My aunt has asked me to help her buy Christmas presents for her grandkids. We have no idea what to get them as she hasn't and probably won't ask for a list. I haven't seen the kids in years and my aunt only sees them once (maybe twice) a year so we have no idea what their current interests are. The boy is  9 and the girl is almost 11. Last year my aunt had a list from them and gave the boy some sort of special legos (the kind that have a theme, like Star Wars, for example) and gave the girl jewelry and a jewelry box appropriate for children. Does anyone have suggestions on what kids that age might enjoy? My aunt can only spend about $25 for each child. For the boy, I thought that maybe some sort of craft/casting kit where he could build cars, animals, etc. would be a good choice. But I have no idea what to get the girl, I think they're harder to get for at that age. I was kind of thinking about an Easy Bake oven type thing but she may be too old for that. What do girls like? I have no idea. I think the big problem is that my aunt is gonna want to buy this stuff at places like Walmart and maybe Toys R' Us and they just don't carry a big selection of stuff (not where she lives anyway).

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grandkids. We have no idea what to get them as she hasn't and probably won't ask for a list. I haven't seen the kids in years and my aunt only sees them once (maybe twice) a year so we have no idea what their current interests are. The boy is  9 and the girl is almost 11. Last year my aunt had a list from them and gave the boy some sort of special legos (the kind that have a theme, like Star Wars, for example) and gave the girl jewelry and a jewelry box appropriate for children. Does anyone have suggestions on what kids that age might enjoy? My aunt can only spend about $25 for each child. For the boy, I thought that maybe some sort of craft/casting kit where he could build cars, animals, etc. would be a good choice. But I have no idea what to get the girl, I think they're harder to get for at that age. I was kind of thinking about an Easy Bake oven type thing but she may be too old for that. What do girls like? I have no idea. I think the big problem is that my aunt is gonna want to buy this stuff at places like Walmart and maybe Toys R' Us and they just don't carry a big selection of stuff (not where she lives anyway). An 11 yo is really hard to shop for without knowing something about them.  (The same is only slightly less true of a 9 yo.)  One of my favorite christmases a girl this age was given a Barbie, a new _base_ball glove, a bra, a manicure kit, and a stuffed dog

My aunt has asked me to help her buy Christmas presents for her grandkids. We have no idea what to get them as she hasn't and probably won't ask for a list. I haven't seen the kids in years and my aunt only sees them once (maybe twice) a year so we have no idea what their current interests are. The boy is  9 and the girl is almost 11. Last year my aunt had a list from them and gave the boy some sort of special legos (the kind that have a theme, like Star Wars, for example) and gave the girl jewelry and a jewelry box appropriate for children. Does anyone have suggestions on what kids that age might enjoy? My aunt can only spend about $25 for each child. For the boy, I thought that maybe some sort of craft/casting kit where he could build cars, animals, etc. would be a good choice. But I have no idea what to get the girl, I think they're harder to get for at that age. I was kind of thinking about an Easy Bake oven type thing but she may be too old for that. What do girls like? I have no idea. Oh my god...do NOT get her an easy bake oven!!! Heh, I was going to say that too.  DD got her Easy Bake when she was 5 or so.  She does still pull it out every now and again, but it's definitely too young for this age. DD has asked for a TV, a Nintendo DS, and the Nintendogs game, Bobby Jack clothes, a hammock _style_ chair and a robotic dog. Bizby

DD has asked for a TV, a Nintendo DS, and the Nintendogs game, Bobby Jack clothes, a hammock _style_ chair and a robotic dog. My 9 and 10 year old girls are asking for a Nintendo DS and Nintendogs,  and cool clothes , what is that? Marie