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He is imaginative and curious. He is a 5 year old boy, and he is as content to play alone by himself, as he is to sit and play with another boy his own age, his mother or father, or anyone else who might wander his way. He is just figuring out what his world is all about and he is enjoying experimenting with all the wonderful gizmos, gadgets and ideas that come his way. Because boys have such an imaginative nature at this age, they are only too willing to investigate any new concept offered in their direction, and this makes purchasing gifts for these young fellows just so easy to do. He is going to want to test run any item that he receives to figure out some way that he can make use of, and enjoy, this new novelty in his world.

Whether the gift you purchase for him is a Tonka truck, dinky cars, toy soldiers, a set of tiny dinosaurs, building blocks, crayons, coloring books, video games, or stickers and a sticker book. He's old enough to be creative with the simplest toys and wise enough to figure out a way to enjoy the more complicated ones. Hes imaginative enough that he can build himself an imaginary airfield, a bustling city, or a prehistoric countryside using just a few common household items. Whatever it is that he needs to compliment his current toy he can create if given just the slightest helping hand. The livingroom coffee table becomes a parkade, a coffee cup is his garage, and a pencil becomes a long range missle that is headed straight for his tiny community. With his Lego blocks he creates a futuristic village for his Hotwheels vehicles to dash in and out of. He loves all of his toys equally and finds one or another of them equally as valuable at any given play time. The best gifts for a five year old boy are numerous. He is a very easy kid to please!

There is one area where you do have to be extra careful though, although clothing is a very important gift for helping out mom and dads pocketbook, it may not be one that a five year old boy absolutely delights in. However if you are buying clothes for him, you can still make him impressed with your gift, just make sure that the clothing item that you purchase for him has one of his heros or favorite items displayed on it. You can also make his gift more impressive by complimenting lesser exciting clothing items with other more impressive clothing purchases such as a themed pocketed vest, backpack or baseball cap. If you purchase him a shirt displaying a car on it then you could also include in his gift package a new Hot Wheels toy for him to play with. He'll appreciate the gesture.

If you have a five year old boy on your gift list then relax. The best gift for a 5 year old boy is easy to find, there are just so many of them, and each one is perfect. Just think imaginative, creative or innovative and you have the perfect gift. If you want to enjoy the recommendations of those who truly know how little boys work then think Tonka, Lego, or HotWheels for companies that have known for practically forever how to stimulate a young boys imagination. A visit to any of their web sites will provide you with a toy listing for the age range of the young man that you are shopping for. They have taken the time to conduct all the tests, trial runs and experiments needed to find the most interesting and stimulating items for the five year old boy on your gift list.

Once you select your gift don't forget to wrap it all up in bright glittery paper. Make your present look exciting and you will have his interest peeked from his first glimpse at the present, and don't be afraid to put a candy or small toy on the outside too! It just makes his gift all the sweeter to receive.

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