gift for 8 yr old and 5 year old girls.. same thing? (five year old, sisters)

[tjasse]

I was going to get my 8 year old nieces a set of "Gelly Roll" pens.
Should I get my 5 year old niece the same thing?

I thought the younger one would be annoyed if she got a more "kid" set of markers and her older sisters got the "cool" ones... but maybe she's not coordinated enough to use the regular ones? Any suggestions?

http://www.amazon.com/Sakura-38176-1...ura+gelly+roll

[Meyerland]

Thats a a great gift for both girls.

[flyonpa]

With there age difference, I would get the each something different,

so they know you put some thought into what to get them, not same time for both of them.

[Sarahsez]

Most little girls like to color. I think the gift would be fine for both girls. You probably wouldn't normally buy that nice of a gift for the five year old. Little sisters sometimes have a habit of getting into older sister's things. If they get the same thing, there is less temptation for little sister. Some kids are coordinated even at very young ages so I wouldn't worry about that. I let my kids have mechanical pencils and regular scissors at home before kindergarten and first grade. It wasn't an issue for them.