DD1 has her fifth birthday in two weeks. I am completely at a loss to find something for her to unwrap. She spends most of her time writing, drawing or doing craft. She has more craft supplies than we have anywhere to put and does not want or need more. I have found one pack of nice Crayola pens in interesting colours. Her favourite toys are the baby dolls and their thousands of clothes and accessories - almost all secondhand and absolutely not needing more - and Playmobil, where they really seem happy with the sets that they have.
She has four bookcases full of books, secondhand or mine as a girl, which she reads constantly and my mother and I top up all the time as we find books we need in charity shops.
I have walked round the toyshop (a good one) going nasty, too old, too young, got one, absolutely not.
I am thinking a packet of felt tips, a T shirt and a voucher for an ice cream sundae!
Is this mean? I am not a believer in buying 'big' presents for the sake: for Christmas she had a new bicycle because she had grown out of the other and her sister had grown into it.
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What to get for fifth birthday when DD1 does not need ANYTHING?
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Riponite · 14/04/2010 21:07
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