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Holiday Gift Guide for Kids 2020

The first of my holiday gift guides is here, and to kick it off, we’re starting with the kids!

Typically, I love to gift experiences, but since we’re all staying home more, this year’s gift guide is a roundup of some of my favorite toys and activities for kids. Click the links or photos to shop!

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Holiday Gift Guide for Kids 2020

Rainbow Rocker – This is perfect for kids ages 9months-5years old. We were just gifted one and it’s great for when the littles need to get their energy out!

Bounce House –set it up in the lawn or in the basement during the winter months. This was a lifesaver for us this summer and we plan on using all winter too!

Pickler Triangle playset – Can’t go to the playground? No problem. Set up this baby right in your house. Another great Montessori toy. Santa is getting this for the boys this year.

Kinetic Sand – one of the sensory activities I love because it doesn’t make a mess.

Quiet Busy Book – a soft book with over 10 activities to keep those little hands busy

Light Bright – I loved mine when I was little and would play for hours.

Tot Tube Playset – this is a very simple concept but I think the boys would have fun for hours.

Poke a Dot Books – interactive books to help develop language skills

Colorama kits – we were just gifted some of these and they are absolutely adorable! There are several themed boxes to choose from including unicorns, rainbows, monster trucks, dinos, the beach, etc. Plus, it’s a mama run small biz!

Sago mini pillow playset – several different themed play ideas.

Melissa and Doug lacing cards – great for developing fine motor skills.

Osmo – this is one time I don’t mind when the kids want screen time. Hands on educational games!

Play Excavator – works in the sand, dirt and snow! We go to a local farm every fall that has these and they are the boy’s favorite!

Cinemood – Create your own little at home movie theater. This is another awesome idea! Comes with Disney e-books and you can also stream all your favorites like Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video.

Check out my other 2020 Gift Guides!

Gift Guide for Her

Gift Guide for Him

November 6, 2020 By Nicolle

6 In Christmas/ kids

12 Days of Christmas

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This year I’m starting a new tradition for the holiday season – The 12 Days of Christmas. I have so many awesome memories of how my parents made the holidays magical for us growing up and I want to do the same for my boys. So this year, the 12 days leading up to Christmas, we are going to do something fun and festive every day.

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Below I’m sharing how we are celebrating The 12 Days of Christmas. It’s a fun way to count down to Christmas. We do the traditional chocolate advent calendars too but this is more exciting! (If you’re looking for advent calendars, I’ve got some I rounded up here). Now the goal is just to have fun and make memories with your little ones, not to add more stress to your already full plate. You can be as simple or as creative as you want.

How to plan your 12 days of Christmas

1.) First, think of 12 fun activities that you want to do with your kids.

If you’re in need of ideas, check out our holiday bucket list below. (And if baking cookies is on your list, check out this list of 16 of the best Christmas treats!)

2.) Write those ideas down or type them up on 12 separate pieces of paper.

3.) Next I got 12 boxes and placed a piece of each paper with an idea in each box. Then I wrapped them like presents.

4.) I numbered 12 gift tags and put them on each corresponding gift box and placed them under the tree.

How it works:

Starting on December 13th, each day leading up to Christmas we will open one of the gifts and do the activity inside. That’s it! It’s all about having fun with your kids and giving them something they will remember in years to come.