tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980635032314035803.post6915739939989621676..comments2024-02-28T17:35:23.639-06:00Comments on Stare if you must..........: Christmas ShoppingFeliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558893889667088182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980635032314035803.post-26502449143405152972013-08-30T19:38:05.270-05:002013-08-30T19:38:05.270-05:00Matt and I give the kids three gifts each: one for...Matt and I give the kids three gifts each: one for their body (clothes, earrings, lotion, etc.), one for their mind (always a book or two), and one that they really want, usually something big. Instead of giving gifts to each other, we adopt Angel Tree kids and buy them gifts instead. It takes the focus off of getting. Works for us!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459566936750786139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980635032314035803.post-18789590205888825092013-08-30T18:23:44.164-05:002013-08-30T18:23:44.164-05:00we have been picking names the last couple years. ...we have been picking names the last couple years. One gift per person. The kids like it, even. The older kids prefer it. <br /><br />Before we adopted the twins we had a couple years where we MADE everything. That was before college started and the twins took up all our lives. :-)acceptance with joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719959847208171653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980635032314035803.post-56825264474814334302013-08-30T13:43:59.127-05:002013-08-30T13:43:59.127-05:00We only have two kids, but I try to keep it simple...We only have two kids, but I try to keep it simple. They get one big gift, then a few smaller things (not size wise, just smaller things they may want). Last year we got my son a Nabi Tablet. It's made specifically for kids, but it still has an android operating system, which is awesome. So you can get apps from Amazon (for free) but they can't get in and do it themselves. Also, it has a case that comes with it, that helps to protect it. My son has dropped it on concrete a few times (once from inside the van) and it doesn't even have a crack. I think we got it for about $100. My husband is an awesome bargain shopper and he found it online at Walmart, but it came with some other thing. We took the other thing back, so it ended up cheaper than it would have been. I love seeing their faces when they open that one thing they've been hoping for. douglassroommom@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478073010913010296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980635032314035803.post-65431724881728677642013-08-30T11:36:28.192-05:002013-08-30T11:36:28.192-05:00I give out a form early October where they have to...I give out a form early October where they have to fill in games, books, hobby supplies, movies and clothes they want. They are supposed to star the top three things they want. They know that big gifts are for birthdays when the focus is just on him/her (so no big electronics).<br /><br />I am also in charge of buying from my mom, brother and sister who send $ for that.<br /><br />I go by the number of gifts. Sometimes I can get something clearanced that would have cost a lot so I don't go by $. For the twins, size matters so I try to buy something fairly good sized :)Kathy Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886511489428522492noreply@blogger.com