🎁WHAT I GOT MY KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS 2022! Minimalist, affordable gift ideas + stocking stuffers!
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- WHAT I GOT MY KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS 2022! Minimalist Method for a Budget-Friendly Low-Clutter Holiday
Hey, friends! Today I'm sharing with you what I got my three kids for Christmas this year. I've got my own little method for picking out fun gifts for them that helps me keep it intentional and more on the minimal side! In this video, I'm not only sharing with you holiday gifts that go under the tree but also a few things for stocking stuffers as well as what we put into our "December Box."
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“Sad beige toys for sad beige children” 😂 I love that you referenced that 😂😂
😂 we can’t do that here. We do ALL the colors including beige. If someone could find me the original creator of that TikTok I’d be so grateful! It’s a hoot!
I like my quiet beige toys 😏 helps me not to feel overwhelmed. I’m raising happy beige kids 😉
@@brittanyapolzer6505 we have plenty of beige toys! I was quoting a famous tik tok parody!
I got the reference!😂 I commented in case someone didn’t. Toys that work for your family are good toys no matter the colour 🥰
Omg I love that Tik tok, it cracks me up!
Hide gifts in suitcases! It's wonderful! When my husband takes the kids out to shop for Mom, I just roll them out of the closet and into my wrapping area. If I don't want to put them under the tree yet, they get loaded back up all wrapped and rolled back to the closet. Use a luggage lock if your kids are extra nosy.
What I like about this is that you recognize the differences between your twin boys. So many people just buy them the same things so they don't " fight" over the same thing. As they are separate people, they can have different likes.
Thank you for the kind words of affirmation! We've been working since before they were even born to foster their individuality so your comment really means the world to me! 🥰
I wish my mom could adopt this mindset with her two grandsons! :)
As a twin, all of this!! 👆
As a mom of twins who are now 19, they still want some of the same of what the other one got. It never fails, every year. Sibling jealousy at its finest haha!
My siblings and I are 32, 30, and 26, and my mom still does matching Christmas pajamas every year 😂 It wouldn't be Christmas without them!
We wrap all the gifts for one person in the same wrapping paper. A small piece of the paper is put into their stocking, that’s how they know what presents are theirs.
No names on packages under the tree = no shaking packages to try and figure out what’s inside. Plus it’s a fun little surprise element.
To hide the presents from my children, I wrap the gifts right away!
Ashlee from Grace and Grit wraps all of her children's gifts with different wrapping paper and then puts a little piece of their wrapping paper in their stocking so they don't know which gifts are theirs until Christmas morning... I think I might implement something like this when my children are a bit older!
I would mess the up. The teenager would end up with toddler items lol
@@SharpLife4 haha, I've had that thought too!
I do this as well, this year I'm hoping to do brown paper with special ribbon for each person!!
@@HappilyOrganizedChaos that's a great idea!
When I was a teen, my mom just stuffed everything into boxes, marked them with a number and had my siblings and I wrap all the presents. We didn't know who had what number, so we never knew whose gift we were wrapping, we thought it was so much fun wrapping mystery presents.
I have told this before. But when my daughter was little I would give her a large appliance box (think stove, dishwasher) and an art set. She could sit inside the box and art as much as she wanted. The set would stay inside the box so her art didn’t end up on walls!!! She loved it
Ooh great idea! But just how many large appliances did you own LOL
@@toohottohandle0_0 I went to the home improvement stores and just asked for the boxes
This is probably one of the best and diverse gift spreads I’ve seen. I love that you established this early on. Such a great way to keep the spirit of Christmas magic and not go overboard. Extremely refreshing!
Glad you enjoyed it! ❤
I hide Christmas gifts in a big tote in the storage room labeled “baby stuff.” It started with me trying to hide gifts from my husband and has worked pretty well 😂 (he’s in on the secret now though so I’ve had to find other means of hiding his gifts)
You’re such a good mom 🥺 I love the idea of the December box and breaking up some presents for stockings instead of purchasing something totally new
Well done Natalie, you are the first person to mention "Jesus" and that perfect gift of love that he represents.
It always really touches my heart that you are so responsive to what your kids like with your gift giving. That may be obvious to many, but I think for others we may not have always received gifts that felt picked out with us truly in mind. ❤️
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that you gave permission to yourself and others to pull presents and save them for a different occasion!!!!!! This is soooo thoughtful and it is something that I will also do in the future (my kids are still young and we haven’t had a ton of birthdays/Christmas’ yet).
I do this with almost every holiday or birthday. Online shopping on the couch and what it actually looks like wrapped up can look different!
I love the December box idea I started doing that a few years ago after watching you share about it and it's added so much fun to our holiday season.
