presents for SD's Birthday
SD birthday is Sunday, but due to her going back to BM that day we are having her party this evening... I had been wanting to get her her first two wheel bike (with training wheels, of course) I have been planning her party for the last three weeks, picking up her gift was FDH's job. But when he got home from work last night he said that a bike probably wouldn't be the best gift. His reasoning 'its gonna get cold soon, and she wouldn't be able to use it for much longer.' To which my replywas 'people get their kids bikes for Christmas... At least iI did.' But he is still set on finding another gift... If I can't figure out a new gift by the time he gets home Imma stick with getting the bike and helmet.
Does anyone have any ideas of what another great gift would be? SD is turning 3.
Or should I not give it any effort or thought and just stick with the bike?
We didn't buy the skids bikes
We didn't buy the skids bikes at Christmas for this exact reason. She's 3 .. I wouldn't kill yourself about trying to find the "perfect" gift. There's really not a lot of "effort or thought" in buying a couple toys for a kid .. and you'd probably save some cash in the process.
I was given a new bike almost
I was given a new bike almost every other Christmas and loved it. I think she will be excited about it. If you really think about it you have a good month or so left (at least in my area) for bike riding and if you got her a new doll or something the new always wears off. Who is to say that what you get her will last through the Christmas season if it weren't a bike. At least it is something that will grow with her and will be used next year or maybe the year after. There aren't too many other gifts out there that a 3 year old wouldn't grow out of b the time she is 5. She is 3 and I think a bike is a great gift and you have already planned for it. If he really doesn't want to get her a bike I would just tell him this is what you wanted and you cant get past it. It takes time to plan for gifts and you have already done that. Does he have any suggestions?
He gave me no suggestions
He gave me no suggestions when I asked what he'd rather get her. He only said something in the same price range... And ask SD what she wants, which is NO help. When he asked her she just said something awesome. Lol, typical 3 yo answer. Lol, I think I'm just gonna stick with the bike, he can get over it, it rarely snows here, though it gets cold enough to. And I agree that she'll be able to use a bike for a few years before she grows out of it. Another reason we decided on a bike, FDH was all for it until yesterday. He'll just have to get over it, I mean we do all of our outside activities when he's at work, and if weather permits us to.
Totally agree! Hope the
Totally agree! Hope the birthday goes great!
I think the bike is a great
I think the bike is a great idea but in all honesty, I think a 3 year old will be happy with just about anything you get her!
I agree. She's 3. You could
I agree. She's 3. You could get her a bunch of stuff from the dolalr store and she'd most likely be perfectly happy with it.
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How about telling Dad to get
How about telling Dad to get off his ass and buying his kid a gift? Which he was supposed to do ANYway. He's a big boy. He can figure out what a 3yo would like. If he DOES get a bike? He better plan on buying it assembled or doing that part himself. NOT expecting you to do it.