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Post by scout251 on Oct 23, 2020 23:24:39 GMT
I’m doing it....I know it’s not Halloween yet but I’m doing it.
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Post by athena on Oct 23, 2020 23:40:51 GMT
No worries. I already started shopping.
BTW, ornament exchange will go up on the first on the private board.
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Post by mrscheese on Oct 24, 2020 0:53:16 GMT
We’re not doing any get together a for Christmas or thanksgiving. I will be paring down my gift buying not because we can’t afford but because a lot of our family are out of work and we proactively suggested keeping it simple this year. Everyone agreed. I am looking forward to low key. Also very much looking forward to not going to my in-laws 😬
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Post by activebaby on Oct 24, 2020 2:10:35 GMT
I’m so excited about the boys main Christmas present. We are getting it tomorrow. We are getting them a wii from FB marketplace. It has so many games. Ds has been talking about one non-stop. I hope he is excited at Christmas because I’m excited for him to be excited. It will go to ds 1 & 2 or there would be a fight.
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Post by luvboston on Oct 24, 2020 2:32:52 GMT
I got dd a bunch of our generation doll accessories and got her the Avia doll for Hanukkah.
I got the boys troll coloring stuff on clearance this summer and so far nothing else. They really need new older kid toys not sure what to get. When they get legos they end up all over then never played with again. But I was eyeing the 1500pcs set and going to convert the train table.
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Post by athena on Oct 24, 2020 3:56:38 GMT
We’re not doing any get together a for Christmas or thanksgiving. I will be paring down my gift buying not because we can’t afford but because a lot of our family are out of work and we proactively suggested keeping it simple this year. Everyone agreed. I am looking forward to low key. Also very much looking forward to not going to my in-laws 😬 One bonus to the pandemic at least. I told MH unequivocally that we will not be driving to see FIL this year. He's welcome to come here (he's been isolating basically the whole 6 months) but I'd much rather do this on my own turf. I talked my siblings into just doing a secret santa type thing between us a couple years ago, and it's nice to not have to figure out what to get my SILs every year. I'd parse down the list a little more if I could, but doubt H would go for it. He tends to overspend our budget between the two of us every year. He's like such a kid at Christmas. We already do the 4 gifts thing for the kids, so it's not like we go overboard for them either.
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Post by athena on Oct 24, 2020 3:57:52 GMT
I got dd a bunch of our generation doll accessories and got her the Avia doll for Hanukkah. I got the boys troll coloring stuff on clearance this summer and so far nothing else. They really need new older kid toys not sure what to get. When they get legos they end up all over then never played with again. But I was eyeing the 1500pcs set and going to convert the train table. DD1 is getting some Our Generation stuff from my parents. Her Wellie Wisher is going to have the best holiday ever.
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Post by scout251 on Oct 24, 2020 11:06:29 GMT
I have completely over bought for the girls because I was just buying things without a plan so now I need to take inventory, pick some things for them and donate the rest.
I got DH 4 of those Adirondack chairs made from the composite deck material because he’s wanted them forever and now we finally have a nice yard to put them in. It was way more than we usually spend on gifts but I feel like I haven’t gotten him a really good gift in awhile. But after getting that chimney estimate, I kinda wish I hadn’t. 🙁
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Post by cattitude on Oct 24, 2020 11:16:25 GMT
I got ds1 a switch. DS2 is hard. Just turned 4, only into whatever his brother is playing with at the moment. Loves dress up and pretend but has a lot of that already. The baby is getting her stocking, small toys, etc.. just to try to show Santa didn’t forget the baby.
DS1 also wants a million legos. I bought the Mario one and asked others to get some of those. He wants the Jurassic world ones too.
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Post by scout251 on Oct 24, 2020 12:58:47 GMT
I got ds1 a switch. DS2 is hard. Just turned 4, only into whatever his brother is playing with at the moment. Loves dress up and pretend but has a lot of that already. The baby is getting her stocking, small toys, etc.. just to try to show Santa didn’t forget the baby. DS1 also wants a million legos. I bought the Mario one and asked others to get some of those. He wants the Jurassic world ones too. Dd2 is the same. She just wants all of the stuff DD1 has but hell no to buying a second big ass Barbie dream house. Her birthday is 5 days after Christmas too so I have to think of even more stuff.
