[blparent] gifts

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

The princess shoes are cute, but they can be hard on the feet because the 
toes are very pointed.  I don't think it's an issue for all children, but my 
three-year-old niece has something going on where she walks sort of on her 
tippy toes, and points her feet the wrong direction when she sits.  My 
sister says it's common with some kids, and she doesn't want her daughter to 
have the princess shoes because of it, even though the kid is really into 
princess stuff.  It's just something to consider.

My brother did get my niece a neat princess vanity set.  It has a mirror and 
combs and jewels and stuff, and the princesses talk when you pick up the 
different things off the vanity.

Jo Elizabeth

It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To take 
advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. Take care of what 
you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jessica Lucken" <pete1744 at umn.edu>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] gifts


>I agree, my daughter has one at school and has always loved hers at home.
> It is funny though, she really does imitate her parents, because she uses
> the microwave much more than the oven, lol!  I really do think something
> like a kitchen is a great toy that will last for such a long time and her
> friends will play with it when she starts having play dates.  Dress-up is
> great, but just be prepared that she might not get totally into that for a
> few more months.  One fun thing I bought for my three-year-old neice that 
> my
> daughter also loved is a set of Disney princess shoes.  They are shiny, 
> ugly
> plastic high-heels that come in a four pack at Target.  They are really
> tacky, but the little girls love them because they are so gaughty and they
> are just slip on.  Also, they are huge on them and have a heel, but it is
> amazing how quickly they learn to walk in heels. (  Anyway, they also have
> crowns and stuff that are really cheap in the dress-up isle at Target.
>