Christmas/Birthday presents

[crimsonandclover]

Have we talked about this already? If so I don't recall.

What are you getting your LO for Christmas?




dizzycooks , help! I have no clue what to get girl #3, and her b-day is only 5 days after Christmas. I'm totally stumped - what are you getting your DD3??

[kcrkcs]

I got L and her cousin a bunch of wooden puzzles from Melissa and Doug when they were on sale a couple weeks ago. Maybe a couple more books, a holiday themed one etc. and probably some holiday Jammie's. That's it. I feel like we are already full up on toys and stuff and she is probably not ready for the next level of development toys anyway.

[14joa31]

DD is really into musical instruments right now - especially rattles and maracas. But frankly, I have no idea what to get her for Christmas. She may just get some toys that she already has wrapped up! LOL!

For DS, he is as always obsessed with his train engines. I'll just buy him 2-3 Thomas the Train characters for Christmas. I like their wooden engines.

[silverspoon]

I remember a few people mentioning activity cubes.

This is a deal of the day on Amazon:
www.amazon.com/ALEX-Busy-Town-Wooden-Activity/dp/B004LL0VV2/ref=lp_16043652011_1_22?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1479311337&sr=1-22
Normally $81, on sale for $38.

So, J has another present on the way.

[scorpioscuba]

I got DD the Zany Zoo wooden play cube when it was on sale at Target a few weeks ago. Also a baby doll on Amazon Prime day. Costco had a Fisher Price car ramp thing that I picked up and will probably be for her bday. DS will love playing that with her and I have tons of cars from when DS was little.

DS is getting a bigger (16") bike from Santa. Legos, etc.

14joa31, does DS have a train table? When DS was 2 I made him one out of a Craigslist coffee table for Christmas. Best thing ever. It's still going strong!

[silverspoon]

So far J has 2 wooden puzzles, 1 board book, a Bright Starts monkey game thing that was a Prime Day splurge, Melissa and Doug blocks, and Green Toys construction vehicle set.

Now he also has the activity cube.

I need to stop at this point I think. This is all stuff that's just caught my eye randomly while I've been out or online. At some point I assume H might want to pick him out something for Christmas.

[14joa31]

scorpioscuba - yes! We received a train table as a hand-me-down from my nephew. We played hard on it for the past 1.5 years, but now my son's passion for trains cannot be contained to the table - he now just plays and builds all over our floor

[silverspoon]

For his birthday, 5 days after Christmas, I am going to attempt to reign it in and not get him anything. We are having a party on 12/31 and that's basically our gift to him.

I have a feeling I'll already be panicking about where to put all the Christmas stuff (a situation I understand I am currently taking part in). A few days later we're going to come home with a whole bunch more.

I am a bit stressed just thinking about all of it. Some things may get returned to the store...

[dizzycooks]

crimsonandclover hahahahaha
Ha.
Umm I have to get her something?
I did buy her her own contigo water bottle for next summer and a new touch and feel book.

[dizzycooks]

I may get her a set of magnatiles to bulk up their collection bc she enjoys them with the big girls.

[crimsonandclover]

dizzycooks, yeah, I've thought about getting "her" playmobile things even though she's obviously too small for them. DDs 1+2 would play with them until she got old enough. We never got an activity cube for DDs 1 or 2, so I'm thinking maybe one of those, even though we don't need one. I've also thought about getting a new swingset for the yard because we don't really have enough room for 3 kids to do swing-y things at the same time. But it also seems unfair to use all her Christmas and birthday money on a swingset that all three of them will use. :/

[NellieOleson]

I think we are getting dd2 a play tunnel. Maybe some new play food, too, which is kind of for both girls, but whatever. It's hard to buy presents for babies when you already have so many baby toys.

[dizzycooks]

crimsonandclover we got an activity cube in August and dd3 loves it. It keeps her busy for a long time.
Maybe a combined gift for the swing set? How close are their days again?

[crimsonandclover]

dizzycooks, DD3 end of Dec, DD2 beginning of Feb, DD1 mid-April, so all within 3.5 months.

[pinktartan9]

So far for Xmas for DD we have a peppa pig rollie-backpack, a play grocery cart with play food, an activity table, some books and movies, some Christmas jammies and a few outfits.

For her birthday she will be getting clothes and money which will be deposited into her RESP. She needs the clothes for pre-K.

I agree silverspoon I have no idea where I am going to put the toys :/

14joa31 I am doing something similar. We got about 30 baby blankets for my shower. One of the blankets has a dog head and tail and stuff - sounds weird but it's cute. Anyway, we never opened it and DD found it in the closet so I think she is going to get it as a part of a gift since she seems to really like it. I still have about 20 blankets :/ do not need another one.

[Lollipop]

Would it be terrible to get her a new car seat for Christmas? I think we might make that from Santa, and a couple of small toys and outfits from us and maybe a walking toy.

For her birthday 10 days later we'll probably just do one big-ish thing from us.

I'm not sure what we'll get S. Every year he gets one of those dancing Christmas toys that play obnoxious music, but that's before Christmas. I'm thinking maybe one of the bigger Lego seta from Santa, and that's as far as I've gotten.

[tinydancer]

silverspoon, I'm glad I didn't see your post on the day of the sale, or else we would have one on the way too.

I've been accumulating things - a play tunnel, a couple wooden puzzles, a stacking block train, a pounding bench, a snowman stacker. I might save some of the toys for his birthday at the end of January. We really do not need any more toys. I'd like to get him a new book or two.

[surfmama106]

I think I'm getting Matty a Hess truck, a little people train, and some tegu magnetic blocks. His birthday isn't until 1/14 so not quite sure. He'll prob need clothes by then, inhave no idea what to tell other people to get him... can I say cash? Haha no but really?

[Lsquared]

Things I have bookmarked to buy or give ideas to family members if they ask:
Magnatiles to add to the set we already have, a fisher price car track set plus a few extra cars, beatbo (FP toy that dances and sings and stuff), PBK anywhere chair, cozy coupe, FP workbench, talking Elmo, books

[NellieOleson]

Nov 21, 2016 11:49:27 GMT -5 Lsquared said:

Things I have bookmarked to buy or give ideas to family members if they ask:
Magnatiles to add to the set we already have, a fisher price car track set plus a few extra cars, beatbo (FP toy that dances and sings and stuff), PBK anywhere chair, cozy coupe, FP workbench, talking Elmo, books

Someone gave dd1 a Beatbo for Christmas last year. Dd2 LOVES it. They both play with it now, although dd1's "playing" usually involves picking Beatbo up off the floor and moving it to where dd2 can't reach it. :/

[icequeen]

Thanks for all the awesome ideas, ladies!

We really love Melissa and Doug so I think DS will be getting some of those flap door/lock puzzles, an activity cube, some new clothes, and a tablet.

DD is getting a giant stuffed giraffe, a wooden train track set, clothes for school, puzzles, stamp projects, and books.