Apologies for the lousy shots of the toys as I took them at 4am in the morning. After working for 6 consectiuve nights, I still need some time to go back to my old normal time zone. I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep so decided to write a short entry.
Girl's birthday is on the 18th May. (The main reason why I would be going back on the 10th May). So naturally, I need to get her a birthday gift for her. I asked her on the phone and she gave me the usual answer... I want a Barbie doll!
I actually don't really like toys without any form of education or stimulation in it. Figurines are actually one of them as I find it as just a fad (because of TV or a movie). But my sister reminded me that dressing up dolls and playing with them is actually a good form of brain stimulation and creativity. That kind of seal the deal for me so I got her a Barbie doll set.
Not just any Barbie doll set but a Design your own Barbie doll set!
I found this at Tampines Toy'r'us and I was quite happy Mattel thought of such a wonderful idea. It even comes with refills sets for additional dresses, templates, markers or stickers! Pretty good toy! I got the starter set for her. It comes with the doll, 5 blank coloured dresses,some stickers, markers and 2 templates for her to design and colour. Girl loves to colour so its really god send. I also have some permanent sparkling colour markers I got for my Instax photos and this should be able to be used on the set too. Which means she would have more that 3 choices of colour markers for her dress. :)
I plan to guide her in the process of making it when I'm back with her. (Actually I want to play oso :P hehe)
I think this is a better set then those pre-made sets on the shelves. Yes, those are more colourful but less meaningless then this one. All dresses are a personal design and totally unique. How cool is that? :)
Girl's toy was easy. But not for my 3 yr (coming) old boy. Need to get one for him just in case he snatches his sister's. It's the age of not too small and not too little :P. Hard choices. A transformer toy would be too difficult for him and those toddlers toys would be too mudane to him. Wife and girl girl mentioned to me over phone he loves Ben 10 cartoon so I also got him a doll.....
Yes, I know it's a figurine. I broke my rules but hey, ain't rules meant to be broken? :P Hope he likes the "Fourarms"
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