Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post by Sarah in the kickoff of our 12 Days of Christmas Series. Today, I am going to share some gift ideas with you. I am trying to be very intentional in my gift-giving this year and not giving “junk” just for the sake of giving a gift.
While gifts are by far not the important thing at Christmas, I wanted to highlight some ideas early on in the series, in case some of you need some inspiration! Many of these products I have used myself and can vouch that they are good buys. {And I am not getting paid to say any of this, unless you order through my Amazon links! ;)}
First off, this baby bathtub. We received one of these as a gift for our third baby last year, and I just love it! It easily fits in one side of the kitchen sink, and you just pour water over the baby and the water just flows through the mesh and down the drain. It is much less messy than other methods we have tried.
If you have a child in your life- yours or someone else’s, they need this book!
I remember reading reviews of this beautifully-illustrated book for about a year before I actually bought it, and it lived up to every single good thing said about it! Each and every story, including the Old Testament stories, point to Christ. You can also buy from Christian Book Distributors.
Next up, a Bumbo! I absolutely loved this with my little girls (they were just coming on the scene when my son was a baby) and we were fortunate enough to be able to borrow one each time. They are pricey, but you can re-sell them on Craig’s List. {or buy one from there to start with!}
And lastly, this cute little gem:
For a friend you really love:
I love, love, love the Pioneer Woman! I was hooked on her blog from the moment I first found it, and my hubby got me this cookbook last year for Christmas. (He paid full price for it at Barnes and Noble and it took every shred of self control in me not to return it and buy it from Amazon! haha} Her cooking isn’t exactly diet-friendly, but the deliciousness (and her humor!) more than make up for the extra calories.
I received a jar of homemade sugar scrub from a sweet friend at a Pinterest Party last week. {Oh, yes, a Pinterest Party! I could write a whole post about it!} Anyway, the stuff is fabulous! It’s an inexpensive way to give a super-nice gift.
For a single mama (or any mama, really!), the gift of a house cleaning would most likely be a welcome treat, as would a massage, a night of baby-sitting, or a prepared meal brought to her home.
Oh, and grab our button!
Also linking up with Abbie from Five Days Five Ways- although this is way more than 5 gifts. Go check out her blog! 🙂
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I got hubby a boot jack, plus he’s all about presidential history and this was part of one of Roosevelt’s campaign give-aways. Fun.
Dad’s getting a river shirt from LL Bean since he’s always cold. It’s part wool on the outside, but cotton on the inside, cool! Er, I mean warm….