever they like with the beads. It is also a great activity for children to do with friends! They can create one-of-a-kind Barbie keyrings and even their own jewellery that they can wear using the 10 stunning colours of fuse beads.
6 year olds can use the design booklet to help inspire their creative ideas and bring them to life. Through the booklet, they can learn various shapes and discover their creative flair. With this exciting and engaging set, your child can go wild with their creative abilities and make something truly special independently or with friends!
This set is perfect as an indoor activity to do on rainy days and helps to develop your child’s imagination as they create their own unique designs. Plus, it is a great opportunity for your child to learn about sharing, when doing the activity with friends, as they allow them to use their set and share creative ideas with each other.
Bath bombs
Making bath bombs is an amazing way to develop kids creative flair as they create their own design and scent. This is essential as creative flair is key for their futures to create new and unique solutions for problems they may come across in every-day life and through their careers. Bath bomb making is also a great way to awaken their senses and develop them as it gives children a sensory play experience. They can determine the scents they like as well as explore different textures to make a solid and durable bath bomb.
Our So Bomb DIY Twist and Mould Factory Set is an ideal bath bomb making set for your 6 year old. All they have to do is mix powder, fragrances and salts together to create their unique bath bombs. They can create two different shapes with the heart and round moulds to twist and mould up to 10 bath bombs.
Kids can develop their creativity skills when choosing their design however they like. They can choose their favourite colour, mix various scents to their liking using the aroma guide and add the crystal salts of their choice to make their desirable bath bomb. They can make a truly unique bath bomb that is all theirs to use and they can go wild with their imagination and create endless possibilities. They can even learn the value of sharing by creating a unique bath bomb for a loved one or friend to give as a gift.
This set is the perfect quiet time activity for your child to do independently with a little help from you when needed. It is vital to assist your child when making the bath bombs to ensure that they safely mix the scents and powder to prevent any accidents.
Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking is one of the greatest creative toys for 6 year olds as they can express their creativity however they like. It is the perfect outlet to develop their creative skills to help increase their cognitive function and promote brain development as they can try out new methods of thinking and problem solve in their scrapbook.
Scrapbooking is ideal for quiet time to help reduce stress and anxiety as kids can be as creative as they please. They can use the activity as a calm down technique when your child has a bad day or tough time.
It can also be a great family-bonding activity to do together with your child. You could create a family scrapbook together documenting your favourite cherished memories. Allow your child to lead on how they want the scrapbook to look and help create their vision while looking back on the good times.
Our Style 4 Ever 3-in-1 Scrapbooking Station is the must-have kit for kids to craft their own unique scrapbooks, as well as creating trendy customisations for all their favourite accessories. They can enjoy hours of creative fun and kick-start the creations with the included notebook. The set has over 150 accessories to choose from where your child can emboss paper, colour and design stickers and create and customise their own sticky tape! This station lets your child create a one-of-a-kind scrapbook that will be cherished forever.
Children can even create a scrapbook based on their favourite movies, shows and characters. Our 3D Harry Potter and L.O.L Surprise! scrapbook sets are great to unleash your child’s creativity based on their favourite show and characters. They can feel the magic world of wizards and put on Luna’s glasses to discover hidden messages in the notebook and see everything in 3D! Or they can cherish their special memories with L.O.L characters and get their own L.O.L Surprise.
Tie-dye clothing/accessories
Children can express themselves and boost their creative flair through the joys of tie-dye. Kids can tie-dye lots of items such as their own clothes or accessories, like bags, to show off their personalities and their creative ideas.
Our L.O.L Tie Dye Accessory Kit allows your child to add a burst of colour to their style. They can create unique and trendy tote bags and hair scrunchies with vibrantly coloured tie-dye. It is a fun and easy craft activity that will leave your child with an eye-catching result.
This set is great for promoting creativity and imagination as they decide which colours to use and design their unique items however they please. It is also great for learning about following directions and steps to successfully dye their items. Once your child has selected the colours they want to use, assist them to dye their items as it can be difficult to do it correctly and safely.
The set can be used as a fun indoor activity to do when the weather isn’t great or can be a fun collaborative activity to do with family and friends.
Creating a lava lamp
Lava lamps are a wonderful and trendy accessory for children’s bedrooms to help them relax and relieve their stress. They can create their very own unique lava lamp using their creativity to think of the design.
Our Style 4 Ever DIY Lava Lamp Kit allows your child to create, design and decorate their own battery powered tropical style lava lamp! This fun kit comes with everything they need. They can add the beads, background decoration, glitter, confetti, colouring and water to make a one-of-a-kind cool lamp. They can then further personalise their lamp with the provided stickers.
Once your child has decided what to include in their lava lamp you can turn it on to activate it. Your child can watch the water swirl and the colour changing lights that create amazing effects. Help your child to assemble their decorations in the lamp to ensure they stay safe while having hours of creative fun. You can also help them to put the batteries in correctly to watch the magic they have created work.
This activity is perfect to do as a quiet time task to help relieve stress or as a fun activity to create a birthday gift for a friend. Due to safety reasons, your child may need a little assistance, so it’s a great way for you and your mini to bond too!
This set is bound to develop your child’s cognitive skills through creativity as well as benefitting their wellbeing. Being creative and choosing to make a lava lamp can aid kids with reducing their stress and anxiety as it can have a therapeutic effect. Also, when they turn their lava lamp on and watch their creation bloom, they can gain another perception of the world in new and different ways.
Grow your own animal
Great toys for 6 year olds develop and nurture their creative skills as well as increasing their knowledge. Growing their own animal or alien is a perfect option that does just this and more! They can get creative with what they put in to create the perfect outcome as well as creatively decide how to look after it afterwards.
Our Jurassic World Dominion Grow Your Own Dinosaur Sanctuary Set is a wonderful option to unleash your child’s creativity whilst having lots of fun. The set is sure to spark your child’s imagination and grow their curiosity as they create the perfect setting and watch it grow day by day. They can grow kale, fern and wheat grass and learn how to nurture and maintain a plant.
This set not only grows your child’s creativity and imagination but also teaches them the importance of responsibility. They can be solely responsible for keeping the plant alive and take care of it day by day. It also allows them to understand following steps and directions to correctly grow their own dinosaur sanctuary. They can learn about different types of plants in an engaging way by linking it to dinosaurs too!
Your child can enjoy this super-fun activity as a birthday treat or just for fun on a rainy day. They can also share their knowledge with their friends and be proud of what they have created.
Creative toys for 6 year olds are an engaging and fun way to flourish their creative skills and develop other vital skills too. Choose toys that suit your child’s personality and creative capacity so that they can enjoy making various unique items independently or with friends. Remember to help out a little if it requires using substances or utensils your child isn’t familiar with to ensure that they safely complete their activity.
