What are you buying your 9 year old dd for Christmas?

[Eniddo]

A bit stuck with dd1. She is getting a new nintendo ds for her birthday (the week before xmas ).

She has asked for a password journal thing she has seen on tv

and a pony but unfortuantely she is NOT getting a pony

lol dd would love a pony too

she has asked me to think of something for her

she is sporty and she loves ponies

What about some games to go with the ds. Or something to do with the hideousness that is High School Musical.

A horse riding lesson or some sort of day at the stables.

she isnt really into hsm tbh

she isnt into any tv character or music or anything

mine wants rollerblades.

she has lessons every week atm

there is nowhere to rollerblade here - rutted country lanes all around

she would like something outdoorsy, to do with nature or animals possibly

argh she has always been difficult

dd2 (6) is happy with any pile of tat

Some thing to do with riding then - a new hat or boots.

Mine is having a bike as her old one was a second hand one and is disintegrating! She has also asked for Imagine Teacher for her DS and art stuff. The password journal thing is a pain in the rear to set up-dd2 had one and it was sooooo much hassle!

Barbie horse...? I have one in the cupboard that I didn't get round to taking back to JL after last Christmas . It whinnies and sort of rears when you pull its back legs

Could you bear to get her a hamster? I got DD one for her 9th birthday in August and she's still thrilled with it. Tick against the animal point.

Outdoorsy - hmm would she like a fishing rod/set thingy?

DD has a nintendo game called "my horse and me" which she really likes (yes not outdoorsy but she'd still like it!)

binoculars, camera, book on animals.

no thanks brokenrecord

she has never played with toys to my knowledge

she likes her nintendo, drawing, making stuff, tearing round on old pony or on the hockey pitch, is not really musical or into music

How about subscription to a pony magazine/tickets to a three day event or somesuch?

How to draw horses book - I got one last year off amazon and it has seen good use.

no I cannot bear hamster although you are right of course she would love it

she has binoculars although they ARE shite so that might be a good one

she has a camera and NEVER ever uses it as she is terrified of breaking it, it sits neatly in its case in its box and never comes out

so the password journal is shit? what a bummer

I have suggsted a fishing rod in the past but she was horrified at the needless killing

dh suggests a yurt and a membership of PETA

he is unhelpful

I've not seen the one advertised at the moment but dd has one with a dog on and its complete crap (although she still loves it)

Trip to falconry centre - that and horses were my sad interests as a kid.

lololol

its this: journal thing

the reviews are NOT good

Oh get her the bloody hamster you meany! They don't smell if you keep them clean (not that Im suggesting you're a mucky bitch or owt)

OK, think about other sporty stuff that she might enjoy - good quality football? Basketball hoop and ball for outside?

ooh falconry