When Matilda turned 4 in June I had friends & family get colouring in books and texta's and stuff like that. We actually just did a party... a wildlife party with heaps of lizards and geckoes and snakes... we didn't actually buy her a gift. The party was huge and she got enough gifts. I don't think she even knew that we didn't give her a gift.

ATM she loves playing with the kitchen stuff and cooking things, play dough, doll house, swimming (floaties etc are good pressies for that, goggles), books... books... books. We went and bought a heap of pre-reading books lately because she's recognising letters and wanting to learn.