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fun little witches curtain. photogs by martha stewart and associates.i believe the holidays start with halloween. so for the first time i have been thinking about christmas and worried about money. the no money or very little money our student budget will allow. then i think about my sister who has lots of money and their kids get lots of gifts. and i was stressing thinking, i will never be like that. i am not saying she is doing anything bad at all. she is a giver, keep on reading. i just do not have that kind of budget. i do feel some pressure to give my baby a huge christmas. as a spoiled child i remember when all the christmas gifts were handed out i always wanted more, even though i got everything that i could have possibly wanted, i selfishly always wanted more and more and more. i read this today one of my daily reads. go here or :http://dandeedesigns.blogspot.com/ or go here to read:http://dandeedesigns.blogspot.com/search?q=nifty+gift+tags
here is the basic idea... your children get something they need, something they want, something to wear and something to read. then maybe some other little things that santa might bring. she also made really classy tags to go on the gifts. i love this idea. the only thing i thought was is this enough? is it enough for my children to have a good and happy christmas? do the need heaps and heaps of gifts? then i thought about my past christmas years and thought about. my parents picked a family in need every year. on christmas eve we wrapped presents and would go to their house and leave presents wrapped on the doorstep along with food and treats, and we would ring the doorbell and run. and it was the most amazing feeling to do that. to help others in need. i remember one year my oldest sister wanted to give her best new favorite sweater she got to a family that had an older daughter. and i thought are you crazy! i love that sweater! but what she knew and learned it is best to give then to receive. she to this day is still the same way. she bought 90 turkeys and delievered them to jesus saves in ogden, and she gives and gives and gives and gives. i hope to pass this too my children as well. to be givers, and not to worried about receiving. i want them to know why we celebrate christmas, but to believe and be excited about santa clause as well. so there is alot to think about, and i think it is a great idea to have things be more meaningful.
4 comments:
I think that's a fantastic idea, I was just having this conversation with someone, about how kids become fixated on gifts and half the kids don't even know what the meaning of Christmas is about. I feel like on the day of Christmas it is just a pile of stuff and the kids are actually a little overwhelmed.Thanks for the great idea!
One Christmas my dad caught my brother and I counting our presents -- I'll never forget how upset he was! He was ready to cancel Christmas!
I think this is a great idea -- kids will know what to expect, appreciate the meaning and you don't break the bank!
Hey Dani, Jake and I started a little tradition.. due now to the lack of money, but hopefully if we ever do have money in abundance we will still keep this alive. For Christmas we do three gifts. One they want, one we want them to have and one they need. So similar to your idea. I think it is fun, it makes it special and you have to really think about what you want to give them. I hope our kids like it.. because that is what they're getting:)
so i've done something similar to the gift idea you have listed .... my uncle introduced me to it and it's called something like the 3 wise gifts: something Fun, a Garment (something to wear), and something for the Mind. each starts with the same letter as the gifts from the Three Wisemen. So it ties the true meaning of Christmas into the gift-opening part of it. There isn't a price limit, but just three gifts. It works for any budget. Santa will do the stockings :)
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