ideas for 4 year old boy pls

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for grandparents - budget about £30

big brother (5.5yrs) is having a camcorder www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4SVEA_en___GB369&q=crayola+camcorder&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&ion=1&biw=1366&bih=533&wrapid=tlif132113978436910&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9328953167239627109&sa=X&ei=Qf6-TpiFH4Go8QPGotSwBA&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAA#

little brother (2.5 yrs) a battery operated brio train and some more track

I know ds2 would love a camcorder too so trying to think of something similarly techie for him

we already have vtech digital camera and leapfrog tag reading system from other birthdays...

we've ordered ds (3) these from santa:

www.nigelsecostore.com/acatalog/Rocket.html

and

www.nigelsecostore.com/acatalog/Mr_Robot_Head.html

thinkl they'll make a nice change from all the plastic tat!

thanks groak for ideas

bump?

only other thing so far that might be exciting is this helmet for a bike and fancy dress mad almost 4 year old

we're seeing grandparents on boxing day and they want to give their presents then, worried he'll just be wanting to take ds1's camcorder off him

My 4 year old DS is getting a Leap Pad, Geomag kit, Talking Woody doll and a pretend electric guitar from ELC.

Anything Playmobile - they should be able to get a car or helicopter for that, I would have thought.

My ds's loved anything Imaginext and they still (at 7 and 5) love Matchbox Megarig. The space shuttle is half price at tesco at the moment.

ds1 was 4 last year and got hexbug nanos, he totally loves them and we've been adding to it at birthdays etc!

www.hexbug.com/nano/hexbug-nano-habitat-set.html

My little boys love marble runs. Have a look at www.amazon.co.uk/Quercetti-45-Piece-Transparent-Marble-Run/dp/B00000J4QK/ref=sr_1_170?ie=UTF8&qid=1321449677&sr=1-170
Good luck!

I have 3 boys so we have a marble run and ds2 is getting the playmobil hospital from grandparents for his birthday (its the week before Christmas!) playmobil is brilliant we are getting quite a collection, leap pad looks ace but out of price range...

Off to look at Imaginex - he plays with friends space shuttle and know he loves that...) and hexnano's (not heard of them!)

Thanks - anymore?!

hexbugs eat batteries, so you have to keep reminding them to switch them off when finished with, which my ds was not good at doing, but saying that i did and they needed new batteries with in a day or two and they are the little button batteries

what about lego or even the same camcorder as brother, they can have fun recording each other, my ds got a camcorder last year at 4 and loved it, still does

For the budget (£30), what about Fisher Price Imaginext things? They do a huge range, and I think their T-Rex is supposed to be the big things for little boys this year.

The Playmobil aeroplae is reduced to less than £30 in lots of places too.

I'd reccommend imaginext too - ds is * year older but is getting the imaginext t rex.