Holiday Shopping List 2011 - Boys

[Jai]

DS will be three in February. He is getting:

Hot Wheels Case about 1/3 full of cars
Learning Carpets "City" play rug
Fisher Price Little Wheelies Rampway
WordWorld game
Melissa and Doug 24 piece transportation puzzle
Global Wonders DVD
Alphabet book (Van Fleet)
Duplo Play With Letters
Wonderworld Tool Bench

[jennilynn]

We're doing "want, need, wear, read" for gift this year, so toys will be minimal (from us anyway.)
DS1 is 3 and he's getting a pirate chest with lock from us and the Melissa and Doug folding medieval castle from my parents. DS2 is 1 and he's getting a dinosaur tent/fort from us and a Pic 'n' Pop from my parents. They're also getting an IKEA play kitchen with some new play food from Santa.

[jerigirl]

Have you figured out how you're going to do this? We live away from our families and I'm hoping to make these for my guys to bring their cousins into their everyday play. I have the blocks and am in the process of collecting the pictures.

Mod Podge!

[GaPeach_in_Ca]

My lists are pretty much done, everthing is purchased except for the books

7.25 yr old DS
Lego Hogwarts Castle
Skylander Wii game
Snap Circuits Jr
Glow in the dark nano bugs & habitat from Costco (from brother)
Harry Potter Movies 1-6
Can you Keep a secret books, 1-4
Ornament

For his stocking:
Oil pastels, skylander figure, 1 nano bug, 2 Lego Minifigs, Phinneas (of P&F) pez dispenser, mini lego set


3.75 DS:
Playmobil Zoo
PBK Batman backpack & lunch box
Razor Scooter & helmet
Ninjago spinners & small Ninjago set
Power Rangers action figures set from Costco (from brother)
Elephant & Piggie books, 4
Ornament, My Fourth Christmas

Stocking:
Build-a-Bear Power Ranger outfit, Build-a-Bear football, Disney Cars pez dispenser, 2 Playmboil mystery figures, mini lego set

My parents are giving older DS Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts (can combine with the bigger castle) and younger DS Playmobil Asian Zoo

[wimama]

5 year old -

-Star Wars Trench Run Set - The Wow gift
-Playmobil Fire Trucks - Engine & Ladder Truck - from gift stash
-Star Wars Operation
-Playmat/Storage for Star Wars Figures
-Star Wars themed Jammies, slipper socks, underwear, & winter hat
-2 Lego Star Wars Books
-LeapFrog Explorer Camera attachment and Cars 2 game

Stocking Stuffers- Lego Star Wars DVD, Veggies Tales DVD, a few Lego Minifigures, 3 Beyblades and a little bit of candy.

Other than that his only gifts he is likely to receive are the ones from my parents, who I shopped for this year. He is getting the Cars 2 DVD, Star Wars Landcruiser ship, a pack of Star Wars Figures and Jammies.

[anne-girl]

DS will be 20 months.

Already bought: Wegits starter set (this one is safe for the under-3 set... couldn't pass it up at a consignment shop!)

Still dithering about: Ikea Duktig play kitchen and play pots/food. Not sure whether he'd play with it much for the amount of room it'll take up!

On his wish list (won't get all of this--more of an idea list for relatives:

- chicco play n ride train
- a playset (eg Ikea Landet farm set, Playmobil 1.2.3 Noah’s Ark set)
- Melissa and Doug Fill and Spill tools
- math toy stacker like Kid O counting discs set
- Playskool nesting barrels
- Fisher Price basics Stack and Roll cups
- Ikea Lillabo toy cars
- puppets
- Aquadoodle
- inflatable stationary bouncing toy (eg Trumpette cow)
- Gertie ball (soft, inflatable squishy ball)
- LeapFrog alphabet magnets set

His book list is way way longer... he's a voracious reader!

[crl]

Does anyone else wish we could go back to doing the gift idea threads by age? My 20 month old dd likes pretty much the same toys as 20 month old boys, but has no interest in the toys for 8 year old girls, kwim?

Catherine

[wimama]

Does anyone else wish we could go back to doing the gift idea threads by age? My 20 month old dd likes pretty much the same toys as 20 month old boys, but has no interest in the toys for 8 year old girls, kwim?

Catherine

I do love those threads. But, were those Holiday gift idea threads or after the holiday thread review the presents?

[elbenn]

Have you figured out how you're going to do this? We live away from our families and I'm hoping to make these for my guys to bring their cousins into their everyday play. I have the blocks and am in the process of collecting the pictures.

I posted a link to making similar blocks on an ornament craft thread.

http://thecraftingchicks.com/2009/12...ornaments.html

[crl]

I do love those threads. But, were those Holiday gift idea threads or after the holiday thread review the presents?

I think both used to be done by age. I just think divisions by age make more sense than divisions by gender.

Catherine