Comments on: Shop NOW For The Holidays, While There’s Plenty of Time http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/ Live simply, stay sane. Life hacks for home managers. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:57:05 +0200 hourly 1 By: Melissa http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-13797 Melissa Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:19:42 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-13797 We also do 3 gifts per child in our family for the same reason. My mother gives all the grandchildren 3 gifts too but she uses the rule of thumb..one need, one want (typically toy related), and one outfit. <abbr><em>Melissa´s last blog post...<a href="http://wishesdreamslove.blogspot.com/2008/11/bad-hair-day.html" rel="nofollow">Bad hair day!</a></abbr></em> We also do 3 gifts per child in our family for the same reason. My mother gives all the grandchildren 3 gifts too but she uses the rule of thumb..one need, one want (typically toy related), and one outfit.

Melissa´s last blog post…Bad hair day!

]]> By: Martha @ Better with Less http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-12317 Martha @ Better with Less Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:16:54 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-12317 I love the idea of shopping early. I find that when you aren't rushed, you can come up with more creative and less pricey gift ideas. In fact, I just did about 90% of my shopping this weekend online, and the credit card company called me right after to see if my card was stolen! Here are a couple of my favorite ideas from this year: 1. Handmade napkins for my friend who is going greener. 2. Hummus-of-the-month for my vegan friend who lives on the stuff. I am going to give him a batch and a menu for the year, then make a new flavor for him each month. I love the idea of shopping early. I find that when you aren’t rushed, you can come up with more creative and less pricey gift ideas. In fact, I just did about 90% of my shopping this weekend online, and the credit card company called me right after to see if my card was stolen!

Here are a couple of my favorite ideas from this year:
1. Handmade napkins for my friend who is going greener.
2. Hummus-of-the-month for my vegan friend who lives on the stuff. I am going to give him a batch and a menu for the year, then make a new flavor for him each month.

]]> By: Lori Ann http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-11998 Lori Ann Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:54:08 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-11998 Thanks for the post. My husband and I are still kid-less, but we're trying to decide what to do for the holidays for each other, and what we'd do with kids. I often remember a gift from my parents as a kid - a favorite for years: a sock puppet my dad sewed out of one of his tube socks. It's one a few Christmas gifts I still specifically remember! <abbr><em>Lori Ann´s last blog post...<a href="http://www.simplemakes.com/2008/11/kids-pigs-book-review.html" rel="nofollow">Kids & Pigs: Book Review</a></abbr></em> Thanks for the post. My husband and I are still kid-less, but we’re trying to decide what to do for the holidays for each other, and what we’d do with kids.

I often remember a gift from my parents as a kid – a favorite for years: a sock puppet my dad sewed out of one of his tube socks. It’s one a few Christmas gifts I still specifically remember!

Lori Ann´s last blog post…Kids & Pigs: Book Review

]]> By: Tracie http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-11762 Tracie Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:42:45 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-11762 We started the 3 gifts thing when our daughter celebrated her 1st Christmas. We felt like she was getting so much from her grandparents and we wanted to keep the focus on Jesus' birth. We do 3 presents and a stocking, but that's it. This year we're doing homemade gifts for the extended family and my mom has promised to cut back on how many gifts she buys too. We focus more on spending time together and doing things as a family rather than on the gifts. My husband and I don't even buy each other Christmas gifts. We just try to get out for a long dinner without the kids sometime during the holidays! <abbr><em>Tracie´s last blog post...<a href="http://meadowsfamilynews.blogspot.com/2008/11/crazy-peyton-jane.html" rel="nofollow">Crazy Peyton Jane</a></abbr></em> We started the 3 gifts thing when our daughter celebrated her 1st Christmas. We felt like she was getting so much from her grandparents and we wanted to keep the focus on Jesus’ birth. We do 3 presents and a stocking, but that’s it. This year we’re doing homemade gifts for the extended family and my mom has promised to cut back on how many gifts she buys too. We focus more on spending time together and doing things as a family rather than on the gifts. My husband and I don’t even buy each other Christmas gifts. We just try to get out for a long dinner without the kids sometime during the holidays!

