STM+ Big Sister/Brother Gifts?

[cabbagecabbage]

Are you getting your first/older kids anything, maybe a present "from" the baby?

I'm planning on a bag of new activity books and a big sister book. And gum. She's been begging to try gum so I figure it will be a way for her to feel big.

My sister bought her daughter a camera when they brought home her brother. I wonder if I should do more but this feels like enough to me.

[littlesthobo]

DS is getting a Thomas the Tank Engine backpack and some colouring books and crayons. Doubles as a way to keep him occupied while I'm busy with baby!

[lostinfaith225]

Ds is really into Paw Patrol. So I got him figurines in their cars and a paw patrol book. He's going to be in heaven!!

My inlaws got a stock pile of cars to pull out here and there for him.

[rungirlrun]

DS loves Thomas but doesn't have any Thomas trains for his train track. Baby is going to splurge and get maybe 2 (they're something like $20-25 each!). DS will be in heaven.

[Susan0utLoud]

My ds won't understand who it's from, but we did get him some books and coloring books as a gift when he visits at the hospital. And a big brother t shirt. He's 26 months.

[acorn99]

We bought J a Pooh bear (his current favorite) and gave it to him "from" little sister when he came to see us in the hospital.

[sarcaztic10]

We will do a gift exchange of some kind. I am not sure what S will "get" L that isn't too expensive. L is getting to the age where he isn't as enamoured with cheap things like coloring books and stuff. Maybe we will get him a movie or a Ghostbusters Tshirt, he has been asking for one after watching the first and second movies.

[comicSans]

We have a cute r,w,b Minnie Mouse outfit that we were just going to give to her, but haven't yet and she hasn't noticed it, so at this point I think I'll just stick it in a gift bag as a present from baby brother.

I'll be looking for some activity books and such too just as something new to entertain her. I feel like I might even need some new things to get through this week!

[housecarder]

We got them coloring books and a pack of markers so that they had something to do at the hospital if they got tired of messing with the babies. We happened to see stuffed animals at the store that had on big brother and big sister shirts and took those too. I think it helped them to have something when all the grandparents/aunts/uncles were focused on the babies.

[rungirlrun]

Just got back from a trip to the store so DS could buy the baby a present. I tried to steer him towards a more appropriate baby present but nope, baby is getting a big book about trucks, motorcycles, boats with little flaps to open for ages 2+. He insisted he will "read" the book to the baby. Oh well. His heart was in the right place as he kept talking about finding something for the baby and insisted the baby will love it.

[harlowjune1984]

I have a bag with a few odds and ends while she is home and we are at the hospital: kids bath bomb, small lego set, cash for a movie, ice cream or bowling, coloring book. They aren't "from the baby" or for becoming a big sister, but just to help whoever is watching her....keep her entertained. She picked out a stuffed animal that she wanted to give to the baby, so she will bring that to the hospital. Other than that, her "gift" is a sibling (which she has been begging for....so hopefully she doesn't ask for a gift receipt!)

[housecarder]

harlowjune1984 DS was very concerned that we were taking the babies back when we took them to their weight check the day after we were discharged. I had to promise him that we weren't leaving them there, that they were ours to keep.

[TnT10]

I got DD a new baby doll and an Ergo doll carrier so she can take care of her baby too like mommy, she's really into copying what we're doing lately. I also got her a book we rented from the library that she loves.

[glaze]

I got the kids some activity books and each a lego set. They also have big brother/sister shirts to wear to the hospital.

[glaze]

Jun 26, 2016 8:44:46 GMT -5 rungirlrun said:

DS loves Thomas but doesn't have any Thomas trains for his train track. Baby is going to splurge and get maybe 2 (they're something like $20-25 each!). DS will be in heaven.

It's so crazy how much the Thomas ones cost! DS used to be obsessed with those.

[rungirlrun]

Jun 27, 2016 7:59:30 GMT -5 glaze said:

Jun 26, 2016 8:44:46 GMT -5 rungirlrun said:

DS loves Thomas but doesn't have any Thomas trains for his train track. Baby is going to splurge and get maybe 2 (they're something like $20-25 each!). DS will be in heaven.

It's so crazy how much the Thomas ones cost! DS used to be obsessed with those.

I decided against the motorized ones which were close to $25 and just got 2 wooden ones. They were $9 and $13 (Thomas was cheaper, his friends are much pricier). But yeah, over $20 for 2 teeny little train cars is crazy! DS better love them!

[those3words]

DS is almost 2. We're not getting him anything from the baby or from us. My mom is getting him a wooden train track for his trains. I'm sure other family members will get him stuff. He doesn't really understand who gives him gifts yet - so no point in giving him something from the baby IMO.

[comicSans]

Target had some fun things in the dollar section. Got DD a simple abc puzzle, some lacing boards, and a matching game. They'll be good for occupying her a bit once baby is here, unless I break down and give them to her in desperation this week.