mechanical 3D wooden puzzles are great! and if you get some time to hang around it'd be an amazing bonding experience to build one together :) and if not, nudge your sibling/cousin to build it with her
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Not a parent, but when I was a kid I loved rubik's cubes. 4x4 or 5x5 ones are even more fun. (probably need a youtube video guide lol) Don't get the cheap ones, those suck, get those high quality ones. Should fit within the budget.
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My daughter around this age loves to draw, dance, dress, up in constumes (dinosaurs and what not). She is definitely interested in science and we have little lab kits and what not. I highly recommend Snap Circuits which should be in your budget. As with most things, important to do it with her at least once to help guide her and create that spark.
People underestimate kids. Whenever possible get them the real real of something, even if more limited. For instance my old man got her a real (cheap) cordless drill and a toolbox and she loved it. Kids know fake from real.
At this age interests come and go and it's more about breadth / exposure / exploration.
6 is a perfect time to introduce them to a musical instrument. Or music genres themselves! Chess with uncle? Use this chance to both bond and expose her to one of your interests, with mentorship.
Get her Minecraft; set up Scratch programming for her.
Tobbie 2 - build and program a simple STEM robot.
Or an offline tablet with GCompris, Scratch(junior programming suite) and a selection of Kiwix libraries suitable for younger kids.
Or a few HABA boardgames.
A book maybe.
Thanks that would probably be a good idea
I just ordered a few of these craft kits for my neice’s 7th birthday.
Going to save this to look at later, thank you
- Knex kit
- Gyroscope
- Sliding puzzle
- Trapped rings puzzle (there are many variants)
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Charades for kids. It uses her creativity.
It’s a bit more than your budget, but Edison robot is a pretty fun way to get into programming. It’s also used by schools in some countries. You may be able to find a v1 or v2 cheaper. I have a v1 and it is pretty cool.
There have been a lot of great recommendations on here, and I want to add Perplexus balls. My 5yo played a LOT with the blue one and we recently bought him the next one that is more difficult. He loves them.
These things are very cool. My son had one when he was about that age and he loved it.
I hear cheap 3D pens are all the rage now.