This is for those of you who have asked what (we want for) the kids for Christmas so here goes:
Please help us in raising children who know what this holiday is really about. Help us to balance the wants with the needs and present them with what will help them to grow in a way we would want them to go. Let’s bring in toys that are responsible – even in this small way our monies will shape their future, both in where the money goes and what it brings home to them.
Ideas:
- Cotton clothes, practical for playing in, Luke in sizes 2T and up and Kelsea in size 5T. Old Navy and Target’s Cherokee brand seems to fit the best right now, as they are both on the slender side.
- Books appropriate for ages 4-8 or Magazines like “Highlights High Five”, “My Big Backyard” I’ll update the Amazon Wishlist that can be found under “Kelsea Adams”
- Memberships to places we can take them to visit year round, like Selby Gardens, Mote Marine, Children’s Garden or an Annual State Park Pass.
- Waldorf or Montessori style toys – toys that are real things (musical instruments, gardening tools, art supplies) or that encourage creative play (play food or dishes, dress up).
- Stocking ideas: Lara bars, Aura Cacia or California Baby soaps, boiron care kits, toothbrushes, poufs/washcloths.
- Kelsea is very into bird watching right now, particularly blue jays and would enjoy binoculars and a squirrel proof birdfeeder. She also enjoys playing dress up and role playing, so play silks and outfits of different professions would be wonderful. Also along this line would be a cash register and more dishes (preferable from Green Toys) for her restaurant and tea party play. Another favorite is her “school” activities, craft or science projects she can work on her own.
- Luke would love an indoor trampoline (like these) additions to the kitchen like dishes and cookware, almost any sort of sports equipment or tiny outdoor gear (headlamp, fishing pole). He also enjoys playing with Schleich animal figurines, particularly if they are animals that he knows the sounds for.
These websites are great for ideas: http://oompa.com/, http://www.willowtreetoys.com/, and http://www.threesisterstoys.com/. Locally Toy Lab and Learning Express carry these types of toys.
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