🎁WHAT I GOT MY KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS | MINIMALIST GIFT IDEAS to keep the holiday clutter under control
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Hello, Lovelies! Today I'm sharing with you some great Christmas gift ideas for kids! I have twin 6 year old boys and a 3 year old little girl so we have a wide range of interests but that doesn't mean we need a TON of gifts. Even before considering myself a minimalist I have always kept our Christmas gift haul from year to year more on the practical and affordable side. In today's video, I'm sharing gifts from traditional big box stores as well as where I bought some things handmade, second hand or from small businesses! I hope you enjoy!
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I love your balance between minimalism and getting what your kids are excited about!
Agreed!
I really love your Christmas box idea. I will be incorporating that this year under my tree.
Would you consider doing a video on toys you’ve gotten your kids over the years that you “regret”, for example ones they didn’t play with for very long?
I like the 4 gift concept of
1) something they want
2) something they need
3) something to wear
4) something to read
Except what was once one gift from each of those concepts seems to have turned into 5-6 presents for each concept.......defeating the purpose of a simple minimal christmas.........The amount of you tubers who say they are doing the 4 gift rule ( a want, need, read and wear) but wrap multiple of each item in the one parcel. 😂🤣😂
I admire how every gift haul you make has meaning, each toy has a story and a reason for being chosen. Nothing is just picked at random to fill up the space under the tree and just to offer meaningless content 🥰
As a mother of African American and Puerto Rican descent, I appreciate that you are exposing your children in even simple and small yet meaningful ways -to racial diversity; whether it was the baby dolls, literature with diverse characters ( I noticed A Snowy Day in one video), or the fact that in the Bible there are people of color who are often not accurately portrayed in movies or books; this was definitely refreshing to see these examples.
I would like to see stocking stuffers. That’s something I always struggle with. I never know what to put in them.
Hair clips chapstick socks hair ties bubbles or floss candy maybe
And if they are a little bit older it is also nice to take a sibling shopping for something nice for their brother/sister!
A coupon for a fun activity one on one with one of the parents is also nice to give.
Or a set of cookie cutters,
Sprinkles for baking,
some craft supplies,
a battery operated candle,
some seeds to plant the coming spring,
multicolored pens...?
My mom goes to thrift store year round and looks for cheap and fun things there. (for st. Nicholas, but would also work for Christmas of course😉)
But I also would like to see your options, Natalie!
Do the kids really need "stocking stuffers?"... It is very American... And seems to be a lot of cheap dollar tree stuff (from what I have seen on all you tubers channels to date).
We just have a 5 things in the stocking rule (they have to choose 1 thing from each category in their wishes to Santa! )
1) a book
2) a listening CD or DVD
3) a small toy (eg Lego) or game or craft stuff.. ..max 20€
4) some chocolate eg a choc santa
5) traditional nuts eg money nuts, and fruit eg an orange or Satsuma.
And the kids are perfectly happy with that....and more expensive quality item(s) up to 20€ (wish 3) is better than loads of "cheap and cheerful" dollar tree items!
Just a thought!
@@beckykent435 I am British... And also had stockings growing up.. Which was the best part on Christmas morning... But we didn't have loads of "stocking fillers"... We had basically what I described and do with my kids!
@@rebeccarendle3706 I love stuffing our stockings! I usually add some of the "practicals" to them like a toothbrush, a pack of undies with a favorite character on them, etc. But also small fun things like a bath bomb, candy, ornament, dress up jewelry, stickers, chapstick, hair accessories.
You are right, we don't have to give children a huge pile of gifts, what matters is that it is from the heart, so no matter how big or how small yout gift is, it is still a sign of love,
This is what I go by, because some kids don't get anything for christmas
In my house, christmas stockings have mostly been semi practical things: pedicure tools, hair bands, bath bombs, chip clips*, phone case, homemade spiced nuts, watch band, fabric shaver, etc - things that are useful, but would be kind of weird to wrap up under the tree. Santa usually throws in some candy too.