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Post by scotty on Oct 24, 2020 13:17:48 GMT
We got the kids a switch. Otherwise things that double as educational for homeschool and some books since our library still isn't open.
I don't think we will be getting together with anyone. We haven't seen our ILs in a year and they have not reached out. Dh texts with his dad but doesn't get much back.
My brother and SIL are in health care and are exposed often but still like to go out to the bars and gatherings, so I don't think my parents will host anything either, just to avoid exposure and conflict. It's going to be a quiet Christmas.
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Post by jennyinheaven on Oct 24, 2020 13:56:55 GMT
I got dd a bunch of our generation doll accessories and got her the Avia doll for Hanukkah. I got the boys troll coloring stuff on clearance this summer and so far nothing else. They really need new older kid toys not sure what to get. When they get legos they end up all over then never played with again. But I was eyeing the 1500pcs set and going to convert the train table. DD1 is getting some Our Generation stuff from my parents. Her Wellie Wisher is going to have the best holiday ever. I got some fake Wellie Wisher stuff on Amazon, including a unicorn doll onesie and doll tent
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Post by jennyinheaven on Oct 24, 2020 14:03:00 GMT
Honestly I wish we could skip all the nieces and nephews this year. I have 7 and in years past we have a family agreement on both sides that we just buy for the kids. However 3 are now over 10 so are getting to an age where they just want gift cards/cash. Because of covid I haven't seen some of them in over 8 months so makes it hard to even have a clue or look forward to getting them/giving them stuff through the mail or whatever. So far I got DH and tshirt on sale from North face and have been steadily buying for DD so she is almost done
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Post by cattitude on Oct 24, 2020 14:29:20 GMT
We got the kids a switch. Otherwise things that double as educational for homeschool and some books since our library still isn't open. I don't think we will be getting together with anyone. We haven't seen our ILs in a year and they have not reached out. Dh texts with his dad but doesn't get much back. My brother and SIL are in health care and are exposed often but still like to go out to the bars and gatherings, so I don't think my parents will host anything either, just to avoid exposure and conflict. It's going to be a quiet Christmas. I’m sorry scotty. This year sucks. We are getting together regularly with my sisters fam and my parents. Even though my sis and bil are in healthcare, everyone is masked and tested so the likelihood of them catching it even when exposed is slimmer than being around random people unmasked or with shitty dirty masks in stores. We are going by “is it worth the risk, yes or no?”. Birthdays and Christmas, etc... we’ve deemed worth it but I don’t have any immuno kids so I understand your caution. I’m more worried about exposing and losing one of my parents but they won’t stay away from us.
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Post by cattitude on Oct 24, 2020 14:30:50 GMT
Honestly I wish we could skip all the nieces and nephews this year. I have 7 and in years past we have a family agreement on both sides that we just buy for the kids. However 3 are now over 10 so are getting to an age where they just want gift cards/cash. Because of covid I haven't seen some of them in over 8 months so makes it hard to even have a clue or look forward to getting them/giving them stuff through the mail or whatever. So far I got DH and tshirt on sale from North face and have been steadily buying for DD so she is almost done Girl I get it. I don’t mind giving the ones we see all the time a gift but it’s the ones (Hs older neice/ nephew) where we only see them holiday or funeral. And it’s never even or fair, etc... I’d rather it just stop. One is 17 so I think at 18 we’re gonna cut that off.
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Post by athena on Oct 24, 2020 14:31:02 GMT
I got ds1 a switch. DS2 is hard. Just turned 4, only into whatever his brother is playing with at the moment. Loves dress up and pretend but has a lot of that already. The baby is getting her stocking, small toys, etc.. just to try to show Santa didn’t forget the baby. DS1 also wants a million legos. I bought the Mario one and asked others to get some of those. He wants the Jurassic world ones too. Dd2 is the same. She just wants all of the stuff DD1 has but hell no to buying a second big ass Barbie dream house. Her birthday is 5 days after Christmas too so I have to think of even more stuff. Omg. Same. DD2 keeps saying she wants a dreamhouse, but with the dollhouse H picked up off the curb that would be 3 big ass doll houses.
