Ho ho ho!
Finally! Christmas shopping for the nieces and nephews is done! There are eight, so it’s always a bit of a challenge (and bank breaker). Everybody gets two books and a toy. Exception to the rule: If they’re too young to even know what Christmas is, we go a little light on the gifts. We give books because they’re always good gifts and we love to read, and the toy in case they hate the books. Besides, when you’re a kid, you need something bright and shiny under the tree, not just books.
The hubby and I usually have a little rule, that we don’t give toys that make noises to other family members, because then the next year they might turn around and give us a drum or something. However, one kid is getting a ladybug enclosure and certificates for ladybug larvae this year, so hopefully we won’t get an ant farm next year.
Now to wrap and ship – and finish shopping for everyone else!
Maaaaan, look at all those goodies.
Kids have so much options in toys now. I’m JEALOUS!
Maaaaan, look at all those goodies.
Kids have so much options in toys now. I’m JEALOUS!
YAY for books
I think books are awesome gifts and get so overlooked with all the toys and short attention span “stuff” out there.
I give books as baby shower gifts too…usually a compilation of Winnie the Pooh stories or some such.
YAY for books
I think books are awesome gifts and get so overlooked with all the toys and short attention span “stuff” out there.
I give books as baby shower gifts too…usually a compilation of Winnie the Pooh stories or some such.
I have a grand tradition of giving something absolutely horrible to my little sister (age 14). Horrible from my mother’s point of view, that is. Katie always adores my presents. Over the years I’ve given her things such as finger paints, Play Doh, things that come in “sets” with a million tiny pieces, joke items such as fart powder, garish makeup, and last year… a hamster. It’s going to be really hard to top the hamster. My mother almost had a heart attack. I may actually kill her this year. I’m thinking of maybe something from Victoria’s Secret.
I have a grand tradition of giving something absolutely horrible to my little sister (age 14). Horrible from my mother’s point of view, that is. Katie always adores my presents. Over the years I’ve given her things such as finger paints, Play Doh, things that come in “sets” with a million tiny pieces, joke items such as fart powder, garish makeup, and last year… a hamster. It’s going to be really hard to top the hamster. My mother almost had a heart attack. I may actually kill her this year. I’m thinking of maybe something from Victoria’s Secret.