When I first heard about the four simple guidelines to gift giving for kids, I thought that it was pure genius! This guide is so useful, when we as parents, can get so overwhelmed with all of the choices!
The goal here is about being intentional while choosing gifts for your kids.
Here are the 4 guidelines …
Something they want
Something they need
Something to wear
Something to read
I love this approach for shopping for my kids, because there is a purpose to everything that they receive!
Brody and Owen are going through the mirrored stage, perhaps it is their two-year age gap. What one wants, the other wants as well. So, shopping for them is extremely easy!
WANT: Adidas slides for vacation
NEED: electric toothbrush
WEAR: Swimsuit for summer
READ: national geographic kids
If you have a kid between the ages of 6-12, I could not recommend these National Geographic books more! They get absolutely lost in the hundreds of fun facts, silly and fascinating stories! Our boys like to bring them to dinner table, making our table talk extra fun!
They are fun for the entire family!
For our mighty Max!
WANT: Spider-man into the Spider-verse
NEED: Sun hat for vacation
WEAR: Swimsuit for summer
READ: Dragons Love Tacos
If you have a toddler, you know the movie rotation all to well! End of April, and up until last week, it was three weeks straight of Jumanji (the original), and the past week he has become obsessed with the new Spider-man flick. If you haven’t checked it out yet, add it to your family movie night! It is so so good!
I love the simplicity of this guide, especially with Easter right around the corner! I hope it makes your shopping a little easier, whether it be for holidays or birthdays – giving you a checklist to go by, so you can feel good about your gift giving!
Of course, they’ll get loads of candy, too! C’mon, I’m a cool mom!