about the holidays..
How do you feel about the holidays?? are you like me, always excited about them and looking forward to them? or do you dread or even hate the holiday season?? Some of my happiest childhood memories are connected with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...as a child and even now we dont do alot on birthdays, but our big bang was always Christmas.
We dont do birthday parties (we stopped, when the boys were around 9/10) and we keep birthdays super low key, but on the holidays I do like to make sure the boys get gifts they want and love. I was talking with a friend and we were talking about how much they spent on each child, and I felt guilty, because we do spend a bit too much (but thank the Lord it is just once a year) but was thinking if she adds up for her 5 children, she spends the same amount as I do for my two.
So have you been shopping yet?? I avoid avoid avoid, malls, the W store and most stores like the plaque, but I do love online shopping, all of my boys gifts were bought online. There are some good deals out there to be had.
so some ideas for boys gifts follows...as do some girl gift ideas..
ok..here we go..
some girl gift ideas...
lotions and potions, ROFL..that is what I call them for my neices. art projects, crafting projects, scarves, makeup (of course) scrunchies and hair accesories, favorite cds or books....(you tell me some now)
some boy gift ideas....
cologne, favorite cds or books, dinosaurs, trucks and cars (toys) music accessories such as guitar straps, or strings etc, subscription to a sports magazine...(your turn to share now)
I have 5 nephews and 4 nieces so ideas are always appreciated.]
We are the exact opposite here - lol
ReplyDeleteChristmas at our house is considered the birth of Christ so we focus on doing for others, instead of ourselves. For Christmas, Dh and I do not buy for each other. Our son gets 3 gifts (something small).
But birthdays is our one big day to whoop it up and have a day all about us. We don't do big parties anymore but my son gets the day off school, we go out to lunch and we spend more on his gifts and usually get him video games or something more expensive that he's been wanting.
Gift ideas for girls or boys:
ReplyDeleteGift certificates! Kids love to shop (older ones anyway) and we have given movie ticket gift cards where they get 2 movie tickets, popcorn, pop, etc.
For our older nieces and nephews, gas gift cards have been a big hit too. College kids are usually dirt poor and love fast food or restaurant gift cards.
When my nieces were younger, I would get craft kits from Michael's or Joann's and they enjoyed those.