My son loves his train table has for two and a half years. But I'm guessing that isn't much help. One of our friends got their DD a little wooden playhouse for the yard at Costco. It's adorable, but I don't know how much it cost.
We have this doll stroller from Nova Natural and love it. I know you said "not doll stuff" but this isn't a doll or clothes. It's really sturdy (41 lb. dd still tries to sit in it!).
Would something like a fairy silk canopy be something she'd be interested in?
Since it's hot and buggy inside, do you have room for play furniture? Ikea sells a swinging chair, Leaps and Bounds sells a "Rainy Day Combo Kit" that I've coveted for a long time.
Do you have a good wagon? they can run up to $100 or more.
Does it have to be a physically big present? Someone gave me $100 to spend on my kids and I was instructed it had to be a toy. I got them the playmobile zoo set and they love it. Is she into that type of pretend play? Or a nice lego or other building set?
Does she have a fantastic dress-up box? It would be cool to buy a lot of different things (shoes, jewelry, wings, a veil, dresses, etc) if she's into that.
Originally Posted by smashlie
My dd loved her swingset at that age. Maybe a tent? Playhouse?
Swingset is an interesting idea. I haven't figured out if we have space for one with where the trees and such are in the back yard. Hmmm. Still have the mosquito problem though. We have some tent-ish play houses for inside. Outside, same mosquito problem... sigh.
Originally Posted by LynnS6
Hmm...that's a hard one:
We have this doll stroller from Nova Natural and love it. I know you said "not doll stuff" but this isn't a doll or clothes. It's really sturdy (41 lb. dd still tries to sit in it!).
Would something like a fairy silk canopy be something she'd be interested in?
Since it's hot and buggy inside, do you have room for play furniture? Ikea sells a swinging chair, Leaps and Bounds sells a "Rainy Day Combo Kit" that I've coveted for a long time.
Do you have a good wagon? they can run up to $100 or more.
We have a doll stroller that's a hit (super cheap one, but I can't see getting something redundant in this case)
*I* love the canopies... not sure if she'd use it... tempting though.
I love those swinging chairs... I wonder how hard it would be to find a beam to install them... hmm...
Originally Posted by RachelEve14
Does it have to be a physically big present? Someone gave me $100 to spend on my kids and I was instructed it had to be a toy. I got them the playmobile zoo set and they love it. Is she into that type of pretend play? Or a nice lego or other building set?
Does not have to be physically big. Just seem super-cool to said kid
I don't know if she'd get into a big set like that, but it's an idea. Legos are on the list, but I think a smaller general play set is more her speed right now.
They could get her the book plus some fairy dolls (I'm thinking like this: http://atoygarden.com/index.cfm?fuse...Product_ID=516 ) and a basket full of materials (shells, feathers, acorns, anything natural) to build houses. Definitely not a straight-forward gift, though!
Originally Posted by mightymoo
My DS (3) got a sandbox this year and he and DD (5) both love it. It's the wooden frame kind and I think it cost about $100
She has a sand table, but sadly we really haven't been able to use it for the last 2 months as she can't be out there for more than 5 minutes without mosquitoes swarming...
maybe the real solution is something for mosquitoes
Originally Posted by LuckyMommaToo
Does she have a fantastic dress-up box? It would be cool to buy a lot of different things (shoes, jewelry, wings, a veil, dresses, etc) if she's into that.
They could get her the book plus some fairy dolls (I'm thinking like this: http://atoygarden.com/index.cfm?fuse...Product_ID=516 ) and a basket full of materials (shells, feathers, acorns, anything natural) to build houses. Definitely not a straight-forward gift, though!
-e
sigh- those are SO cool... Wonder if I could fly that with my mom.... hmmm...
A friend of mine knows the woman who makes these and says they're absolutely gorgeous. $$$, though. You could still get some fairy wings or sparkly shoes to go with them for $100.
I'm hoping Mimi will be onboard for this for Cmas for DD!
-e
My 3.5 year old is nuts about photos, so we're going to get him his own digital camera for his b-day. There are some rugged, attractive kids ones out there.
He can use it everywhere--to document sand castles and shaving cream sculptures, to track the progress of his garden plot, preserve funny faces for posterity... he can just take as many as he wants and download them onto my laptop.
I also think we'll give him his own blog address (I keep a blog for him, but this will be his very own thing we work on together) and he can save his faves there. He's dying to blog like Mommy! In your situation, something like that would be a big continuing Thank You to the grandparents...
I seriously know what you mean about the mosquitos. Same problem here. And the heat. Yikes. What about an instrument? With lessons? And YES to a camera! My kids loved those!
A friend of mine knows the woman who makes these and says they're absolutely gorgeous. $$$, though. You could still get some fairy wings or sparkly shoes to go with them for $100.
I'm hoping Mimi will be onboard for this for Cmas for DD!
-e
Originally Posted by green betty
My 3.5 year old is nuts about photos, so we're going to get him his own digital camera for his b-day. There are some rugged, attractive kids ones out there.
He can use it everywhere--to document sand castles and shaving cream sculptures, to track the progress of his garden plot, preserve funny faces for posterity... he can just take as many as he wants and download them onto my laptop.
I also think we'll give him his own blog address (I keep a blog for him, but this will be his very own thing we work on together) and he can save his faves there. He's dying to blog like Mommy! In your situation, something like that would be a big continuing Thank You to the grandparents...
The camera is a really good idea. Have you researched and picked a good one yet? I know some are pretty crappy and some are pretty good.
Originally Posted by smashlie
I seriously know what you mean about the mosquitos. Same problem here. And the heat. Yikes. What about an instrument? With lessons? And YES to a camera! My kids loved those!
I'm actually tentatively planning and instrument and lessons and I'm sure they will help out (I'm going to see if my old violin teacher will take her...
I would have said a bike with stabilisers, but if that's a no no, my 4 year old loves costumes to dress up in, books, aquadraw, dolls, films, paints, swing set, sandpit. I know they want to give her a big thing, but with my DD quantity is all important !!
I have a boy, but the big hits for his 4th birthday this year were his bike (though I see that's been nixed), Legos, and his Vtech digital camera. He's actually ALL OVER the Legos right now. My sister hasn't gotten him a present yet, she's waiting until they come up after the baby's born, and I told her to get him more Legos.
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