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Post by wedding on Sept 27, 2021 12:09:03 GMT -6
Tell me what you have for ideas
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Post by wedding on Sept 27, 2021 12:11:29 GMT -6
C wants a Nintendo Switch but I feel like that is alot for a birthday gift so I'll hold it for Christmas. Because of COVID gift certificates for experiences are kind of out.
I plan to get him some long sleeve shirts and he asked for a donation to an organization devoted to saving Red Wolves be made in his name. I have to find one first though.
He asked for Pokemon cards but he has a bajillion. I'm sure I will get him some anyway.
He doesn't play with toys and he has all of the sporting equipment he could possibly want so I am stuck.
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Post by klong11 on Sept 27, 2021 12:41:46 GMT -6
Cadence has requested a trail ride with 2-3 friends for her birthday. And that she doesn't want them to bring presents, she wants them to make donations to our humane society. She only likes horse things right now...but also Barbies, bonus points if its a Barbie that comes with a horse.
She likes all of those fidget things, pop-its, monkey tubes, simple dimple. I got her an infinity cube recently and she just about peed her pants with excitement.
If she would ever learn to ride her bike I might get her a bigger bike for Christmas.
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Post by nam2013 on Sept 27, 2021 13:22:29 GMT -6
I have never been so disorganised in my life. I have nothing. Like last year I was done for every festivity and birthday until January…
Ds turns 8 in a little over 4 weeks. The kid wants and electric guitar, but neither of us play… Also like wedding said, experiences are out.
So ideas are - schleich animals (because we haven’t got about $1000 worth of wooden/schleich animals lying around already 😂) - books - guitar - magazine subscription - guitar accessories
Holiday - Pyjama’s - new bedding - more books
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 27, 2021 13:29:00 GMT -6
Funny story- not really but I laughed at myself after my realization. MH sends me his work schedule for October and I can see some of November. So he has Veterans Day(Thursday) and the next day off. Of course that’s the weekend before M’s birthday so I have the bright idea to do something travel wise. I start looking up places to go and get really excited about the potential to go to New York that weekend and how that would be the best birthday for M. Of course, I’m like, NY is probably safer than where I am now so it will be fine, but I’m debating. The next day I’m like- Why am I trying to kid myself?? I can’t take these kids on an airplane right now. They aren’t vaccinated and while M2 wears a mask, I have to stay on him about pulling it up above his nose when we are in public. This was literally me… Oh well. If it’s not too cold that weekend we may try to do some outdoorsy stuff in Chattanooga.
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 27, 2021 13:40:36 GMT -6
C is tough for me! This is the ideas I gave family: -anything he can build -anything fishing, that kid goes crazy for any fishing lure or fishing line. Also loves books about different fish. -anything for hiking/camping (my mom is getting him an adventure kit with headlamp, compass, ect) -woodworking kit -craft kits
His request is a snake. Hard no.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 27, 2021 13:48:59 GMT -6
**snip His request is a snake. Hard no.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 27, 2021 13:57:43 GMT -6
M is getting lots of arts & crafts things, a nail polish kit, twister, gymnastic leotarads, make your own soap, a lab spa, and some books.
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Post by jewels on Sept 27, 2021 13:58:33 GMT -6
S recently got back into legos and picked out a few sets he wants. Unfortunately he likes the huge, multi hundred dollar sets.
Otherwise, he'll probably get some new beyblades and some switch games
I'll be scouring this thread for other ideas. I hate that birthday and holidays are back to back!
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Post by nam2013 on Sept 27, 2021 14:02:32 GMT -6
[mention]jewels [/mention] my kid said yesterday that his present season is starting in two weeks… it is the worst over here because we got Sinterklaas slapped in there too…
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Post by klong11 on Sept 27, 2021 14:47:41 GMT -6
jewels my mom has said she wants to be the only one buying Legos so she always knows which ones cadence has. That was before she surpassed the $24 sets
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Post by jewels on Sept 27, 2021 14:53:30 GMT -6
jewels my mom has said she wants to be the only one buying Legos so she always knows which ones cadence has. That was before she surpassed the $24 sets My mom has no idea what to buy, but presents are literally the only thing she will take direction on. So I have S pick out 2 -3 sets he would like in the $100-$200 range and I send her the links. She buys one and then tells me which one she got. No one else is buying him sets that pricey anyway, except me, so it works out.
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 27, 2021 15:43:36 GMT -6
L wants
- Goosebumps books - Harry Potter sets - tickets to Universal Studios - Knott’s Game pass - more fish - Scooby doo sets - soccer stuff
We are asking my parents for a family pass to the zoo this year so the kids can go when we want
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 27, 2021 15:49:39 GMT -6
S recently got back into legos and picked out a few sets he wants. Unfortunately he likes the huge, multi hundred dollar sets. Otherwise, he'll probably get some new beyblades and some switch games I'll be scouring this thread for other ideas. I hate that birthday and holidays are back to back! I think Target has 40% games now if you didn’t already know this. I got a notification earlier.
