Gimme gimme gimme
It's that time of year, the time to take the babies to the toy store to see where their true passion lies for the inevitable Christmas windfall. We did this last night, and it is my solemn duty to report the results for the grand total of about six of our readers who are genetically required to shop for them. This list is intended to illuminate and guide, and never to restrict the wild imaginations of the grandmas and grandpas. Hopefully we also inspire other mommies and daddies who are caught in a brain-fart about what to get their toddler or preschooler this holiday season.
So without further adieu, I give you a general idea of what the young people of my household want for Christmas!
Isaac would like:
* Playsets, such as but not limited to these from Playmobil:
- a farm
- this police station
- a helicopter
- an airplane
* RC the race car from Toy Story
* a stuffed puppy in a carrier, like this one
* a trumpet!
* a View Master
* Fisher-Price clock
* Anything space-oriented (astronauts, spaceships, planets)
*I Spy books
*Isaac needs clothes, especially l/s shirts and jeans. He wears a 4T and has a violently strong preference for red in his shirts.
Jacob is difficult to shop for because he doesn't yet discriminate between toys that he would or would not like to have. Also, he would be happy with anything in Isaac's list. But perhaps specifically Jacob would like:
*a See-n-Say
* a lock box
* to pretend he's an airplane!
* a beanbag toss game
* a plastic golf club set
* any toy/playset that allows him to throw, kick, or hit a ball.
* books or things to color involving Disney or Thomas characters
* Cars playsets
For both:
*Dress up sets or costumes
- these from Imaginarium are on sale
- this site has lots
- this site has more detailed costumes
* A small kitchen, play cookware, and/or lots of play food. They enjoy making each other lunch. This kitchen is only $99.
*Preschool games, like Cootie, etc.
*Puzzles
- like these pattern puzzles
- non-beginner peg puzzles for the Jake, like this one or similar
- 24- 48 piece puzzles for Isaac. We particularly like this style by Melissa and Doug (we have the jungle one)
*Activity books to color or sticker; flash cards or card games, especially with their favorite characters on them
*Art supplies
- a stamp set like this one
*Books to read: Curious George, Sandra Boynton, or classic fairy tales. We love our Little Golden Books quite literally to pieces.
Happy shopping!
So without further adieu, I give you a general idea of what the young people of my household want for Christmas!
Isaac would like:
* Playsets, such as but not limited to these from Playmobil:
- a farm
- this police station
- a helicopter
- an airplane
* RC the race car from Toy Story
* a stuffed puppy in a carrier, like this one
* a trumpet!
* a View Master
* Fisher-Price clock
* Anything space-oriented (astronauts, spaceships, planets)
*I Spy books
*Isaac needs clothes, especially l/s shirts and jeans. He wears a 4T and has a violently strong preference for red in his shirts.
Jacob is difficult to shop for because he doesn't yet discriminate between toys that he would or would not like to have. Also, he would be happy with anything in Isaac's list. But perhaps specifically Jacob would like:
*a See-n-Say
* a lock box
* to pretend he's an airplane!
* a beanbag toss game
* a plastic golf club set
* any toy/playset that allows him to throw, kick, or hit a ball.
* books or things to color involving Disney or Thomas characters
* Cars playsets
For both:
*Dress up sets or costumes
- these from Imaginarium are on sale
- this site has lots
- this site has more detailed costumes
* A small kitchen, play cookware, and/or lots of play food. They enjoy making each other lunch. This kitchen is only $99.
*Preschool games, like Cootie, etc.
*Puzzles
- like these pattern puzzles
- non-beginner peg puzzles for the Jake, like this one or similar
- 24- 48 piece puzzles for Isaac. We particularly like this style by Melissa and Doug (we have the jungle one)
*Activity books to color or sticker; flash cards or card games, especially with their favorite characters on them
*Art supplies
- a stamp set like this one
*Books to read: Curious George, Sandra Boynton, or classic fairy tales. We love our Little Golden Books quite literally to pieces.
Happy shopping!
posted by Claire at 9:03 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks, Claire for doing your toddler market research to create this fantastic list...now we just need to beat the ma'maws and pa'paws to the punch.
Your shopping ideas list always gives me ideas too! And I LOVE that Back-to-Basics site - thanks for sharing!
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