Christmas for the lil one......

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  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    It's all about personal prefernce imo.

    Last year each of my kids got an iPod touch, I was going through a ****ty break up and I overcompensated. They also got brand new TV's for their rooms (with accompanying blu ray players). DON'T JUDGE ME, I wasn't spending my $$ on gifts for a significant other so *kitten* it, I spoiled the crap outta them.

    Now, that being said THIS year....my daughter's getting a new easel & art supplies & perhaps a sewing machine (she wants to teach herself to sew). My son is getting a new art desk, art supplies, & some other odds and ends. Keeping it super simple and focusing on activities & hobbies AND spending time as a family unit.

    Yup, cuz that's how I roll. :)
  • Keiras_Mom
    Keiras_Mom Posts: 844 Member
    My daughter saved her Christmas and birthday money (her birthday is Dec 22, poor kid!), and bought herself a Nook Color when she was 7. She will be 9 this year and still uses it pretty much every day. I have a Kindle Fire and she borrows mine from time to time as well. They're really very comparable. My daughter loves to read, so we started off just letting her get books for her Nook, but it has since progressed to games and she uses it to access the internet as well. Just be prepared, over the summer she had to ask me to fix her Nook because it was stuck on a site she "didn't mean to go to!" Um, yeah, that opened up a whole other bunch of conversations. :blushing:

    This year she's asking for a smart phone, and we're actually considering getting her one. I never would have thought I'd consider getting my 9 year old a phone, but it is crossing our minds.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    It's never too soon for techie educational toys. My little girl is nearly two and I bought her a Nabi Jr. to open on Christmas Day. To ensure she doesn't become a little zombie to it, I also bought her a 5" enclosed indoor trampoline for the winter. FYI: I don't buy my daughter dolls.


    What's wrong with dolls?? :huh:
  • TX_Thundercat
    TX_Thundercat Posts: 2,437 Member
    I bought my daughter a Nabi last year. Pretty legit tablet, tons of educational goodies on it and you can customize it to make it girly till her heart's content.
  • gmthisfeller
    gmthisfeller Posts: 779 Member
    ok, I've been debating with the other voices in my head whether to get my 7 yr old girl some high tech gadgets. Ipod touch, Ipad, or HP tablet or just leave it simple and get her girly toys. What's your thoughts? The way society is today and how technology has advanced over the last decade, if I choose girly toys and no high tech...would that be depriving her?

    OK, I raised two son. What is a "girly" toy as opposed to a tech toy?
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    I think tech gifts are fine, but the longer you can keep a cell phone out of their hands, the better. If you're gonna go techy, I vote for the iPod touch. Music, camera, apps...and the new colors are so fun.
  • sugboog29
    sugboog29 Posts: 630 Member
    When my granddaughter was 10 she wanted a tablet (she got a Nexus7) between 3 sets of grandparents and her parents she saved the money and bought it. This year for her 12th birthday she wanted a lap top, again money as gifts and she saved more and was able to buy it herself. In my opinion it means more to her because she had to save and work for some of the money. If she likes to read I think a tablet is great...just for games..no. But that's my opinion.

    I myself had been wanting a tablet but like my granddaughter I saved for it. Yes, I could have purchased it when I wanted it, but I did my research as to what I wanted and used my commission money from work to buy what I wanted.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    ok, I've been debating with the other voices in my head whether to get my 7 yr old girl some high tech gadgets. Ipod touch, Ipad, or HP tablet or just leave it simple and get her girly toys. What's your thoughts? The way society is today and how technology has advanced over the last decade, if I choose girly toys and no high tech...would that be depriving her?

    OK, I raised two son. What is a "girly" toy as opposed to a tech toy?

    Barbies, Polly Pocket, dollhouses, this:

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    P.S. I want that. ^^
  • IPAkiller
    IPAkiller Posts: 711 Member
    I bought my daughter a Nabi last year. Pretty legit tablet, tons of educational goodies on it and you can customize it to make it girly till her heart's content.
    I've been playing with it for two weeks now. The durability, parental control and progress tracking features were the reason I bought the thing and it hasn't disappointed me one bit.
  • IPAkiller
    IPAkiller Posts: 711 Member
    Barbies, Polly Pocket, dollhouses, this:

    pTRU1-10736887dt.jpg

    P.S. I want that. ^^
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