Birthday gift for 4 year old girls

samsil

all my friends little girls would want what each other gets (IYSWIM) - even if ages are different -so I usually tend to buy duplicates so there is no fighting, and the mums have said thats a good idea as they always end up buying two of each. I would say 'going rate' - yeah 5-10 pounds spend seems to be the norm

Bangerchick

Hi I have a 4 year old daughter who goes to friends parties loads in the past we've bought hello kitty or disney princess items, colouring books especially if they have princess in!, mini playdoh sets and the one we went to we bought the little a bead necklace and bracelet set she can thread herself. My budget has always been £5 to £6 pounds and I either go to Asda or Tesco to get them.

Hope that helps :j

pinkclouds

Thank you for the various responses. I've spent 6 pounds each on an identical toy that my daughter and I both liked at the toy store. I remembered when I was a child, my sister and I had a lot of identical gifts despite the age gap because we liked to have the same things so I thought I might as well do the same for these girls. I think it's equally embarrassing to spend too much as too little.

The thought certainly does count when giving a gift from the heart to a close friend or relative. However, I really do not know these girls, their mom, their classmates or anything useful about them besides their age, sex and attendance at the same school. At the moment, the only thought running through my mind is: I'm sooo glad it's not me having my home cluttered up with 30 or so new toys! If I knew if they had allergies or not then I'd have been tempted to buy candy - at least it's gone after you consume it!

LEJC

Its really difficult to buy gifts for the classmates...thankfully mine are all a lot older now but the general rule used to be about £5 per present....although the quality of the present used to vary considerably!...I used to have a box of "party presents" at home with odd bits and things bought in sales or as and when I saw them...This really helped as I found lots of the parties would be at short notice and a lot of the time I just didnt have time to go into town...it seemed everyone tended to have a "box" at home and it really made it easier as I found that once your child got invited to one party another will follow soon!!!
Have a look round for sparkly hair grips aor bubble bath/shower type things they store well and can often be bought on 3 for 2 basis...

mwa

My DD turned 4 last week and her party friends (or parents of!) I reckon spent an average of 5-6 pounds. Her gifts included a bag with purse, bracelets, colouring books and pens/crayons, Charlie and Lola yearbook, Peppa Pig colouring set, fuzzy felt and Toy Story pencil case set. She loved them all. I have several parties coming up and will spend the same amount (or less if I can get away with it!)

LEJC

kr15snw wrote: »

Do you have a 'Range' near you? They had some lovely dog toys on the end of a 'hard lead' if that makes sense. £4 ish each and my neices (2 and 4) adore them!

Am I reading this one right.....youre suggesting a couple of dog leads for presents for classmates at school?...the mind boggles....

bigmuffins

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

that's made me laugh!

hmm I think what they mean is a toy dog on a lead but the lead is 'hard' not floppy! like a stick. not a real dog lead!
my DD2 likes this kind of thing! animals on leads i mean!

bigmuffins

sorry chuckling so much I nearly forgot what I was going to say:
Have a look on the bookpeople too for good value books and sets that can be split for presents - I have a present stash of bargains from amazon, bookpeople bodyshop etc and keep it topped up for parties etc. Then I let my girls choose a suitable present for their friends from there rather than the shop!
Now they are older, they have to 'pay' me for the gift (teaches them value of stuff) from their pocket money. Alternatively they can go shopping and buy something else but still have to pay for it themselves. They usually prefer to shop from my stash as is cheaper!
HTH
:beer:

sophiakuppala

adviceforall wrote: »

I have a grandaughter that has just turned 5 and she loves toy jewellery, necklaces, bracelets pretty things to put in her hair etc,

Ohh its different taste you can get all types of Jewelry Toys here....

sophiakuppala

LEJC wrote: »

Its really difficult to buy gifts for the classmates...thankfully mine are all a lot older now but the general rule used to be about £5 per present....although the quality of the present used to vary considerably!...I used to have a box of "party presents" at home with odd bits and things bought in sales or as and when I saw them...This really helped as I found lots of the parties would be at short notice and a lot of the time I just didnt have time to go into town...it seemed everyone tended to have a "box" at home and it really made it easier as I found that once your child got invited to one party another will follow soon!!!
Have a look round for sparkly hair grips aor bubble bath/shower type things they store well and can often be bought on 3 for 2 basis...

Ya its really hard to pick....