heres my ? we live kinda out in the sticks and we are board during the day, we only have one car and hubby works 2nd shift. My dd is currently 15mo and will be 18 mo come christmas and we were planning to get her a power wheels jeep and a kitchen set. I am finding them at a great price and would like to give it to her now so we have something new to play with during the day. I figured that we are going to the inlaws for the actual day so she will have plenty of gifts to open and her concept of xmas is not exactly there now. So would it be a bad thing to give gifts early or should we just wait?
My kids weren't able to drive the power wheels until they were 2 and 3. Give her that gift at Christmas, and the kitchen set now if she needs a toy.
I would get a set of wooden blocks and let her have at it. I have heard that it encourages imagination as well as works on hand-eye coordination. It keeps my daughter busy for hours. My dd also loves books, dolls, and things that can be put into other containers. My MIL bought her a set of alphabet clips that attach toys to a play center...she never really played with them when she was little, but loves them now. She uses them to bang on her drum and likes to store them in a little watering can I bought at the Dollar Tree. Go figure. :-)
At 18 months my daughter was into building blocks. She's almost 4 and still loves those things. I got her a kitchen set when she was 2 and she played with it some. She really didn't pay with it well until she was almost 3. At 18 months she had a car the she could sit on and scoot with her feet. She loved that car. She drove that thing all through the house. She finally realized this summer that she was too big for it and we were able to get rid of it. They aren't really into sitting and playing with one thing at that age. They do like variety. Books, blocks, and educational toys that made noise and played music is what she played with the most. Good luck.
If it were me I would wait. She may not know the concept of Christmas yet, but you do. I imagine at the time, you'll feel like you are missing out. Part of the fun of the holiday after you have children is seeing their excitement. Besides, you'll want to give her the next few months to get bigger to really enjoy her toys. I think at 15 months, my daughter would have just banged her kitchen around. At 18 months, she would copy mommy.
Christmas isn't too far off. At her age and attention span, there are lots of ways to entertain throughout the day. At that age my son's favorite toy was a coffee can. I put a slit in the lid and saved juice lids. He could play with that piggy bank for hours. :)
Totally up to you!
It's not that far off though......can't you get her something a little smaller for now?
She won't know the difference! If you're bored at home, give them to her now and let her enjoy them. Pick out 1-2 small gifts to give on xmas day, or even just stocking stuffers, and that is plenty. Plus, I'm sure the in-laws will give her great stuff. No sense in waiting since the thrill of xmas morning, santa etc won't really exist for her this year anyway.
If you want one fun new toy to give her that morning, I love this one for an 18 month old:
http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/esuite/control/product?P...
Happy Early Holidays!
K. : )
This is a Christmas she'll never remember. So, if you feel you can't wait or want her to have early, go for it.
She has no concept of time or Christmas- give it her now and give yourself some to peruse a magazine while she plays!
