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inspiration for a 2 1/2 year old

my friends are struggling what to get their 2 1/2 year old for xmas for her main pressie. they have a budget of about £60 and shes quite tomboyish.

any inspiration ideas would be very gratefully received as we've all drawn a blank!

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  • xcarlyx
    xcarlyx Posts: 1,040 Forumite
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    A little bike or a trike? Don't know what you call them but i had once as a kid.
  • notanewuser
    notanewuser Posts: 8,499 Forumite
    I'm not being funny, but why get anything at all? Sounds like it's just for the sake of it if they have no ideas and are having to seek advice from the world at large.

    We don't buy for our daughter at xmas - her birthday is mid October (just turned 2) and she's still got things she hasn't opened or played with yet because she gets so much from other people. We just stick £50-100 in her savings account and leave it at that. She doesn't want or need anything, so why buy more Chinese tat?
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  • they're buying something because they have an older daughter and it looks a bit mean if the 6 year old gets something for xmas and the younger one gets nothing.
  • Tigsteroonie
    Tigsteroonie Posts: 24,954 Forumite
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    Toddler drum-kit :)
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  • she would love that!
  • Tigsteroonie
    Tigsteroonie Posts: 24,954 Forumite
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    she would love that!
    ELC have an electronic one; we saw a traditional (ie non electronic) kit with seat at B&M Bargains at the weekend but I can't remember how much.
    :heartpuls Mrs Marleyboy :heartpuls

    MSE: many of the benefits of a helpful family, without disadvantages like having to compete for the tv remote

    :) Proud Parents to an Aut-some son :)
  • kara7758
    kara7758 Posts: 161 Forumite
    edited 1 November 2012 at 8:16PM
    I bought my friends little girl aged 2 who is also a bit of a tom boy, a mookie scuttlebug from Amazon. Various different colors and can be collapsed to transport.

    here's a link:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mookie+scuttlebug+dragonfly&sprefix=mookie+sc%2Caps%2C0&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amookie+scuttlebug+dragonfly&ajr=0
  • bossymoo
    bossymoo Posts: 6,924 Forumite
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    My DD was 2 two months ago. I'm getting her (and her slightly older brother) a balance bike. They have them at nursery and the kids all love them. Supposed to be really good for learning to, well, balance. Lol.
    Bossymoo

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  • Alleycat
    Alleycat Posts: 4,601 Forumite
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    We've got our little boy a keyboard from ELC (currently on offer) and a job lot of duplo from Ebay.

    Glad we don't have room for a drum kit!
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