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There is nothing better than a game your child enjoys playing by themselves.
Whether you have an only child or lots of time with just one child in the waiting room while the other child is doing their sport or lessons, having single player games for your child to play can help the wait go quickly. These are tested and loved by boy my kids and some friends of mine. Both of us have kids that have to wait for siblings at sports practices.
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Are you one of the millions of consumers that makes most of your purchases online? I sure am. I do my best to avoid stores and love being able to do most of my gift shopping from my couch while watching a show. What makes this great is that now most stores offer free shipping.
If I make a purchase and I notice the store does not offer free shipping I go to Groupon Coupons for coupon codes. They have hundreds of stores that have coupon codes to save you money or offer free shipping on your orders.
If you have a soccer lover to buy for than I have a great list of gift ideas. All 3 of my kids play the sport so you can imagine we spend our weekends at multiple games.
This list will make boys and girls shout for joy when they open their gift. I have ordered a bunch for my own kids.
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My kids have way too many toys. It is getting ridiculous and they don’t even play with half of them. They are also getting a little bit older where they aren’t interested in as many toys. I am making the change this year to give the gift of experiences.
Just think…no clutter, no mess to clean up and something your child will remember. As you know by now, I love sharing fun tips I discover. Here’s another for you: A quick glance at the Groupon site leads to a ton of great gift ideas. The great thing is how much money I save with their discount versus purchasing the tickets through the normal ticket office.
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Don’t you love when you can get most of the presents done in one shopping trip? Here is the best idea I have seen for this year’s Christmas gifts for the whole family. Personalized fleece pullovers from NYFifth Apparel !
You can have each person’s initials embroidered onto them but I think it would be even more exciting and fun to come up with a family logo or crest. Everyone could have the same fun logo. You can design it on your computer and just send them the file. My husband has come up with this as an idea for us.
I am always needing a fleece for running around town and to the soccer fields. I live in my fleece and jeans during these soccer days. It is a great price point for a personalized gift for everyone. They have a hooded option too for my boys since they must have a “cool” hoodie.
My husband would want the Nike Golf version. NYFifth has Nike Golf and Adidas too for those who like a certain brand and want to spend a little more money.
You can purchase the blank apparel at wholesale prices and then add the customization (silk screening or embroidery) for a low competitive price.
There are so many ways to use these for more than Christmas gifts. They can be great for small businesses and sports teams to have as uniforms. My boy’s soccer team also does an indoor season during the winter and we have to come up with our own shirts. Having a cool emblem that we design will be awesome.
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Isn’t Thanksgiving the best holiday? No expectations other than sitting around visiting with friends and family. We have tried to make it all about bonding with family by starting some fun family Thanksgiving traditions.
Thanksgiving is my favorite especially because it isn’t about gifts. It is about being with the people we love and eating some delicious food. My mom and aunt cook us a delicious meal while the rest of the extended family play on the beach. The other nights during our weekend together, the rest of the families all take turns cooking.
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Do you love to look through cookbooks too? The pictures and the possibilities of amazing food on each page are so fun to look though. I like receiving cookbooks as gifts and they are also great gifts to give at bridal showers, birthdays, and holidays. One time a friend sent me a cookbook that took the gift to a whole other level! I want to share with everyone how to upgrade the gift of a cookbook into something amazing and thoughtful and it doesn’t even cost anything extra!
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Every year when we pull out the Christmas decorations, our kids love these 2 Favorite Advent Toys. I love that every day during December they play with these and it helps them to remember that we are really celebrating the birth of Jesus. The fact that they are only out for one month during the year makes them special.
I don’t know about you but I love receiving Christmas Cards from friends and family. I like seeing the kids growing up. I even like the families that send the letters updating us on everything they have been doing. I don’t send a letter but I do send out a photo card.
After all the time and energy getting the right photo of the kids and selecting the best layout of the card, I didn’t want to just throw our family card into a box to not be seen again. It brings such joy to look at how far we have come as a family.
Here is how to use your Christmas cards to decorate.
First – I decided to buy frames and frame our cards. I bought 10 frames at Target so I would be able to use the same frames for several years. I need to go look and see if they still have these and buy some more. Here are some great ones on Amazon.
Second – I had to decide on a size for the cards. I only order 5 x 7 cards now. If you notice close in the picture above, the year before I decided to do this I had used a landscape card so it has a different frame.
Third – We store them with our decorations so every year so these are only out during December.
My kids love to look at them and it brings back memories of different years. These have become one of my top 3 Christmas decorations.
I love hearing what gifts other moms give to their kids. The bonus is hearing after a few months what toys were hits and what were not. I shared last week the hits and misses for my boys with my post for toys for my 7 year old boys
Here are the gifts my 3-year-old daughter received and our thoughts after a full year of playing with them.
Loving Family Doll House – This is a huge hit! I can’t recommend this enough. While she didn’t play with it a ton the first couple months, when she hit 3 1/2 and her imaginative play took off this became her favorite toy. She seriously plays with this every single day. We have a few of the accessory packs that you can purchase to go in the house. Hit
Sing Along Microphone – Another huge hit. This is the gift that was her favorite on Christmas Day. It immediately made an impact and she started singing Christmas songs and it really made Christmas morning fun. Hit
Sofia the First Royal Family – I thought she would like this because she likes the show but really she never plays with it. Miss
Alex – My Giant Busy Box – this is a great gift for any preschooler. We did all the crafts and I buy these whenever they go on sale or use a Michael’s coupon to make them a reasonable price. Hit
Melissa & Doug Stamp Pads – I am glad we have a these but we have 3 sets now and really could survive with 1 or 2 sets. I am going say Hit because we do use them even a year later. Hit
I was very happy with her gifts this past year. It is difficult with her because her birthday and Christmas are within 2 weeks of each other so she loads up with tons of gifts one time a year. I try to consider that she will be 6 months older in the summer and at this age that can be a big development and shift in what she wants to play. For example, the dollhouse was not a huge hit right when she turned 3 but 6 months later it was her favorite toy. Let’s hope I do as well this year.
Any suggestions for what to get 4-year-old girls?
Check out my Favorite Advent Toys that Kids Love.
