Saturday, March 08, 2008

Birthday Gift Crisis

Would you believe that my BABY is turning 5 in a few days?! Yeah, me neither. After all the years I spent with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers running around here, it's a whole 'nuther ballgame in this house when the baby is about to be kindergarten age.

Well, we have this little problem. Thanks to the fact that my kids don't watch TV or commercials, and we don't go to the mall or whatever, the child doesn't know what he wants for his birthday.

His only suggestion was a red power ranger. So, yes, I'll get him one. I had offered that to one of the grandparents that was asking for suggestions, but just found out that they decided not to buy that. So now I'll have to scramble around trying to get my hands on one of those by Wednesday.

But, really, I would like to get him something nice. And not just one power ranger. But I really have, like, no idea. And because I've been in the midst of this, that, and the other thing, now I'm too close to the birthday to order things online. So, Monday will find me trudging to the Big City in search of gifts for my favorite soon-to-be-five year old.

Any ideas of fabulous gifts for little boys that are five? Save me!

4 comments:

Heather said...

Legos, K'inex, Fractiles (cool magnetic art thing) DO NOT BUY MOON SAND - it is EVIL (makes a huge mess!) found you though Amy's blog.

Dollymama said...

Thanks Heather! As the youngest kid of six, we have a ton of legos already (which he does play with). I agree with you on the moon sand. :) I shopped today and got him the power ranger that he wanted (along with a cool car), some walkie talkies in the shape of spiderman and some other lesser-known super hero, and some playdough. So, at least we won't be empty-handed when the big day comes...

Blessed said...

When my nephew turned 5 we bought him a cheap set of drums and were his heroes for two years (until they broke) now that we have a little one my sister in law is promising revenge -- I wouldn't know why ;)

Tressa & Mark said...

A good book, but I'm a little biased...