Ok guys, if you’ve been here long enough, you know my system! From Brady and I, the kids get four gifts. Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. We strayed a teeeeensy bit from that this year, but not in some crazy way. I’ll tell you about it right away here.
I tweak things a little bit. The “want” isn’t always what they’ve asked for, but its a toy or a game or something they can build and play with. The “need” is just something more practical. The “wear” can be clothing but it can also be jewelry or hair stuff. And the “read” is pretty straight forward. One year I did magazine subscriptions 🙂 That was a fun one.
I think I say it every year, but this is not a weird flaunty post in ANY way. Its mostly just to give ideas for ages, suggestions of what they like, and what could be used in each category if you want to try it this way sometime 🙂
Oldest to youngest work for everyone? Deal.
Dekker first! Dekkers want was Meccano. He is SUCH a meticulous builder, and he got a really big set with a motor for whatever car he builds. His need was a super cozy fleece sheet set. Its crazy soft and I definitely want one. His thing to wear is jammies. Two festive pairs, and then a pair of fleece jammie pants. And also socks. See what I mean? The socks are also needs. But goodness. Who cares. You get the idea, hahaha! His thing to read is a three book series called Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder. Don’t ask me anything about it. I don’t know. But I am confident he will LOVE them.
Laela is next! Her want is a rainbow loom bracelet making set. She likes to make things for her friends and siblings, and I think this will be a fun addition to all her little gifty things. Her need is also fleece sheets. Her something to wear is also jammies, and socks. And her thing to read is some Elizabeth Gail books I found on an online thrift store. She LOVES Elizabeth Gail!
Ok. If its unclear, everyone got sheets, socks, and matching jammies, socks being the most important. Tip. Get ONE good kind of socks per kid. Then you always know whose is whose. Until they all fit the same size. Oh how I anticipate a girl sock bin and a boy sock bin someday. Anyway. Onto the next.
Rowan is smack dab in the middle! His want is less playful but will make playing a lot more fun. He got a starry projection light! Sheets. Socks. Jammies. And then for books, he got the first three Cat Kid books. They are great for him when he’s actually reading, and when he doesn’t have the headspace to actually read but just look at the pictures. He is the most fun kid to give presents to because he is SO excited and appreciative of each one!
Solomon is always hard to buy for. His want is a cool little set with a drill and plastic pieces, and plans to build cool stuff! Sheetssocksjammies. And then he got the book “Construction Site on Christmas Night.” I’ve had it in hand a couple of different times, so this year, I bit the bullet, finally.
Waverly is last but not least! Her want a super cute Barbie with a kayak! Sheetssocksjammies. And her book is called Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend. Hear me out. I know she is not a girl who is super into trucks, but those books are SO CUTE. They are so rhythmic and fun to read! I can safely recommend the entire series to anyone with young kids! They just read SO well.
I didn’t add their jammies into the pictures because they all got the exact same ones, and the pictures didn’t really turn out, lol! They were cute, though!
It sounds small and simple, but it suits us just perfectly. The kids are positively flooded with love and gifts. There is no shortage of gifts over here, but also no shortage of love and closeness and softness and music and treats and memories built.
I am overwhelmingly grateful 💜 These are not the only gifts that were exchanged in our home yesterday, but they are the ones that go in the “want, need, wear, and read” category. I will probably show you the rest tomorrow, because the pictures are good and the kids are happy!
As Rowan and I said to each other this morning in flawless unison, Merry Boxing Day!! I hope you’re still cozy and tucked in somewhere warm 💜 Talk more tomorrow, friends.