37 Extremely Cool Gifts For 6 Year Old Boys That Will Actually Make Them Put Down Their iPad

Mastering hand-eye coordination is leaps and bounds more fun when you're doing it by playing a game of Whack a Frog. Styled after the arcade classic, Whack a Frog is hours of fun and hours of honing skills that'll help him in sports later on.

Level up your paper airplane game with the Klutz Book of Paper Airplanes Craft Kit. The kit includes 40 custom-designed sheets of paper in addition to a detailed 56-page book that demonstrates how to build 10 different types of paper airplanes.

Mom and dad, it'll be tempting to steal this Pac-Man game from him to try and set a high score but let him see if he can set one first. The game is the same as the arcade favorite from the 80s, just pared down to a more reasonable, portable size.

Your kid will have a galactically good time building his very own planet. With this painting kit, he'll be the creator of worlds. There are a dozen paint colors to choose from, and they look amazing when the LED inside the moon glows. A set of space characters is included, too, for added adventure.

Forget couch cushions and bed sheets and set up the ultimate clubhouse for your kids with this big tree fort building kit. Ideal for indoor use, this whimsical cardboard tree comes with a hollowed out trunk that is large enough for several kids to play in simultaneously.

He's a little young for an iPhone and an Audible subscription so the Yoto is a perfect fit. It can play songs and soundtracks from classic Disney movies as well as ready Disney books to him. It's great for reading along, too, if he happens to have the book at home.

His siblings will want to get in on the fun of this light-up dance mat game. Much like the DDR game that his parents used to play, the game pairs with an app on the TV so he can show off his moves and tucker himself out for an afternoon nap.

Dinosaurs and Nerf guns? That sounds awesome! Blow a six-year-old's mind with the Dinosquad blaster, which holds up to six darts at once and can fire them one by one or rapidly.

Bad weather never has to get in the way of his play time again with an indoor jungle gym. A ladder, swing, and set of rings are included in this package. It hands on a pull-up bar, and additional supports are included to keep him safe.

Double down on Taco Tuesday and make it game night, too! Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a favorite of kids nationwide, this easy-to-learn game guarantees a night of high-speed game play and lots of giggles.

He can stay in touch with his fellow Pokemon trainers with a set of walkie-talkies that Ash, Brock, and Misty wish they had. The walkies have the ability to change channels so they can make sure no one's spying on their conversation and a battery that keeps going all day.

Roblox is one of those great things that he can enjoy both on the screen and off the screen. If he's into collecting toys, this carrying case will hold over a dozen of them. Mom and dad will love it, too, because it'll help keep his toys off the floor.

Good clean fun leads to lots of giggles with Awesome Jokes that Every 6 Year Old Should Know. The joke book will turn a kid hesitant to read into a reader that can't get enough of the written word. He'll pore over this book and make everyone laugh with these silly jokes.

Ah, the Tamagotchi, the first pet of many a person who didn’t have a cat or dog. This is the original version, so you will have to get up in the middle of the night to feed and clean it to keep it alive, it’s good for practicing having a real kit.

The collisions that will occur between the twelve monster trucks in this set are guaranteed to be epic and luckily, the trucks are pretty sturdy so they can stand up to a beating. Indoors or outdoors, he'll love playing with these toys.

Embrace the creative spirit of Minecraft's building with this crazy awesome transforming sword/pickaxe. With one quick move, the pickaxe turns into a sword to fight mobs, then back into a pickaxe so the mining can continue.

Toss Across Tic Tac Toe is a game of hand-eye coordination and a little bit of luck. He and a friend will be occupied for hours trying to score a line of all three X's or all three O's.

There's a little clack with every stack while playing this game. The creative matching game will teach him concepts of problem-solving and matching with a tiny dose of magnetism on the STEM side of things. It's designed for two to six players so he can invite some friends to enjoy it.