following on from the first birthday post ,,,,,

we will be away again for danielles birthday this year so limited in size as to what to buy her ,,, well no we could post items back up to our house depending on weight i guess

what did you get your little ones for their second birthday ?
i have a hetty brush set , shop and trolley set , mini kitchen but ideally i was keeping them for xmas
i was looking at a pink cosy coupe car but not sure

any ideas greatly appreciated

Callums just had his he got basketball hoop with ball, ELC lawnmower, new bigger trike, massive box of mini blocks, new trainers, puzzle cube and leapfrog book thing.
He also got a aquadraw & 3seater rocker to come still frm family x

Callum got a coupe car for his 1st and he loves it xx

i was just looking at the elc lawnmower , i got my 20 % off voucher in post for ELC this morning
was also looking at a trike on the site , both would easily fit in the car for coming home we dont have an ELC here so could buy them down there
we dont have the room for stuff so im not wanting to go mega big items ! , might have to have a pre birthday clear out of toys x

Imogen's birthday is thurs we've bought her a dolls house (we've had this for a year and kept putting off giving it to her)

From others she's got a till and fake food, shopping basket, mini cooking set, kiddizoom plus camera, a night time dolls set (dolly, crib, changing bag) and sand pit. Not sure what else she'll get.

Don't know if that gave you any ideas. I'd love to buy her a coupe car but tbh just can't be bothered to have it around the house/garden. She's already got a ride on car and trike.

Seb got the Tesco £10 train set and plays with it loads:
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-4474.aspx
(It says from age 3 but as long as they don't try to eat it I think it is fine at age 2. By age 3 I expect they will want junctions etc which aren't included.)
Although the plastic signs etc look a bit naff he actually quite likes them.

He also got toy food which is good for vocabulary and could be used with a kitchen or teaset at a later date.

He likes packs of flashcards (alphabet snap, number snap etc) - just spreads them out on the floor and identifies them rather than playing any sort of game at the moment.

the coupe cars are great, i just think everybody should have one lol x

We have got Caitlin 2 of the Happyland houses from ELC (have now decided to put one away for xmas, they were BOGOF), a postman pat teddy that turns into jess the cat, a duck shower bath toy thing from tesco and a few books.
Prob get her a nice bday outfit and some sweeties too. I dont really go too mad at birthdays - £30-40 ideally, as we will also be taking her out for the day and spending money then.

My mum has got her a Brio wooden cooker with some pans from ELC.
Her granda & nanny have got her a mini trampoline.
I think SIL is getting her a kitchen to keep at her house but is refusing to tell us which is pissing me off a bit.
We told MIL to get her bath toys but whether that happens or not.. she usually gets her pj's/clothes too.
A friend is getting her a peppa pig or dora folding chair.

For xmas so far we have got her a silvercross pram, (getting a doll to go with it), the other happyland cottage, and I think im ordering a Drs set from Argos today. Thinking about the kiddiezoom camera too.

Snoops I got the kiddizoom, it arrived the other day and looks sooo cool Can't wait to give it to Immi

ShellandImmi wrote:

Snoops I got the kiddizoom, it arrived the other day and looks sooo cool Can't wait to give it to Immi

I really want to but my mum and stuart are putting me off saying she is far too young. My mum likes kids to be kids and thinks Im skipping ahead and forgetting about simple toys that Caitlin would learn more from. Might just go ahead and buy it anyway, the worst that can happen is it sits unused for 6 months or a year before she grows into it.

I thought she might be a bit young, and tbh she probs is too young for the editing functions it has, but she loves playing with my digital cam and taking pics so i'd rather she play, experiment and throw around her own plastic one rather than mine.

michelle&danielle wrote:

i was just looking at the elc lawnmower , i got my 20 % off voucher in post for ELC this morning
was also looking at a trike on the site , both would easily fit in the car for coming home we dont have an ELC here so could buy them down there
we dont have the room for stuff so im not wanting to go mega big items ! , might have to have a pre birthday clear out of toys x

The lawnmowers great Callum loves it. I find it better then others cos the lil balls moves when you push it so it is worth the £14 x
Have to say he has played with all what hes got for once nothing was wasted xx

well spoke to future MIL last night and have sent her a link for this as she suggested playhouse and we like this one
i think i am going to go for a pink cosy coupe and the lawnmower

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/medias/sys_master/8609764374143296.jpg

i have bought braden and dita a kiddizoom, for their birthdays, they look so cool and bradens getting good with ym camera now he can take pics turn it on n off n stuff so i think he will love the kiddizoom! x i also bought 3 of the happyland sets which are really cute, and we have got dita a baby annabell what does allsorts x

Tylers got some happy land things (or the other ELC sets) the martian moon base erm safara plane and something else. Im going to get him the till and basket and play food stuff cos he's really into imaginative play now. My mum just got him a tea set which he absolutely loves!
erm I think that's it for his bday.