a round-up of our absolute favorite splurge toys that we play with every single week for multiple ages.
here’s a round-up of favorite toys under $20!
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a round-up of our favorite things that we use all the time in our home! stocking stuffers, birthday gifts, Easter baskets - this list would be great for so many things and so many ages!
Read Morea new series!
to show a peek into my daily life (and the systems I adore), and to give a gentle reminder that you - and all the tiny, behind-the-scenes work you do - are so important and appreciated.
10 tiny, behind-the scenes things I did for my family + household this week, in no particular order:
Read Morebecause I love looking in other people’s carts to see what they’re buying, here’s a peek into mine!
(and because this is a super easy reason for me to link past posts. win, win!)
Read Morefor these types of sales, I only buy things I needed to buy anyway - things we already budgeted for.
so I made our Christmas lists early.
and I took inventory of some things I needed for both our home and our Airstream.
here’s what I bought.
Read MoreI finish all my shopping by December 1st.
But also? I figure out by November 1st all our Christmas gifts, if not sooner. (This year I did way sooner so that I could shop the Amazon/Target/Walmart sales in mid-October.) I figure out what we’re giving KK, what we’re asking from my parents, what we’re giving teachers, what we’re giving each other, what we’re giving friends, everything.
I’ve learned these two self-imposed deadlines help me savor this time of year so much more. I’m also more likely to really enjoy gift giving, pick really intentional gifts, and stay under budget. win, win!
A few other things that really help me:
We have a line in our budget just for Christmas that we add to all year long.
Brett and I have a holiday planning date sometime in September or October where we figure out this year’s priorities. A roughhhh draft of our plans and priorities for the upcoming months, if you will. Like, we love to block off Christmas Eve evening and Christmas morning as time spent under our roof, just the four of us. And what about hosting a cozy pajama Christmas brunch for the cousins at the beginning of the December to kick-off the season, and maybe a hot cocoa bar Polar Express playdate with our friends? and do we want to go to that holiday parade - is it even worth going to? do we maybe want to see my family on this day? hey, any ideas about what we should eat Christmas morning? Taking time to dream about what we’d like the next few months to look like is so much fun (and makes saying no to the things not meant for us so much easier.) I love our holiday-planning date.
I keep wishlists for me, for Brett, for KK, and for Joey all year long. and anytime I think of something we want/need, I add it to the list. so not only is this a great reference for Christmas, it’s also a great reference for gifts from loved ones, for birthdays, for stockings, for Easter baskets, etc. And around this time of year, I use these lists for Christmas gift ideas, but I also think: what are things we need, or would get a lot of use of in the next year? And from there I decide Christmas gift ideas.
I also keep a list of our Decide Once gifts - many of which are our Christmas gift formulas. More on this in a second.
a few of my favorite things that are on sale!
as always, thank y’all so much for shopping through my links, especially in light of this year's bout of unemployment. being able to help provide a little bit for my family - while staying home with two littles - is something I will never take for granted. please know that anytime you comment on a post, share one of my reels, read a blogpost, open my weekly menu plan, or shop through my links, I appreciate your support and kindness so, so much. xo, h
Read Morewe bring a few favorite outdoor toys when we go Airstreaming.
see that list of toys HERE.
but sometimes we need a quiet indoor activity: when it’s raining, when KK first wakes up, when we need some time to rest, etc.
but the Airstream has very limited storage, so we have to be very intentional with what we bring.
more details on our Airstream coming soon.
here are our favorite indoor activities for the Airstream.
Read Moredid you hear? we got an airstream. (more details coming soon.)
and given its tiny square footage, we have to be incredibly intentional about what we bring along.
including toys.
here’s what we needed: things to play when the kids first wake up, things to play when it’s raining outside, things to play when it’s sunny outside, things to play in the water, things to play while exploring, things to play at the campground amenities, things to play in sand/dirt/rocks, etc etc etc.
here’s what made the cut.
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