I’ve watched your channel for a couple years but this is my first Christmas as a mama. I love hearing about your December box and how you’ve made such a sweet tradition for your kiddos to look forward to! I’m tearing up just thinking about how I get the opportunity to do that with my baby girl now ❤ Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
I love that shot of your kids looking out the window on Christmas with the snow falling. I recently watched that video from last year and had to show my husband that specific shot because it really made me want to give my daughter a sibling to enjoy moments like that. I'm not kidding!
❤❤❤what happy babies you will have!!! Enjoy and God bless!!!
I love the idea of the Christmas box on December 1. Makes way more sense than on Christmas Eve so it is enjoyed for longer!
My 6yo daughter had that exact sewing kit and LOVED it!! Such a cute little starter.
Love your ideas of building wonderful Christmas traditions without having it be overwhelming ❤️
I love your jingle, I’m going to use it! Your gift guide has some really neat ideas ❤thank you always for sharing!
Once my kids started getting a bit older, we transitioned from those snug pajamas to more lose ones and that makes them feel less “babyish”. We just got matching pajamas and they’re 14 and 10. They’ll do it because it makes me happy and it’s a tradition ❤
Thanks for sharing your jingle.
I loved this ❤ you got some amazing things - your children will absolutely love everything 🥰
Love this! We just decided this year to do 4 gifts per child as well. We love adding a book or puzzle for them to open Christmas Eve
This is the only gift round up that I’ve ever seen that makes me feel peaceful and content. I have a similar pile for each of my three kids. I was avoiding watching gift round ups because I was feeling either like I’d gotten too much or too little but this reassured me that my intentional little piles are just right for our family ❤️
Nice gifts you picked out this year Natalie! I always look forward every year to see what you did for your December Box. What a fun tradition. 🎄❄️⛄️
Love your ideas. The December box is a great addition.
I absolutely love this video. We doing small gifts and stockings because we’re heading to home to see family for Christmas. That is a big thing for us. We love to spend time with family and see some friends.
Natalie! Such forethoughtful gifts you have chosen for your children for Christmas! Kudos for your perception of what they need or want to receive!
LOVED this video, Natalie! Great inspiration.
I love the gifts you picked out , the kids will love them ❤️
I loved this video! It was very helpful! Thanks Natalie!!
I love your thoughtful gifts for your kids. Love the something for your minds category. I always enjoy your videos/vlogs. 😊🎄
I love that you put all that Christmas season stuff in a box. I usually put out all that stuff in one go by swapping out. But the box thing is a treasure
I love the December box idea! There are so many Christmas-specific items I’ve seen in the stores that I’d love to buy but always think, “Christmas will be over by the time my kids get these gifts”. That’s a great way to get them into the Christmas spirit and build anticipation for Christmas Day! My girls are still little, 2 and 3 weeks, so I have their whole lives still to come up with fun things like that!
absolutely love this! such great guidelines!!
Omg! I was just rewatching the old ones the other few days and was so excited for the next. I was hoping it was soon… YAY!!!
I am 26 and my mom gives us Christmas pj's as a Christmas eve gift. We look forward to it every year. 🥰 they may loose interest for a couple years but it will come back as a treasured Christmas tradition. 💕
Love this guide for kids gifts!! I’ll have to remember this in the future/ for my niece and nephews! 🤍✨
My buying categories are very similar to yours! A larger gift they asked for specifically, a craft kit/puzzle/activity set or two and their new book they get on Christmas Eve with their new jammies. Last year I gave them each a box of macaroni specific to their tastes as well, and they loved that! I think I’ll give them a box of sweet cereal to share this year as it’s not something I buy often so it feels like a treat. And our stocking always have something that can keep them busy as they wait for gift opening time - math war card games and rainbow scratch pads this year. As for hiding the gifts, top shelf of the closet is my go-to. Hope you have a fabulous holiday season, Natalie!
Love these! I've been trying to include a book of some sort and an experience as the big "gift". Snack box subscription was a huge hit last year, so did that again also.
Started doing a December box last year because of you! This year's includes a couple Christmas puzzles,mugs, cocoa, fuzzy socks, advent calendars, and gingerbread/sugar cookie decorating kits.
Love the idea of a snack box subscription!
Thank you so much for this video. Your wisdom will help me immensely! I’ve been stressing out about gifts and shopping all week and after watching this I feel prepared with a plan and much less anxious.
Love your December box idea! We started doing it last year and love it!
I love this approach to gift giving! My little girl is 4.5 and was very specific with her requests this year. So, she's getting a tablet since we spend lots of time in the car, a couple of toys, a couple of board games and of course, a few books! I also do a Christmas Eve gift with a book and Christmas PJ's but I'm loving the idea of the December box.
