What's a great birthday gift for a 5 year old?

[BlueBumedFly]

DD is going to be 5 soon so what's new? She has a scooter, bike and a leapster. Loves arts and crafts but has pens galore. So what is new and fun? Money is not growing on trees obviously but any ideas gratefully received. Thanks.

[BlueBumedFly]

Brilliant, thank you all, I'm going to have a great time googling all these ideas. I'm signing off now for the night but really appreciate all the posts, just about have a plan.

Wish I was young enough to get away with the sketchers myself .... :)

[Bluebell99]

I would say Lego friends, the new range of lego for girls. Sylvanian families, how about a membership of the sylvanian club, it costs £9.99 and you get two figures and four magazines over a year. I think spirograph would be too difficult. My dd is ten and still struggles a bit with it. How about a friendship bracelet wheel. OOh another thing that was popular with my kids was a butterfly kit where you send off for caterpillars and watch them change into butterflies and then release them.

[MrsJohnDeere]

Have to disagree about Guess Who. We bought a cheap as chips Asda one for ds1 (£4 iirc) and he has played with it so much. Much more than stuff that cost a lot more.

Also popular
Playmobil
Dominoes
Scrabble
Standard playing cards
Top trumps
Connect 4
Lego

[BlueBumedFly]

Very cool! Love those, thanks for reposting

[lilbitneurotic]

God, that was rubbish too - google Skechers Twinkle Toes!

[lilbitneurotic]

Sorry!

[BlueBumedFly]

Lilbit - the link didn't work, may you please try again? I'm up for any ideas!

[BlueBumedFly]

Polly pocket, cool. Sylvanian families could bankrupt me I suspect :)

[NormanTheForeman]

Lots of things are possible with Playmobil, BlueBum - you only have to take a look at my profile pics to realise that...........

[lilbitneurotic]

Don't know if your only looking for toys/ games but I gave my 5yr old neice these and they went down a storm.

[BlueBumedFly]

We have Disney monopoly from when her sisters were young, didnt think she was old enough but will dust it off and give it a go thanks Scabby.

[BlueBumedFly]

Love that globe, thank you for linking it.

Clothes are a nightmare, she likes to choose but I might try some hair bands etc.

Will google Playmoble and I've just found some stencil sets in Hello Kitty that look good too.

What great ideas, thank you.

[NormanTheForeman]

Lots of girls this age also like Polly Pocket/Sylvanian Families.

[NormanTheForeman]

Playmobil!

[MerryMarigold]

Depends on the dd. Mine is 3 and she already LURVES clothes and pretty shoes etc. so I get away with getting her things she needs for birthday/ xmas. For her birthday I got her a duvet cover and one of those pink curtain-y things to go round her bed and she was totally delighted (and uses it every day!).

[Whatevertheweather]

We got this one Blue it's really lovely and tactile

Guess Who these days is rubbish! Very disappointing.

[ScabbyHorse]

Monopoly was a big hit in our house- the board game and the card game...also gardening stuff and baking stuff

[BlueBumedFly]

Time - she is doing spring growing at school as this weeks project so that could be a fab idea, thank you!

[BlueBumedFly]

Like the illuminate globe! I travel with work so she'd like go track me I'm sure!

This is great, thank you ladies !

[timetosmile]

A funky rucksac full of outdoor (cheap!) stuff like spades, bug-catching pot, chalks, bubbles, pack of seeds, I-spy type minibeast/garden book, gardening gloves....and of course a ball of twine for any number of adventures..they're all coming into the supermarkets now.
DS's (4.5yrs) best day out is to the garden centre...

[BlueBumedFly]

Thanks prisoner - l think it's me that's the problem and I need some fun things, game related like guess who, I'm potentially over thinking this as I would have loved a Spirograph at 5.

Square - I hadn't asked her to be fair, I'll try tomorrow!