So what gifts are your kids loving? Anything a flop/unexpected flop? Anything a clear #1?
Any gifts you weren't happy that they got? (like age-inappropriate, too big, too noisy, etc)
My DD has been wanting a Doodlebear for like 6 months, I think the build up was too much, she doesn't like it!! She also doesn't like her Webkinz puppy, because she "doesn't like his eyes".
She loves her pillow pet, crafts, new ariel blanket, princess room decorations. The kids are also a big fan of a Chuggington railroad set. Oh and DD loves her new Trunki suitcase!
The kids got this huge thing, it is like a giant color cardboard tree with birds, like a puzzle but cardboard.. they haven't wanted to assemble it and it looks like it will be huge and annoying.
#1 gift is probably Piggy Paint nail polish.
Re: Gift poll - the good & the bad!
The gift from Santa that my daughter loves the most is her V-Tech Innotab. I downloaded some free games from the website that she enjoys playing and she also likes to draw and create pictures. Clearly, it was a homerun choice! We haven't opened all of her gifts yet but she also received a V-Tech e-Reader from my aunt (her great aunt) that she's been dying to crack open as well. I'm sure by the time she returns to school we will have gone through everything.
The worst gift came from my husband's mom. It's a knock-off Baby Phat jacket that I'd never buy but is clearly her taste. Anything denim and bedazzled can be found in her closet but the worst is that it reeks of cigarette smoke. Luckily, it's too big for her to wear now and by the time it would ever be fashionable, it'll be out of style. I'll do one of those nice "hide it in the back of the closet" moves until the Goodwill truck comes through.
DS liked everything he got so far. Santa got him Cars coloring pages with crayons and a toy chest that were a hit.
For the past 2 days, he said "Crayons, where are you?" And the toy chest has kept his room clean but he has not taken his toys out of it to play.
Santa's other gifts were a flop. A baby dinosaur that makes noises from playskool and his dump truck and fire truck bath toys that are for the tub don't go in the tub because he doesn't want them to go in there.
#1 was the Innotab. DS loves it to the point that I catch him having conversations with it when he plays with it. He's even shared it willingly with his cousins who are so jealous that he got an "iPad".
#2 is probably the cheapo Doctor kit I got him. He takes my temperature at least once an hour. "Normal!"
No duds so far, though we haven't actually unboxed everything, since we left town for a couple of days after Christmas and didn't drag anything with us.
DD asked santa (and us) for Green Gloves, lala loopsy crazy hair (even though I told her it was silly hair! LOL) and a polka dot dress.
She loves her green gloves and polka dot dress but doesn't really play w/ her lala loopsy.
She has been playing with her little brothers thomas the train toys every day though and the $5 tea set I got her from kmart. She has about 3 or 4 tea parties a day w/ her little brother, she even makes him wear her princess dress up shoes LOL! I can't resist taking pics, I'm sure he'll appreciate them when he's a teenager ha!
Dislikes: I got DD a Cabbage Patch Doll (I think every girl should have one). She has an American Girl doll and really likes her, so I thought she would like it. She unwrapped it and claimed "Mommy, I told you I didn't like these" (which, according to my mom, she saw one on tv the week prior to Christmas and said she wanted one). I put it away in her closet and figure I will try to get it out again when she's a little older.
Gifts that I wasn't happy she got: A Hess Truck from DH's grandmom. Apparently DH told her to get DD one for Christmas every year so she can have her own collection. I think they are ridiculous and especially pointless for a girl. DD unwrapped it and exclaimed "This toy is for BOYS", and threw it on the floor. lol
Gift that I think is a flop: Cookie My Playful Pup. I thought it did more than just sit there and move it's head and grumble a little bit. It doesn't even seem to work that well, dont know if it already needs new batteries or the sensors are duds? Glad I didn't spend my money on it, our dog attacks it way more than DD plays with it.
She pretty much likes everything else and plays with everything daily. Barbie stuff, M&D wooden Pizza play set, the Pinkie Pie My Little Pony thing that you teach to walk (she really likes this thing, you can feed it and it talks to you and makes eating sounds).
My DD liked her Ariel The Little Mermaid doll the best. That was the only thing she asked for. My parents also got her a V-tech mobi-go, which she loves.
Worst was a Sing-a-ma-jig. It is down right scary. We got it from a family member. Other gift was a set of percussion instruments (drums, loud things) My daughter loves it. It gives me a headache. Thank you mom.