Anyone have NOTHING for their child yet?

all he has is christmas eve pjs.

I am looking for stuff but my eyes are glazing over.

he just got a bunch of toys for hs birthday.

but truth be told, he'd has more fun walking around the house holding something in his hand.

he'll sit every so often with his music table or his kitchen, and he'll stand and play with the frig magnets...but that is about it.

he has a few ride on toys that he likes the music to but doesn't really "ride" yet.

he loves to dance. loves music.

just started to like to "write".

I don't want to waste money buying stuff he's not really going to play with.

but, I want him to have presents.

bah. bah humbug.

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all i have is the moose & zee doll from nick...i have to go through some flyers i have for the toys I want to get.

DS would also rather walk around the house with the empty tv remote or play with his blocks.


Im going to get a few learning toys and blocks, maybe a train thing..but im not going nuts b/c he's 1..and the rest of my family im sure will buy him tons of stuff that I wont have any idea of what to do with.

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maybe some toys that he is too old for right now, but since his bday and christmas wont roll around for roughly another year, items that he will be able to play with in 6-8 months or so? Like bigger boy toys?

What about signing him up for lessons of some sort, or a class, or activity instead?

What about if you get him a copy of the NY Times or any newspaper from the day he was born as a keepsake item?

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I have the same problem.. he'd rather run around the house yelling.. lol.

I ordered him a bubble machine for the bath to keep him occupied a little more.. and a sand/water table for the summer...that's it so far.

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I have nothing bought for either child yet - for DD who is 4 1/2 I will start soon but only so I can pin her down on what she wants ....for DS who is 16 months I will probably just buy him a few small things as he is going to end up playing with all of DD's stuff. You have plenty of time left. Its not even december yet.

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worse...I have nothing for one child, but a ton for the other.

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I got him a couple of things that he is a little too young for now, but will likely be ready for in another couple of months or so, like wooden puzzles and the zany zoo. I also got him a play kitchen and some clothes like the sushi shirt

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i have tons of stuff for my 3 yr ol but not so much for my 20 month old

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What about stuff for later on? We bought DS a water/sand table for next summer.

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Yesterday was AM's baptism so I refused to start any shopping until it was over. Now, I still dont feel like getting anything for anyone LOL

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I cant' shop ahead.

I never know what I am going to want for him. it's very hard for me.

ugh.

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We have nothing yet. Don't really know what to get. Not feeling excited about it, not sure why. The only thing I knew to get was a little tikes slide/gym set we could use indoors since that is something he likes. My mom and dad then said they would get it and when it was on Kohl's.com for $59 vs $129 at TRU, we told them about it and they got it.

I have been wanting to actually go to TRU in person, that way i can maybe get excited about things to buy him.

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Can I recommend two toys if he doesn't have them.

Mozart Music Cube
(my kids still love this and they are 5 and 2)

Fisher Price Busy Ball Popper
(again still played with after 5 years)

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DD birthday is 3 days after christmas so we are getting her some stuff for later in the year to play with. I mean everything will be out christmas morning but we'll prob put a few things away til summer

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I am just about to write another thread about this. We have stuff for JJ but it is mainly "sports themed" as he is an avid baseball kid...Plus he loves to play with household items (tupperware, wooden spoons, colander)

I feel terrible because we have NOTHING for Nicholas

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I haven't gotten them anything yet. I usually wait until the week before Christmas because I get some insane deals. Plus I only get them 5 toys each so there isn't very much to buy

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What about stuff for outside...a swing, a slide, a climbing cube, a sandbox. He can enjoy them now and as he grows into them.

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I got Aiden a whole bunch of stuff from Gymboree -- the play parachute, musical instruments, the play tunnels, bubbles. I also got him a wobbles play set and I will be getting him a portable dvd player -- I want my TV back lol. I want to get him a few more toys -- he loves Elmo, Diego and Care Bears so along those lines.

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Last year she was 11 months and I got her maybe 3 or 4 things.

She was spoiled rotten elsewhere.

I got her the cube thing, a leapfrog learning book a vteach nursery rhyme book thing.

She plays with them more now (almost a year later).

This year is WAY easier. She still isnt into "toys" much but she likes certain things and shows now.

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Me!
DD has so much stuff already. And she doesn't play with most of it. She is only 19 months old but she doesn't "need" anything. And she has more than enough clothes.
I just don't know what to get her.