Hits and Misses 2011 for 6-8 year olds

[redstone]

DD will be 6 in March

Hits
Hands down her $10 make-up kit from Wal-Mart. LOL.It was the only thing she asked for. I tried to find kids make-up that was not so cheap (didn't want her to get a rash) but no luck. So far her skin has been ok with this.
Casio Keyboard with microphone. Has lots of features and is fun to play.
Leapster Explorer
Games: Busy Town, Spot It, PC Game Pajama Sam
Learn to Draw.
http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Toys-Draw...5099801&sr=8-1
And this toy has been a surprise hit. She loves this thing!
http://www.schylling.com/products/pr...r=PH/329.2.1.1

Miss
I so want her to like playing with dolls, doll houses, Barbie etc. I remember spending hours in pretend play with my dolls. But it just isn't going to happen.

I purchased an 18" Madame Alexander doll. (American Girl was just too much.) I got her a doll trunk, chair and a few accessories. I thought if she had a larger, older-looking doll it might spark an interest. We played together with this set, and she had fun, but she probably won't touch it again. Sigh...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159...00_i00_details

[Beth24]

Posting another major hit for 8 YO DD, the Harrisville potholder kit someone originally posted on the Amazon bargains thread. Thank you!

[kochh2]

DS, age 7.5 had mostly hits....
wii Mario galaxy 2 & deal or no deal
Kindle touch
20 Q game
Mario sweatshirt
perplexus
Angry birds hooded fleece blanket
beyblades we got free on BF at CVS!!
a digital camera

i can't remember what else now... he did like the super soaker water gun his sister did not like, but too cold to use it now!!

[mnosky1]

DD8.5

Hits
-Silver sparkle Uggs
-HUGE HIT (as in I am going to have to go buy a 2nd one) - pet sketch pad http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...uctId=12322406
-Imaginarium Modern Luxury Dollhouse (shared with 3 y/o sister)
-Barbie Baby Doctor Set
-Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever, Bad Kitty Meets the Baby - books she asked for
-Robe from Justice
-Male Liv Doll (the all purpose husband/boyfriend of the above dollhouse)
-Just Dance 3


Misses -
-Barbie Dog Park Pool - not even opened - which surprises me
-Assorted Jewelry items - (I knew this, just doesn't wear much, some cute SS that she and her sister got equally, and necklace form grandma- loved by sister, so-so by her)
-Brain Quest Cards ("why do you always have to get me these?" - she has previously always liked them...Oh well, we'll play in car - got for $1 from garage sale

[Beth24]

Sorry for posting so haphazardly, but DD also loved the Lego Harry Potter game that I also found on the Amazon deals thread. She read the books this summer and the game is great. Took some time to build it and then we all played last night.

[kristenk]

I've been reading this thread looking for birthday ideas and realized that I haven't posted any hits and misses for DD!

Hits for 7 3/4yo DD:
Pogo Stick
Doll from Little MissMatched
Arm Warmers
Gymnastics Mat
My Keepon - it's a "dancing robot." Very cute. It also reacts to touch. DD likes to listen to music in her room so I thought this would go over well
Spooner Board

No real misses yet. Some things have definitely not seen as much play time, but I'm not willing to label them as misses yet.

Update - Miss:
Beware of Dog Game - it's a miss b/c the thing just won't work correctly. Santa gave DD one that didn't work correctly. We told our elf about it and a mysterious box (we can only assume from Santa) came a few days later with a new Beware of Dog game. That one worked for one round. That's it. It was fun when it worked, but now that it doesn't, it's a big dud.

[stefani]

DS is 8 years old. I will be updating this a few times.

So far:

HITS:
Fiery Dragon Pillow Pets
Christmas Hexbug, but he removed the attachment.
Remote Control Hexbug Inchworm
Salt & Water car
Z-Curve Bow and Arrow Set http://www.hearthsong.com/Z%2DCurve%...ows_p3922.html

MISSES:
Nanoblocks (DH ended up building his, I love it, I got one for myself)

[fivi2]

Update - we have played multiple rounds of Spot It and it has been a huge hit! (6 yo dds).

The break your own geodes have also been great.

And mil found some solar powered butterfly lights for the garden - the girls love looking out the window at them at night. No clue where she got them, but they are cute and great for our fairy garden!