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By the time your little girl reached 6 years old, she's likely started school. Learning early reading, writing, math and science concepts open up a whole new world of kids' toys and gifts to explore. Your child might be into more complex family board games that have them reading different instructions, STEM toys that let them pretend to be in the lab (just like Good Housekeeping Institute experts!) or art sets that make the most of their new drawing and writing skills. And of course, they haven't totally left their old toys behind, still reveling in the worlds of their imaginations and games that let them run around and be silly.

When it comes to selecting the best gifts for kids, the Good Housekeeping Institute keeps all these new skills in mind. The Parenting Lab experts test the toys for safety and durability, and then kid testers ensure the toys are ones they'll actually want to play with — and keep going back to.

In addition to the Lab picks, some of which are current and past Good Housekeeping Best Toy Award winners, editors have added trendy favorites and bestsellers that kids have been clamoring for. Here are the best toys and gifts to buy for 6-year-0ld girls in 2022. Get them now, before the demand really goes up after Black Friday!