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What to buy for DD birthday?

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KipperTheFrog · 16/02/2019 19:26

DD2 is turning 2 soon. We want to get her an indoor trampoline, we currently don’t have anything like that.
I’ve been looking around and it seems they’re either for ages 1-3 (max weight 20kg) or 3+. Here is my dilemma. DD2 is very small for her age (below 2nd centile) so a trampoline with a max weight of 20kg would last her ages. But we have DD1 aged 4, who inevitably would want to use the trampoline too, and DH thinks it wouldn’t be fair to say she cant. I don’t think we should be planning DD2 present around DD1.
So, who is right and what do we buy?

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Stompythedinosaur · 16/02/2019 20:35

Something like a trampoline I would always buy as a joint present - I think it would be unfair to try to have one your elder dc can't use. I imagine your younger dc has had the used plenty of your elder dc's hand me downs.

buckeejit · 16/02/2019 20:37

Dh is right
Get her a wind up torch from ikea. My go to presents for 2 year olds

A trampoline inside would be a nightmare imo unless it's tiny & wont be much use for long.

hidinginthenightgarden · 16/02/2019 20:47

No this isn't going to work.

Loads of things you can buy a 2yr old - kitchen, ice cream cart, jigsaws, toot toot, sylvanian families (minus the tiny bits), happyland, books, crayons.

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KipperTheFrog · 16/02/2019 20:55

We already have a kitchen, and a dolls house. We have happyland stuff she doesn't touch.
Yes, she has loads of handmedowns, so want to get her something for her. Pretty much everything she has was once her sisters or her cousins. But it's so hard to know what to get!

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MrsJayy · 16/02/2019 21:00

A trampoline would be for sharing though you can't say no to her sister if she wants a go. How about a bike or a pram/buggy.

KipperTheFrog · 16/02/2019 21:04

They each have a pram and DD2 has inherited DD1s balance bike.

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llangennith · 16/02/2019 21:07

Your 2yo will be happy with any present. She's very lucky she gets to have all her sibling's toys to play with plus her own.
Wait a year and get a trampoline for the garden that they can both use.

Stompythedinosaur · 16/02/2019 21:09

Then get dd2 a trampoline, bit get one they can share! As you say, she has had the benefit of loads of dd1's toys.

I think it would be madness to get a trampoline only one child can go on. 4yo is still very little for watching others have fun that you can't join in with.

MrsJayy · 16/02/2019 21:12

I agree get them a trampoline between them and I would probably get her a wee thing to open and have a family day out she probably would get more out of that.

KipperTheFrog · 16/02/2019 21:19

Thanks for all your replies.
I hated having to share everything with my older sibling and never having anything that was just mine. Everything was a handmedown or joint. That probably colours my opinion!

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widgetbeana · 16/02/2019 21:19

I agree with the joint trampoline comment, however can I suggest magnatiles as a present if she doesn't have any? They have been hugely loved by my girls.

Notfastjustfurious · 16/02/2019 21:32

I have the same gap with my girls and know what you mean about the younger having nothing of her own but right now she's only 2 and doesn't have a clue, give it a year and see how different she is. Mine are now about to be 7 & 5 and sharing/handing down isn't really a thing anymore. Youngest wants dinosaurs and spiderman while the older wants craft stuff. Oh and I bought the trampoline as a joint Christmas gift last year and it's loved by both.

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