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[quote=Anonymous]I was also going to suggest babywearing but just fet a toddler soft-structured carrier or a meh dai not a hiking carrier. That would be impossible indoors.

Also a few other things: both kids are being inflexible but only one of them can be talked to about it.  I would talk to 6 clearly and directly about the fact that you will give each of them a turn to have your main attention at different times of the day and that you will also have times when they share your attention.  My guess is that a lot of his whining is because it works--if he plays independently, you play with his sister.  If he is whiny and demanding, you play with him.  Break that cycle.  Make a few times during the day "his" and a few times "hers" and keep those times sacred.  If he complains, too bad.  He will get his turn.

I would suggest breaking the day down this way:
Right after breakfast, go out to the park and you focus on 1.  Explain to 6 that you can only focus on him during project time if 1 is in the carrier so 1 needs time to practice running, climbing and playing.  He can choose to sit on the bench and stare at the sky for 45 minutes if he wants to.  My guess is that when that behavior gets no catering or change of plans or attention from you then he will decide to swing or climb or play at least a little.  If not, daydreaming on a park bench is a perfectly acceptable activity.
When you get home, give them a snack and set 1 up with some toys and focus on anninteractive project with 6.  If 1 wants to be held, put her up on your back in a carrier and have a few books or toys handy that she can hold and chew on.  She can be worn or go play in a contained area but your main focus is on doing the project with brother.

After that, you get out some baby toys and play with 1 for about 20 minutes.

Then sit on the floor with 6 and read books together for 20 minutes.  1 can look at board books (especially sensory books like the "that's not my car" series or books with mirrors or play with toys or just climb all over you, but your voice and eyes are focused on reading with 6.

Then lunchtime for both and naptime/quiet time.  Instead of spending all of nap time reading, have an hour-long project or building session first then read at the end if there's time and inclination.

Wakeup, snack and do a joint activity.  Paint with homemade, edible paint, blowing bubbles, sensory art with all edible ingredients, water play, etc.  Look for things 1 can do safely then pick a few that 6 might enjoy too.  A few examples from the top of my head: squirt some hair gel into ziplocs and tape to the windows.  1 can just squish it around randomly, but 6 can practice writing letters.  Or make sidewalk paint with cornstarch, water and food coloring.  Fill the water table with unflavored green jello and figurines of animals that live in a marsh, or freeze plastic artic figurines in a tupperware container with water and let the kids melt the ice to free the animals, or soak chia seeds in water to make sticky mud and have farm animals.

After your sensory project, give everyone a rinse in the hose and then it is 1's turn for time focused on her until dinner.

Be consistent in your approach for a few weeks and I suspect the both will adjust rapidly.

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