toy ideas

[spaz]

Play kitchens--- my nearly 12yo girl asked me to get hers down from the attic this week so she can play with it again and has been!!! The easy bake oven with a real cookbook http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Mommy-C...easy+bake+oven

was a huge hit and we saved so much money not having to buy the bags of mixes.


This year we are doing the following:
18yo boy- He's asked for a couple of books. He needs a new jacket.. I'm not sure what else.
16yo boy- This is his year. He has the complete set of the original Star Trek series, a Civil War era gun an probably a new jacket
11yo girl- clothes since she has outgrown everything... I have no idea what else and her birthday is a few days after Christmas. Dad is buying her a telescope.

[scrub-jay]

What else are spedmouses lusting for this year?

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Got mine early... a new water heater to replace the one that decided to start leaking. Woohoo!

[ladymoreta]

What else are spedmouses lusting for this year?

I'm looking forward to being surprised this year. For the past few years, I've told DH what I wanted.

[MrsK]

Is anyone looking for a dollhouse? This one is still pricey at $119 but it's half off and it looks really cool. Hard to go wrong with kid kraft: http://www.hayneedle.com/product/kid...b0192bb7988ada

Also, Amazon.com has American Girl minis (6" dolls) with books for about $15. I'm trying to decide if it's a good deal. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[MrsK]

Oh, and I need a $15-30 gift for a 13yo boy. Ideas?

[MrsK]

Hayneedle.com also has come good deals on play kitchens: http://www.hayneedle.com/on-sale/baby-and-kids/indoor-play-equipment_178209#/shop-redirect.cfm?ajax=dumps_fluid&function=getGcsData& searchTerm=&ipp=36&view=36&startIndex=1&endIndex=3 6&totalIndex=42&sortBy=priceLH&clickedFacets=&gcsR estrict=onsale^true@category^178209&altnavpage=tru e&CHS=&restrictBy=productcategory^Play%20Kitchens& facetId=cell_narrow_by_play_kitchens

I like this one by kidkraft: http://www.hayneedle.com/product/kid...hefkitchen.cfm

[Ladybug]

Get him an itunes card. gift card to rock climbing, etc.

A lot of them are doing the loom bracelets too. All the boys at our school are making them. I was completely annoyed by a mother with two boys at Joann's who took the last black bands.

[houseelf]

ear buds are a great gift for this age. They all use them and lose them. The run around $20, but you can find them on sale. This is one of our generic party gifts for birthdays.

[Sheherezade]

Yes to the earbuds. My daughter just replaced hers (again) and got some high end Skullcandy ones at Marshall's for $7. She was so excited. I recommend discount shops for those over Target, etc. They are always better priced at Tjs or Marshall's.


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[MrsK]

My BFF's 8yo daughter is getting an AG doll for Christmas. She's getting Caroline. I was going to buy some outfits or accessories but I'm now overwhelmed and don't know what to buy. My friend says it doesn't have to be the AG brand; her daughter won't notice. I know that when I was 8yo, I would have wanted the frilliest pinkest princess/ballerina dress available. My friend is not really into the whole girly/pink thing (but her daughter is).

I'd love to get something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Furniture-Hang...d_rhf_se_p_d_4 or a couple different outfits but I was hoping to keep my gift around $30. I'm an AG novice. Please educate me.

[SuzySunshine]

A would love to have one of those for her AG doll. We usually do the Target brand, Our Generation, for the "generic"

[MrsK]

A couple other things I'm considering:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER (less expensive, has doors. Is it better?)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=AJ6A9YDD7X8EI with http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=AJ6A9YDD7X8EI

or

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Personally, I would have loved a doll bed/cradle when I was little but I'm not sure if this one is any good.

[SuzySunshine]

For a clothes holder I would get one without doors. That looks like a nice bed and the bed is definitely the piece of furniture A's uses the most.

[Deebs]

My DD uses her doll bed a ton, too (I lucked out at Pottery Barn outlet), but also loves the doll carrier from Target for when we travel.


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[MrsK]

So, do I go with the dress rack or the doll bed? I wish the dress rack was long enough to be used as a doll bed as well but it looks like it's about 17" and the dolls are 18", right?