lynn Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 We have American Girl dolls and accessories she plays with often. Barbies, barbie doll house. She has everything and plays with everything she has. she loves her toys and knows every stuffed animal by name. kwim. I don't like the trendy toys although she asked for a Furby and I did buy her one but then I read that you have to get an app and have not researched how that will work. We plan to get her a guitar and start lessons in January. I saw this http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=nerf+rebelle&category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallpartial%7Call+categories&lnk=snav_sbox_nerf+rebelle and thought about getting her brothers all regular nerf guns so they can all play. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Rainbow Loom Rolls of crazy patterned duct tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Personally, and this is just mo, I don't like weapons that you use on people. Targets, yes. (Although I'm fine with paintball--go figure.) What about walkie-talkies? They could all play outdoors with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deannajo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I'm getting my 9yo this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D4M7QUI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - I think she's going to love it! She also loves art supplies a lot - like professional quality stuff, not kid art supplies. And games. Games are always a hit around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I am making them bows and arrows this year via Pinterest, mine LOVE their stuffed animals. Especially Beanie Boos right now. Mine also like crafty things, hand embroidery, beads for necklace making, etc. I am buying mine their own sets of mixing bowls, pans and apron. They've asked for their own "cooking gear" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 my dd likes to play playmobil, sometimes with AG knock off dolls (because that is what we have), breyer horses, art supplies (favorite is the Crayola light up tracing pad), and lego friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Anything art or music or gymnastics related for my dd.also fashion related, such as nail art stuff. AG. Monster High. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 We saw the Nerf Rebelle at Walmart this afternoon and I asked DD (just turned 11 a few weeks back) if she wanted one. She answered that she wanted a REAL crossbow, ay yay yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMV Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Our nine year old daughter loves horses and loves riding horses. She currently has lessons twice weekly and usually rides outside of lessons another four times weekly on average. She also is quite happy to just hang out at our stables and help so this pares down some of her free "play time". At home she prefers to play with Breyer Horses over dolls and is assembling quite a collection. She also loves books and reads a lot for pleasure. She received a Rainbow Loom for her birthday and has made many bracelets and accessories. Her thirteen year old sister makes her own jewelry with cords and sterling silver pieces and she will sometimes help her with that or create her own designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 My almost 9 yr old (10 days!!!) loves legos, small plastic and stuffed animals (her room is set up as a herpetarium, complete with animal habitats , vet clinic (Kaya is the vet/researcher and Molly breeds and sells reptiles at reptile expos) and art and crafty stuff. Blank books, fancy markers/pens, and stickers get used a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Stuffed animals of all types and clothing and accessories for the stuffies. I have bought clearance newborn clothes at the local kids' consignment store for the stuffies, and dd was in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 DD's favorite things... Stuffed kitties (Last year for her big Christmas gift, she asked for a cat tree filled with cats. She LOVES it and, conveniently but not surprisingly, so does our real cat. LOL) Outdoor gear: bike, scooter, RipStik, Genesis bow (She got this recently for her birthday and loves it. The Nerf bow is on her wish list but she wanted the real thing more than Nerf.) Ice skates and roller skates. Arts and crafts supplies and books. All kinds. Supplies to make and illustrate books. Lots of different sizes of embroidery hoops and threads. (You can transfer your own sketches to fabric and embroider those, great for grandparent gifts!) She has learned to knit and wants circular needles. She enjoys hand sewing and is probably ready for a sewing machine, but I am going to teach her with mine and gauge interest before buying her one of her own. She likes crafts and sewing so much that it has (unexpectedly but miraculously!) created a gateway to wanting an American Girl doll. (I have wanted her to want one FOREVER! LOL) When she realized that it wasn't necessarily so much about playing with the doll as creating a world for her, she was all in. LOL So this Christmas, she is getting the doll, an unfinished bed to paint, a bunch of fabric/crafts supplies to create clothes, bedding, decorations, activities, etc. Cooking, baking and cake decorating. Taking pictures and videos. Think she will probably love movie making once I get my iMac... LEGO Friends and Creator sets. Games. Board games of any kind. Piano, guitar. Books. She is my kid who most often gets lost in a book for hours. My mom bought her a butterfly chair for her room so she will have a special, comfy place to read. She likes fancy bookmarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Any craft/art stuff. I keep a large supply of paint, brushes, different types of paper, and so on around as well as just any strange items that she can think of for crafting. She will play with her Canadian Girl doll sometimes, although that's a back and forth, not a consistent, sort of thing. Every once in awhile she'll play with the legos with her brothers. Always enjoys playing a game. Her favorites are our Mario Bros. Chess set, Othello, Uno, Speed, and Battleship. She spent numerous weeks building time machines and such with a bunch of large cardboard boxes that we got our hands on. The largest part of her spare time over all though, is spent reading books. She enjoys Thea Stilton and Geronimo Stilton books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Legos, iPod touch for music and games, craft supplies, she target shoots, dog training supplies, and books. I got a lot of the older Klutz brand books and she loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 At that age, both of my dds loved Breyer Horses and Playmobil horse anything. They also adored Schleich horses/fairies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 My daughter is 8 and she does not play with anything that is girlie. There is not a single barbie or baby doll in our house. She loves legos, any kind of small hard plastic animals, crafty stuff like stamps and stickers, stuffed