Sunday, November 26, 2017

4 Gift Christmas List.


This 4 Gift Christmas List has seriously changed Christmas in this house for the better. I love the simplicity of it any my kids actually give me real ideas that they will actually use beyond New Years. I believe it helps them to actually think before just asking for all the latest craze toys.

 Something they want: we use this as primarily a toy. This year my oldest asked for a certain line of legos and my youngest asked for his own camera.

 Something they need: At our house this sometimes gets a little tricky but some things they have asked for are new comforters. New basketball shoes for my oldest who us playing basketball, etc. While they may not actually need these things it helps them to think about what they believe their needs are.

 Something to wear: we treat this as something special to wear that mom wouldn’t normally buy. Like that Nike hoodie they have been wanting or new converse. Although this year my 6 year old decided he wanted underwear 😂

 Something to read: This one is pretty simple, and quite possibly my favorite one. My oldest is asking for the Harry Potter series and my younger son for Paw Patrol 5 minute stories.

 Once they pick their 4 things. I do my best to follow the list knowing they actually had to put some thought in and not just circling out of a catalog. Although I am a little guilty of adding in a few small surprises along the way.