I have a friend whose child has just gone through major surgery on her brain to cure a rare form of epilepsy. What should I get her as a "get well soon" gift? I don't want to get her food as I know she probably won't be able to enjoy it much amidst the pain. Any suggestions on what I could get her that she will enjoy and help her through the tough times? I was thinking book or dvd but I don't know what 10 year old girls watch or read nowadays. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I think that the craft stuff sounds great, but be aware that depending on her epilepsy she the hospital may not let her have scissors and some craft implements. When my husband was in hospital for his epilepsy surgery he was not allowed to have hot drinks or metal cuttlery. All patients with epilepsy had to have plastic cuttlery. He does cross stitch and so some of the nurses got a bit funny about him having his needle and scissors.
Just on a positive note my husband's surgery went really well and he has been seizure free for 8 and a half months. The surgery has really improved his quality of life. In January next year he will be allowed to apply for his drivers licence for the first time ever! I hope your friend's daughters opperation goes well.
Art supplies are great. Just basic paper and an art box. Then there isn't a lot of mess and little pices to get lost. And no special tools or reills needed.
I was always a little hesitant when my girls were that age about the teen mags - they often deal with subjects that I don't feel comfortable with my kids having running around in their heads. Like "Whether or not to tell him you're a Virgin" (from Seventeen magazine - it's changed A LOT since I was young). If you are not familiar with all the magazines, they can be very misleading. Teen Vogue and Girl's life are pretty safe.
I would get her a couple of magazines like Take 5, Thats Life, TV HITS etc, they are popular ive noticed with that age group. They have articles, puzzles etc. It will give her something to read and take her mind off things. Best Wishes.
Looks like you have plenty of ideas,but i remember being bought books on " how the body works " when i had an operation on my feet.They were really interesting...i don't know what this ill child has but you could buy them books on things to do on a rainy day or interesting teen mags with maybe bonuses like lip gloss or bandanas on the cover ( depending on age or sex )
Perhaps a diary or journal she could add to and enter her thoughts. You can even get password protected ones for all those secrets at BigW and other toy stores. An mp3 player with some of her favourite songs on it?
My daughter is into writting things down at the moment! scraps of paper everywhere. I think a journal or diary is a good idea, that way she can keep a person record of her time in hospital and the experience she has just been through. She will be able to get the nurses to sign it and write in it etc, keep get well cards in it! Sometimes keeping account during a stressful time can also so you later on of the things you have coped with and that builds self confidence and self knowledge too.
My step daughter is 10, and although she is going through a boy stage at the moment, she still likes craft stuff, maybe a scrap booking kit, or something a nice model that she can build and paint.. Books are good too.. My daughter is into these comic style books at the moment. Hard to keep up with her she keeps changing her mind all the time.. :)
Get her something crafty as she will probably be confined to being kept quiet for a while until she heels. These string-ish things called Scoubies are all the rage at the moment, you can buy them cheap in discount stores or the real deal is about AU$8.00 I think, but they get a lot of them.it's like finger knitting with plastic strips, they make key chains out of them and hang them off school bags and pencil cases, they are the new frienship bracelet of my day.
beads to make jewellery would also bre great or a heap of art supplies, paper, texta's, pencils, stencils etc.
What a great idea! I've never heard of scoubies until now but it does sound like the old friendship bands. Totally agree with you, jessgore - can't keep up with kids nowadays. Kids are growing up so much more quickly now. When I was 10, I was still playing with barbie dolls but I don't think the 10 year olds nowadays would go anywhere near them.
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