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If you have a 6 or 7 year old what would they think if they got one of these books in a party bag?

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listsandbudgets · 13/09/2018 11:23

I'm tired of plastic tat so thinking of doing books this year. The book people have this set of sciency books but while MY ds would love something like this I'm worried what others would think - is it too worthy? Should I stick to Horrid Henry or similar?

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JuneFromBethesda · 13/09/2018 11:39

I like it, nice to have something different and I think my 7-year-old would like it too. I have her a book of questions & answers about the world for Christmas (mostly geographical facts but presented in a very engaging way) and she really enjoyed it.

JuneFromBethesda · 13/09/2018 11:39

*gave her

Gettingbackonmyfeet · 13/09/2018 11:43

My ds1 is nearly six and we would love that...great idea

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CurcubitaPepo · 13/09/2018 11:44

I’ve done something similar in he past and never had negative comments. Gotta be better than plastic tat. Book people have some great books for his kind of thing.

JustJoinedRightNow · 13/09/2018 11:46

My 7 year old would love a book as a party favour, that’s a great idea

karmakameleon · 13/09/2018 11:47

DS had a science themed party when he turned six and the party provider did the party bags. There was a science book as the main item and everyone was perfectly happy.

UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername · 13/09/2018 11:50

My 8 and 6 year olds would love that.

Kaykay06 · 13/09/2018 11:52

I have 7&8 year olds and I think that’s a good idea, saves the cheap plastic crap that goes in the bin and I know they’d both enjoy a book, and I wouldn’t miss the whistle that always seems to come in party bags.

ShowOfHands · 13/09/2018 11:53

Yep my 7 year old would love it. He'd hope for a piece of cake too however.

AshenFaced · 13/09/2018 12:04

Sciencey books generally, fine, and some of those sound quite interesting, eg why do planes have wings. However I'm not sure a book about telling the time or weighing things sounds that engaging by itself. I'm not sure that particular set is a great candidate for splitting up.

Q&A books generally, science, animals etc - fine.

flowerpot1000000 · 13/09/2018 12:07

For older children I think, your age group they would be more interested in reading if it were something more relatable

flowerpot1000000 · 13/09/2018 12:10

I would say go for:

Harry and the Dinasaurs
Horrid Henry
Paddington Bear
Winnie the Pooh
Or Puffin do a lovely book called "Stories for 6 year olds" here

verite · 13/09/2018 12:17

We have given out books on numerous occasions. Star Wars books with toy on front - big hit. Horrible history books - lots of disappointed faces!!!

Wellhellojonsnow · 13/09/2018 12:20

I’ve done this before (bought a Book People multipack) & I think it went down well. I’m sure that the children have still got them a year on where the plastic tat lasts a week!

WillyWasAWatchdog · 13/09/2018 12:27

I think it would depend on whether the parents can be bothered to help their child do the experiments in the book, otherwise I think it may be boring reading for kids to read on their own.

UnderMajorDomoMinor · 13/09/2018 12:29

Dd would like that as long as there was also a sweet and slice of cake. Party recently birthday cake was sliced but no cake served or in party bag! Dd was scandalized!

BabySharkDoDoDoDoDo · 13/09/2018 12:31

He would LOVE it. So would I.

Xmasbaby11 · 13/09/2018 12:32

My nearly 7 yo wouldn't like it. She's not interested in science and would not want to do experiments at home. She loves plastic tat in party bags and still remembers where she got toys last year!

I get where you're coming from but I think books are tricky to get right for everyone. My dd would like a fiction book, and likes gentle stories such as Mog.

lottiegarbanzo · 13/09/2018 12:33

Dd would be interested in some of those but maybe not all. Whether we got any value out of them would depend on our remembering to devote some time on reading / doing / discussing. So, a maybe.

We've certainly received books as party favours before - form Julia Donaldson multi-packs age 4 for example. In principle it's a good idea.

lottiegarbanzo · 13/09/2018 12:35

I and dd might be more excited by Horrible Histories (she just because of the poo etc!). We've only seen the TV version so far, not books, so not sure but, if same age range, they'd be good.

BabySharkAteMyHamster · 13/09/2018 12:40

The works sell little science books for around 99p. Gross science ones which are a lot more appealing. Ds is always chanting facts about farts etc Hmm

AshenFaced · 13/09/2018 12:47

Y2 is a tricky age for party books. Some will be reading Harry Potter (and there's a risk that their parents assume everyone's on chapter books) whereas some will still be on earlier reading stages. Horrible histories are great books but not for your average 6 year old.

I think joke books are your best bet in Y2.

lalafafa · 13/09/2018 13:35

IME the parents like them, the kids are gutted.

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