What you bought your dc si far?

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Just having a nosey at what you've bought your dc for ideas as i haven't even started yet.

DS1: He's fourteen and is getting a-
Chelsea Kit (everything in it)
Chelsea bag
Ipod Nano
Guess what team he supports?

DD1: (10)
New prosthetic leg (it's shared from me and all her grandparents, as good prosthetics are expensive)
Glow-in-the-dark face paints
Converse boots (to fit around her new leg!)
Nail varnish

DD2 (4)
Baby Annabelle and pram
Play doh
Fur Real Bear
Wooden farm set thing

They aren't getting much individually this year becase of a special gift...(drum roll....) a DOG! Not actually as a Christmas present (obviously), but we have contacted a rescue with new puppies who will be able to let us adopt a beautiful spaniel pup called Scampi, and though it's not a surprise, we're collecting Scampi on (hopefully) Christmas Day (they aren't anywhere near old enough to be taken home yet), early morning. So they'll be getting a lot of doggy things, and a new best friend! [hsmile]

dd1 is 7 yrs is getting -

furby
rubiks cube
magic 8 ball
4 ds games

dd2 is nearly 4 yrs is getting -

furby
my little pony celeste
other my little pony
little people disney castle

For 3yo DD

Stocking will contain, purple yoyo, giant lollipop, stickers, satsuma, chocolate coins, socks, a purple towel (she has specifically requested the towel and yoyo)
Big present is a pram and dolly.

Now that would normally be it, but she has outgrown her balance bike so I may get her a big girl bike, as she calls it.
I don't want her getting big presents like a bike out with Christmas and birthdays and as her birthday is not until July, Santa may be bringing a bike as well.

18mo DS will be getting a similar stocking and his main present is a wooden tool kit.

They'll get jammies on Christmas Eve from us, by way of a hamper that the elf on the shelf will leave for them when he returns to the North Pole.

We don't put sweeties in the stocking (it would save us a fortune if we did!) so for DS's stocking we have: Snap!, Heads & Tails card game, Hungry Caterpillar card game, sox and slippersox to fill it up a bit, skipping rope, a couple of nice pencils, as well as the traditional orange, apple and handful of nuts.

The "big gift" from Santa will be a marble run, and Mrs Claus is bringing vintage Fisher Price tea tray & teapot (goes with his other FP sets) and some fabric cinnamon rolls, petite fours, etc (made by myself).

There will also be books and homemade pajamas. My sewing machine will be very busy for the next 7 weeks!

I love reading what other people have bought , layzee-it makes me sad that the nhs can not suply your dd with a good prosthetic leg, as a mum of 2 dd's with sn's i know how hard it is to get good equipment out of the nhs , i'm sure your dc's will be very happy with their new puppy.

I took dd2's presents to my mums today (as its not safe to hide them here as dd found them last year) and i so wanted to play with them.

I love the thought of a prosthetic leg wrapped up with a bow on under a tree I'd make a special effort to keep the leg and the puppy separate though!
everyone seems to be getting fabulous presents, I feel a bit sly on dd now!

I have just finished the present buying for DD (4), I get hers early as we have alot of children in the family so need to spread it all out!

For Christmas Eve she has soem Gap Dalmatian pyjamas and a Frosty the Snow man cartoon dvd

Stocking:
Chocolate coins
Playmobil fairy and unicorn set
Ben & Holly mini library
Snap game

'Under the tree' presents:

Doodle Daisy
Cabbage Patch doll
Princess Cadence pony
Pop up Pirate Game
Dolls wooden crib
Monster High create a monster set
Love my street post office
Fireman Sam playset & figures
Elmo soft toy
Novi Stars doll
Playmobil pool playset
ELC tea trolley

I put an order to ELC yesterday for the last of dcs presents.

Dd (4) -
Barbie styling head
Cinderella barbie
Dolls mansion
Craft stuff
Wooden farm set
Everything's Rosie doll

Ds (he will be 1 in January)
Little Tykes car
Weebles set
Toy eggs
Buggy steering wheel
Happy land pirate ship
Happy land car

Dd is also getting a "pink horse", its a barbie horse which walks by itself. She has been asking for it for 3 months so getting it tomorrow in tesco clubcard exchange.

I will probably put a selection box in too, I put all the toys in giant Santa sack and don't bother with a separate stocking.

Ds1 -

Android tablet
Remote control hexbug spider
Crayola sets for stocking

Ds2 -

Android tablet
Remote control hexbug spider
Crayons set for stocking
Skylanders for the 3ds
Trash pack van
Trash pack trashes thing

Ds3 -

Farm and tractor set
Pop up tent

5 year old DD:
SF canal Boat
SF otter family
SF ice cream van (notice a theme here?)
Disney Princess nightie
paper dolls set
Crayola drawing set
My naughty Little Sister book
I still need to get her an ice cream maker (got the SF stuff before she suddenly changed her mind and started to obsess about the ice cream machine- that'll teach me for being so organised!)

DS (18months at christmas)
Happyland trainset
ELC rocket
small Mickey Mouse doll
Mickey mouse ride and push along car
Happy Land car set
Dear Zoo PJs.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt book

They'll also both have an impressive haul in their stockings (hair bands, bracelets and stickers etc for DD, bubbles, bath duck and socks etc for DS).

