blondeviolin Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 We bought this Fancy Nancy book and doll set for Abby last Christmas. We got it for $15 on Black Friday and I was certain she was going to love it because she loved the Fancy Nancy books. She liked it when she opened the gift, but it soon fell to the wayside. I should have known because she's a stuffed animal girl through-and-through. BUT, my 2yo has LOVED Fancy Nancy as well...she carries this doll EVERYWHERE. She goes to sleep with her, puts bows in her hair when I'm doing Ellie's hair, helps her go potty, etc. I would have never guessed it would have been loved THIS much (and by the "wrong" person)! What gifts have you bought for your kids that have gone over better than you imagined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 A playsilk. I used it to line the baby's easter basket last year and it became THE toy. It's his monster costume (because he can see through it), it's a cape, it's a nursing blanky, it's a light cover for summertime, it's a pirate bandana..I never thought they'd get so much use out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Any of the toy/animal/dinosaur figurines we get from Safari, Papo, and Schleich. My kids ADORE them. Can't go wrong with any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legomom Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Star Wars lightsabers (non-electronic). My husband bought them for my kids when they were 4 years old or so. I thought they were boring toys but the kids have played and played and played with them and still play with them and they are 11 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahliarw Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ok, not gifts, but cardboard boxes. My kids do more things with boxes then they ever do with toys. And sometimes they combine them with toys. Just the other day they built a "space ship" on their bed using boxes and various props! Toys are overrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ok, not gifts, but cardboard boxes. My kids do more things with boxes then they ever do with toys. And sometimes they combine them with toys. Just the other day they built a "space ship" on their bed using boxes and various props! Toys are overrated! Here too, even though she's 11! She loves constructing things -even a flail! (mediaeval weapon -spiked ball on a chain) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 There have been a few through the years but right now for the 4yo it's a bunch of princessy costumes and dance outfits I picked up for a dollar a bag. She plays with them every day and will hardly put on real clothes for going on a year now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 My younger sister? It was a box of aluminum foil when she was nine or so. She was always using bits of tin foil for crafts from my mother's box, so my mother gave her one of her own for Christmas, as a joke. The things she made out of that box of tin foil! Slippers, crowns, and helmets feature largely in my memory, but she also made all sorts of little toys to play with. It was a lot more endurable and enjoyable for her than I would ever have thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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