Megkel
Mouseketeer
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- Feb 11, 2009
HELP! I know I am a bit early but I am trying to get a jump start on this holiday season. My daughter is 7 (almost 8) and pretty much wants everything on the tv, she sees in stores, etc... The one thing she has pretty much steadily asked for all year is the American Girl doll Sage. I'm not sure I want to buy Sage, she has 10 American Dolls already! She does play with them but some more than others and they tend to wind up on the floor .
Instead I think I would rather give her something I think she would use and enjoy. She is VERY creative and an A type personality. She fills notebooks constantly of stories, charts, pictures, and loves being creative. I would really like to help nurture that creative side especially since I feel it's something I wish I had in myself. I am just not sure what I should look for besides the typical markers, crayons, paint (Geeze I'm lame!). She also loves experiments and figuring things out. This is her last year being an only child and I hope that giving her more outlets to be creative will let her express her feelings about it both negative and positive. Maybe a desk so she has her "own" space, but she does have her own room which will not be impinged on when the new baby arrives. We redid her room last year to all big kid stuff for her Birthday. Last Christmas I just did the random toys she wanted but hated the mess it created. Half those toys are in boxes in storage now.
Anyone have any ideas I would LOVE some input.
Instead I think I would rather give her something I think she would use and enjoy. She is VERY creative and an A type personality. She fills notebooks constantly of stories, charts, pictures, and loves being creative. I would really like to help nurture that creative side especially since I feel it's something I wish I had in myself. I am just not sure what I should look for besides the typical markers, crayons, paint (Geeze I'm lame!). She also loves experiments and figuring things out. This is her last year being an only child and I hope that giving her more outlets to be creative will let her express her feelings about it both negative and positive. Maybe a desk so she has her "own" space, but she does have her own room which will not be impinged on when the new baby arrives. We redid her room last year to all big kid stuff for her Birthday. Last Christmas I just did the random toys she wanted but hated the mess it created. Half those toys are in boxes in storage now.
Anyone have any ideas I would LOVE some input.