It looks a lot when written down (to me anyway!) but actually I've got some great bargains thanks to Argos 3for2 offer, and the summer sales

We store them at my mums house, we buy them quite a lot but we save all year (no going into dept) and they dont get much from family (my mum spends around £5-£10 on them and the same with my dad). We like to spoil them for 1 day but try and buy things we know will get played with (hate having tat lying around that doesnt get played with). All gifts are bought in sales or using voucher exchange at tesco (never pay full price unless i realy have too).

Bumblequeen Most is stored in or on top of my wardrobe or at my mums house, the 'Love my Street' post office is suprisingly small (one fo the reasons I chose it) It is stored in a box that doubles as furniture for the post office, ingenious really :)

She receives gifts from grandparents and aunts and uncles too, she is thoroughly spoilt at Christmas, but we have a big clear out in November and any old toys she no longer plays with are given to the charity shop, to make room for new toys. Inevitably more comes in than goes out, but we have quite a good amoutn of storage in her room.

DD (4) is getting so far:

Playmobil Camper Van
ELC Dolls Mansion
Moshi Monsters Treehouse

Stocking:
Moshi Monsters characters
Screen protectors, bag, games for DS from DGF

Playmobil Advent calendar
Elf on the Shelf

Pj's for Xmas eve
Xmas book for Xmas eve
Bath bits for Xmas eve bath

DS1 (will be 4)
Avengers Quinjet
Iron Man Repulsor thingy
Avengers sticker Book
Avengers "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" Volume 3&4 DVD
Leapfrog Tag Reading System
The Body, Space & Map books to go with the reading system
Room on the Broom book

DS2 (1.10)
Vtech Alphabet Apple
Little People Pirate Ship
Leapfrog Tag Junior reading system
Thomas Book to go with it
Tomy Megasketcher
A little board book

Just going to get a couple of cheap stocking fillers to go with them. The tag and maybe the tag reading system will be shared out with family as they don't know what to buy for him and they can just pay me back. It's DS1's birthday a few weeks before, so he'll have some other bits and bobs from that like those Avengers Battlers figurines (he's pretty into this and has been for a while), but I think I'll also buy some poster paints for both of them, as ours have gone all manky for some reason. It's so much harder to buy for DS2 as, due to the generosity and size of my family, we have a lot of age appropriate things from when DS1 was youngers. I am ridiculously excited about Christmas!

Some stuff is stored in the drawers of our bed on my side, but the big stuff is in our garage, wrapped in bin liners. We only moved to this house in May of this year and have loads more space. No more "cupboard of pain" for us like in the last couple of houses, oh no

My DDs are getting:

DD1 (9)
blackberry playbook (joint present with my parents)
Gym leotard
Signed prints of Louis Smith & Nadia Com...
Michael Morpurgo books
Gym stars books
Dressing up outfit

Plus all the usual essentials - vests, pants, clothes, chocolate etc.

DD2 (6)
Playbook (again joint present)
Gym leotard
Dressing up blue velvet dress and cape
Sylvanian families nursery set
Books

Plus the essentials and some cheap stocking filler bits!

DS (3)
Peppa Pig House
Talking Woody
Charlie and Lola book
7 x Julia Donaldson books
Wooden threading beads
2 x cars
Opposite cards
George pig
A few stocking fillers

DD (will be 1 just after christmas)
Weebles play set
Silvercross rag doll
wooden ring stacker
stacking cups
Bashful bunny
Hide and squeak eggs
Peepo book

Also bought DS the a few of the farm playmobil sets and talking Buzz and Jessie but giving him the playmobil for his birthday in January and will save the other toys for summer.

DD1 (4yo):
Playmobil princess castle, plus two furniture sets
Little tutu (cheapy deal on Zulilly) instead of new Xmas outfit
Stocking bits and bobs (new socks, undies, book, chocolate coins, toy bracelet, etc)

DD2 (22months):
VTech baby reader thingy
Play doh breakfast set and some extra modelling tools
Little tutu
Stocking bits and bobs (same as for DD1)

Both will also get various books, and plenty of things from grandparents so don't plan to get them more stuff. Plus we will be travelling by plane so can't carry too much anyway!

DD (8)
Playmobil pyramid (half price in Toys r us)
Harry Potter DVDs
Books
Moshi monsters stuff

DS (4)
Kiddizoom camera
Electronic handheld game thing which cost £10 and is the closest he'll be getting to a DS for a few more years
Clothes
Books

(still need to get some Playmobil and maybe a DVD for DS)

I also still need to get stockings (choc coins, toothbrush, socks and pants, satsuma, stationery, gloves, a few 50p toys, and variety pack cereal which is a Christmas tradition)

So far:

DD (8)
Tattoo pens
Magic socks (like the flannels!)
Tatty Teddy slanket
Lalaloopsy big & little sister doll set
Crayola fairy light kit
Blingles
'Big Questions from Little People'

DD (will be 6 by then)
Magic socks
Chocolate gingerbread man
Sooty DVD
Winnie the Witch chapter book
Hello Kitty slanket
Leappad Tinkerbell book thingy
Sooty & Sweep puppets
Pillow pet
Charmies hairband maker
lalaloopsy mermaid

They've also got a Leapfrog interactive globe to share.