Most random thing you've bought for your child

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This year my 2 year old will be the proud recipient of a Clark's foot measure. The joy it will bring. Every time we go past Clarks we have to go in and she measures her own feet, her brother's feet, my feet, her own feet again... we try not to go by too often as they clearly think I'm mental.

Random things your children have loved?

When dd2 was a baby toddler dd1 was insistant she would like some silicon pastry brushes for her birthday. She loved them and carried one around for most of the next year.

A blank car key just like mine. On a key ring too to stop him stealing mine. He still has it 8 years later!

Packet of Blu Tac each. The joy

See - why are none of these things on Amazon's must have toy guide?

Haha a bag of potatoes, a potatoe was my 2 yo DS's favorite toy for quite a while... Think it was thanks to his love of watching/singing Small Potatoes

Seconding the silicon pastry brush - it was named brushy and went many places, even went to nursery for the other children to admire (which they truly did - his nursery teacher then bought a set for the school).

Oh and a basket of pegs.

A very small good weighing scale. She is always taking mine out of the cupboard and misplacing the top half. It was easier to buy her her own.

food

I think I might love Brushy!

I remember a small cousin getting blu tac too!

A plastic salad spinner when ds was about 3. He put his small toys in and spun them around! Think he liked the feel of it as it went faster.

Water - well not bought but she got a bottle wrapped.

In October that year the council planted new trees on our road, on right on our boundary. They put a note on it, asking residence to water it if it is not raining. DD was very concerned and put water on the santa list.

It is a maple tree, DD named her Mabel. She (the tree) is now 4 years and sports lovely autumn leaves I can see outside my living room.

My dd asked for Mary Berry's recipe book. It was called cookery course I think. She was pre school or maybe p1. Weird child, she watched the final of bake off over and over again and cried every time when her person didn't win.

A tape measure. It was taken everywhere, and everything was measured for months.

Sundae spoons.
They are used every morning for breakfast, and have been since last Christmas.

Thor's hammer (Wilko' s meat tenderiser, cost about a pound but ds was thrilled)

Bandages to play vets with her toys

a plastic carrot....every year, they have to be different, i struggled last year to find one and made one out of felt - this reminds me i need to start the hunt this year!

a small plastic pumpkin. She still has it now. Sadly she named it "pumpy"....

Old sky control. Got fed up with him using and loosing the real one. He loves it and uses it as a phone

A large glass paperweight, in an jewel shape... She is still convinced it's an actual jewel

In previous years DS1 has asked for and received his very own hose (age 3) and life jacket (age 4).

Not for xmas but DD always loved hooking out my cooking tongs so I bought her some of her own

A pot of Gentlemen's relish.