S/O A present you thought your kids would love, but it just didn't get much traction

[Anonymous]

I know, I know, so much more negative than the other post. But maybe it will help someone.
My boys loved to build forts, so I thought they would love the indoor tent I bought them. Nope. I guess it's the building that is the more important aspect of forts, not just having a place to hide away.

[Anonymous]

For me it was the huge set of thomas trains and tracks santa brought last year. It sat in a tub for the better part of the year. BUT, just this month he got really in to it and it's been his main toy, so I guess I was just a year off on when to give (he's 4 now).

[Anonymous]

One of those big piano keyboards that you walk on and it makes noise. Once they've walked over it a few times, it's just like, meh.

[Anonymous]

Playmobil. Which I adored as a kid. But they really never liked it.

[Anonymous]

Play kitchen and doll house.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Playmobil. So expensive, but hard to put and keep together.

[Anonymous]

Ripstik - my kid tried it once or twice and never again.

[Anonymous]

Light up Razor scooter. Nope, hardly used.

[Anonymous]

A playground and outdoor house thing. They love them at parks and other people's homes, but once they had their own...never used!

[Anonymous]

My kid loves playmobil--so this is really a know your audience kind of thing. We had a couple small sets that we knew she was into before we bought more of them, so maybe start small?

[Anonymous]

DD was obsessed with play kitchens anytime we went somewhere with one. She played with one at our friends' house for over an hour straight! I bought her the IKEA one, assembled it, set it up with tons of cute little baskets of fake food, etc. She was excited at first but within a day it was abandoned and it still sits there taking up way more space than it deserves. But its' too "nice" of a toy for me to justify getting rid of it yet. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

My kids were always just lukewarm on Magnatiles. And my daughter was never really into her Scandinavian wooden dollhouse (nor was my son when he inherited it).

[Anonymous]

My kid loves, loves Playmobil but ignores Legos.

[Anonymous]

Experience gifts always fall short with my kids

[Anonymous]

Duplos around 3. Just not used at all. So we never really did Legos. Then suddenly a friend gave her a Disney princess LEGO set at 4.5 and she was obsessed. Still into themed legos 9 months later. The Harry Potter LEGO advent calendar appears to be her favorite thing she ever received. So sometimes it’s just about waiting...