Gifts - Page 2

monster · 06-11-2007, 10:14 PM

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...ight=dragonfly

Cloud · 06-11-2007, 10:50 PM

toys are hard, you know? they're expensive, and they usually have such a short shelf life. Kids get bored with them, break them, grow out of them.

Just like in Toy Story.

(sniff)

bbro · 06-12-2007, 07:52 AM

I always liked the Anti-Coloring books my mother bought me. It had things in it like what does a skunk smell look like or This clown has learned how to become invisible. We can only see a circle. What part of the clown do you think this circle is?

It got you started, but if could turn into whatever your imagination wanted. No worries about lines or what it's "supposed" to look like. Just being creative, something uniquely hers that she can show off.

glatt · 06-12-2007, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

She's had [a bike] since she was about 5, but still doesn't know how to ride it (doesn't have one at her mom's.) We work on teaching her a little bit each time she's here, but she's generally terrified of falling over and it's hard when you don't get regular practice.

Well, Steve beat me to it, but I think a Razor scooter would be good. They are easier to ride than a bike, and once you learn how to balance on one, riding a bike is pretty easy. They are a lot of fun too. Our 5 year old son became an ace on the scooter, and when we gave him a bike, he just got on and rode it.

Griff · 06-12-2007, 07:58 AM

The dragonfly is a neat toy.
Lil'G went to a build-a-bear store when her friend had a b'day. They really enjoyed it.

Clodfobble · 06-12-2007, 10:29 AM

Thanks for the ideas, everyone! We ended up getting her a fiction book about a girl who trains dragons (based mostly on the fact that it is liberally sprinkled with pictures and has a holographic cover, so she's more likely to start it), a big fuzzy velvet poster with a set of markers (darn thing only comes with 5 colors, you can't make great art with that!), this little fake stained glass project thing where you fill in the frame with different colored goos and let it dry, and an RC dragonfly.

And the razor scooter is on the short list for Christmas if she still hasn't mastered the bike by the end of this summer.

Cloud · 06-12-2007, 10:31 AM

lucky girl!

monster · 06-12-2007, 11:17 AM

I should get commission....

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 02:28 PM

I think you should send me one!

smurfalicious · 06-12-2007, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

The RC Dragonfly!

my brother has one of those - love it! so much fun! my daughter is turning 8 this week - i'm SO getting her the dragonfly!

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 04:34 PM

She's done Jester - all purchased as per this post

jester · 06-12-2007, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

She's done Jester - all purchased as per this post

i know - i just caught it

Sundae · 06-12-2007, 05:07 PM

Shame you deleted - they were good ideas

Clodfobble · 06-12-2007, 09:48 PM

Hey, Christmas will be here before you know it, put those ideas back jester!

Cloud · 06-12-2007, 09:48 PM

GASP! The "C" word! It's only June .. . . . (wails!)

SIX grandchildren!

Anyway, here is my Christmas wish list for the girl the same age:

jewelry (for any girl's wish list, always)
purse
accessories
books (on any gift list of mine)
notebooks/journal
buffy stuff (She and her mother are into Buffy, so I got them shirts from Cafe Press)
Discovery Girls (a girl's magazine, 'cause her mom said no more books!)
Thrillville video game (which she specifically asked for)
shoes

06-11-2007, 10:14 PM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...ight=dragonfly __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-11-2007, 10:50 PM	#17
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	toys are hard, you know? they're expensive, and they usually have such a short shelf life. Kids get bored with them, break them, grow out of them. Just like in Toy Story. (sniff) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-12-2007, 07:58 AM	#20
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The dragonfly is a neat toy. Lil'G went to a build-a-bear store when her friend had a b'day. They really enjoyed it. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-12-2007, 10:31 AM	#22
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	lucky girl! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-12-2007, 11:17 AM	#23
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I should get commission.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-12-2007, 07:52 AM	#18
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I always liked the Anti-Coloring books my mother bought me. It had things in it like what does a skunk smell look like or This clown has learned how to become invisible. We can only see a circle. What part of the clown do you think this circle is? It got you started, but if could turn into whatever your imagination wanted. No worries about lines or what it's "supposed" to look like. Just being creative, something uniquely hers that she can show off.

06-12-2007, 10:29 AM	#21
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Thanks for the ideas, everyone! We ended up getting her a fiction book about a girl who trains dragons (based mostly on the fact that it is liberally sprinkled with pictures and has a holographic cover, so she's more likely to start it), a big fuzzy velvet poster with a set of markers (darn thing only comes with 5 colors, you can't make great art with that!), this little fake stained glass project thing where you fill in the frame with different colored goos and let it dry, and an RC dragonfly. And the razor scooter is on the short list for Christmas if she still hasn't mastered the bike by the end of this summer.

06-12-2007, 02:28 PM	#24
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I think you should send me one! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 04:34 PM	#26
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	She's done Jester - all purchased as per this post __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 05:07 PM	#28
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shame you deleted - they were good ideas __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-12-2007, 09:48 PM	#29
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Hey, Christmas will be here before you know it, put those ideas back jester!

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