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Gift Ideas for a Stress-free Christmas

November 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

So previously I wrote about how a 3 gift plan came about in our family in a post titled Frugal Christmas. I will elaborate on what this looks like.

Fun Gift– You must be very intentional with this gift. Find out for sure what the kids want. Some ideas are…

  • New video games (or video game coding course)
  • guitar
  • laptop computer (go with refurbished, technology changes so fast)
  • skateboard
  • video game coins
  • bicycle
  • Web swing
  • zip line
  • character bedding
  • Dollhouse
  • Indoor activity blocks
  • Play plastic animals

Clothing Gift– This is not a fun gift. Some years it’s new jeans, socks or underwear. Some years everyone gets new pair cowboy boots. A few ideas….

  • Jeans
  • jackets
  • socks
  • underwears
  • boots
  • pjs

Educational Gift– We home school so sometimes this category is a new Art curriculum or a microscope. If your child is into a book series the complete box set would awesome too.

  • Curriculum
  • Art supplies (my husband is adamantly against the large box of 3 million crayons..bummer. I always wanted one of those)
  • Books
  • Board games (I love getting new board games we can play together) ie, Ticket to Ride, Catan, or good ole Clue
  • Zoo membership
  • Museum membership
  • Educational videos
  • Audio stories (Jonathan Park is our family favorite, and they just released a new one)

In lieu of the educational gift you could also do one large “family gift” it could be something like a vacation or a trip. Making memories together make the best gifts. This is our most favorite recent memory, we went and saw the Union Pacific Big Boy come through town.

Stockings-We also do stockings on Christmas morning. This is something I struggled with for a long time. I don’t like to buy junk that is going to break or clutter up the playroom. Stockings stuffers are a little fun and a little useful. Here are some ideas….

  • Character themed automatic toothbrush (usually $5 on black friday)
  • Character themed band-aids (we all know how kids love to waste band-aids and there is never one when you need it)
  • Playdough
  • Juice box
  • Snack bar (something for a snack while I’m preparing breakfast)
  • Orange (or other sturdy fruit)
  • few pieces of candy
  • pencils
  • crayons
  • coloring book
  • gift card (older kids)
  • hair rubber bands or bows (Scunci no slip gel ponytail holders are the best and they don’t pull our hair)

These are just a few ideas. For extended family I like to do homemade gifts. If you have other gift ideas I would love to hear them. We need to tackle this Christmas thing together and stress-free!

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