2023 Gift Guide—Empowering Gifts for Girls Age 5
These are some of our favorite gift ideas are for 5-year old girls! We dug through the hottest new toys and books, as well as some old favorites, so you won't have to.
Below are our recommendations for gifts that encourage girls to grow up to be strong and successful. For girls age 5, we focused on toys and books that feature strong female role models and/or characters that reinforce a healthy body image, inspire confidence, and/or encourage STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills.
This MathLink Cubes set offers a fun way for girls to practice counting, addition, subtraction, patterns, and more.
Future scientists and slime lovers will love this colorful slime making kit! Includes glitter, glow-in-the-dark slime, and more.
This pocket microscope is perfect for encouraging girls to explore the natural world around them. The small size makes it easy to carry around, and it can be clipped onto something larger (like a keychain) so it won't be lost. Should be used with adult supervision.
Encourage girls to explore their feelings through music with this mixer mat from FAO Schwarz.
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We're big fans of the Princess in Black. She's a tough and valiant defender of goats. This is one of the newer Princess in Black books and a great gift pick.
This sweet and inspiring book from actress and singer Hilary Duff explores the ways even little girls have to be brave.
"Meet Cielo, a fierce skater who finds that facing your fear of failing gives you the courage to persevere!"