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Post by jewels on Sept 27, 2021 18:37:23 GMT -6
S recently got back into legos and picked out a few sets he wants. Unfortunately he likes the huge, multi hundred dollar sets. Otherwise, he'll probably get some new beyblades and some switch games I'll be scouring this thread for other ideas. I hate that birthday and holidays are back to back! I think Target has 40% games now if you didn’t already know this. I got a notification earlier. Thank you - I didn’t know that! I know he has a big list going somewhere , I’ll have to find it
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Post by kim22 on Sept 27, 2021 19:23:02 GMT -6
All T wants is some Nerf Gun he didn’t get last Christmas because it was $300. I bet he can’t name 1 thing he did get but he remembers he didn’t get that gun. We should have been in St Lucia for his birthday and all he wanted there was free slushees at the pool bar. Guess I can feed him slushees in the hot tub. He doesn’t really play with any toys and we have so much I honestly have no idea what to get. Girls are easier because even as she’s gotten older, DD Always wants like bath bombs and face masks and stuff.
T and C ask for me to grow another baby and get them a cat. Hard no on both of those things.
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 27, 2021 19:56:01 GMT -6
I think Target has 40% games now if you didn’t already know this. I got a notification earlier. Thank you - I didn’t know that! I know he has a big list going somewhere , I’ll have to find it I just checked. It’s a circle offer, so only single use.
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Post by guster on Sept 28, 2021 4:50:39 GMT -6
Josie wants barbies (and dc super hero girls)-- she's pushing for the bigger pieces but I'm lobbying for lots of smaller things like dolls and clothes bc that's actually what she plays with. She doesn't agree even when I show her exhibit A and B of the giant Barbie plane from two years ago and the dream house from last year. Outside of that, it's books and art supplies.
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Post by mwhip on Sept 28, 2021 6:54:56 GMT -6
Evie has given me no ideas for what she wants this year and since we are trying to downsize, it will be difficult. So I'm following this for idea!
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 28, 2021 8:51:02 GMT -6
kim22, C has been asking for another baby too! Sorry kid, no chance of even an accidental baby over here lol
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Post by jewels on Sept 28, 2021 9:28:51 GMT -6
wineallthetime & kim22, S wants no babies. but B has been asking for a baby. Sorry kid. Not gonna happen.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 28, 2021 9:52:02 GMT -6
M always asks me for an older sister....
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Post by wedding on Sept 28, 2021 10:18:01 GMT -6
The new Nintendo Switch goes on sale 10/8. I wonder if I will be able to get it for him as his big Christmas gift. That would take care of that really. Of course I will need to see if it will even go online and if so what time so I can try to snag one. I'm sure they will go fast.
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 28, 2021 11:57:45 GMT -6
klong11, both Breyer and Playmobil have horse toy advent calendars. I found them on Amazon. For kids obsessed with fidgets there are also some fidget toy advents. Lol to these kids requesting snakes and baby humans. Nope to the third power.
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 28, 2021 12:01:59 GMT -6
For both of the girls part of their birthday gifts from me will be getting their ears pierced (M accidentally let hers go closed).
For birthdays I'll do a medium other gift from us and I'm guessing the girls will get each other fidget sets.
For Christmas I'm vowing to keep it simple this year because they have so much crap. Main gift for M will likely be a hoverboard. I've been meaning to make a thread on GD because I don't know where to begin.
I'll either get Cass one too or possibly get her this huge ass horse trailer she wants. It holds an American Girl sized horse so it's really big. I know she'd love it but I'm not jazzed about all the space it will take up.
Then maybe two other smaller gifts from us.
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Post by jewels on Sept 28, 2021 12:19:29 GMT -6
hahaha tgrimes, I can't stop laughing about that. That's not how it works, M!!
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 28, 2021 12:20:24 GMT -6
hahaha tgrimes , I can't stop laughing about that. That's not how it works, M!! I tried to tell her that multiple times. She doesn't get it.
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 28, 2021 18:56:50 GMT -6
hahaha tgrimes , I can't stop laughing about that. That's not how it works, M!! I tried to tell her that multiple times. She doesn't get it. You could adopt a big sister
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 29, 2021 7:29:12 GMT -6
I tried to tell her that multiple times. She doesn't get it. You could adopt a big sister
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 29, 2021 11:28:11 GMT -6
I think I'll get M the Bunnicula book set for her birthday and The Little Witch. I loved those as a kid and her birthday is just before Halloween. She loves spooky stuff.
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