Have friend with 2 girls, 5&9, what would be nice presents for them, fun long lasting? Plan to spend $10 up?

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Dear Friends,

Yahoo Answers really helped me with babysitting. I realize this is dumb to be asking this late, but it is what happens.The girl, 9, is a scholarly type; I have bought her a Bible, books, and similar before. The younger,5, is lively and intelligent too. They will be getting clothes--and I might have trouble getting their sizes.

Have not been around children a lot. I might guess with boys rockets and flying saucers might be in the ball park, but not for typical girls. They are healthy and active, but do not seem particularly interested in sports. They don't have access to a computer, therefore items in that area would not be good.

I have a general idea of what they have. I would spend about up to $25, if I could be fairly sure they would like it. Christian items would be a possibility. A number of toys, games would be good.

Thoughts much appreciated. Merry Christmas to all!

Answer 1

Get them animal dolls or Barbie dolls. Nice, simple, and traditional.

Answer 2

The stuff they have on Target.com is usually in the stores
for the 5 year old go to:
http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_iw_r_2_1/601-7092665-0793727?ie=UTF8&node=13552891
and manuever through the site to get the recommendations for the 9 year old

Answer 3

for the 9 year old i would get her dream life you create a person get her/him to activities and play cool games i got that when i was 9 for Christmas for the 5 year old maby some stuffed animals or a ball of maby even some cumputer games good luck and hope you find what to give them!

Answer 4

well...i know that my little brothers and sisters love board games and things of that nature. why not try getting them each something like monopoly, candyland, or twister. trust me it will be a big hit and give them something to do after the holiday season.

hope this helps and good luck