My friends' little four-year-old (the one who gave me the Chanukah bear-in-a-rocking-chair a couple of weeks ago) went to the mall with her daddy yesterday to get her picture taken with Santa. Today I got a copy of the picture (very nice; Santa looked stoned) followed by a phone call from daddy:
"Cassie told me last night that she needed to start shopping for Christmas, so I told her that's what her list was for, so Santa and I would know what to get her for Christmas.
"'No, daddy,' she said, 'I mean I need to start shopping for the people on my Christmas list.'"
So first of all, how many four-year-olds already grasp the concept of giving and not just receiving? (I swear, she's a prodigy.)
And who do you think was #1 on her list of people to buy gifts for this holiday season? (I figured her daddy would be #1, but no.)
Yeah. It was me.
I'm melting.
And I'm also panicking because I have no clue what I can get for her that (a) she doesn't already have, and (2) doesn't involve princesses, but (iii) she will actually like.
Posted by cynical at December 10, 2004 06:07 PMAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! The pressure is on!
Posted by: sally on December 10, 2004 08:42 PMInsert "awww" here. Then some of Daniel Pinkwater's or Mark Crilley's (Akiko!) or Dr. Seuss's books.
Posted by: Linkmeister on December 10, 2004 09:05 PMCurious George goes to Wordsworth?
The nicest thing about Chanukah - it lasts long enough that you can still wish someone a happy one if you missed the first day or two. Good luck shopping! And happy Festival of Lights!
Posted by: house9 on December 10, 2004 11:07 PMMe, I'm all for princessy stuff. I mean, if that's what she's into. Nuttin' wrong w/ princess stuff.
Otherwise: how about a neato kid's cd that tells stories or has neat music? I know my nieces always thought that having their 'very own' CDs made them feel quite superior. Heh.
Posted by: Jen on December 11, 2004 10:21 AMBooks. My 4yr old loves stories and reading books.
Although Princess ones are her favourites.
Posted by: guruvious on December 11, 2004 03:59 PMi like jen's cd idea. you could even put in some kid-appropriate tunes that you think sh would like. she might think it's really cool to have her very own soundtrack, including some "grown-up" songs that most kids don't know.
oh, lordy. i love kids.
Posted by: luva on December 11, 2004 08:01 PMhow about a CD of Peter and the Wolf? prodigy that she is, she'll probably get the story and the idea of an orchestra. alternatively, how about a coupon for a day at the Children's Museum? that's a two-fer - fun for her, fun for you. :)
Posted by: beth on December 11, 2004 09:59 PMOoo, Peter and the Wold is simply badass. I vote for that, because it's, well, badass.
Posted by: Polerand on December 12, 2004 02:14 PMThere's a great Patrick Stewart version of Peter and the Wolf on CD. Um...I...uh...*blush*...own it. 'Cause I'm just a big ol' kid. Heh.
Posted by: Jen on December 12, 2004 06:12 PMAw. I have no idea what a 4-year-old would like.
Posted by: shelley (not so cynical) on December 13, 2004 06:49 PM