Carousel collectors! Can you help me find a present for my cousin? :)

[InkyMilk]

Hi! So I'm trying to get a headstart on gift shopping for the holidays this year, and I'm focused on my little 2 year old cousin right now. She absolutely LOVES carousels and merry-go-rounds, and I thought it would be super cute if I got her a little carousel toy that she can spin around and play with at home. I'm only concerned however since a lot of the toys I'm finding come with a lot of little parts, or seem a bit delicate (she's a little immature for her age). But I don't want to get her an outright baby toy since, well, she's a big girl!

So I was wondering, since a lot of people here seem to collect other types of toys, does anyone have any suggestions? I'm especially trying to find Mickey Mouse carousels since that's also her favorite, but I think anything with pretty horses would do.

[kellyponyfeathers]

Maybe some of the vintage Matchbox carousel horses; they're plastic and reasonably sturdy.  The working carousel is gorgeous but too delicate for a young child, and usually expensive too.  Maybe she can start collecting some of the horses, and get a carousel or display stand when she's older.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=matchbox+carousel&_sop=10

[kaoskat]

What about one of the Merry Go Round Ponies? They are durable and meant for play and very pretty.

[NovelNerd]

What about one of the Merry Go Round Ponies? They are durable and meant for play and very pretty.

Lol that's what I thought of automatically. Something that is a carousel but she can play with it and be a bit rough without really hurting it.

[melodys_angel]

Merry go rounds will definitely work

The other suggestion is to get something that she will appreciate later on--not for play right now but she can look at it then 'play' when shes a bit older?