I'm worried Dd will be disappointed

[Badwifey]

My 4yr old dd is so very excited for Christmas this year. It's the first year she's actually fully aware of what's going on.
About a month or two ago I started gathering a few bits for her, books and Lego.... things I know she will enjoy. She hasn't really said up to recently what she actually wanted apart from the Lego. She has mentioned things she's seen on tv but she is pointing out literally EVERYTHING! She has repeatedly talked about a playmobile set that's a pool for seals. I'm not sure she's actually really into it but more the fact it'll have to be filled with water. She has told my brother she's getting the Masha and the bear house and told me she would love the enchantimals play house!! I have already ordered the dolls for the enchantimals and was going to pick up the house soon until she mentioned the Masha house. I've tried talk her out of the playmobile set today and she got a little upset about it.

I don't know what to do! I'm worried she'll be very upset Christmas day if I don't get it for her. I can't afford, nor want to buy her the 3 sets but I feel she'll be disappointed no matter what I do.

Has anyone ever had a disappointed child on Christmas day or do they generally just be too excited to even notice on the day.
Should I bite the bullet and get the playmobile set (even though she'll wreck the place with it?!!)

Stop talking about Christmas altogether would be my advice. I've realised that it really stresses some children out, they are genuinely so worried that Santa wont come that they are visibly relieved once Christmas morning is over.
She will love whatever you give her. Definitely stop talking about it now because I have made that mistake of trying to convince a headstrong child what they want, this just upsets everyone.
Forget it for now, and closer to the day, get her to cut pictures out of the argos catalogue of everything she likes and send it off.
Tell her she will be given what she needs and write a thank you note together afterwards.

She will love whatever she gets. Happy Christmas.

BadWifey re water toys I just stuck them on the kitchen floor and let them get on with it.

you asked if anyone has ever had a disappointed child - i have. she was 4 last christmas. she is a sweet and modest child and was so overwhelmed with the thought of "asking" father christmas for things that she just asked for "surprises".

we bought her a variety of things we thought she'd love eg unicorn dressing up set, some lego, craft things, new swimming costume etc

but on the day she was very quiet. polite and happy but not full of joy iykim

we rushed out on boxing day on the pre-text of picking up some groceries and actually went and bought an Our Generation doll. we then wrapped the doll and shoved the box half up the dining room fireplace with a note on it saying "sorry this is late, i found it in the bottom of the sleigh and had to fly back, love Father Christmas".

she was very excited to have a special present that was just for her (when her siblings didn't have anything extra). her eyes lit up like little stars and she exclaimed that it was her doll and how did father christmas know she wanted one etc. she was full of joy and christmas magic and i was so relieved.

so, definitely try to manage expectations in advance because a sad girl at Christmas is heartbreaking (even though she never expressed any disappointment, i could just tell).

I remember when my dd was 4. She was very insistent that the only thing she wanted from Santa was a pink robot. I hadn’t seen any adverts for a pink robot and showed her a few pics of vtech products that I thought it might be. But no, mummy these were not at all the right robot.

Eventually I realised it was from an old Disney dvd with Donald Duck’s nephews and there was a scene with old fashioned tin robots. We had been watching Xmas movies over December. I actually had to order one from America and it came just after Boxing Day. I told her as it had been a late request Santa had to have it made.

She still loves that robot 3 years later!