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DD is still 11 months, but her birthday isn't far off and people are already asking what she wants!! At Christmas, I told people to just buy whatever they thought appropriate, but ended up with lots of plastic toys, so I'm thinking of compiling a 'wish list' but I have no wishes, as yet.
clothes for 1-2 years book vouchers so you can choose her some nice ones john lewis vouchers tickets for the zoo / local attraction furniture or decorations for her room
i also limited my large family to ONE present each or a larger joint present so that we weren't overrun with plastic and tat.
a blackboard / easel thing is useful for years to come
little people plane and zoo soft bodied doll, with change of clothes, bottle, bowl, fork and spoon and buggy. mega blocks bus ride on/push along truck books - sturdy, baby proof ones bath toys aquadraw toy phone and loads of other stuff
She still plays with (7 months on) the little people stuff - we expanded it for xmas and she spends hours with it! the doll and buggy (was £10 from mothercare - ideal size for 1 year old) she'll spend ages taking the clothes off and getting me to put them back on! the toy phone books - particularly ones with photos rather than pictures in IYSWIM.
When ds3 was 1 he got a wheely bug - still plays with it now at 3.5 as do his 2 older brothers. Am considering getting him a bigger one for his 4th b'day later in the year.
She has also asked for: - a big beanbag - a cheap portable cd player and nursery rhyme cd's - a pop up fairy tent (about £15 from Tesco) - a sand pit (argos) - lift the flap books
Wow! what a list. Bit embarrassing that dd already has most things mentioned though , and grandparents have already said they want to buy her a wheelybug, plus money (which I think is a bit excessive really).
Wanted to compile a list of inexpensive gifts that others could buy her. Think we're going to ask for a ball, and compile a list of books.
DH and I are going to get her a helium balloon in a big cardboard box.
Music and swimming classes would be a good idea, but we get sing and sign classes and swimming lessons for free in our borough anyway.
a little cart/wagon/trolley to push around a sun hat for summer a blow up paddling pool good quality wax crayons (not plastic ones - the colours are not nearly as good) books
if she already got lots for chrissy, I'd ask for things for when shes a bit older (think 18 months) - tea set, drum, xylophone, a plastic tea set, wooden play food (gorgeous, gorgeous stuff here) cars and trucks
No idea sorry - it was a present from my parents and it was handmade in a little place up north somewhere I think. But if anybody can recommend a place that does old fashioned wooden toys, they'd probably do one.
Otherwise it might be worth looking in Tridias or Letterbox.
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- but family did ask!
has also asked for:
, and grandparents have already said they want to buy her a wheelybug, plus money (which I think is a bit excessive really). 
