We have a 2.5 year old who we bought an outdoor/indoor slide and basketball net attached, as well as a sensory swing! The swing can hold up to 200 lbs easily and there is a lot of sturdy fabric like a hammock. I have not bought anything for our 3 month old because she has all of her sister’s baby toys and clothes from family. Really just having her take in the Christmas holiday and document as much as possible! She’s being baptized right after the new year so our focus is cherishing these new milestones rather than spend money on frivolous items
I have a 4 year old boy, almost 3 year old boy, and 1 year old girl and we did one gift each. Both boys got new mattresses and a shared twin bunk bed when we moved this summer, so we found a Minecraft bed set for our 4 year old and a trucks/car bed set for our almost three year old. For our girl we got a giraffe inflatable riding toy. Her brothers already have a horse and scooter version and LOVE bouncing around on them. Everything else is hand crocheted by me for their stocking stuffers.
It’s interesting to see how different families are doing things for the holidays. I don’t think Christmas is all about the gifts but I do think more than one gift should be given. It’s a special time of year, and it should be special for the kids. I don’t think clothing, bedding etc should count as presents because that’s necessity and should be given to them in general. Unless it’s a special keepsake sweater like Beth did with their name so cute! Even if they’re young or have siblings toys to play with They are still an individual and deserve to have their gift own in my opinion. I know everyone has different budgets but at least 3 gifts like Beth did is perfect! Doesn’t have to be fancy, expensive or something that they will get bored of. There’s a ton of super thoughtful things I can think of! I don’t know, I always put myself in my kids shoes, just my opinion 😊
We only do one gift per child + stockings. My 5 y.o is getting a telescope, my 3 y.o is getting one of the Maxi Maileg mice, and my 1 y.o is getting a snow suit. With stockings and gifts from family member too, more would feel overwhelming to me!
I love how everything is so intentional and thought out! I do think you did amazing at being minimal but still making it an exciting Christmas for them! ❤ I come from a family where we tend to over give on Christmas especially for the kids and they get 10+ presents! I do agree with you it’s better to add to what they already love, that’s so smart! I have 3 kids and 1 on the way 7 year old boy, 4 year old girl, 2 year old boy and still unknown for the 4th I got my daughter a vintage solid wood doll cradle and highchair from Facebook marketplace. The lady told me it’s hand crafted family heirloom, the cradle rocks when pushed and the highchair has a carved out heart. It’s adorable and my daughter is going to cherish it for years. She’s in love with baby dolls too! She has the Babi and Lullababy ones
Yoto is on of our favourites, it's gets used daily. Play couch is another daily use. I found a sit on crane digger for my son and this week I found a slide to go with the play couch, both used so better deal! Also he's getting makedo tools and more!
I have a similar electronic drum set for my son, just be warned that even the lowest volume setting I found very loud! Just don’t startle yourself like I did opening it up 😅
I love your parenting and your videos, but let me just say that this is not what I expected! 😂 I now see that this is very much a cultural difference, but holy smokes kids get a lot of gifts these days! (Yours is definitely minimal after diving further in what other american/canadian parents post about buying for their kids. But still!) My son gets one gift from us for every occasion, which never seemed strange to me as he also gets a gift from his grandparents, aunt,.. and I already feel like he has way too much (he is only 2!) I'm just wondering where parents put all these gifts and what happens to them! Do you put them away after the party and then slowly reintroduce them to the kids over time or do they get everything at once and maybe you start rotating?
I just don't understand how this is minimalistic 😅 but regardless, loved the ideas! I have kids with similar ages. We've decided to skip gifts this year (they get a ton of them from family and friends and we have a tendency of giving out gifts often during the year), but we will be taking the oldest one to a kids concert. We have been able to instruct grandparents and closest friends with what she needs / likes the most, so I think there won't be waste yey. :)
Aw that’s so exciting! Love the idea of gifting an experience. I hope to do that too when our kids are a bit older and can understand it! And really?! I feel like 3 things per child isn’t much but maybe I’m used to seeing huge toy hauls that people give their kids for their Christmas 😂
@@BethGraceMoore I mean, I love that you do you and follow your gut when it comes to gifting your kids. Because I feel like I'm constantly buying them stuff (small gifts) I don't feel bad for not buying something specific for Christmas. Maybe when the day comes I'll go out and buy something small, who knows. But yesterday at my oldest Waldorf's school I almost felt shamed for even buying anything at all, so it's refreshing to see other counscious parents (or, shall i say, normal-good parents) do it and be fine about it. Everything is so problematized these days.
@ No kidding eh!! Honestly I don’t buy my kids any toys during the year except books 😂 haha which sometimes I feel bad about but I tell them they can make their requests around birthdays and Christmas, so in our house it’s just flipped!
We don't buy ours gifts throughout the year. He might get 1 or 2 small things if he's done something we're exceptionally proud of, but we definitely do more than 3 presents at Xmas and bday, which is in January. We don't have a lot of friends or family buying him gifts, so 80% of it falls on us. We probably do about 7 gifts for each event, and we do our best to pick things that are very open ended or not very age specific. And we usually get expansion packs for at least one toy from the year before that was well loved all year long. This year the Magna tiles are getting expanded and we think he will lose his mind from excitement. He's played with them almost every day for the last year, so they were definitely the stand out toy. It's fascinating to see which toys end up being the winners because there's always at least one surprise we didn't expect. And we started something new this year. He got to pick one present from the store that he really wanted, and knows it's for Xmas, but doesn't get to open it until then I think we're going to keep the tradition. He felt really grown up picking it out for himself and its been a great distraction from him asking about the unknown presents. He's also outgrown a lot of the previous toys developmentally so a lot of them are actually going to be boxed up for future sibling. So it currently looks like he's got so many, but about half of them will be leaving his toy shelves. I love your choices and intentionality in the gift choices and how you really look for good quality ones. Every family is different and if 3 per kid is the right number for you guys, then that's the right number. 😊
What are you guys planning to give your kids for Christmas this year? Anyone else done shopping or are you still deciding?! ❤
Do grandparents/family give gifts on top of this?
