What can I get for a laura ingalls fan for her 8th birthday?

Question

We have just finished reading On the Banks of Plum Creek (my favorite!) and have the rest of the book series. My daughter clearly identifies with Laura. Although Michael Landon's frozen head is unique, it's a tad on the macabre side. We already have a stand-in for Jack and she was Laura for Halloween (complete with bonnet, dress and apron sewn by yours truly). Keep up with the suggestions.

Answer 1

There is a paper doll book that is set in 'Little House in the Big Woods'. It comes with Pa, Ma, Mary, Laura, and Carrie. Maybe if you live close to one of the sites that commerates Laura's life there,(Mansfield, Missourl, De Smet, South Dakota and Walnut Grove, Minnesota) you could take her for a visit. Or maybe one of the listed places has a website that sells dolls or something.


I found a web site with links to one of the Historic Societies!!! They have other books, dolls, magnets, and mugs. Here it is - www.webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/frames.html





BTW, I named my daughter Laura Anne after Laura Ingalls Wilder and Anne of Green Gables.

Answer 2

The Little House on the Prairie series of books or the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life. I believe it was written by her daughter, Rose Wilder. You can also do a Yahoo! search for Laura Ingalls Wilder for more information.

Answer 3

Have by making use of no potential visited yet could desire to prefer to paintings out it. My daughter grew to alter into into between the acceptable followers of Laura Ingalls Wilder, she provided the books and watched the prepare after college by making use of making use of severe college. Even tried recipes that have been featured in between the books. I made her an prolonged calico dress with a patchwork apron and a cap like the television prepare and he or she wore it collectively as she grew to alter into into 4 years previous.

Answer 4

Take her on a trip to one of those western towns. I went to one in CA for a school field trip and I really liked it. I guess I was about 10 at the time. I don't know where you live, but you can check in your area. They are really neat places, they have everything from that time period. And the people that work there actually live there too, and act as though they are living in the old west. They have all sorts of activities for kids like panning for gold, ride in a horse and buggy and things like that. Here is a link to the one I went to as a child. http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=552 If she enjoys this time period she will love this park!! (Or one like it) There is lots of stuff for grown ups too!

Answer 5

The television show and all the related movies are on DVD... and they are quite reasonably priced I think.

http://www.amazon.com/s/103-1709440-9292607?ie=UTF8&keywords=little%20house%20on%20the%20prairie&tag=abookblog-20&index=blended&link%5Fcode=qs

Or, less high tech and television centric, look into dollmaking and have a project where the two of you make some dolls like kids on the Prairie used to. Here are some books and kits and stuff, materials would be a whole nother story.

http://www.amazon.com/s/103-1709440-9292607?ie=UTF8&keywords=dollmaking&tag=abookblog-20&index=blended&Submit.y=7&link%5Fcode=qs&Submit.x=10

Answer 6

Buy her a gingham bonnet & dress of the type that Laura Ingalls would have worn.

Answer 7

How about the pioneer- era American Girl doll? The dolls are adorable & collectible. Looks as if the Kirsten one might somewhere around the era your daughter is interested in. Try their website: www.AmericanGirl.com

Answer 8

There's a website called Letters Through Time where a ten year old girl is traveling the Oregon Trail. http://www.lettersthroughtime.com.

Answer 9

hi how are you i think it would be nice to get her the little house on the pariare book collection i got my daughter the books and she was 9 when i got them for her she is 22 now and she still likes getting them out and reading them

Answer 10

A puppy named Bandit.