Best Family Games & Activities - 6-Year Olds

Family favorites make great gifts for the six-year-old on your list

We've chosen a variety of family favorites that make great gifts to make shopping easier for you. Of course many families like the classics like Memory Mix Up and Animal Trivia Challenge. But the great gifts don't stop there. The Butterfly Pavilion and the Rainbow LED Ant Habitat make great gifts for those scientific six-year-olds on your list. For the outdoors enthusiast try the NightBall Light-Up Football.

Memory Mix Up is a fast-paced game that kids and parents can play together. And the Animal Trivia Challenge is fun for the whole family. This challenge has beginner and advance playing cards so everyone is challenged, while it strengthens social skills, logic, animal knowledge and deductive reasoning.

The Rainbow LED Ant Habitat is one of the coolest gifts out there. The Habitat comes with a special space gel that is both a zero-gravity tunneling medium and food for the ant colony (so no food or water needed)! Kids love to watch the ants working in teams to create intricate tunnels; LEDs in the habitat base rotate through the color spectrum giving kids a spectacular illuminated display. While the Butterfly Pavilion unlocks the secrets of metamorphosis for kids.

The Ultimate Craft Studio is packed with inspiration for creative kids with over 270 high-quality craft supplies in a durable case with storage compartment. Kids will love the full-color, step-by-step designs for ten inspirational projects that are perfect for six-year-olds.

The Playful Chef Deluxe Cooking Kit brings learning activities for kids into the kitchen. With color coded measuring cups and spoons so kids can follow the recipe cards easily; this amazing set strengthens literacy, mathematical concepts and promotes responsibility. The Play and Freeze Soft Shell Ice Cream Maker provides the science of heat transfer while serving up loads of cooking fun. Food fun makes a great gift for kids of all ages.