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I have a couple of friends who's daughters turn 5 next month. I know I could ask them what they would like but I would really like to get them a nice gift without having to ask. I haven't a clue what 5 year old girls are into these days. My daughter is only 2. Can anyone offer any help please


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Catherine

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I always buy craft kits for little girls, my daughter (just turned 6) loves that sort of thing, and it seems most of her friends do too. Beginner sewing (I love the Galt sets made from thick foam, easy for little fingers), decorate your own type kits (headbands are a favourite), beads/necklace kits. Rainbow looms are the current craze sweeping through school, my daughter was given one for her birthday last week and loves it, as does my son.
My eldest received a lovely "grow flowers in this bag" thing, but after the initial stage you had to bloody separate out the shoots and repot them into 10 separate pots (pots/soil/space to store 10 pots not provided!), or face questions about "why are you killing the shoots mumm?"! Grrr.

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