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First Personalized Christmas Presents?
The kidlets will be 8 months old (6mo corrected) at Christmas. We're trying
to play it low key--after all, it's not like they're going to understand
anything about what's going on. But I've already had a couple of family
members askwhat "the boys would like" for Christmas. They're only beginning to play with toys, and since I sell toys for a living
there's no shortage of them around the house. Not that I'm saying "no
toys," just that I have no feel for what sort of things they like so far.
We already have two cribs, three play pens, two highchairs, 4 double
strollers, and two swings. Someone is giving us a hand-me-down exersaucer,
so unless we want a second one that's taken care of. They *don't* need
anymore clothes ATM. I guess what I'm looking for is suggestions of things that I haven't thought
of that will prove invaluable for the kidlets when they're between 6 and 12
months old. What was the best "first christmas" presents your kids ever
recieved? |
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-My kids are 12 and 17 now. They reach for their "baby ornaments" first
thing every Christmas. -Bath tub toys, books, rattles and teethers [if you don't already have a
million and two!], photo albums personalized for each child for you to fill
up or full of family pics for them to treasure as adults, a video camera for
mom/dad to take movies of the kidlettes with, a *full sized* handmade afghan
for each [I used the one greatgrandma made me until it wore out when I was
well in my 30's]. -What's the best present almost anyone can get? Time!
People who live close can give the gift of time spent with
the kids, perhaps one-on-one, doing something fun (and taking
pictures, and making a photo album for the future, etc.). If
they do it right and you all end up with a night or weekend
to yourselves, so much the better
Another idea would be to start a collection that
will be continued year after year--start with a bookcase (maybe even a personalized one) followed by books;
Christmas ornaments (maybe including a nice box to store
them in); a book documenting their first calendar year (to be followed by a volume each year); etc. |
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