We also have a nosy rosy living in our house lol! To give you an idea of what we do, we have two options. We have a small closet in our bathroom with a lock on it that we keep stuff that came in a concealed box in until we can get them wrapped. For the bigger items or items that don't come in a concealed box, I'm blessed to have my parents down the street from me so we keep some things down at their house. I usually go down there to wrap most of our gifts too so I don't chance her seeing what she's getting!
This is SUPER helpful! I’ve been struggling figuring out what to get my son when he already has so much. I love your philosophy!
Natalie, my son is 13 and still loves Christmas jammies! I think you still have many years left :) Thanks for all the great ideas and for normalizing that less is ok
Looking forward to a nice sit down and coffee with you Natalie xx
One of my favorite gift videos! You’ve showed me a lot of items i’ve never seen before. I love all the activity sets. Definitely will be getting a couple for my daughter❣️
We are investing in board games this year and looking forward to the family fun up ahead. Love the way you did gifts. It will be something we will have to think about for the future.
As someone who works with children's books everyday, books are by far my favorite item to gift! I don't have kids (yet) but, my husband and I agreed that we are not the Auntie and Uncle who gift a lot of toys (since we know that will come back at us someday!) so our 6 nieces and nephews always get books as part of all their gifts.This year each family gets a set of christmas books (a lot of classics, a lot of new releases that I stumbled across) as well as a few interest/age specific holiday books for each kid (as well as a set for our personal library!) It's so hard buying for so many kids with so many interests so books are an easy go to, plus discount book sites and used books are amazing!
Also that I-Spy book brought back memories! I recieved the same one when I was around Hailey's age, we still pull it out 20+ years later!
I had one of those art kits as a kid & I thought I was THE coolest kid on the block. 😎 I loved it!!
Ahhhh I got the same kind of jammies for my kids during their sale! Love them and can't wait for them to open their box! We adopted your December box as well and my kids enjoyed it so much last year!
I love the idea of a December Box 📦!!!
This is my first time watching you and I’m forever grateful for your video. I can’t wait to put these into practice next year with my three girls. I can’t wait to watch the rest of your videos.
Love the idea of a December box!
Ahh this is exactly the video I needed! I've been struggling with the new, wear, want etc stuff and keeping minimal ... Your four categories are perfect!
I absolutely love this! Thank you for being so open with your daughter!!!! I'm not one of those who believe in the color of doll skin, but thank you!
I’ve been wanting a new tradition to start with my kids so I’m thrilled to find the “December box” idea. This is the kinda thing I’ve been looking for. Thank you!
Your content it always so helpful!! I love this! I have been struggling this year with just how to organize the gifting for the kids! Thanks so much Natalie ♥
I love this video. You definitely made myself feel better about what I do and why I do it! Also I hide gifts in luggage 🤣. Or vegetable boxes (from big box stores) in the basement near our overstock shelf. So far it’s worked.
I like your rhyme.
We have one too,
Something they want,
Something they need.
Something to wear,
Something to read.
Something to give someone else in need.
You have outstanding gifts, and I love the amount of thought and planning you put into them! So loving.
I do something similar to a December box: when I put up the decorations and the tree, the little ones would want to play with everything. And even though most of the things are child-friendly, they're still not toys. So I have a basket every year with Christmas things that are meant to be played with: a Nativity scene of cloth figures; a Xmas ball (knitted of red and green yarn); a wooden Xmas village; a toy Santa that moves; some jingle bells, etc. It's the same every year -- I just pack it away with the rest of the decorations, but they look forward to their old favorites each time.
The I Spy books was such a great idea! I paused your video half way to quickly order one for my son 😁 Love that you have those categories, I'm definitely going to do that next year 🎄
Thank you ❤ love the idea.
It's awesome that you bought gifts secondhand!❤
I get so excited when I see a new video!!!!
I am blessed to live next door to my in-laws. So we wrap our gifts and store them at their house so that our kids don't find them. 😀
I'm also so excited to do a Christmas box this year! My two oldest kiddos (4 and 2.5) are finally old enough to actively participate in that and my younger two (1yo twins) will be able to take part in it next year.
I love the kategories you choos for your Kids. That is such a good idea. Thanks for charing. Love from Germany .
So SO good!! Thank you so much for the awesome video Natalie!! ❤️ you’ve given me some great ideas on how to make the most of the Christmas season without over doing it on Christmas Day! One of my husbands love laughing for our children is gift giving and I’m going to mention your gift buying rule to him. I know it will definitely help us reign it in for presents and stockings 😂
Love those gift categories!!
