This is just a wish list — things I’d enjoy having, realistic or unrealistic. If you do feel like getting something (thanks!), consider checking ebay and craigslist and thrift stores before buying new. I like vintage stuff, plus buying used items is green and economical. Homemade is lovely, too!
Also, consider starting at Box Tops For Education (includes Expedia, Best Buy, Penney’s, Target, Lands End…) to collect virtual Box Tops for Amy’s school, The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes.
Some interesting sites to shop for kids: Eco-Kids, Pure Play Kids, For Small Hands, and Child Trek.
For Amy:
Boooks
- Princess, Princess by Penny Dale
- Original Amelia Bedelia books (by Peggy Parish, not Herman); she already has Bookworm, Amelia Bedelia, Play ball, and Come Back; she would love Teach us, Thank you, and The Surprise Shower
- Each Peach Pear Plum
- Arnold Lobel books. Amy already has Owl at Home, Giant John, Mouse Soup, Whiskers and Rhymes, Fables, and all Frog and Toad. We would enjoy Lucille, The Great Blueness, Prince Bertram the Bad, Uncle Elephant, or Ming Lo Moves the Mountain
- Madeleine L’Engle Wrinkle in Time and / or Meet the Austins
- Berenstain Bears In the Dark (I’m pretty much done with Berenstain Bears… most of the books annoy me. This is the last one I’m willing to get!)
- Henry and Mudge books, by Cynthia Rylant. We have “The Green Time.”
- Many Moons by James Thurber
Music
- Solas “Words that remain“
- *Best of Strauss 2-CD set
- Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra and 44 Duos for Two Violins
- **Flute and Sitar Music of India by Ravi Shankar
Arts
- Markers — be sure to include blue and purple.
- Glue and glue sticks and tape
- A scrapbook, maybe with stickers, die cuts, and colored papers
- Watercolor paper
Other
- Red leggings, size 6. And maybe more knit tights.
- “Kids Preferred” brand or coordinating 6″ Madeline doll stuff; she has Madeline, Nicole, and (Eden brand) Miss Clavel; Pepito, dog Genevieve, and Chloe would be welcome additions. The simple / old face style is preferred.
- *There is renewed interest in the wooden dollhouse. Little things to use in it might be fun, especially realistic things. She has asked for food items, and I think she’d like a canopy bed, and maybe some pots, pans, dishes, etc. The difficulty is knowing what size these things are… I don’t know if her Plan Toy dollhouse is to any particular scale.
- Largish suction-cup shaving mirror sort of thing — to help her learn to wash her hair and face.
- Maybe a Ken doll — especially if you find a nice-looking one at a thrift store. Some of the more modern ones are a little too “hottie” for my taste for a little girl to play with. A groom, prince, ballet dancer, camping (even Spock) — not beach or glam or fashionista or rock star and so on.
- I think Amy would enjoy a sari for her Barbie dolls, or one for one of her large soft dolls, or an Indian outfit she could wear herself.
For me:
Books and music:
- Speakers for mp3 player
- They Might Be Giants — whichever one has “Women and Men” on it.
- Indelible Grace (I have the self-titled one) and/or Boundless Free CD(s)
- Novels by Charles Williams (I already have War in Heaven and Many Dimensions)
- Collection of William Carlos Williams poetry
- Spurgeon
- *New or used copy of the Fannie Farmer Cookbook (our edition was from the late 90s; hardcover would be nice but not necessary.)
- Simple / basic bookends
Home stuff:
- Immersion / stick blender — vintage is great!
- Digital kitchen scale for largish things like flour and eggs.
- Small and medium thrifted Pyrex refrigerator storage.
- Grain mill
Clothes and such:
- Wool-blend knee or thigh high socks
- Selena skirt (Black)
- Another simple, short-sleeve exercise top good for yoga — i.e. it will stay put when I’m upside down.
Other:
- Gift certificates for Jimmy Beans Wool
- Repair Conn Strobotuner
Mark’s wish list:
Pants (32 waist, 34 length) to go with a black shirt (he has a dark gray jacket…??)
31 or 32-inch arrows
Impact wrench and socket set
Tool storage / garage organizing stuff — lots of compartments
Gift certificate to Great Fermentations of Indianapolis
Gift certificate for Kindle books
Ikea sun sail / canopy or this one
Ph.D. cap and gown
Black and / or brown dress shoes (size 11)