*When my brother was a teenager and going thru a growth spurt, he was snacking All The Time. But as you might expect from a teenage boy, he never sealed the snacks back up. So in his stocking that year (and most years since, as a joke) he got........ chip clips.
I love the gifts that you got for the kiddos and I love the Christmas box! That’s such a cute idea for the holiday season! Our family tradition is that on Christmas Eve we all wear new Christmas pjs so we can wake up on Christmas morning in our new Jammies to open gifts. Since we have had kids we do matching family ones and get a photo together in them and it’s so much fun to look back on previous years. This year I’m starting a new tradition with my kids. I’m going to buy 24 books and wrap each one and let them open one book a night from December 1st until Christmas. We read a bedtime story as a family every night and I think it will be such a fun thing to have new books to read every night!
This entire video and the messages within it, made my heart so happy. You're such a breath of fresh air!
i love how racially diverse you made their toys! a lot of people i’ve seen only get the white babies and the white jesus, i love that! it teaches them from a young age that there’s nothing wrong with skin tones and ugh i just love when parents try to be inclusive. i love your channel it always is so uplifting ❤️ best part of my day when i can watch your videos
Your 6 year olds: we want electric toothbrushes!
My 6 year old: I want a computer 🤦♀️
My 7-year-old said the same thing... but don’t worry, he will just ask Santa so it’s free. 😂
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LOVE everything you got! Love that you are such a thoughtful mom, your kids are blessed. Bitty Baby was our daughter’s first doll, and she still loves it! Enjoy these early years Christmases. The excitement and magical time aura diminishes a bit as they grow older. Of course they still love Christmas, but it’s not quite the same. My twins are ten now, and I do miss the preschool years Christmases so much. That being said, we strive to “keep them little” as long as we can. So we continue our traditions of decorating the tree, baking Christmas cookies, etc.
OMG Natalie guess what🏠🏠🏠?!! Last week I requested prayers to find and purchase a home and we went under contract last Thursday🤯. We hope to close by Dec 18 but because of covid and holidays we hope there is no delay. Feeling so blessed and can't help but to Thank You for your prayers🥰🥰🥰
Praise the Lord!!!! ♥️
@@NatalieBennett AMEN
Yes stocking stuffers video! I love your videos Natalie have a wonderful thanksgiving 😊
Love this. We do 1-2 gifts for each category (want, need, do, learn, and read) for our daughter, and Santa brings a gift. Helps us focus on making sure the gifts we get her are intentional and thought through. That said, I LOVE seeing how other families approach gifts for their kids!
We do the same! Dec 1 the kids get a special surprise. Christmas book, advent and pjs to enjoy for the month.
Christmas eve they get a gift that has cookie cutters and supplies to make cookies for Santa.
Love this!
Love your cookie supply idea for Christmas Eve! Thanks!
I got a bitty baby second hand for my almost 2 yr old this year... a friend of mines daughter is 16 now so this doll is 14 yrs old and really well taken care of! I got a bed with it too!
I’d love for you to bring this type of video back this year!
Fun idea for you to go with Guess Who, last year I got a set for my nieces and nephews and they love playing the the character cards that come with it, but I also made a set of cards with people from our family! It was not hard to do (I can send you the template if you want) and just adds a special extra way to play the classic game 😀
Stocking stuffer ideas would be great! I have an 8 and 7 year old and a 2 year old. We also have a 7 month old but we are being very minimalistic with her since she won’t even know it’s a Christmas anyways. Love your balance between minimalism and also giving your kids joy!
Nap time = watch Natalie’s new video 🙌🏼💕
Can’t wait to see what you got them! I love minimalism and keeping things intentional. This year we’re doing the magnolia house, Christmas pjs and books. If you guys need permission to keep things simple here you go! This year is the simplest we have ever done and I’m so happy. So much less stressful!
So fun! My mom got that Frozen set from Costco for my 2 and 3 year old girls and I think they’re going to have so much fun with it!
Congrats for the respect you give the kids!
