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Filed under: Big Kids, Places To Go, Development/Milestones: Babies, Toys
For the past few weeks, my mailbox has been filling up with catalogs. Many of them are toys stores and other children's products and they have Ellie all in a tizzy. She's spent hours perusing the pages and circling items of interest. Once she's marked all of the things she likes, she asks me to go through the catalog and indicate which items she might possibly receive for Christmas. This is a necessary step because she knows certain things she likes are off limits - like anything Bratz, for example.
Flipping through the catalogs and looking at her choices really surprised me. While there were the expected choices of High School Musical dolls and Littlest Pet Shop junk, some of her selections did throw me a little. Like the WWE Wrestling Superstar Role Play set. Or the Grand Walk-in Kitchen Deluxe Set recommended for ages 2+. Ellie is seven years old. Does she really want these things or is it more a "if I could have anything I wanted, I would take everything" situation?
The catalog circling exercise wasn't totally without value. She did indicate a desire for a drum set, which I think she would really use and enjoy. She's getting that, but not the Wii or the Thomas and Friends Train Table (ages 3+) that's just like the one at the bookstore. I am still thinking about the Baby Alive Wets and Wiggles doll (ages 3+).
Flipping through the catalogs and looking at her choices really surprised me. While there were the expected choices of High School Musical dolls and Littlest Pet Shop junk, some of her selections did throw me a little. Like the WWE Wrestling Superstar Role Play set. Or the Grand Walk-in Kitchen Deluxe Set recommended for ages 2+. Ellie is seven years old. Does she really want these things or is it more a "if I could have anything I wanted, I would take everything" situation?
The catalog circling exercise wasn't totally without value. She did indicate a desire for a drum set, which I think she would really use and enjoy. She's getting that, but not the Wii or the Thomas and Friends Train Table (ages 3+) that's just like the one at the bookstore. I am still thinking about the Baby Alive Wets and Wiggles doll (ages 3+).
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
11-19-2007 @ 6:11PM
Heater said...I'm just glad to hear I'm not the only one who says they will not buy the Bratz dolls! I think they are too smutty.
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11-19-2007 @ 6:12PM
Heather said...Omg it has been a long day. I just realized I spelled my name wrong on the last post.
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11-20-2007 @ 10:24AM
Judy said...I live in Deep South Texas, a few miles from the Mexico border. It was 90 degrees today. The weather is not a good indicator of the season in a traditional sense. The way I knew the holiday season was approaching was the ton of Christmas toy catalogs I started getting.
My 3 yo son loves to look at them too. We want to do one "big" gift from Santa for each child, and so I keep trying to get him to find one thing he really wants. And he does. And 10 seconds later he's changed his mind!!! I still don't know what that one gift is going to be.
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11-20-2007 @ 11:17AM
caitlin said...I could see the train table and walk in kitchen being something she really wants. My niece will be 7 in the spring, and she uses her brother's train table as much as he does. She also still uses her play kitchen she got 3 years ago. The only problems she has with them is that she's a bit too tall for them. (And I bet that's probably not obvious to Ellie if she's just seeing them in the catalog.)
I got my niece the kid's tea set and 4 kid sized place settings from IKEA last year, and she loved them. She's at the point where she's helping her mom with real cooking tasks. I've been collecting miniature "real" kitchen items for my niece's present this year. I've also been gathering "non cook" recipes for her and making a little cookbook to go with the pots, pans, and baking tins.
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11-21-2007 @ 5:29PM
Amy said...I'm with you, I cannot stand the Bratz dolls but I do remember going through catalogs and circling things when I was younger too :D
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