So following on from my other thread - what are you buying your ds's for Xmas?

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Mine will be 16 months, 3 and 4.9 at Xmas. Struggling for ideas but just seen a 'my first scaletrix' which I thought might be good for the older two.

Ooh, norty Jools!

GDG - just back from TK Maax and they have lots of playmobil including the pirate ship - the big one that sells for around £70. Its reduced to £29.99 in tk maax.

They have lots of other playmobile sets from big to large most around 1/2 price. However teh really big sets are all reduced to £29.99.

If you do want to make the investment in a pirate ship then I think it is a good price. In fact the used sets on ebay often sell for more than this

Wow really? Thanks for that - I might go to ours tomorrow and see. It's an out of town one rather than city centre so I hope they have it. Got ds2's b'day in November too.

I swithered for ages as to whether just to buy one for you and then post it on or sell it on ebay if you didn;t want it. But I thought the postage would be rather a lot as it is quite a big set!

Oh, I definitely would have had it! You're right though, the postage could have been high. I'll try and get down there tomorrow and see if they have them - I didn't know TK Maxx did toys.

Thanks for thinking of me though - that's really nice of you

GDk, I nearly bought a "my first scaletrix" a few years ago but when I actually looked at it in the shop it's pretty much the normal scaletrix but an easier track.

If you do get one, just get a normal set but make a smaller track out of that set.

They were charging about £30 for it and for about £60 I could have got 3 times the amount of track in the older version.

Does that make any sense?

Anyway..... in my opinion it was crap and would be waste of money.

I'll be off to TK Maxx too soapbox, thank you !

LOL LadyTH!!

Soapbox - you are a complete star!! Have been to TKMaxx this morning! I got the pirate ship for £30 and the police station (complete with jail cell and 'criminal'!) for £30 too (think it's £50 normally). Also got a couple of playmobil rescue boats with 3 figures which were £8 down from £15 - emergency presents for kids parties!

I see what you mean about posting the ship - that would have been a bit of a nightmare!!

Thanks again - really chuffed!

This Christmas my son will be aware that something is happening and will open his presents with great gusto and delight, which I am really looking forwards to.

I'm planning on buying him a play kitchen because he loves, well, playing kitchen. When we take him to the soft play area in Meadowhall he goes straight for the kitchen and cooks, washes up and makes cups of tea, the whole works. I don't care if other people think he's a sissy. At least at the tender age of 2 he knows what a sink, cooker and vacuum cleaner are for, unlike his dad!

DS is getting LEGO LEGO LEGO

For years all has ever wanted is LEGO so is very easy and it is always played with

DEFFO BRILL

From Father Christmas:

DS1

Electronics Set
Roald Dahl's revolting Rhymes
Remote Control Dinosaur
Computer Game
KerPlunk

DS2

Wacky Builder Set
Puppet Theatre
Puppets
Remote Control Dinosaur
The Gruffalo's Child

DS3

Thmas Tank Engine Set
Glow In Dark Roly Mo
Toy Truck
Mega Blox
Book

From me: dvd's (Madagascar, Charlie and Choc Factory, ?)
From DH: 2 X Remote Control Daleks, ?

This is ds first xmas, he will be 11 months.
So far have bought him:

Activity table
Vtech fairground
A vtech walker
Tomy shapesorter
A cuddly santa soft toy

Not sure if I will buy any more, but probably will!