My daughter loves that frozen book LEGO set! We have just started investing holidays/birthdays for legos and it such a great way for kids to do something creative hands on. Bitty babies are from my era as well and I loved being able to pass on mine from my childhood to my daughters. I am going to have to a Christmas box this year. Having small kids like yours as well we haven’t established a lot of traditions yet but I love how simple yet meaningful it is.
I’m already a few minutes in and I’m a teacher. We have used Osmo in college when working with some kids during the education program and it was AWESOME!!!
I love the box with mugs, cocoa and popcorn. Including that idea this Christmas season. 🍿🍫☕️
Good morning, Natalie!! Thank you for being a ray of sunshine on this rainy day!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family 💕
I so appreciate you sharing your picks for this year. Everything is beautiful and so fun. We usually only get our boys 1 or 2 little things for Christmas and plus they get a few more from family. Sometimes it seems like nothing compared to what I see others getting for their kids but I know our boys are blessed with everything they need plus more! But this video does help me feel more confident in our approach. I love how intentional you are about each item you get them.
This is GENIUS! We aren't big "toy people" either and I like to keep my 5 year old's things limited to her bedroom and toy box. Loved these ideas! Thank you!
LOVE that you got Haley a black baby.
Also your tree looks so good!
Love your videos, Natalie!
Love the thoughtfulness of all the gifts.
When my teenagers were young, they too wanted electric toothbrushes.
Thanks for sharing. 🌲
Hi! Awe... I love the idea of a Christmas Box. My boys are grown...but we still have a couple of traditions we participate with. The wooden toys are what I use to buy my boys too as well as legos. All the items you purchased I know your kids will have lots of fun playing with. These are such great gift ideas. Thank you for sharing.
I LOVE this. Your kids sound like wonderful people and like they really appreciate the gifts and experiences you love to provide for them. I hope I remember the Christmas box around Thanksgiving when we have kids!!
Lego is #1 in our house...our 11 yo daughter (only child) is getting Minecraft Lego for Christmas. She also got Lego for her birthday in August. It's a gift I always feel great about. She is the type that builds her kits once, then disassembles and enjoys free play (as opposed to having a closet full of assembled kits). We also got the Lego Gingerbread House to start assembling as a family starting today or tomorrow...the detail and complexity is great...she is at a weird age where it's a bit harder to find sets that have just the right amount of complexity. ❤
One of my favorite gifts to give is an air popper with popcorn kernels and a new movie! We have use the mess out of our air popper so I can justify the gadget being stowed away in the cabinet and it seems like a healthier alternative to the bagged options. My kids love popcorn 🍿 too! Would enjoy the stocking stuffer ideas!
My son loves LEGO!! They are such a fun toy!
I love watching stocking stuffer videos so please put it on UA-cam!
Love, love the Christmas Box idea!!!
My 11 y/o got my 3y/o the same frozen lego!! She always wants his lego so he is excited to help her build her own first lego set!!!
Love this, love the Christmas box and the Jesus story book Christmas advent thing, that looks great!! Thanks for sharing and a merry Christmas to you all and God bless you !
Love these ideas! I actually got to explore an OSMO more in depth last year as a kindergarten teacher as my school at the time had one and it’s amazing for all ages! It’s a genius way to bring educational fun to a tablet and the magic the osmo can do with coding and interactive games is so cool even as an adult it’s fun haha I found your videos through the interview with Dawn so I really appreciated learning someone new to watch and love how you both have similar ideas/outlooks on minimalism. Thank you for all that you do :)
My son loves Guess Who! I had it growing up and we bought it during quarantine, so I know your kids will love it too! Happy Thanksgiving Natalie!!!
We love guess who as well, i just wish the quality of the game was better! It's so cheapy made conpared to the classic one.
Natalie, you are the cozy, warm, #asthetic channel and I look forward to your videos every week!
Awww!! I'm so glad you enjoy my channel! ♥️♥️♥️
We still love american girl dolls! Their customer service is beyond amazing. We too got a bitty baby for our youngest this Christmas and know she will love her so much!
I would love to see a stocking stuffer video!
Eeeee! I'm glad we share interest in Star Wars! I can't wait for Ahsoka Tano to be part of the Mandalorian in (hopefully) this season!
