Tis the season
It's official...Daddy and I just bought our first Christmas presents of the year for the monkeys. This year, it is so so so easy. They both have such strong and obvious interests, which I will share here for the benefit of the several parties who requested some ideas as they, too, begin to scour the aisles.
Isaac is still into dinosaurs, though he is branching out into ice age/Pleistocene-era mammals, too. I suppose you could say he is interested in the zoology of prehistory, because he is a big fat nerd like his parents.
Isaac is also newly into Legos, real big-boy Legos, and he has almost none. Daddy has picked up teeny vehicle + person sets here and there, but his entire collection fits in a sandwich-sized tupperware container. There is room for improvement. And we just took the first step by buying him the Ultimate Lego Building Set.
Jacob is still into Cars, as in the Disney movie. It would be difficult to shop for Cars cars for Jake because he has so many, including the 7 more we bought him tonight (though I can provide a list if needs be), but he would love other Cars-related items, including books, posters, coloring/activity books, stuffed toys, etc.
Jake's other obsession is puzzles. He can do 24- to 100-piecers by himself, and is always interested in more. He really enjoys working with his hands, so gear sets or playdoh or beads or crafty things would also be big hits.
Those are our big ideas, to fill the minds of interested parties with Christmas fodder. Books, costumes, activities, crafts related to these topics would also be received with great enthusiasm. And of course one need not limit oneself to these few areas of preschool-aged fun.
OOOOHH. I almost forgot -- we went to a birthday party a few weeks ago where our friend got a piano with a microphone. Was THAT ever a hit! We like our music, too. I should definitely mention that.
Isaac is still into dinosaurs, though he is branching out into ice age/Pleistocene-era mammals, too. I suppose you could say he is interested in the zoology of prehistory, because he is a big fat nerd like his parents.
Isaac is also newly into Legos, real big-boy Legos, and he has almost none. Daddy has picked up teeny vehicle + person sets here and there, but his entire collection fits in a sandwich-sized tupperware container. There is room for improvement. And we just took the first step by buying him the Ultimate Lego Building Set.
Jacob is still into Cars, as in the Disney movie. It would be difficult to shop for Cars cars for Jake because he has so many, including the 7 more we bought him tonight (though I can provide a list if needs be), but he would love other Cars-related items, including books, posters, coloring/activity books, stuffed toys, etc.
Jake's other obsession is puzzles. He can do 24- to 100-piecers by himself, and is always interested in more. He really enjoys working with his hands, so gear sets or playdoh or beads or crafty things would also be big hits.
Those are our big ideas, to fill the minds of interested parties with Christmas fodder. Books, costumes, activities, crafts related to these topics would also be received with great enthusiasm. And of course one need not limit oneself to these few areas of preschool-aged fun.
OOOOHH. I almost forgot -- we went to a birthday party a few weeks ago where our friend got a piano with a microphone. Was THAT ever a hit! We like our music, too. I should definitely mention that.
posted by Claire at 11:00 PM
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