Recommendations for 18 month old

[catgirl2]

Hi there,

I'd like to buy my niece a toy for Christmas. She will be 18 months in Feb - does anyone have any recommendations? There's just so much out there!

Thank you

[leftmymistletoeatthedoor]

What's your budget? Dd will be 15 months at xmas.

She has a bounce and spin zebra, a buggy, a shopping trolley and a ride on car from when her brother was this age - she loves those.

For xmas she is getting:
Cirkustent from ikea
Pram
Wooden kitchen
Elephant squirty bath toy
Aquadraw
Megablocks farm
Baby annabel
Laughing teaset
Talking bus.

For dn who is 21m at xmas I've bought a little people plane, a set of driver dan books and a playdough set.

[catgirl2]

Thanks very much - some great suggestions! Going to get googling!

[SpangledPandemonium]

DD same age. I am looking at:

Playmobil 123 stuff
Wooden instruments
Happyland stuff from ELC
Aquadraw mat
Etch a sketch type toy
Bath toys

[Chandeleria]

I'm not sure what your budget is,but we are getting our youngest (will be 18 months at Christmas), the ELC Happyland Cherry Lane Cottage.

These are similar and cheaper:

Fairy Toadstool Cottage

Goosefeather Farm

Rose Cottage

We got a few Happyland things for my eldest when she was about 18 months and she is over 2.5yrs now and she still plays with them everyday, I think they are excellent value because they don't get grown out of too quickly.