magic set for 6 year old girl

[fionaos68]

My DD is very keen on a magic set for Christmas. Having a look at magic sets available on internet, nothing is inspiring me totally, other than the Melissa and Doug one on amazon.co.uk?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
Has anyonre any experience, good or bad, of the Melissa and Doug magic set or would anyone recommend another one? many thanks.

[iloveblue]

Hi

My DS got the Melissa and Doug set for his 6th birthday last month.
Would thoroughly recommend it - as with all Melissa and Doug toys, it is very good quality.
Most of the tricks he can do himself (4 yr old DS2 can also do 2/3 of them) although some of them do require help from grown-ups.
I liked the fact it was wooden and it is the kind of toy you would keep for years, and maybe pass onto grandchildren.
HTH

[accessorizequeen]

DS1 got this one from amazon for 5th birthday. Not tremendously robust, lots of little bits but he had a ball for about a year with it and still gets it out now. The hat & the rabbit biggest hits, the rabbit has it's own wand which is fab. Hadn't seen the Melissa and Doug one before, it does look very good but IMO you need a hat, rabbit and wand! Cape optional...

[dockate]

There's a nice-looking one from Letterbox.

[richarda]

Marvins Magic www.marvinsmagic.com/