Not every 5-year-old builds the same way. One child wants to follow instructions once and display the finished model. Another wants to take it apart and rebuild it differently. Someone else ignores the instructions entirely and builds a truck that doesn’t exist yet. The best LEGO sets for 5 year olds depend less on piece…

A fallen block tower becomes a collapsed bridge. A stuffed animal gets stranded behind the couch. Someone has to drive across the living room, rescue it, and report back to Ryder. That is the appeal of the best Paw Patrol toys for 5 year olds. They give children the characters, vehicles, and equipment they need…

A board game can go wrong surprisingly fast with a 5-year-old. The rules take too long, someone gets sent back to the beginning, or the game keeps going long after the child has stopped caring who wins. The best board games for 5 year olds avoid those problems in different ways. Some finish in ten…