DS wants a Barbie dream house. AIBU to buy him one?

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DS is 3.5 and loves the Toy Story trilogy very much. He has all the toys apart from the Barbie and Ken (because they are really hard to get hold of!)

It's his birthday in 2 months, and I've been asking him what he would like. He wants the Barbie and Ken dolls from the movie, and also Barbie's Dream House, so they have somewhere to live.

He is going to pre school in September, and then will be going to school at the joining school, so the kids he's with then will be with him for a while.

I really want to buy him the things he's asked for, and he's been asking for a few weeks now and the list hasn't changed. However, I don't want to get judged by other mums when we have friends to tea, and nor do I want it to become a subject for bullying or teasing him with when he's older ("ziggieboy had a Barbie Dream House!" Etc)

What shall I do?

I agree with Batman above, I have always let my boy who is now 4.5 choose his own toys, and not mentioned if they are a girls or boys toy. He used to like prams, he loves the cute fluffies aimed at girls with big eyes and pink sparkly bits, we picked up a rather fab polly pocket car with a hot tub in the back at the charity shop last year that he loves, he currently enjoys having his nails painted too. I don't think the pressure comes until they are older, so best enjoy these things while they are young.

At pre school he is quite happy to dress up in a princess dress and non of this kids tease him, or for wearing the nail varnish.

I agree that if you let them be themselves when they are young they will grow up comfortable with who they are. And also, perhaps they themselves will be less likely to tease others for their choices.

awesome DS you have !! we all secretly want a room full of toy story stuff just to see if it comes alive when we leave

I always got that sort of stuff (boy or girl) second hand. Car boot sales are good.

I'd buy him a doll house, but something more sturdy and less finicky to assemble than the Barbie Dream House.

I wouldn't buy it but only because it's too expensive and as soon as he isn't into toy story he won't want it. I would get him Barbie and Ken for his birthday and take him for a day out or something.

maybe I'm a bit cheap but I tend to wait till I'm sure something expensive will be played with a lot

When I was a kid we had a Barbie mansion and a campervan. The mansion was normal house coloured and the campervan yellow. Why does everything have to be pink thsse days? Weird.

Anyway in response to your question, buy him what he wants.

I struggled to find a non pink dolls' house. I just bought a pink one and stuck some couloured sticky back plastic ™ on it.

I have to disagree that it will be short lived... My daughter got into Toy Story almost 2 years ago and it's still going strong... Do it

buy from ebay OP if he just wants a basic barbie house for them to live in when you buy it new it comes with accessories and stuff he might not want

If you can afford it, get the one he wants.

If he decides it's not quite right later on, you can paint it and pimp it and turn it from Barbie's dream house to Action Man's shed.

DS has a big pink doll house. Batman and Robin are currently in residence.

Yabu! I was never allowed one! I had so many Barbies but no Barbie house

Seriously though- if he wants one and will use it when playing,why not?

I would go for a kidkraft house if I were you, not because they are less 'girly' but because they are so much better for the price.

Just stick this on the side. :o

Also, just look for the houses that are fit for 'fashion dolls'.