What’s a nice gift from newborn to 4yo big sister?
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| Willing to spend up to $100 on something beautiful. |
Anonymous
| What is something your 4 yo daughter especially wants? Anything she's asked for Xmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa, other? If not, something that might make her feel like a big girl? My kid liked "I'm a big sister" tshirts and more something special for her dollhouse but kids vary. |
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Check out stuff from Moulin Roty. It's a French toy brand that has really beautiful but functional toys. This is where I get all my DD's "special" toys/gifts. You can find it at Maisonette and Bonjour Petite in the US -- allow some extra time for shipping. Some of my favorites:
https://www.maisonette.com/product/les-parisiennes-tea-set https://www.bonjourpetit.com/collections/moulin-roty/products/mademoiselle-doll-moulin-roty-mademoiselle-et-ribambelle The also usually have these kits (we have the "Explorer" one) that are so cute. Ours has a little carrying case and came with a magnifying glass, and little diary for notes, a map and some other things. I don't see them on either of the above sites but if you can find one somewhere, it's a great special gift. My DD looooves it. |
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When my dd was born, she “gave” her brother (age 4.5) four Justice League figures. Maybe I spent $10 on the set. Best gift ever.
Pick something that she would love and shows that her new sibling “gets” her. Doesn’t have to be even close to $100 or beautiful. |
Anonymous
| I'm giving my 3 and 5yo boys Spiderman hoodies when their baby sister is born. They would know it's not from her, so they'll just be from DH and me in celebration. |
Anonymous
| American Girl Bitty Baby |
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My newborn son fave his 3yr old sister a book and a stuffed animal. The book was “Do you want to be my friend” by Eric Carle. At the time B&N were selling stuffed animals for the books and she got the elephant.
She still has the book and elephant. |
Anonymous
Totally this. DS "gave" his big sister a small toy she'd been wanting for a while. I think it was $15. Your 4 y.o. isn't going to care about something beautiful. Your 14 y.o. is going to know it wasn't a gift from the newborn, so any sentimentality won't matter. |
Anonymous
| I’d like to know where a newborn comes up with $100! |
Anonymous
| A stuffed Elmo. Older DD was a new two. |
Anonymous
| Our then new born DS brought a bag of zollipops for our then 2.5 yo DD and she loved the gift. |
Anonymous
| Mine gave a small Jellycat, and it was a hit. |
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Something that can occupy her. A nice baby doll with some accessories that will match what you use with the baby (e.g., a baby carrier, some diapers, a doll crib, stroller) is really great and will allow her to copy you, which they love at this age.
For my oldest, the baby got her a set of alphabet stamps from the art store. She was really into stamping at that point, but also was learning to read/write but didn't have the fine motor skills to make nice letters. She would stamp out her name, the baby's name, mom/dad, etc. on pieces of paper and it took her a while because she needed to find each letter individually. A perfect quiet activity to occupy her when I was busy with baby! A nice doctor's kit is also great at that age, and if you will be having a hospital delivery might make her feel good about that. |
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In addition to a gift from baby, I highly recommend buying the older kid a baby doll and maybe a doll stroller. It's really nice for them to be able to mimic their parents caring for the baby.
As it turns out, my older DC (a DD) was way more interested in racing the stroller around like a push cart...and younger DS is much more into babies/dolls. So now that he's older the baby doll is his, and he cares for it, puts it to sleep etc. But there was a brief period when older DD "nursed" the same baby doll... |
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My three yr old used to take the baby for loops around the kitchen in her doll stroller, so there's always that idea.
My best suggestion is make it a big sister gift, but don't do it from the baby. |