unexpected cheque yippeeeee

[maximummummy]

today i got a cheque for £50 "to spend on additional resources for your chilminding" from my local surestart/NCH
i had no idea i was gonna get it so i feel very

not sure what to spend it on
i have a 2yr old ds plus 2 male mindees i also have a female 2 yr old mindee so thought it'd be good to get something girly for her
but what?

Wow! Fifty quid - the list is endless! I assume you have pram & dolly etc. How about, cooking stuff and a cooker or dressing up stuff. Makey things are always good for a little girl, no matter how young. As long as its pink, you'll be onto a winner!

thanks for ideas princesscc
yes have dollies buggy cot loads of play food and small world stuff

i have seen a absolutely gorgeous cooker from GLTcompany it's £100 which is obviously way too much BUT i'd only be paying £50 now

actually thats still way to much for a cooker toy!!!!

i was planning a trip to ELC tomorrow even before the cheque came so i'll spend without guilt!

what about the sandpit with seats from tchibo?

Tchibo sandpit is sold out

argos have nice wooden one in dont know price but remember it was quite rasonable!?.well done

id get outdoor stuff as the weather is getting better or a shed to put the outdoor stuff in
i've just got a shed in the front garden to put the prams and car seats in its fab dh hates it he says it looks like a toilet

one thing kids LOVE is a coloured parachute from ELC about £15(plus 20% discount for being CM), dd and all her friends think its fab running under and shaking it..asda have lots of outdoor games and toys at minute and are safe but reasonably priced, try there too(dd got chunky plastic kids golf set for birthday, very good fun!)

do you know i got that last year and put it in the shed and its still in the box
mental note get it out to play with tomorrow

well i went all the way to my local ELC today only to discover i'd left my 20% off voucher at home DOH! voucher expires on 30th my dp (very d) offered to go and collect what i chose for me tomorrow

i got some threading buttons
a cut & play birthday cake
some velcro play ice creams!
and an enchanted carriage set very pink & girly from the happyland collection

then i went to woolies and bought

a really gorgeous fairy outfit
a firemans outfit
they were on buy one get one half price deal

still got a few quid left

my 14mth old mindee loves the ice-creams
have you got the till if not get ddp to pick one of those up to the kids love it

yeah i looked at them they are cool

thought about the play groceries too

could try and build a shop

with the till i use the plastic fake credit cards you get in the post sometimes the kids love to swipe the plastic
as for the shop i empty my cardbored recycling box into the play room and the kids have a fab shop

oh thats a good idea - the cr.cards as money(coins)wouldn't b good for under three's and it has to be birth to three matters framework