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Post by athena on Oct 24, 2020 14:35:27 GMT
DD1 is getting some Our Generation stuff from my parents. Her Wellie Wisher is going to have the best holiday ever. I got some fake Wellie Wisher stuff on Amazon, including a unicorn doll onesie and doll tent Glitter Girls is a good brand on Amazon for stuff. She wanted a bunk bed and closet this year. Plus since we didn't get to the AG store for her birthday present, she gets to pick stuff there and wants the WW clubhouse. Such a spoiled doll.
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Post by jennyinheaven on Oct 24, 2020 14:37:47 GMT
I got some fake Wellie Wisher stuff on Amazon, including a unicorn doll onesie and doll tent Glitter Girls is a good brand on Amazon for stuff. She wanted a bunk bed and closet this year. Plus since we didn't get to the AG store for her birthday present, she gets to pick stuff there and wants the WW clubhouse. Such a spoiled doll. Ours just came home from the doll hospital😂 She is getting a sister/friend from my in laws for Christmas. So now there will be two Wellie Wisher's to spoil...I've said it before and I'll say it again our girls would be bff if we were closer❤
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Post by athena on Oct 24, 2020 14:41:47 GMT
Glitter Girls is a good brand on Amazon for stuff. She wanted a bunk bed and closet this year. Plus since we didn't get to the AG store for her birthday present, she gets to pick stuff there and wants the WW clubhouse. Such a spoiled doll. Ours just came home from the doll hospital😂 She is getting a sister/friend from my in laws for Christmas. So now there will be two Wellie Wisher's to spoil...I've said it before and I'll say it again our girls would be bff if we were closer❤ For sure! They are so similar. She got a glitter girl last year. So we have 2 dolls as well. She was disappointed that Candy wouldn't be able to get her hair done at the salon like the true WW.
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Post by jennyinheaven on Oct 24, 2020 14:41:54 GMT
Oh and athena we may be trying for a trip to American doll store in NYC for DD's birthday next April if covid is handeled by then
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Post by athena on Oct 24, 2020 14:43:16 GMT
Oh and athena we may be trying for a trip to American doll store in NYC for DD's birthday next April if covid is handeled by then Yeah, we're trying for Chicago next year. Hopefully there's a vaccine by spring. And they just approved a treatment course so it's a start.
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Post by activebaby on Oct 24, 2020 15:09:11 GMT
We got the kids a switch. Otherwise things that double as educational for homeschool and some books since our library still isn't open. I don't think we will be getting together with anyone. We haven't seen our ILs in a year and they have not reached out. Dh texts with his dad but doesn't get much back. My brother and SIL are in health care and are exposed often but still like to go out to the bars and gatherings, so I don't think my parents will host anything either, just to avoid exposure and conflict. It's going to be a quiet Christmas. I’m sorry scotty. This year sucks. We are getting together regularly with my sisters fam and my parents. Even though my sis and bil are in healthcare, everyone is masked and tested so the likelihood of them catching it even when exposed is slimmer than being around random people unmasked or with shitty dirty masks in stores. We are going by “is it worth the risk, yes or no?”. Birthdays and Christmas, etc... we’ve deemed worth it but I don’t have any immuno kids so I understand your caution. I’m more worried about exposing and losing one of my parents but they won’t stay away from us. Just my opinion, and this is based off of my experience, I feel safer at work with the precautions sometimes than being other places. I won’t go out to dinner because I’m wary, but I feel okay at work. Now I don’t know everyone’s situation, but I wanted to share in case it made anyone feel safer around health care workers. My family are pretty much all in healthcare and we feel okay around each other. I’m honestly more afraid of my childcare/school.
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Post by lrmrtn on Oct 24, 2020 15:09:19 GMT
We were thinking of getting a Switch for DS but I don't think he's ready for it. I feel like he'd lose interest in everything else so I think we're going to wait for his birthday. So I'm not sure what we're getting him. He wants certain legos, a couple games and some stuffed animals. I'm thinking about getting him some art stuff because he has an interest in that.
I don't think DH and I will be exchanging gifts this year since we've spent so much on stuff for the new house. As for our nieces and nephews, they are all pretty much at the age of just wanting gift cards so that'll be easy. I'm not sure what we're doing for everyone else but I'm determined to do as much shopping as I can at local businesses. We have some cute shops in town and an independent toy store a couple towns over.