animals (they all have boys names) and the following are top things on her Christmas list: Furby... She asked for this last year and I didn't get it for her. It's back on her list again this year so I did get it. Swords ... She studies martial arts and loves the weapons class. I bought her a 3 pc set of UNSHARPENED real swords. One is almost the same height as her, the other is half her size and the third one is a small sword about a foot long. They have Chinese dragons engraved on them which has some meaning as she is Chinese. Nunchucks with chains. Her current nunchucks have a rope in between, she want's "real" ones with the chains. Bidet. LOL.. yes, a bidet. I have a bidet attachment in my bathroom and she loves it. She wants one for our second bathroom which is next to her bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 My 8 yo sounds like yours- loves American Girl, Barbie, stuffed animals, etc. She loves the AG books and movies, I got the Saige book and movie for her for Christmas. She and her friends are obsessed right now with this rainbow bracelet making loom kit (that is on groupon right now for $9.99.) any board games, crafty anything, art-- books and supplies, anything gymnastics...I am getting dd matching pj's from etsy for her and her AG doll. We don't do Nerf that shoots at people... Only thing for targets so we would pass on that...plus while my dd might have fun, I don't think it would make it anywhere on her wish list. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinchick Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 DD will be 9 in a couple weeks. Like a couple of PPs she loves her Rainbow Loom and duct tape crafts. I think she spends the most time playing with her Squinkies, but I don't know any other girls her age who still play with them as much as she does. For Christmas, we're getting her an Ipod Nano. The Touch is tempting, but I don't want her to have unfettered access to the internet. We also got her this Living Sands that we saw in a specialty toy store. It is really cool; stays moist, doesn't clump or make a mess. I liked playing with it myself. A fun novelty gift. We've been playing Boggle a lot lately, and she's getting really good at it, which makes it more fun for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 My girls loved toy horses and stables, etc. They played with those daily for YEARS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Mine loves stuffed animals and drawing and books about animals. She would enjoy the Nerf--it would be something she could do along with her much older brothers. A couple years ago they all got mini-Nerf guns and had fun with those while they lasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Mine are 9 and they are very girly. They like: American Girl dolls/ accessories/ and craft sets Legos Craft making supplies and kits- they like most anything that lets them make stuff. Art/Drawing supplies Calico Critters Beanie Boos Schleich figures Doctor Who Accessories- like hats, gloves, purses, jewelry, purse holders, scarves, wallets, etc. I don't know why, but they are all about the accessories. Pretty things for their room. Cooperative games like Forbidden Island. I think they would like the Nerf Rebelle stuff but I don't know. They haven't seen it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I'm getting my 9yo this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D4M7QUI/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - I think she's going to love it! She also loves art supplies a lot - like professional quality stuff, not kid art supplies. And games. Games are always a hit around here. That looks cool! Have you seen it in the store? My girls would like it if they could move their calico critters or similar toys into the house and play once it is built. Do you know if it is sturdy enough to use as a doll house once it is built? I could see my DS wanting to help and play with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deannajo Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 That looks cool! Have you seen it in the store? My girls would like it if they could move their calico critters or similar toys into the house and play once it is built. Do you know if it is sturdy enough to use as a doll house once it is built? I could see my DS wanting to help and play with them. I haven't seen it in person - just heard about it as it was being developed (that and Goldi Blox - which is also newer) because it was an engineering toy targeted to girls (and that's awesome.) But the reviews look great - I think she's probably too old for the Goldi Blox, and I wish that had been around when all of my girls were younger, but I think she'll really enjoy the Roominate - does anyone remember Ello building sets? They don't make them anymore, but you can still get them used (like this: http://www.amazon.com/Ello-Aquaria-People-Places-Things/dp/B000087R8D) - anyway, we still have a bunch of these from when my 14yo was little, and they still get tons of play around here - even the 14yo will still play with them....the roominate reminds me of that building system, with the added electronics, so I really think it will be a huge hit for my daughter. I'm excited. I've already ordered it, because, even though its been in my cart for a while, the current price is the cheapest I've seen Amazon go on the deluxe set...so I can look at it when it arrives Wed and let you know how sturdy it looks, but I don't want to dig it out and play with it too much before I give it to my daughter. If its anything like the ello stuff I mentioned, I think it would be fine for calico critters :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Schleich dragons and other mystical creatures and horses Good books Occasional crafts but not ones which require hours and hours of patience. Swords, anything ninja related to pretend with brother Stuffed animals especially wolves and cats Drawing stuff- nice supplies not kiddie supplies Last year she liked calico critters b/c she used them as characters for Redwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 My dd just turned 8 and she likes: Marbles with marble run Legos Barbies Dolls Train set Matchbox Cars with ramp Dress up clothes Reading Bike Riding Fairies Horses MP3 player Board Games Video games occasionally and any other play figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 My dd just turned 10. She likes: Good quality art supplies Stuffed animals Skylanders Minecraft Her nature collection Playmobil My Little Pony Friendship is Magic figures Duct tape, scotch tape, masking tape, all sorts of tape . . . Her survival bucket that she came up with after reading The Mysterious Benedict Society Paracord and clasps for making bracelets Games - especially monopoly, catan, doodle dice, and Yahtzee Snap circuits Frisbee And . . . She loves her nerf guns - esp when her dad plays with her or one of her friends of the male sort are over. We just have the boring old marketed-to-boys type nerf guns, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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