Tracie´s last blog post…Crazy Peyton Jane

]]> By: Liz@VioletPosy http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-11679 Liz@VioletPosy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:20:09 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-11679 Taking your advice I'm nearly done shopping for Christmas and I've managed to pick up a lot of bargains as there are a lot of reductions on at the shops now. Thanks! <abbr><em>Liz@VioletPosy´s last blog post...<a href="http://violetposy.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/puppies-from-heaven/" rel="nofollow">Puppies from Heaven</a></abbr></em> Taking your advice I’m nearly done shopping for Christmas and I’ve managed to pick up a lot of bargains as there are a lot of reductions on at the shops now. Thanks!

Liz@VioletPosy´s last blog post…Puppies from Heaven

]]> By: listplanit (Jen Tankersley) http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-25013 listplanit (Jen Tankersley) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:48:12 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-25013 http://tinyurl.com/5tb59o http://tinyurl.com/5tb59o

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]]> By: stephaniesmommybrain http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-11646 stephaniesmommybrain Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:28:31 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-11646 All of my extended family live out of state and will not be with us for Christmas. And since I have a 3 week old baby (plus 3 other kids) I'm not heading out to do any major shopping in the next 6 weeks! So I will be picking up some good ol' gift cards in the next couple of weeks. One tradition we have for my 3 boys is buying tools. First Christmas is a real toolbox, then each year daddy adds one tool to the toolbox. By the time they are grown they'll have a full set of tools. In the meantime they LOVE using their very own real hammer (or whatever) when working with daddy on projects. All of my extended family live out of state and will not be with us for Christmas. And since I have a 3 week old baby (plus 3 other kids) I’m not heading out to do any major shopping in the next 6 weeks! So I will be picking up some good ol’ gift cards in the next couple of weeks.

One tradition we have for my 3 boys is buying tools. First Christmas is a real toolbox, then each year daddy adds one tool to the toolbox. By the time they are grown they’ll have a full set of tools. In the meantime they LOVE using their very own real hammer (or whatever) when working with daddy on projects.

]]> By: Avlor http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-11643 Avlor Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:54:05 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-11643 We've made our plan and are keeping gifts to a minimum. Kiddo presents are purchased (4 presents each with a set $ amount). I'll make a few things for stocking stuffers. We usually put a special note that is the first "present opened" talking about giving a gift in honor of our savior too. I've had to work on my mom for years, but she's seeing the light. She still thinks she needs to give about what we do. But she's not out giving us anymore. It's so comforting to see that my family isn't the only one doing this and feeling this way!!! Thanks for this post! <abbr><em>Avlor´s last blog post...<a href="http://blog.foxdowns.com/2008/11/08/dusk-photo-catchup-from-the-other-day/" rel="nofollow">Dusk (photo catchup from the other day)</a></abbr></em> We’ve made our plan and are keeping gifts to a minimum. Kiddo presents are purchased (4 presents each with a set $ amount). I’ll make a few things for stocking stuffers. We usually put a special note that is the first “present opened” talking about giving a gift in honor of our savior too.

I’ve had to work on my mom for years, but she’s seeing the light. She still thinks she needs to give about what we do. But she’s not out giving us anymore.

It’s so comforting to see that my family isn’t the only one doing this and feeling this way!!! Thanks for this post!

Avlor´s last blog post…Dusk (photo catchup from the other day)

]]> By: Cynthia Samuels http://simplemom.net/shop-early-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-11642 Cynthia Samuels Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:53:43 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=905#comment-11642 There was a huge recession in the 80s, I remember, and all the adults in my family contributed the money they would have spent on gifts for other adults in the family into a fund that we gave to a food bank. Our kids each gave up one night of Channukah and picked a charity too. It was a great year - we've done variations ever since. There was a huge recession in the 80s, I remember, and all the adults in my family contributed the money they would have spent on gifts for other adults in the family into a fund that we gave to a food bank. Our kids each gave up one night of Channukah and picked a charity too. It was a great year – we’ve done variations ever since.

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