ideas for 4 year old boy pls

[verybusyspider]

for grandparents - budget about £30

big brother (5.5yrs) is having a camcorder www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4SVEA_en___GB369&q=crayola+camcorder&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&ion=1&biw=1366&bih=533&wrapid=tlif132113978436910&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9328953167239627109&sa=X&ei=Qf6-TpiFH4Go8QPGotSwBA&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAA#

little brother (2.5 yrs) a battery operated brio train and some more track

I know ds2 would love a camcorder too so trying to think of something similarly techie for him

we already have vtech digital camera and leapfrog tag reading system from other birthdays...

[groak]

we've ordered ds (3) these from santa:

www.nigelsecostore.com/acatalog/Rocket.html

and

www.nigelsecostore.com/acatalog/Mr_Robot_Head.html

thinkl they'll make a nice change from all the plastic tat!

[verybusyspider]

thanks groak for ideas

bump?

only other thing so far that might be exciting is this helmet for a bike and fancy dress mad almost 4 year old

we're seeing grandparents on boxing day and they want to give their presents then, worried he'll just be wanting to take ds1's camcorder off him

[AngryFeet]

My 4 year old DS is getting a Leap Pad, Geomag kit, Talking Woody doll and a pretend electric guitar from ELC.

[mrslaughan]

Anything Playmobile - they should be able to get a car or helicopter for that, I would have thought.

[anchovies]

My ds's loved anything Imaginext and they still (at 7 and 5) love Matchbox Megarig. The space shuttle is half price at tesco at the moment.

[SoundTheOctoalert]

ds1 was 4 last year and got hexbug nanos, he totally loves them and we've been adding to it at birthdays etc!

www.hexbug.com/nano/hexbug-nano-habitat-set.html

[Bonnemaman69]

My little boys love marble runs. Have a look at www.amazon.co.uk/Quercetti-45-Piece-Transparent-Marble-Run/dp/B00000J4QK/ref=sr_1_170?ie=UTF8&qid=1321449677&sr=1-170&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
Good luck!

[verybusyspider]

I have 3 boys so we have a marble run and ds2 is getting the playmobil hospital from grandparents for his birthday (its the week before Christmas!) playmobil is brilliant we are getting quite a collection, leap pad looks ace but out of price range...

Off to look at Imaginex - he plays with friends space shuttle and know he loves that...) and hexnano's (not heard of them!)

Thanks - anymore?!

[pramsgalore]

hexbugs eat batteries, so you have to keep reminding them to switch them off when finished with, which my ds was not good at doing, but saying that i did and they needed new batteries with in a day or two and they are the little button batteries

[pramsgalore]

what about lego or even the same camcorder as brother, they can have fun recording each other, my ds got a camcorder last year at 4 and loved it, still does

[HappyAsEyeAm]

For the budget (£30), what about Fisher Price Imaginext things? They do a huge range, and I think their T-Rex is supposed to be the big things for little boys this year.

The Playmobil aeroplae is reduced to less than £30 in lots of places too.

[leftmydignityatthedoor]

I'd reccommend imaginext too - ds is * year older but is getting the imaginext t rex.