ChristusG Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Seriously, that's ALL she plays with. I'm soooo glad that she loves them and it is so cute to see her toting them around all the time, but she leaves me with zero gift ideas LOL. We have all of the "regular" toys we need like Littlest Pet Shop, stuffed animals, My Little Ponies, dolls, etc. We're good to go in those departments. I can't just get her nothing. DD5 is SO easy to buy for....I have a list a mile long of things she will really like. Stuff like art sets, an easel, fun science kits, computer/DS/Leapster games, board games, Webkinz, etc. DD5 is covered. I just can't have DD5 opening gifts and DD2 opening nothing. Is there anything really unique that you've seen/heard about? Or that your dc really loves to play with? She's a very mature 2 years old....she'll realize her sister is opening gifts but not her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 stuff that my 3yo is playing with a lot right now: - duplos on a duplo tables (some sets have people! ) - magnatiles - his older brother's playmobil (little people the next generation...lol) - art supplies and playdough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 If you can't find any new Little People that she doesn't have, just wrap up the ones she loves. My kids do that for each other all the time, and they are SO happy to get a present and have it be something they love inside. DD4 decided she wanted a stuffed kitty for her 2nd birthday while we were at the store, about a month before her birthday. She was REALLY sure that was what she wanted. I got it for her, she played with it up to her birthday, I wrapped it, and she was thrilled to open it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 More little people? A different sort of little people? http://www.novanatural.com/s.nl/sc.16/category.21417/.f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkay Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Well, if she really only likes those toys, and other toys would be a waste...could you concentrate on gifts that are food or clothing? Pick her favorite ones of those, wrap them up cute and she would have fun opening them. For clothing, maybe pick her favorite Disney character for pj's or mittens, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 How about something not toy related? Clothes? Handbag? Sunglasses? Shoes? How about a personalized bath towel? Videos? Or get a Rainbow Resource Christmas catalog and pull it out to look at when she's nearby. She'll climb on your lap and point to all the stuff that she likes. File it away in your memory and order later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 http://www.wedgits.com/ They were one of those pricier items we typically wouldn't buy, but he gets LOTS of playtime out of them. THere are a few cute Little People computer games for toddlers--does she have those? Also, I never would have expected a two year old boy to love it so much, but the play kitchen items (even if you just get food and accessories if you weren't planning to spend that much) get used a lot here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 As for the Wegits.....she may like something like that. How do they go together? She does enjoy playing with our counting cubes sometimes. Those stick together and she'll just make tall towers out of them. I might have to keep these in mind. I was actually considering some sort of building toy. We had duplo blocks and they never got played with so we recently sold them. We have a kitchen set with accessories, she has purses and tote bags (these actually get used a lot too because she carries her little people around in them). I am definitely trying to stick with a lot of non-toy items. I'm going to be on the look out for some Diego clothes (she loves Diego). And she loves princesses as well, so I guess it may be worth it to check out the Disney store online for Princess clothing. Thanks so much everything! Definitely checking into the Wedgits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 What about the new Little People Animalville toys? http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2054&e=animalville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 What about the new Little People Animalville toys? http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2054&e=animalville Actually, her aunt has already snagged those up to give to her for Christmas LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Do you get the Fisher Price Little People Catelog? Do you have all the Christmas Village sets? The Nativity set? Hanukkuk Celebration? The Mayflower set? First Thanksgiving? There are so many to choose from and they are all so cute. They are wonderful collectibles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 This year I am gettingmy dd2 natural tree blocks from rainbow resource (they already arrived and are so cool looking). Plus Lauri alaphabet puzzles and fit a shape puzzles. She is just starting to get into puzzles so those should be a hit. I will likely get her some accessories for her baby dolls too which she plays with all the time. Her newest favorite is to play with big sister's polly pockets and barbies, so I may see if there is a set more suited to preschoolers rather than big kids. We'll see though because we do have lots of those. I am also getting her leap frog word factory dvd(though our letter factory dvd has vanished so she may be getting another copy of that too). She is also getting a lot of milegage out of paint with water books. She loves to think she is painting with the big kids. The magna doodle and water painting board thing are big hits with her as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 dd3 has liked: Stroller with babies/blankets/bottles Unit Blocks Kitchen with wood food that has velcro seams and cuts apart. She has the bread one, vegetables, birthday cake and pizza. ALso kitchen appliances. Toy Vacuum Books, books and more books Wood puzzles Music Instuments Shopping cart Bicycle/Trike/Plasma Car-she likes to have a traffic cone or two to drive around Stacking Pegs Washable paints and apron Suction cup balls to throw against the windows Wedgits Backpack For Christmas at 3yo she is getting Quadrilla and a wooden dollhouse. (She dosen't like plastic toys) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Do you get the Fisher Price Little People Catelog? Do you have all the Christmas Village sets? The Nativity set? Hanukkuk Celebration? The Mayflower set? First Thanksgiving? There are so many to choose from and they are all so cute. They are wonderful collectibles. I would second this (unless you already have them). My 9 yo and almost 7 yo still look forward to when I pull out the Thanksgiving Little People, the Nativity Little People, and the Christmas park scene at holidays. Wish they had had the Mayflower back when my kids were a bit younger--don't think I can justify buying any more at this age even though they do still play with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 My 3yo dd still plays with her little people but has started to move onto playmobil. They have so many little accessories and she loves anything tiny that she can tuck away somewhere. They have some princess and fairy sets, and both of my girls have been drooling over the cute penguin zoo set. Does she have a wallet and pretend money? My dd loved small mini-sized books at that age that she could carry around with her in her purse/shopping cart/etc. What about a little stuffed dog or cat that comes with a travel crate/accessories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 We do have quite a bit of Playmobil. And she will play with them when big sister pulls them out. But after playing with them for a day, she'll go back to her Little People. I love looking through the Little People catalog! But we just have SO many sets that I cannot justify purchasing more when she's perfectly content with what we have. We have the Noah's Ark set, the castle, the family house, the pirate ship, the nativity, the Christmas train, the airplane, the school bus, the playground, and tons of Little People and animals to go with them. She rarely touches the accessories, just carried around and plays with about 30 or so of the actual People LOL. And we have all the usual stuff like strollers, wooden puzzles, musical instruments, etc. I think I will check out the Wedgits....and the unit blocks and tree house blocks. Maybe she could build her Little People some sort of structure. :D By the way, I'm SO excited about the one stuffed animal that I got for her this year. She LOVES llamas. Not cats....not dogs....but llama's LOL (thanks to Diego). Webkinz just released a llama and I got it for her. She's going to flip! She has one lone llama figure that she plays with along with her Little People, so she's going to love that she has one to hug now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 As for the Wegits.....she may like something like that. How do they go together? There isn't anything that sticks them together like you would find on Legos or Lincoln Logs, they just sit on top of eachother horizontally, vertically--depending on what sizes you're stacking the results can vary a lot. When we first got them I was a little underwhelmed, they just seemed to just make a pyramid to an old mom with no imagination. Then my older son started making some fantastic designs with them--and little brother uses them all the time now. These pictures might give you a better idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rosy Jones Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 More little people? A different sort of little people? http://www.novanatural.com/s.nl/sc.16/category.21417/.f I think this would be the great way to bring a perfect smile on their face and give them the happiness that they deserve . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I forgot.... dd3 has taken her mp3 player to bed with her every night this year. http://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Kids-256MB-MP3-Player/dp/B002AKE8YC/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1259788023&sr=8-29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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