A challenge for you - ideas for a group pressie for 4 kids aged 1-8 years old!

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We are a bit broke this year but want to get my friends kids something small that they can all enjoy at some point. Budget is £20 ish. All I can think of is:

Space hopper
Kite

Are these crap ideas and do you have any others??

kite is a really good idea -
otehrwise it is something for a fiver each?

a board game, or Twisters

Something crafty possibly - paints, playdoh, cookery type set etc?

Art/craft set
Set of walkie-talkies

How about one of those play parachute thingies - they can all play with that together rather than one after another then.

Some sort of game they can all play together.

Twister, quoits, boules, paddling pool etc.

boardgame? the 1 year old will be left out for most things...(lets be honest!)
Or a cooking/baking hamper? could get sprinkles/cake mixes/muffin cases/ that sort of thing

If you get a baking set, then at least the little one can eat part of the present

Cinema voucher and babysitting sounds like great idea You could maybe add on card that 1 year old will get day at park/feeding the ducks etc

family ticket to softplay?
or would you thye consider it a punishment?

Jenga?

oooh there are some good ideas here - what are the play parachute thingies? I've never heard of them! Walkie talkies also sound fun. I can't offer vouchers of any kind as they're in a different country .

Amazon.co.uk have some half price offers on cranium board games at the moment. Might be worth a look!

Games table or football table or even snooker/pool table (off ebay off course)

Books

Sorry - just returned to this thread! The play parachutes are these sorts of things

Tesco sell the parachutes as well.

How curious - I am obviously being totally dim but how can holding the edge of a parachute possibly be any fun? Does it do anything?

The walky talky thing is good. I always wanted one of them as a kid. A kite is a good one too. All kids like them, get's the family bonding - in harsh conditions...

The walky talky thing is good. I always wanted one of them as a kid. A kite is a good one too. All kids like them, get's the family bonding - in harsh conditions...

Just come across these looking for a wheely bug link, and they look fab for all ages - www.baby-bean.com/planx-wooden-blocks-p-122.html