Toys for a 5 yr old girl?

[gratefulbambina]

Ive had a terrible loss this past week and I literally cannot use my brain for this sort of thing. My daughters bday is coming up in a couple weeks and I've been asked what people should get her. Can anyone help me out? What does your 5 yr old love to play with?

Thanks

[earthus76]

When my daughter was 5 she was really into building - blocks, k'nex, etc. marbles, art supplies, play mobile, and play cooking. She's moved on to Barbie dolls now!

[fiddledebi]

I always say books! Lots and lots and lots of books. In our house, you can't go wrong with that.

I also like items that get used up...like art stuff. Paint, clay, beads & string, etc.

My 5yo also likes dress-up stuff, but not necessarily princess dresses. Her favorite is a thrift-store item from a friend, a flowy orange rayon thing that she calls her "fairy dress."

HTH!

[twopinknoblue]

My DD is only 4.5, but she loves doing puzzles, painting, "sewing" (as in lacing cards), she loves cooking with me and has her own apron, oven mit, etc. Lego's are another big hit around here, and as a PP noted, books, books and more books.

[moonshoes]

books, craft kits and supplies, my DD loves her silk fairy dress ups, science kits like "My first science kit" or "mindblowing science"...

[Spock]

My dd's favorite toy from Xmas has been Legos. She's had Duplos since she was a toddler but now she's really enjoying all the stuff she can do with the smaller ones. She also really likes little plastic animals and dinosaurs. In fact today I'm going to be making some teeny tiny little dog beds for her little plastic dogs.

[savannah smiles]

For my dd's last bday (she turned 6) I bought her a pair of binoculars. She LOVES them. I got a small pair for less than $20.

[Daffodil]

Plastic animals, especially dinosaurs and horses, are my DD's favorites.

[loveandkindness]

Hullabaloo and BAlloon Lagoon. The games are not alike, so it would be fine to get both. We love love love them and play them every day (since Christmas). Fun for the parents as well as the kids, and easy for people to buy at mass market stores.

[Peony]

Nesting dolls are a huge hit with my 5y DD1.

[CuckooMamma]

Clue Jr. is great at that age. DD1 is 6 and she loves everything the others have suggested. She also loves a big tote bag that she got as a gift from LL Bean - right now they have a valentine bag. She uses it for the library and to pack anything and everything in.

She got a tea set that isn't MIC that she loves. She also loves baby dolls. She has two Waldorf dolls and loves getting clothes for them or blankets, socks, etc.

Leotards and ballet slippers are big in this house. CD of different music. Silk wings or skirt.

Someone gave her an Mei Tai for her baby which she loves. I carry her sister in my carrier and she carries her baby in hers.

Have a great birthday :-)

[AnnieA]

Playmobil was and still is a huge hit around my house. Kid-sized umbrellas are always enjoyed. Buckets of plastic animals, i.e. horses, dinosaurs, farm animals, etc. Zoobs, K'nex and magnets. Candyland, Bingo and puzzles are also nice to get.

[Sarah'sMama]

My dd loves to listen to music, so if you have a cd player, maybe a new cd?

Another vote for dress up. And board games. And crafty stuff. I got this great kit to make a bead necklace at Michael's for a dollar, and she loved it.

Hope she has a super birthday!

[BubbleMa]

Board games (Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders are a favorite around here). Art supplies. Beads and jewelry making supplies. A little box with sewing supplies.

[pigpokey]

If your daughter doesn't have skates, or a good bike that might be a good thing. The cheap Target inlines were no good, hurt her but she loves

http://www.rei.com/product/768433 (discontinued, but any K2 adjustables should be good quality based on speaking with some skate people).

Also with her age it is worth it in a bike to go light like the Specialized Hot Rock which will be closer to 18 pounds than 28 because the frame is aluminum not steel.

The first board game my daughter really liked was Sequence for Kids. We got that for Christmas from a friend. It is marked ages 3-6, but I would say the older end of that range will get more out of it; it does call for strategy.

I think you might want to have a little down time from stress so if you're talking grandparents, maybe they could split the cost of a party out of the house, like an all inclusive party package at a bounce place, dance studio, whatnot.

Also if someone wants to get her some bathing suits and good goggles that would save you the trouble in a couple of months.

[CawMama]

How about a needle felting kit?

[miche28]

I'm sorry for your loss.

Toy slings are very popular here (DD has inherited mama addiction to them). Playsilks and dress-up stuff is also a hot commodity.

[mommy68]

Legos, baby dolls, Littlest Pet Shop toys, chalk, crayons, likes to cut paper and tape it together and write on it, lol.