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What are you getting your 5-year-old girl for Christmas?

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imaginaryfriend · 14/10/2007 22:10

It's only just been dd's birthday and I feel stumped for Christmas present ideas.

She's not into the 'pink thing' at all, hates dolls or anything like that. She loves crafts / art, rabbits, Scooby Doo. I just feel I've done all her usual themes to death with her birthday and I'd like to get her something unusual and special.

So what are you guys getting yours? Or what did you get them when they were 5?

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cazzybabs · 14/10/2007 22:11

A desk..a proper very expensive desk. This is what she has asked for.

Hulababy · 14/10/2007 22:12

More ideas of this thread here

Issy · 14/10/2007 22:15

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watling · 14/10/2007 22:16

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eidsvold · 14/10/2007 22:20

she is getting a craft table - lap table with flaps for pens etc and a nice flat surface for drawing etc - means she can do it anywhere.

a disc chair

a pillow book - huge story book - fabric - closes into a pillow

wiggles dvd

a climbing frame ( shared present with sister)

2 sets of new pjs

small bits and pieces for her stocking - like hair stuff, small pkt of sweets etc.

cazzybabs · 14/10/2007 22:25

wow - I want a pillow book. It sounds cool.

And waht is a disc chair?

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imaginaryfriend · 14/10/2007 22:30

Cazzy, where are you getting your desk from? That's what I thought of getting too but I haven't found a terribly nice one yet.

Watling, I know. It's just that she's just had a birthday full of all those bits and bobs, boxes of art stuff, books etc. from friends too. So I'd like to get her a 'main' present this year for a change.

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cazzybabs · 14/10/2007 22:35

Either the white company or www.bellemaisondirect.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=94&idproduct=503here - both are expenisve, but otherwise seem to find something I don't like or not high enough. I don't see the point in getting something she'll grow out of in the next year or 2.

ineedapoo · 14/10/2007 22:41

wow where do you get pillow books from ds and dd would love them

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imaginaryfriend · 14/10/2007 22:44

cazzy, I saw that on actually but I was wondering how much desk space there'd be, depth wise I mean. I'm thinking that at some point dd might want to put a computer on it.

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imaginaryfriend · 14/10/2007 22:44

I saw that one

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purpleduck · 14/10/2007 22:56

imaginaryfriend - our dd is 6 in January -it was seriously bad planning on our part to have her just after christmas!!!

But we do get alot in the sales.

I have no idea what to get for either this year. Absolutely fresh out of ideas. I will be watching this thread

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imaginaryfriend · 15/10/2007 18:44

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cazzybabs · 15/10/2007 19:24

imaginaryfriend - you know that is what dh said...ahh well the quest continues then!

JacOLantanne · 15/10/2007 19:54

I'm stuck for dd1; she's 5 in a couple of weeks (we've got her a new bike) but then we too have Christmas to contend with. The problem is that she doesn't really play with anything as such - she loves the computer and her intermittently working V-Smile. I think I'm going to get her lots of bits - they have some nice crafty things in Letterbox - including a simple Galt sewing kit, she is getting some aquabeads from my Mum and I will probably get her some games from Orchard Toys.

SoMuchToBats · 15/10/2007 20:02

If she's not terribly girly, does she like something a bit more "boyish" e.g. Lego, or Playmobil (which also do some sets which appeal to girls as well). My ds started getting really into these sorts of things at age 5.

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imaginaryfriend · 15/10/2007 23:23

Sorry to be so uncool, but what's a V-Smile?

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hana · 15/10/2007 23:27

lego is fab and not boyish!!
(how long was it going to before someone said that?!)

my 2 older dds love lego

SoMuchToBats · 15/10/2007 23:32

Well, no, I remember having Lego when we were kids, and we were all girls in our family. But a lot more of the Lego sets are boyish rather than girlish IYSWIM. Not that I have any problem with girls playing with boyish toys or vice versa, I think it's fine to play with anything you want to.

pirategirl · 15/10/2007 23:35

graco pram/high chair/travel cot set
Captain Jack Sparrow Outfit
to start with

lol, i love my dd5, she's so, complicated!!! haha

hana · 16/10/2007 00:32

so much, that's true - I had a 'salon' set growing up (mum still has it and dd loved playing with it over the summer) and a house with gardens, flowers, outdoor furniture. Think you can get 'house sets' from lego, and their 'mosaic' sets are nice too - dd (6) got one for her birthdya

JacOLantanne · 16/10/2007 21:47

This is a V-smile. Very popular with dd1

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imaginaryfriend · 16/10/2007 22:02

What does it actually do Jac?

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JacOLantanne · 16/10/2007 22:57

It's a games console that plugs into the TV with a joy stick controller and you can buy games for it based on popular children's characters - like Dora, Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo BackYardigans etc. The games have educational content as well as the usual type of game play (like collecting things etc). It's quite good fun really - the games are a bit expensive but you can pick up some bargains on Ebay or around Christmas time.

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imaginaryfriend · 17/10/2007 20:54

Thanks Jac, we'll definitely consider that then.

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