(2) Calico Critters (pricey but real cute)
or just do a search on Amazon for doll houses... they have so many and different prices. Little girls love doll-houses from about that age. My daughter is now 8... and she played with her doll-house from about 2 years old... until about even last year. So... it lasts a long time... and grows with the child. They also love to do pretend play with it... and is good for them developmentally...
(3) Um... that can get out of hand. To me, just get some cheap token gifts. Or a thing of cookies... if you have a budget. It is merely, to me, a "token gift" type of thing. BUT for close friends... you can opt to get something more. So many people/kids/families to get 'gifts' for... just because you are having play-dates or visiting... and being the Holidays.. that sort of 'obligates' a person to bring a 'gift.' So... just stock up on a few things... "Token Gifts" that can be given to anyone... for that "just in case"... type of situation if someone give you/the kids a gift when they visit. OR.... an alternative is.... to get a token gift... but instead of for each individual in that family... get a token gift for the "family." For example, for my daughter's friends family (whom we are also friends with)... I got a stash of stuff/food items that didn't cost me much.. but put it in a basket.... wrapped cutely... and on the gift tag I put (for example): To: the Smith Family, "From: the Jones Family." THAT way... you take care of gifting for the whole family... not having to get individual 'gifts' for EACH of their kdis PLUS the parents... see what I mean? And that is what my friends did too... whom we also are friends with and with their kids.... and who we get together with.... AND it is more budget friendly that way. And I just gave the same thing, to each "Family."
(1) Amazon
E-aby
they are having lots of sales now and free shipping.
all the best,
Susan