Last minute gift questions

[pandorica]

I only have two more gifts to buy. These should be easy but I'm feeling Christmas/decision fatigue at this point! Would love specific links 😂

1. 7ish yo girl. Loves girly stuff. Examples were bath bombs, colored chapstick. Level 1 or 2 books
2. 4yo boy. Loves trucks, particularly fire trucks. Truck toys, books, anything. I don't know what he already has.

Anyone else have last minute gifts to buy?

[waverly]

1. I am recommending those LED colored lights they can put in their room with a remote control. Available on Amazon. Magic Treehouse is my best first grade reading recommendation. Or if they are too above her level then Owl Diaries.

I have a soccer holiday party gift and a birthday party gift for 11 year old girls. And I still need to buy for my in-laws but I won't see them until January.

[pandorica]

Dec 15, 2023 13:40:00 GMT -5 waverly said:

1. I am recommending those LED colored lights they can put in their room with a remote control. Available on Amazon. Magic Treehouse is my best first grade reading recommendation. Or if they are too above her level then Owl Diaries.

I have a soccer holiday party gift and a birthday party gift for 11 year old girls. And I still need to buy for my in-laws but I won't see them until January.

I got a mystery squishmallow box and slime kit for my 10.5yo nephew. Those things are somehow still the things that it seems like every kid that age likes?

[InBetweenDays]

Wait, December 15th is last minute?? 

This isn't a firetruck, but one of our kids' favorite books when they were little was called "I Stink" and was about a garbage truck. I thought it was a fun one to read.
www.amazon.com/I-Stink-Kate-Jim-Mcmullan/dp/0064438368/ref=sr_1_41?crid=I3PE382INV41&keywords=garbage+truck+book&qid=1702666244&sprefix=garbage+truck+book%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-41

Another favorite of our kids (and me when I was little!) was Mike Mulligan and the Steamshovel.
www.amazon.com/Mike-Mulligan-His-Steam-Shovel/dp/0395259398/ref=sr_1_1?crid=200Q3OXYUJZVB&keywords=mike+mulligan+and+his+steam+shovel&qid=1702666307&sprefix=mike+mul%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1

And I'm not sure if this is considered "girlie" but we've given these marquee signs quite a few times in the past. They're pretty fun for a kids room.

www.amazon.com/My-Cinema-Lightbox-Color-Changing-Personalized/dp/B07DR9CK3Y/ref=sr_1_5?crid=PGKDE6BCXKNA&keywords=marquee%2Bsign&qid=1702666370&sprefix=marquee%2Bsign%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-5&th=1

[InBetweenDays]

I'm struggling with my dad. His birthday is December 24th and while I have a gift for Christmas I need one for his birthday. He'll be 86, loves to swim, fish (surf cast from east coast beaches), astronomy, model trains, and reading. But I think he has pretty much every gift under the sun from those categories.

[noodleoo]

My DD1 (8.5) got this last year and loved it.

Hapinest DIY Journal Set for Girls Gifts Ages 8 9 10 11 12 13 Years Old and Up
www.amazon.com/Hapinest-Journal-Girls-Gifts-Years/dp/B08L6SS819/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=TYLY3SQFY67C&keywords=diy+journal+set+for+girls+ages+8-12&qid=1702666983&sprefix=diy+j%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-3

My 5 year old loves this truck book:

Lift-the-Flap Tab: Trucks (Lift-the-Flap Tab Books)
www.amazon.com/Lift-Flap-Tab-Trucks-Books/dp/0312515820/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1MSFH6JO8S6VA&keywords=lift+the+flap+truck+book&qid=1702666944&sprefix=lift+the+flap+tr%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-3

EtA: also squishmallows. My kids love, love, love squishmallows. Seems like kids of all ages adore them!

[expectantsteelerfan]

For a truck, if you have a TJ Maxx nearby, it's worth checking if they have any Bruder big trucks in stock. They usually do (though not sure this close to Christmas), and those are the best! Ds had a recycling truck with bins that attached to the back and opened and closed, and a log loader thing, and they are big and pretty indestructible, and they were just awesome with lots of moving parts and realistic.

For the girl, if you know if she's into any specific thing, like say unicorns, you could get her an LED remote control light for her room in that shape. Those were always big hits with my kids, and they come in lots of shapes. Ds had a race car. I got a Stitch one for my angel tree kid this year.

[ohgillian]

For the girl:

www.amazon.com/Squishville-SQM0387-SQUISHVILLE-Plush-Style/dp/B0B29CVRHX

[macmars45]

pandorica ,

For the 4 year old how about a green toys vehicle?

This is a dump truck but they have others. My DS got a tractor with a trailer for his 4th birthday.

www.amazon.com/Green-Toys-Dump-Truck-Yellow/dp/B001Q3KU9Q/ref=asc_df_B001Q3KU9Q/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198084865671&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16618382024243446375&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1027811&hvtargid=pla-361955465908&psc=1&mcid=d8673f0899e73fc891492c84bbacf736&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj_CrBhD-ARIsAIiMxT_GfC1kVkUzaIqRErSvi1he1qb73HIdgc3U-uPeS4d8UEei_gJRWEAaAgeOEALw_wcB