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Post by spins on Oct 24, 2020 17:22:17 GMT
We were thinking of getting a Switch for DS but I don't think he's ready for it. I feel like he'd lose interest in everything else so I think we're going to wait for his birthday. So I'm not sure what we're getting him. He wants certain legos, a couple games and some stuffed animals. I'm thinking about getting him some art stuff because he has an interest in that. I don't think DH and I will be exchanging gifts this year since we've spent so much on stuff for the new house. As for our nieces and nephews, they are all pretty much at the age of just wanting gift cards so that'll be easy. I'm not sure what we're doing for everyone else but I'm determined to do as much shopping as I can at local businesses. We have some cute shops in town and an independent toy store a couple towns over. We got a Nintendo switch for the girls During the lockdown and they love it. We mostly play Mario Kart and Just Dance. DD2 has a paw patrol game, and DD1 has a Pokémon game, but both tend to make them very angry so I try to avoid those.
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Post by scout251 on Oct 24, 2020 17:41:25 GMT
I just played the game Fish Stix with DD1 last night and we both enjoyed it if anyone is looking for a game to get.
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Post by comicsans on Oct 24, 2020 17:56:56 GMT
Man I’m so hesitant to introduce video games here. DS is so obsessed with games. We play a lot of board games, which is fine, but he also loves games on his camera, and candy crush on the iPad and wants to do only that. Actual video games would be more than we could handle. DD keeps saying she wants a switch but I think it’s still a no, not just because of price.
I don’t know what to get them though..:
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Post by scotty on Oct 24, 2020 18:22:37 GMT
I have an older switch I got as a gift a couple years ago. We keep it in our room because we don't have a smart TV and we use the switch for hulu and I like to play in the evening sometimes. The kids love Mario kart, Mario party, animal crossing, and donkey kong. Mario party is an awesome game to play as a family and very kid friendly. We set an alarm on Alexa when they play and it isn't usually a fight. I want them to have their own so that they don't have to be in our room to play, but the amount of time they play won't change.
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Post by lulu on Oct 24, 2020 18:39:27 GMT
We’ve been told from the govt to expect a digital Christmas 😳.
I am worried about food shortages around Christmas so once we get our house I’m going to do a Christmas food shop and stick it in the freezer.
We can’t order anything online at the moment as don’t have an address and we are pissing money left right and centre, so I’m holding off going to the shops.
But - I have things saved on Amazon in the wish lists and again, once we have a house I will start ordering if I can.
The kids do already have tonie boxes put away. DS wants pretty much everything in the toy shop - but he will be getting Lego Hidden Side sets, marvel figures, a few games for his Nintendo DS and this stupid game called Slimy Joe.
DD2 will be getting Barbie, My Little Pony, Sesame Street and some Doc McStuffin toys.
DD1 is getting cash because we are sick of buying her expensive gifts and she doesn’t take care of them or appreciate them.
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Post by lulu on Oct 24, 2020 18:41:35 GMT
I got ds1 a switch. DS2 is hard. Just turned 4, only into whatever his brother is playing with at the moment. Loves dress up and pretend but has a lot of that already. The baby is getting her stocking, small toys, etc.. just to try to show Santa didn’t forget the baby. DS1 also wants a million legos. I bought the Mario one and asked others to get some of those. He wants the Jurassic world ones too. Lego Hidden Side - it’s awesome!! The app is an additional game that once you’ve built the set, you scan it, characters appear from parts of it, there are baddies to catch and different tasks to complete. I am not to proud to confess, I have played it when the kids are in bed 😂
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Post by comicsans on Oct 24, 2020 18:42:52 GMT
I have an older switch I got as a gift a couple years ago. We keep it in our room because we don't have a smart TV and we use the switch for hulu and I like to play in the evening sometimes. The kids love Mario kart, Mario party, animal crossing, and donkey kong. Mario party is an awesome game to play as a family and very kid friendly. We set an alarm on Alexa when they play and it isn't usually a fight. I want them to have their own so that they don't have to be in our room to play, but the amount of time they play won't change. DD would be fine. It would absolutely be a fight with DS. I have limits on his camera and the iPad the kids use. There are frequent tantrums. He has tantrums about losing board games too. He asks for the iPad at every opportunity, and it’s usually no, but it gets exhausting and he’s so consumed with thinking about it I have a hard time getting him to think of what else he could play with it. We have a ps3 that we really haven’t used in years, and we’ve talked about letting DD try some things, but we know it could become another obsession for DS.
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