Christmas pressies for the girls

[Aliya]

What to get? I will get lots of books and stuff like that but at 20 months and 2.5 years respectively what sort of big pressies should I be looking at. Farms? Musical instruments? Interactive toys? Big toys? Small toys? Learning toys?? Arggghhhhhhh

[baloo]

Flour ?

[slinky]

Fisher-Price Little People sets are good for that age. I don't have the Castle anymore (sent that off to my niece) but I have a zoo & something else, I think --- you want?

[Aliya]

A zoo? Oooooh Mummy wants that yes please x

[Scrummy Mummy]

I bought loads of Happyland stuff on ebay. Mini plays with it a bit, but his big favourites are trains and cars. I'd avoid flashy electronic leapfrog type stuff - loads of people buy that for him and he hardly plays with it. Cooking stuff? Toy kitchen? IKEA has a lovely wooden retro one I want to buy for me.

[slinky]

I knew as soon as I'd posted 'you want?' that it would mean a trip down to the scary closet in my basement (Scary 'cos it's so full!) OK, I'll work on getting the zoo out of hiding. Want me to put it in a bag and bring it to drinks tomorrow?

Play kitchens are also good. I've got one of those too - a Little Tykes one, but I'm not entirely sure the slinkies are truly ready to give it up just yet

[slinky]

Nevermind -- not scary at all

OK, one Little People Zoo and Little People Zoo train for Aliya!

Scummy -- I have a Little People School Bus and Little People Bulldozer - oh and a Little People Fun Park

[baloo]

We have Little People School Bus and Little People Farm Yard

[slinky]

We have Little People School Bus and Little People Farm Yard

Yeah, but you can't get rid of 'em yet -- BBIV will need them!

[Aliya]

Zoo or anything like that would be fab, can you bring tomorrow night and tell me $$. We have a playkitchen which they dont really notice as yet.

[slinky]

Zoo or anything like that would be fab, can you bring tomorrow night and tell me $$. We have a playkitchen which they dont really notice as yet.

Got it all bagged up & ready to go - wow, I feel so organized!!

[baloo]

We have Little People School Bus and Little People Farm Yard

Yeah, but you can't get rid of 'em yet -- BBIV will need them!

We getting to the stage where we'll need a new house just for the storage space.

[slinky]

Tell me about it

[Morrolan]

We have Little People School Bus and Little People Farm Yard

lol! we have the school bus and a boat with orca.

[Scrummy Mummy]

Nevermind -- not scary at all

OK, one Little People Zoo and Little People Zoo train for Aliya!

Scummy -- I have a Little People School Bus and Little People Bulldozer - oh and a Little People Fun Park

Is that a boast or an offer? I'll certainly buy the bus and bulldozer from you - already have Happyland Fair ground so I guess Fun Park similar

[slinky]

No boast -- Bus & Bulldozer are yours!! Are you coming tomorrow night? I'll just be the bag lady

[Scrummy Mummy]

Yes, indeed. Beer plus toys, what more could I want?

[Aliya]

I'll take the Fun Park if Scummy has it orredi.

[Aliya]

We can play with our new toys and drink beer fab

Do you think the girls will notice they arent new if I wrap them up lol

[Satellite]

you could bring them to the toy department to see what they like. Then get that for their Christmas present.

[Scrummy Mummy]

Ha ha ha, you can tell baby Sate is so young! Mini S likes EVERYTHING in the toy shop!

[Batwoman]

Do you think the girls will notice they arent new if I wrap them up lol

Hell no not yet - when they get older maybe (and have influence from other kids around them) but not just yet.

[slinky]

Batty's right -- they'll never know. And, the stuff is pretty durable, so it doesn't look all that 'used' anyway

[Scrummy Mummy]

We can play with our new toys and drink beer fab

Do you think the girls will notice they arent new if I wrap them up lol

God no, Mini gets loads of second hand stuff. I buy loads on ebay (just bought a load of Thomas stuff) and my best buy was someone selling Happyland stuff and a fort via the AB For $100 about 18 months ago. There was so much it filled the boot and the back seat. He's getting the fort this year if I can remember how to put it back together.

The amount of packaging on new kids toys is ridiculous, which is another reason to buy second hand.

[Satellite]

Speaking of the AB, can any of access their site? I've been trying all day in vain.