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  | nikkitheknitter   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Mmmm lotsa good suggestions.
 Buy her shoes. Lots of shoes.
 I may have a bit of a shoe fetish which Hannah has become my outlet for. I don't feel half as guilty when I am buying for her!    | 
 
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  | lizzle   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   Okay, so Nikki, where do you suggest getting jaske's next sneakers from.  His adidas ones arew just about too small.
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  | Xander&Harmony   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 11 April 2006 at 11:23pm | 
 
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   oh bugger,i am such a procrastinator lmao.I have less than 1 monthish to decide wot to get Harmsfor her birthday.i have been more obsessed with her kool winnie the pooh cake that janines is hopefully still wanting to make for me(oh and i may have the kool thomas one i wanted originally too Janine).Ummm i am thinking maybe ummmm I actually have no idea.shes nto purposly honeing in on xanders thomas trains while he is playing with them,he says"no,mine.get away,go dat way no mine get awayyyyyyyyyy" lovely big brother he is.
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     BECS
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  | aimeejoy   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 12 April 2006 at 7:27am | 
 
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   Hannah adores her Baby Einsteins so far. She sits mesmerised for the whole alf an hour, but she is quite a placcid baby
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     Aimee
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 Greer 11/02/08
 
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  | daikini   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 12 April 2006 at 11:02am | 
 
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   We've got Josiah the baby Leapfrog system (the one that goes from 6 - 36 months) and told people they can buy books for it for him... umm... some Quatro (next size up from duplo), a wooden puzzle, a push-n-go car, that sort of thing.
 Kiya, I got her a ride-on (which Josiah is going to get for his birthday as well) and some books and soft toys.
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     Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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  | Roksana   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Leap frog System?
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  | daikini   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   You can get Leapfrog, which is for kids aged 4 and up, which is a kindof tray that holds a special book (and the cartidge - tape - that goes with it) that encourages the child to read along, and learn basic math, spelling, pattern recognition and that sort of stuff.  The child uses a stylus to point to parts of the page for activites and things.
 The Baby Leapfrog is for ages 6 months to 3 years, and is the same sort of thing, but teaches shapes, colours, basic word and pattern recoginition, that sort of thing.  The "tray" can be set to 3 different age levels, and the child touches the book to work it.
 
 They are in the Warehouse, as well as a few other toy stores if you want to have a look to see what I mean.
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     Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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  | lizzle   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   oh, the baby einstein dvds are FANTASTIC!!!  Those who have met Jake know what a whirlwind he is,righ?  Well, he actually sits and watches those dvds.  he loves the baby noah,( animals), baby di vinci (body parts) and baby neptne (water).  I got mine for about $15 each from trademe.  I thoroughly recommend them.
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  | Roksana   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   When I worked at whitcoulls I saw the baby Einstein DVD, CD's and heard good things about them...and yet after so many years forgot all about them.....have to get some soon...I wont wait till her birthday.
 Becca the leapfrong thing seems very interesting....I will look into them...are they expensive I wonder?
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  | daikini   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   The basic system (for either age group) which is the "tray" thingy and one book is around $70.  The book/cartridge sets are $25 to $35 each.
 We like how this will grow with him, and then when he outgrows it completely in a few of years we'll look at getting him the next one up, and Baby will be using this one by then anyway!  Also, people can buy the book sets for him for birthday/christmas presents.
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     Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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  | Roksana   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   You know what?!! I always wanted Zaara to start leaning early...I am now tempted to go out and buy it....but I think I might wait till her birthday.....or may be not!!he he ha ha.    If I buy it now...I can always buy the book thingie for her birthday....ohhhh here goes my money....  
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  | nikkitheknitter   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Hmmmmm Liz... I'm quite big on Clarks shoes. They are in most shoe shops. Just bought Hannah another pair today!!! Arghhhhh. I think I have to start shopping at the Warehouse from now on as I spend more on shoes for her than I do for myself!
 Hrmmmm or buy him some baby chucks! they are soooo cute. (Pain in the butt to get on and off tho)
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  | lizzle   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   he has gumboots that are like that.
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