Thank you for this video. It's so nice to see other parents doing the minimalist approach with their kids best interests as a rounded end for their toy collection. Learning a lot from you!
Would love to see your stocking stuffer ideas as well.
I think it’s great that you do minimal Christmas! I just couldn’t do it I have so much fun buying my daughter presents! I had the pleasant company dolls when I was younger! My daughter has an original Molly from a family friend! I still have my Kirsten packed away! My daughter has the newer versions mostly and the target dolls!
Haley will LOVE the frozen dolls! My great niece adores hers. Perfect size for little girls!
Happy Monday! Have been looking forward to this all week... 😍🎄🎁
Yay!! Can't wait to see you when it goes live!
I would love to see stocking stuffers pls!
love your video!
I loved everything about this video and went out and bought a Christmas box for my own children as soon as I finished watching!
LOVE the Christmas box! I’ve been looking for traditions to start with my littles (3yo & 1yo)! Where’d you get the actual box?
I would love to see stocking stuffers. I have a 3 year old daughter too. I also keep our toys open ended and minimal but I don’t shy away from branded things because she does so much imaginative play with her little characters. This year I found a set of my little pony figures that has all of the main characters but was missing a minor character on eBay so it was a great deal. Her other gift is a set of indoor stepping stones that she can hop and balance on or use to make scenes for her characters
Please do a stocking stuffers video!!
Very well thought out gifts and love that you keep things simple, not like some videos I see like this.
I'm 19 years old and I aint have kids but I watch these kinds of videos for fun 😭
I don't know if you will see this but I have seen name brand hot wheel tracks and accessories at the Dollar Tree.
I’m 20 and I still remember asking my mom last year to buy me Christmas jammies just so I had Christmas jammies to open up on Christmas Eve so I can wear them to go to bed
I'm so excited for this in the morning!!!
A super cute idea is for the guess who game. Put pictures of your family members in there. I'm adding hot cocoa and mints for our daughter's stocking. We actually have a movie theater style popcorn machine. Our daughter use to love 🍿 but not anymore. They also make a Story Of The Bible Story Book Set & Advent Calendar. The little books are also ornaments. This would be a very special family tradition for the kids.
It was so nice to see one of these videos with no electronics.
I have a Star Wars loving boy and the “Galactic Heroes” are the best Star Wars action figures. Maybe that’s something your boys would enjoy too. 🤗💕
I always enjoy watching your videos and can’t wait when you upload on mondays! 😊❤️
I don’t have kids, but I still love this video
Really spiced up my dull afternoon
Greetings from Austria ❤️
I always try to get crafty items for my nieces since they have so much already. I also get them PJs, socks and fun slippers.
Hello Natalie- found you from minimal mom.
Where did you find your Christmas box? ❤ this idea; I want to build traditions that my children will remember.
Love this approach to Christmas gifts.
We decided to do bikes for Christmas! My husband and I don’t have any and really wanted to start going on family bike rides! For our 2 year old she will get both a seat for our adult bikes and a balance bike for herself. Then Santa got her a bitty baby! It took a lot to find one that looks like her (blonde hair brown eyes) but I helped Santa out and I am so excited! 😉
Love these gift ideas! Always enjoy watching your videos. Please do a stocking stuffer video as well please 😊
#premieregang 🥰 love love love your minimalist approach to Christmas 🎄 I am going to start a Christmas box tradition as well because I love how you use it throughout the season without having it all for just one year
My sister in law always has her Christmas gifts shipped to my mother in law's house, much easier to hide! 😉
I shipped all of Weston's gifts to my mom's!
Wishing you an yours a Very Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🍽!!!
This year is a year where the Christmas trees are going up early! We need that joy an cheer that comes with Christmas an the birth of Christ! The true reason with this season!
God Bless
I had my mother get the OSMO “little” genius kit for my almost 4 year old. I hope he likes it, he doesn’t have a lot of interest in letters and numbers yet, but plays video games better than I do (no joke). Fingers crossed he finds it worthwhile. 🤞🏻The Frozen Lego set you got Hailey is super cute! ❄️☃️
Your boys will love the Osmo games.
