I have spent today in my pj's doing some online shopping and can I just say that I think online shopping is the greatest thing since sweet potato casserole! I know some people just love the atmosphere and experience of getting up at the crack of dawn in really cold weather to fight the crowds and kill their feet, but I am not one of them. So here I sit. I obviously cannot share any gift ideas for the grown ups as the grown ups I shop for read my blog. :) But I am really excited about a couple of things for my kids and just wanted to share in case you are seeking some inspiration.
First, I have to tell you that I felt really challenged this year to not go crazy with the shopping. 1. My kids already have a ton of stuff. They just do. 2. I really want them to enjoy gifts, but also learn to be as excited about giving them as getting them. 3. I have become an experienced enough parent to know what my kids will actually use or play with or what I will be stepping on in the middle of the night that gets tossed aside and broken. With that said, these are my favorite gift ideas.
Illustory is a book where your child can write and illustrate their own story. You then send it back
to the company and they will make it into a hardback book. Is that not the coolest thing ever??? Am I just the biggest dork ever??? My friend Karen assures me that not everyone actually LIKES to write the way that I do, but lately Sarah has been writing her own stories and taping pieces of paper together. I LOVE IT! Couldn't make this Mama happpier. I think this could be a neat idea for anyone who would like to create a short story for their loved ones. AND, it is on sale right now. I found this one at Target for $19.99. You can only get it online, but today it is on sale for $14.99. With tax and shipping you come out at $21.99.Okay, my second exciting gift idea is for active children who like to draw on EVERYTHING. I mean everything, y'all. I keep telling myself it is a sign of a brilliant child who will one day become a famous (and rich) artist and will replace all of the things in his poor mother's trashy looking house with the colored walls and furniture. :) Eli has been telling me for months that he wants a skateboard. All the older boys around here have them, but I wasn't sure Eli was ready for one. Josh assured me Eli is the age he was when he got one. So, I started checking out skateboards and look what I found!! The design your own skateboard will allow Eli to have something else to decorate besides my furniture and then he will have a skateboard! The only negative I read in the reviews of this product is that it is smaller than a normal skateboard. That is actually a bonus to me because I think it will be a better fit for Eli's size right now.
So, these are a couple of the gifts I am really excited about. Will I hate myself and wonder what the heck I was thinking when we actually begin working on this book and skateboard? Very likely. Will it be worth it if my kids are as excited about them as I am right now? Definitely!
How about you? Do you have any gift ideas you are really excited about?
2 comments:
Ha! We got up at 3AM to go shopping and did not get home until 12PM. We bought ALL of Dave's Christmas presents, MOST of Shane's Christmas presents (we will get him a few little things), and presents for my Mom, Sister, 3 nieces, 1 nephew. I got 2 shirts, a pair of brown shoes, a pair of black boots. Also we got some stuff for the house and some Christmas decorations. We spent a bundle but saved more. EVERYTHING was cash. We got our IRS money finally (from 2007 and 2008 tax years). I am exhausted, but am now doing some deep cleaning so I can start decorating. :)
We only have Dave's parents, my brother-in-law, My dad, and a family gift for Dave's sister. THree of those will be gift certificates.
I don't have a specific gift that I think is really cool yet, but we are giving Jack three gifts as a signal of the wisemen bringing three gifts to Jesus. My friend does it and I thought it would be a neat thing to start with him. Plus, it helps you keep the buying under control. I'll do a post about it soon maybe.
Post a Comment