30 Gifts for 5-Year-Old Girls That Show Them They Can Do Anything

Mrs. Plumpert’s prized pot pie has gone missing! You know it’s one of the foxes, but which one? Gertrude? Arthur? Daisy?

Gather clues and use the process of elimination to figure out who did it, but hurry: The culprit is getting away! Can you crack the case before they escape justice?

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This colorful kit comes with everything your girl needs to make a collection of friendship bracelets and other handmade jewelry with a variety of beads, charms, and cords. She can learn new techniques with the instruction booklet included or follow her bliss and make designs all her own.

This fully articulated Barbie comes with lots of cool accessories — sunglasses, a fanny pack, shoes, and a rainbow dress — but her coolest accessory is her shiny red wheelchair. Working wheels, a ramp, and a handbrake mean Barbie can go anywhere your imagination can take her!

Perfect for your aspiring musician, this 30-inch guitar, which includes extra strings, a tuner, a case, and more, is ideal for beginners since it’s easier for small hands to manage. It’s also available in a variety of colors because practicing is more fun when you know you look cool!

Now that she’s at an age where she’s no longer tempted to shove Play-Doh in her mouth the moment you’re not looking, this set is a great gift for 5-year-old girls. She’ll have fun making all kinds of (inedible but delicious-looking) goodies.

There’s nothing quite like hearing the tinkle of the ice cream truck on a hot day in the city, and that includes Lego City! This is a great gift for 5-year-old girls who love to build. When she’s done, she can have hours of fun playing pretend with the functional ice cream truck and two mini-figures.

This adorable, 17-inch Bigfoot plush is not only a cuddly companion, but he comes with a storybook that emphasizes social-emotional learning in young children through mantras about self-esteem. The best you can be is you… but you’re even better with Bigfoot by your side!

This creative, indoor-outdoor toy includes 25 pieces, including molds to make intricate castles (appropriate for sand or snow), tools to refine your design, more than 2.5 pounds of reusable Magic Snow (because natural sand and snow aren’t always available), and more!

This adorable 1960s-themed instrument is a cross between a classical guitar (six strings) and a ukulele (perfect size for little hands). It's an excellent instrument for young musicians who want to learn how to be the next Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, or Sister Rosetta Tharpe. (Even they had to start somewhere, right?)

Truly, there is nothing more adorable than animals doing people things: Hence the charm of Calico Critters, the line of toys that, we suspect, started the whole cottagecore trend.

There’s a whole line of adorable playsets and animal families to enjoy, but why not start with the Hopscotch Family, mother Heidi, father Harlin, sister Bell, and brother Skip?

Hey, all you cool cats and kittens! Your girl will have fun putting together this big cat-themed puzzle. Once assembled, she’ll enjoy seeing the image change before her eyes as the figures transform from jungle cats to house cats and back!

This interactive book features profiles of modern feminist icons — Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, and a dozen more — who used their voices to change the world.

Your girl can actually hear those voices: Just touch the button and listen to recordings of their speeches. The book includes posters and prompts to encourage activism in her community.

Every great artist needs the proper tools. This set from Crayola comes with 64 crayons, 20 short colored pencils, 40 washable markers, and 15 sheets of paper. The rainbow carrying case not only means there’s a place for everything with everything in its place, but she can take it to make art anywhere she goes.

Look, as an adult, it is very natural to be extremely jealous of the fact that kids today have hoverboards when it’s literally all we ever wanted.

But push past that jealousy and realize that you can have vicarious joy by getting this 5-mile-per-hour toy for the little girl in your life.

It’s hard to choose what the best part about Lego is: building the set or playing with it when you’re done. Your kid will have a hard time choosing with this awesome treehouse Friends playset — but fortunately, she doesn’t have to choose! It includes three mini-figure Friends and a raccoon.

Now that your little one is kindergarten-aged (go ahead and shed a tear now if you have to), she’s going to be practicing her writing skills.

Make it fun with this toy: Move the letters to form words and practice on the special magnetic screen; just wipe away when you’re done. A special pencil grip encourages proper hold.

Your little engineer will have fun creating her very own marble race with these sturdy magnetic tiles and tubes, which can be configured however she wants.

This set is not only fun but encourages spatial learning, cause and effect, and problem-solving skills.

Make bedtime fun with this awesome galaxy projector. Its tilting design allows you to project a swirling galaxy of color and light on the ceiling or floor for playtime, bedtime, naptime, or anytime she wants to go to infinity and beyond.

We can learn so much from sloths — these adorable, relaxed creatures take their time and know that life is better when you just relax and don’t exert yourself too much. This sloth is incredibly soft and perfect for cuddles, and it makes a great friend or even a fun pillow!

We’ve all probably played some version of this game in our living rooms. Now your kiddo can do so without jumping on the couch and throwing pillows everywhere. Set foam pads down on the floor and spin for your color — jump along the pads to get to safety because remember: The floor is lava!