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What's the oddest thing DC have asked for, and did they get it?

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hurricanewyn · 01/12/2012 11:42

Years ago DS asked for a yellow suit. Was v young & couldn't describe it but wanted it for months.
I bought him some thermal longjohns & a vest & dyed them bright yellow with dylon along with a pillow case that I attached as a cape. I got some red felt and cut it into his initial & attached it to the front with wonderweb.
He was delighted with it on Christmas morning & then never wore it Confused
DD has asked for a diamond maker this year - I've told her if she manages to get one I'd quite like a few diamonds myself.

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SantasNaughtySack · 01/12/2012 14:21

My sister asked for cheese when she was 15, and ended up with tons o the stuff Grin
This year I've wrapped her up a packet of croutons with her actual present as they are her current obsession!

TerraNotSoFirma · 01/12/2012 14:22

Just ordered a bright purple bath sheet for DD.
What's the betting that the bike gets ignored in favour of a towel?

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hurricanewyn · 01/12/2012 14:22

Cheese - that's a great idea. Cheers Thanks

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yellowsubmarine53 · 01/12/2012 14:22

DD 5.8 wants a life size skeleton model (like those that doctors have).

I've sourced an skeleton sticker book.

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hurricanewyn · 01/12/2012 14:25

Terra - I still remember DS on the phone on Christmas morning to my mum, raving about the farting putty he got in his stocking. It was the only topic for about 10 mins until I reminded him he had also gotten some other stuff, including a bike.

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ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 01/12/2012 14:28

my little cousin asked for a frog for 3 years on the trot- had to be a real one, toy ones didn't cut it. The next year, having given up on ever getting a frog, he asked for a balloon. How happy my aunt was that year Smile

SpitSpot · 01/12/2012 14:31

DD has written her letter to Santa saying "I just wish some of my teef fell out like 8 or more". She is 6 and all her friends have lost at least one tooth so far.

MJP1 · 01/12/2012 14:37

Brilliant this made me smile, my 1st is due in Feb and I am really struggling with pain and discomfort and am counting to days down till bub is here, its threads like these that remind me how great children are and why I am putting my body through all this. Merry Christmas xxxx

efffy · 01/12/2012 14:37

My DD 8 has asked for a parrot :-s

bossboggle · 01/12/2012 14:37

Oh you wonderful people - all of mine are grown now but this is magic!! Oh if it were all so easy!! When my DD realised about you know who she wandered away for a while and then came back all wide eyed and said "Where did you get all of the money from to buy everything!!????" she declared. Innocence!!

noblegiraffe · 01/12/2012 14:41

My DS (3) wants a cardboard box. I'm sure that can be arranged.

lilackaty · 01/12/2012 15:00

I once requested a blue bucket. Quite late on Christmas Eve. One of my dad's mates somehow found me one so I got my wish.
Mine haven't asked for anything unusual this year.

Lavenderhoney · 01/12/2012 15:09

Dd wants a bunch of pink roses and ds won't tell me as its supposed to be a surprise:) he does like blu tac though, I might pinch that idea too!

PestoFrostissimos · 01/12/2012 15:11

Last year DD2 asked for a unicycle.

Told my friend in passing 'you'll never guess what dd2 has asked for this Christmas...?!!'

Turned out my friend had one in her garage that her DH had picked up in a car boot sale and bought as he thought it might 'come in useful one day' Hmm

So I ended up buying it off her and dd2 was amazed on Christmas day that she'd actually got one!!! Grin

WineOhWhy · 01/12/2012 15:14

DD once asked for a "second hand baby". She was about 5 at the time and was quite insistent. I thought that sounded all very easy (and very "green" of her) and I could just go into a charity shop and look for a baby doll. But in fact what she wanted was a real baby that was not longer required by its parents! She did not get one.

DameFanny · 01/12/2012 15:21

Aged 3 ds asked for toy wine. He got an acrylic wine glass he still has his morning juice in.

I can't think where he got the idea, I mostly drink gin

MrsMc82 · 01/12/2012 15:21

2.10 ds asked for a "fireman sam rhinocerous"...... Wtf?!

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 01/12/2012 15:23

Bruffin. That's fantastic! Have you got a copy of the photo?

Primrose123 · 01/12/2012 15:26

Bruffin How did you do it?

lizmarshmallow · 01/12/2012 15:28

For all those whose kids want unicorns, don't you know the North Koreans have discovered a nest of them in Pyongyang. There's hope for them yet Smile

Primrose123 · 01/12/2012 15:29

Efffy You could get one of these but I would advise you not to. The noise will drive you insane.

INeedThatForkOff · 01/12/2012 15:32

Bruffin, how on earth did you pull that one off?!

CherryMonster · 01/12/2012 15:34

dd1 (nearly 8) has asked for chocolate pasta from hotel chocolat this year. yes she is getting it.

FreddieMercuryforQueen · 01/12/2012 15:38

My sister once asked for a purple dress, she was only about 2, she didn't have a prticular purple dress in mind and my mum hunted high and low, eventually getting one. Opened it on Christmas morning and a strop of almighty proportions followed as it was the wrong kind of purple she's always been a bit of a frigging drama queen highly strung.

CMOTDibbler · 01/12/2012 16:03

My 6 yr old ds wants a full size human skeleton. TBF he wanted one last year too, and his grandparents said they'd get him one and then didn't.