I think so too! They LOVE STEM learning!
lego is a must for all children. My daughter started with duplo at 20m then lego 3.5 at 5 she built the disney castle (16+) basically on her own we just turned the page, helped find some piece and click the odd thing in place. At 7 she still loves it and her 20m old brother is now starting with her duplo. We also have sets that were her dads so around 30-35 yrs pld. I also had some but my sisrer threw up in the bucket and my mum threw it away, I was devastated. Girls, boys old, young, to me it just the best toy.
My almost 2 year old daughter is getting a Bitty twin doll that I found on fb marketplace. They don’t make them anymore, and I think they are so cute!!
I also was and still am a big fan of pleasant company and American girl. 😊
My sister had Bitty Twins!!!
In my family the 'christmas fairy' visits on christmas eve and will leave new pjs on everyones pillow. We always go to put out pjs on fairly early in the evening just after dinner and have to come back downstairs obviously very shocked about our new pjs
I loved American girl and bitty baby as a kid !!
My son loves hot coco cups and pop corn my fav memory is someone gave him popcorn for his birthday with gift inside box and he was more upset it wasn't popcorn lol this year we are doing a full lego room and lego not much else we have 2 boys 5 and 6 so this lego room is much needed we don't got a lot toys as I keep them down to what he realy plays with
My girls loved hot wheels and legos I introduced them to them at a very early age I also passed my love for star wars and super heroes and animated shows
Love the quip...our whole family uses them.
Happy Thanksgiving! Premiere gang Natalie squad
Yay!!! Haha!
A good hot wheels open play toy is to get just a pack of track prices so they can build their own track and use their imagination
I love American girl dolls. I have a pleasant company one too. If I have a girl someday I really hope she will like American girl too.
I love your channel and dawn's too. 💓💓
I love all the gifts you bought! 😍❤️
I love your ideas and I will definitely like too see your stocking stuffer video. To get some ideas ☺️.
My three yr old has lego duplo and the regular lego is already in the basement. He wants hotwheelstracks since about 6 month so that's what he is getting the loops on Christmas and leading up to it a "Adventskalender" with tracks n cars to where he can start playing n it leads up to one hotmess 😂 i Know he won't care for anything else so this yr its pretty easy for us hihi
Stocking stuffer ideas would be great!
I was thinking about getting that Frozen play set from Costco for my son because it's so cute! But he's only 16 months old and he doesn't even know what Frozen is. Maybe they will have it next year! I'm sure Haley (not sure how you spell it) will love it! :)
As a dental hygienist I love that your boys wanted electric toothbrushes 😊🦷
I just love love love your channel and all your videos
Loved this video! Please show stocking stuffers!
I love the idea of a christmas box 😍 I think it’s interesting to see other families tradition, I love our traditions through december leading up to christmas eve 🎄 it was a sad, sad day when our kids didn’t need mom and dads help with their Lego-sets any more 😂
Thanks Natalie! Loved this video! 🎄
Thank you for joining us! ♥️
I love those baskets in the cube shelf!! Where do you find ones like that?
Those three flavor popcorn tins are available at WalMart and WalMart.com if you are looking for them. 🌲😍
Can you give pointers on how you buy the vintage bitty baby dolls? I love the idea of the pleasant company one but i also want it to be like new, where my daughter won’t wonder why it’s all beat up 🤣
I just look for listings that give good detail about the doll and the condition. I will say a magic eraser does wonders for any scuff on the skin part. I've done my fair share of restoration with used dolls and never had a complaint (Hailey IS pretty young still to notice that sort of thing though!)
I just bought one on Mercari...you can get them all different styles and conditions. I just got a nice one for about a third of the price of a new one on there! Plus I've been sellong some items on there and used my credit towards it.
@@NatalieBennett thank you! Did the ones you got her have the body tags or no tags? we are trying to decide how old to go in order to get the soft vinyl :)
@@courtneyo5140 no tags!