I loved this video and your approach to gifting children at Christmas.
I have loved the December box ever since I first heard you talk about it a couple years ago. Sitting waiting for our little girl to kick start labor, thinking about what will go in our December box this year.
So excited for this! I have my coffee ready ❤
I love your take on the 4 gifts strategy. It’s very practical and right up my alley. I’ll have to remember it for next year.
We hide our Christmas presents in a closet in our bedroom that the kids don’t go into…but if they get snoopy then we remind them of the house rules “if you know what you are getting for Christmas then you will definitely not get it. It will go right back to the store. Otherwise you are taking the fun out of the surprise of Christmas presents.” That usually works 😉
Sounds like a horrible house. Christmas isn’t for being practical. It’s for fun and Jesus.
My daughter Haley (an adult) still loves Lego and I think it actually inspired her to go to school for architecture. We also had the Eye Spy books when she was little spent many hours sitting with her on our laps or next to us looking through those books. The books are something that I have saved for when we have grandkids.
Nice! Especially💜💜 the beautiful doll!
This is only my second Christmas season following you but I SO look forward to this video! This is my first Christmas with a little one but I look forward to finding out her interests as she grows!! 💕
Love these. We do want/need/wear/read + Santa gift and stockings - it really helps to keep balance and feel abundant without feeling like overkill! Like you, we prioritize consumables over things which can become clutter in our stockings, and like you, we prioritize things they want and will use over purity of concept or aesthetics (within reason). I love wooden toys, but won't choose them to the exclusion of a doll, plastic toy, or the like that they want. Our family dynamics are pretty similar - I have b/g twins who are almost 7.5, and a 5yo daughter who is just a few weeks younger than Hailey! For stockings, they are getting oranges, KinderJoy, chocolate, Lego, LOL and art supplies. For under the tree, they are getting book sets (Junie B. Jones, Marvel, and Frances), tee shirts from their fave UA-cam channels, dolls/figurines they picked out (LOL OMG and Marvel), and as a family gift, we are looking at a game system we can all play together.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I appreciate your gift ideas and confidence in keeping it "simple"! You have helped reduce some self-imposed stress and now I'm excited for Christmas again! I going to round up our Christmas items and make a "December box" so we're ready for Thursday...my kids will love it! Merry Christmas 🎄✨️🎄🎁
I love the December box idea! I might do that next year! We have an 18 month old. So we got a zoo membership and a kids' table and chair set. Then, I made him an alphabet set out of fabric and quilt batting.
Great video. Thanks for sharing xx
Tfs Natalie n I think that I will definitely give that idea of a December box for my kids as well. Really think they will enjoy it for sure. 🙂
I love this video Natalie. Sending love and prayers to you and your family. I appreciate you❤️
I love this Natalie. We also bought our kids some thrifted toys that goes to their want category. I am not a minimal for sure but I am working on being essentialist especially when were about to downsize. I feel more at peace and calm when there is less stuff in our house. Happy Holidays. ❤️
Thanks for sharing and giving me some ideas to do with my family trying to live a minimalist life.
Love this! Super helpful for my older two. Now just gotta tweak for my baby 💓
Oh my word ...all this is spot on with my own children's interests this year! It is killing me trying to wait until the end before I go clicking on the links to these items in your blog post!! Thank you SO much for taking the time to put this together!! I love how mindful you are about not bringing additional clutter into your home around the holidays. Awesome video!
Thanks for sharing! I'm trying really hard to rein it in this year. I have 3 individual gifts for each kid and then two joint gifts. Stockings will be art supplies and consumables.
What a sweet idea the sewing items are!! In our home, we just do stockings with smaller items from Amazon or the thrift store
These are great ideas, thank you 💛
I love this! Perfect and thoughtful gifts.
I need your sweater!!! Love it!
I put all my kids gifts in a bin , on the top shelf of my closet , they really can’t reach plus , they don’t go to my room without me knowing, benefits of living in a small house 😉. Great video !! I have kids the same age as you ..
You did a GREAT job choosing gifts!!!! Fun video!!!!
When my kids were younger I got a shadow puppet book for them. Magic books are also fun.
Thank you for the Lego magazine link!
I love the idea of giving the their Christmas jammies early! We usually do it christmas Eve but then they are out of season sooner
Great gifts I bet there gonna be happy with what they get my family does secret Santa and it’s so fun to see what people get each other I love creative gifts like your picks
Perfect video! I’d love to see more of how you curate the kids toys ❤ happy holidays!
I'm appreciate that even though you're minimalist, you still give your kids a reasonable amount of fun kid stuff.
Practicing minimalism in our every day life allows us to splurge a little when it counts! ♥️