Gift from newborn for toddler

**Nai** · January 6th, 2009, 12:48 PM

I am really struggling at the moment to think of a gift for our 3yo DD from the baby when it arrives in the next few weeks. One of the issues is that the baby is due close to DD's birthday so she will be getting a lot of gifts anyway. Also she has got so much stuff that I don't want to get her something big or bulky that will take up a lot of space.

Sooooo people - any ideas for me????

**Trac73** · January 6th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Hello Nai

We got my daughter a doll so that she could do the same things with her baby that i would be doing with our bub. Plus we knew we were having a boy but noone else did and she was adament that it was a girl baby and wouldn't except a boy, but now things are of course different she loves him to death. So we bought her a interactive boy baby. My daughter wil be 4 in Feb so around the similar age. They love to be mothers so a baby is always good.
My sister got her boys cars from the babies when they arrived but she has all boys.

Gooduck with your upcoming birth and deciding on a pressie for your daughter.

**Visitor7** · January 6th, 2009, 01:09 PM

I was also going to suggest a doll. Buy the doll a change of clothes, nappy, cot etc so she can do the same as what you do with your baby.

**Charlyfrog** · January 6th, 2009, 01:13 PM

We organised it to so both toddler (2&1/2yrs old at the time) and newborn gave each other a gift - we got a pair of soft cute toys and they gave each other one - so the same but different

Also, I took DD#1 out to choose another gift all by herself for the baby and then got her to 'wrap' it (using the term "wrap" rather loosely, lol)

IL's had the baby doll organised which DD#1 loved! I also think those beautiful books on becoming a big sibling and about babies entering their world's are gorgeous and can be like keepsakes

**Nai** · January 6th, 2009, 01:19 PM

The dolls are a good idea but she does already have 2 baby dolls with cot, highchair, pram and change of clothes. If I go down that path she might not see it as something special IYKWIM.

**Liz** · January 6th, 2009, 01:24 PM

We didn't bother LOL. The baby was the gift for him

He got gifts from other people when they brought a gift for the baby anyway.

**Nai** · January 6th, 2009, 01:28 PM

True Liz - also probably knowing little miss too smart for her own good will ask how the baby went to the shop to buy something before it was even born

**Kitt3n** · January 6th, 2009, 01:30 PM

nai - the baby got dd1 a locket ... only to wear for special times, she can put photos of us/the baby in there.

she loves it, but she is 7, not sure if your little one would appreciate that just yet?

**Olive** · January 6th, 2009, 01:31 PM

nai i have been thinking too about just this!! im going to get DD a doll as she only has one anyway and either buy or make a sling for her to wear and

**briggsy's girl** · January 6th, 2009, 01:34 PM

i would get a big sister card, and probably something to keep - jewellery (a bracelt or something) comes to mind...

**Trac73** · January 6th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Hi Nai

My daughter had about 4 dolls before she received the one from Jaylan and she now just relates this doll to jaylan as we took it to the hospital with us and that is where she received it. she even named her baby jaylan and whenever i feed him in the first couple of weeks she feed her jaylan, whenever i changed him etc she did the same, but she is nearly 4 so it may be a bit different.( sorry i thought they were close in age...a year apart)

She bought jaylan a special sheep that she picked out by herself the day after jaylan was born. She also helped daddy pick the special going home outfit for jaylan.

GOODLUCK

**Ozziehoffy** · January 6th, 2009, 02:13 PM

So we bought her a interactive boy baby.

Is there somewhere I can look at an interactive baby doll?? Never heard of them, but sounds interesting and I was contemplating getting Oskar his own baby too... yes I know he's a boy...lol.

**MantaRay** · January 6th, 2009, 02:19 PM

Our DS was much younger, but his baby brother brought him one of those magnetic sketchers. It was a real hit as it was something he could play with in the hossy when he visited, as well as take home. He still loves it over 2 years later LOL!

**Snacks** · January 6th, 2009, 03:56 PM

There are some great books out there about babies...
I read a gorgeous one last year and sent it to my SIL - can't remember what it was called but I'm going to go back to the same shop again and hopefully find it for this bub to give DD when it arrives. It went through the baby's 'experience' of being in-utero, then of being born. It was from a Christian shop, but while it had kind of a spiritual reference, it wasn't necessarily religious. I thought it was just lovely and I wish I had've bought an extra copy at the time!

**Nai** · January 9th, 2009, 02:20 PM

Success!! I ordered a book for her called "I'm a Big Sister" for when she actually does become a big sister (there's also the I'm a Big Brother for boys).

We were also tossing up if we should get her one of those kiddie cameras so she can take her own photos but the last week she has been constantly playing doctors with her teddies so we are getting her a Fisher Price Medical Kit. She loves helping our OB take my blood pressure and find the baby's heartbeat so I think she will love it.