ideas for biggish present for dd (aged 4.5)

[walkinginawinterBundleland]

something which doesn't take up too much space please

a bike

Does she have a baby annabell - the best money I have spent on a present for both my dds (now 7 and 3.5)

sorry should have said what she already has, which includes:

hand me down bike from dd1
scooter
smallish castle/dolls' house (but could be too small so am considering another better one but pref not £100 ones..)
plenty of barbies

sundew, we have lots of dolls, is an annabel really that different?

vsmile

wwb - my girls much prefer their Annabells to their other dolls - but the accessories are extortionate! My dds have played with theirs most days since they were bought last christmas. If your dd likes dolls then they are a good present IMO.

Ponyville sets. Some of them are quite big but not as big as a normal dolls house type thing. Also Animal Hospital is good and can be stored away fairly easily when not in use. I would also go for a Leapster over V-Smile. We bought dd a V-Smile last year at 4.5 and it hasn't really been played with as much as I would have thought. Games very few and far between too.

I'm going with the Vsmile, bought it for my son last Christmas when he was 4.5, he loves it and doesn't even realise he's learning his letters. DS2 aged 3 is pretty good on it too. You can get second hand games quite cheaply on Ebay.

is a vsmile a console? >

bump

yes its a console

here

gosh, what do they do with it? draw on that funny little bit?

lol

they have a joystick,and you play it through your telly

its dead easy

dora jumps over rivers etc and has to count stuff

thanks nailpolish

Barbie dream house. Its tall but not wide

dora jumping sounds especially good. dd2 can already recognise a few words, would it be the right kind of thing for her?

bagpuss why is leapster so good?

my dd reads common words etc

so sounds the same as your dd bundle

i dont know anything about the leapster

is she a minxy moo?

Barbie - My Size Throne - now on offer for £19.99 instead of £59.99 on Amazon.

Bundle, sorry for the delay in answering. I'm just going by what dd and friends prefer really. DD has the pocket v-smile which doesn't have many games available at her current age (5.5) and so although initially good it hasn't had the longevity of the leapster. DD's friend had the leapster and even her older brother played with it lots according to her mum. When I was looking for extra games for our v-smile in toysrus the shelves were crammed full of leapster stuff and titles which I think have a better appeal to dd now. £60 is a lot of money for a years' use I think, although her younger brother will probably use it soon I guess.

Thanks a lot for letting us know that My Size Throne Barbie is on offer ... my 4.5 daughter has been asking for it ever since she has seen one (the Disney one) at her little friend's house... I heard her telling her friend that Father Christmas was going to bring her one, but thought no way, too expensive (£40)... but for £20, very tempted ! anybody there has got one ? what do you think??

Dd plays a LOT on her pink ELC keyboard, bundy
And sings to us etc
It's been a huge success

Lego

Tomica World trainset

Playstation 2 or 3 with singstar karaoke and Buzz jungle party software (good when friends come round).

Keyboard.

Drumkit.

K Nex.

Ello.

marina, do you mean this one?