Christmas

At Chirstmas we try to do the 4 present rule-

Something you want

Something you need (with the little ones this is usually a more educational toy like puzzles, or a talking globe with geography information)

Something to wear- generally something more fun than the basics

Something to read- or for little ones audiobooks, or music

Some ideas:

Play kitchen with food- we have had endless hours of cooking fun for years now.

Babydolls and beds, clothes, etc.

Wooden Blocks

Puzzles

Coloring or craft sets. These are a huge hit!

Dress up clothes- usually I stock up on these at a childrens resale store, after halloween sale, or a thrift store. Think sequins and feather boas and tutus.

In California we don’t have to worry much about cold and snow, so we often do a bike, scooter, etc. In MN, you might think sled, or maybe if you have space an indoor trampoline. They have them with handlebars and enclosures for indoors as well as out.

Arts and craft materials.  My Emma loved a box full of misc. crafty things last year: pompoms, googly eyes, chenille pipe cleaners, foam sheets, felt, fabric, buttons, glue, glitter glue, etc.

An apron and kitchen tools to work with mommy.

Beading supplies with pony beads, not the teeny seed beads.  And a hint, pony beads are so much easier to string on pipe cleaners than string!

I have to agree with the post above – that play kitchen and play food, as well as dress up clothes, were things my daughter and neices never tired of. Years of play value! So get very durable items LOL. No cardboard food!