I have no idea what to get my kids for Christmas this year!
I like to start looking around October for deals, ideas, etc. I usually have a list of stuff that I want to get them, and tend to wait for Black Friday, or other sales. This year I am clueless as to what to get them!!
They will be 5.5 years old (6 in March) and 20 months when Christmas rolls around. They have a LOT of stuff already. I usually try to rotate out old/not played with toys. But it's hard now that DD2 is getting old enough to really play with stuff now.
DD1 prefers stuffed animals to dolls. She doesn't really dress up, though she enjoys purses/makeup/etc (I did buy her a little Vera Bradley purse for Christmas because it was on a serious sale, and I thought she would love the color/pattern). She never really played with her play kitchen (sold it before DD2 was born) - but I'm wondering if it would be a good investment now that she has her little sister to play with, she has a Nilo train table that she uses to play with trains/cars/a bunch of Animal Planet animals on. She loves her bike and scooter. She has a Nintendo DS and loves to play it (as well as our Ipad, Xbox, Kinect, etc). She likes board games and books. She also loves arts and crafts. I just got her a Go Glider balance bike in hopes that for Christmas she can get a bigger bike (currently has a 12" that's way too small for her).
DD2 has access to all of DD1's stuff/old toys. She loves baby dolls and has Stella, a Tiddoo, and several other more generic dolls. She loves to push her shopping carts around. She loves books, is beginning to show interest in drawing/coloring. Also loves to play with the Animal Planet animals. Thought about a small kitchen, but I don't want to invest in another one, only for it not to be played with. She doesn't have access to one, so she's never seen one. The Fisher Price Learning Home was a major BUST for her. They have a Radio Flyer wagon already.
Was thinking that a remote controlled car/vehicle would be good this year for DD1? Was thinking about a Melissa and Doug horse stable/barn with horses (unicorns and horses are her favorite animals). And any ideas of other stuff I could get her, or suggest to family members? I have no idea where to even begin for DD2 - we have a rocking horse from DD1 in the attic I plan on bringing down for her for Christmas.