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Zoe@Florist2Florist

Zoe@Florist2Florist

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Its my little sisters birthday next week she will be 5. Im really struggling to find a gift for her as she is spoilt and has everything she wants. My stepmum has bought her a bike and new clothes, my brothers bought her clothes aswell.

Im also meant to be taking her to the cinemas next wednesday (shes never been before) and she wants to watch coraline but i think its a bit to scary for a child her age.

Any body have any suggestions on Gifts and Movies?


From a rubbish big sister
 
My kids love gift cards to kid places like "build-a-bear", mini golf (putt-putt), arcades, amusement parks, movies, favorite clothing stores (justice/limited too, childrens place, old navy). Even gift cards to Target, Toys R Us, other local toy stores or a GC to the mall, ice cream places or favorite restaurants.

I find that if I just say... "I'll take you shopping", they think there is no limit. Giving them a few GC's to different places teaches them a bit about controlling their spending and they shop more wisely. Plus they really look forward to planning an afternoon using their GC and mini golf, movie, etc. They get excited twice - when they get the gift and later when they redeem.

I loved "night at the museum two" but I think that's more ages 7-12 or so. Maybe the Hannah movie or Up. I haven't seen either but Up is supposed to be good and just about every five year old loves Miley/Hannah.

Oh and BTW... at about five years old. Stop buying them clothes. They rarely like what you pick out, but won't tell you. It will just sit in their closet. Better to take them shopping WITH A LIMIT.
 
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I would give her the gift of your time. Taking her to the cinema or a park or something like Build-a-Bear (don't know if you have those over there!) is a great idea! Especially for kids that have too much in material possesions, planning an outing with just the two of you is the best gift you can give. More stuff is just going to get piled up with the rest of her stuff. Do something she has never done before and make it all about her (any place over there that does those cool, dress up tea parties?) I don't really know if she's the princess type or a tomboy, you will know what best suits her.
 
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Oh, yeah, keep in mind if you do something over-the-top they will expect something equally as good or better next year!! Fair warning!
 
As a mother of a 5 year old, I can tell you THIS:

Give her an experience. Kids don't need anymore "stuff"!

I am a big fan of an ~event~ rather than a ~thing~.

Coralee is creepy. Don't take her to see it.

Up ROCKS. Seriously an amazing movie. One of my all time favorites! We saw it last night and my daughter laughed out loud. A lot. I did, too. Also cried.

My daughter loves corsages and necklaces of flowers. When I have a wedding, I sometimes make her an extra, just for fun. Or a fresh flower scepter, for a princess. (of carnations so it can take abuse...my princess is a little rough around the edges!)
 
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the comments about giving an experience are great! It's what I would do- especially for your little sister who has it all.
what you'll be doing is creating a great memory- and that will last a lifetime.
I love the gift card shopping idea too.
 
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Make her a photo keepsake you day. She will be able to revisit her special day for years to come. Ice cream and the park, it doesn't take much to make little girls happy.
 
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A series of books 1 or 2 at a time, like Nancy Drew or whichever the latest with the girls at the minute (my 5 year old loves Roald Dahl and Rainbow Magic Fairies). I started giving my 9 nieces and nephews 1 or 2 in a series for each occasion from their 1st birthday, kept track of which number/name in the series and by the time they could read them themselves they had a whole library of books to choose from. Nancy Drew is great because there are so many of them in the series. The boys got Tin Tin and Asterix (what my brothers loved when they were young, they read them too)
 
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I do not remember any gifts my sister ever gave me (she is 6 years older) but I do remember her taking me to work(she was a beautician). Letting me hang out with her and her friends on occasion, taking me to a special lunch, bring me to the beach.

Thinking back as a child I only remember 2 gifts out of all I received for Christmas over the years. One was a dog, and one was a necklace my mother took out of her jeweler boxbecause my parents had no money to buy gifts that year as my dad had had a stroke, it was precious to her, mother had given her when she turned 16. It became my most cherished gift.

A gift will be forgotten, a memory cherished forever.

As her big sister it is the time spent with her that will make great memories and a proad to have you as a sister.

Joan
 
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Thank you for your suggestions.

I saw her last night and she asked me if i will buy her a princess dress so she can be a princess like me lol so im going to get her some dressing up things, shoes and accessories and i think were going to go to a big farm that has some baby piglets
 
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