sometimes you can get kid stuff at Ikea cheaper than you can on ebay ...

I like the idea of things that get the imagination going, or which they can use for lots of different things ...

For the former: chalkboard paint works, or a sailor's wheel, or a play telescope, or a "control board" ...

For the latter: shelves which could be a kitchen one day, a shop the next, and full of toys and books another ...