@@ashleylandsman7161I would hope so😊 and I think Beth did an amazing job with presents !
I love that these gifts aren’t over the top while still being amazing & fun gifts. Very relatable. 😊
We have a 2.5 year old who we bought an outdoor/indoor slide and basketball net attached, as well as a sensory swing! The swing can hold up to 200 lbs easily and there is a lot of sturdy fabric like a hammock.
I have not bought anything for our 3 month old because she has all of her sister’s baby toys and clothes from family. Really just having her take in the Christmas holiday and document as much as possible! She’s being baptized right after the new year so our focus is cherishing these new milestones rather than spend money on frivolous items
I have a 4 year old boy, almost 3 year old boy, and 1 year old girl and we did one gift each. Both boys got new mattresses and a shared twin bunk bed when we moved this summer, so we found a Minecraft bed set for our 4 year old and a trucks/car bed set for our almost three year old. For our girl we got a giraffe inflatable riding toy. Her brothers already have a horse and scooter version and LOVE bouncing around on them. Everything else is hand crocheted by me for their stocking stuffers.
Unrelated to the video but just have to say your hair color right now is STUNNING on you ❤
@@hayleyblake3311 AH thank you so much!! I’m loving it too - definitely going to do it again when it grows out a bit more 😍
I’m getting them PJS, socks, and my 2 year old girl, a baby doll, with a stroller! And for my son, a truck 🥹❤️
It’s interesting to see how different families are doing things for the holidays. I don’t think Christmas is all about the gifts but I do think more than one gift should be given. It’s a special time of year, and it should be special for the kids. I don’t think clothing, bedding etc should count as presents because that’s necessity and should be given to them in general. Unless it’s a special keepsake sweater like Beth did with their name so cute! Even if they’re young or have siblings toys to play with They are still an individual and deserve to have their gift own in my opinion. I know everyone has different budgets but at least 3 gifts like Beth did is perfect! Doesn’t have to be fancy, expensive or something that they will get bored of. There’s a ton of super thoughtful things I can think of! I don’t know, I always put myself in my kids shoes, just my opinion 😊
The rainbow 🌈 toy is really special . Such a great investment in my opinion!!
We only do one gift per child + stockings. My 5 y.o is getting a telescope, my 3 y.o is getting one of the Maxi Maileg mice, and my 1 y.o is getting a snow suit. With stockings and gifts from family member too, more would feel overwhelming to me!
I love how everything is so intentional and thought out! I do think you did amazing at being minimal but still making it an exciting Christmas for them! ❤
I come from a family where we tend to over give on Christmas especially for the kids and they get 10+ presents!
I do agree with you it’s better to add to what they already love, that’s so smart!
I have 3 kids and 1 on the way
7 year old boy, 4 year old girl, 2 year old boy and still unknown for the 4th
I got my daughter a vintage solid wood doll cradle and highchair from Facebook marketplace. The lady told me it’s hand crafted family heirloom, the cradle rocks when pushed and the highchair has a carved out heart. It’s adorable and my daughter is going to cherish it for years. She’s in love with baby dolls too! She has the Babi and Lullababy ones
Wait I love the drum set idea!!
Yoto is on of our favourites, it's gets used daily. Play couch is another daily use. I found a sit on crane digger for my son and this week I found a slide to go with the play couch, both used so better deal! Also he's getting makedo tools and more!
I got whiplash the way I pushed your video notification so fast😅☺️
Hahahaha love this
I have a similar electronic drum set for my son, just be warned that even the lowest volume setting I found very loud! Just don’t startle yourself like I did opening it up 😅
Oh my gosh haha so good to know, thank you for the warning 😂
Red looks incredible on you!!❤
We got our 9 month old a Lovevery Toy Kit and fleece booties for winter ❄️
Love that! Fleece booties is so smart!
Where is your sweater from?
Been waiting for this!! ❤️
I love your parenting and your videos, but let me just say that this is not what I expected! 😂 I now see that this is very much a cultural difference, but holy smokes kids get a lot of gifts these days! (Yours is definitely minimal after diving further in what other american/canadian parents post about buying for their kids. But still!) My son gets one gift from us for every occasion, which never seemed strange to me as he also gets a gift from his grandparents, aunt,.. and I already feel like he has way too much (he is only 2!) I'm just wondering where parents put all these gifts and what happens to them! Do you put them away after the party and then slowly reintroduce them to the kids over time or do they get everything at once and maybe you start rotating?
I just don't understand how this is minimalistic 😅 but regardless, loved the ideas! I have kids with similar ages. We've decided to skip gifts this year (they get a ton of them from family and friends and we have a tendency of giving out gifts often during the year), but we will be taking the oldest one to a kids concert. We have been able to instruct grandparents and closest friends with what she needs / likes the most, so I think there won't be waste yey. :)
Aw that’s so exciting! Love the idea of gifting an experience. I hope to do that too when our kids are a bit older and can understand it!
And really?! I feel like 3 things per child isn’t much but maybe I’m used to seeing huge toy hauls that people give their kids for their Christmas 😂
@@BethGraceMoore I mean, I love that you do you and follow your gut when it comes to gifting your kids. Because I feel like I'm constantly buying them stuff (small gifts) I don't feel bad for not buying something specific for Christmas. Maybe when the day comes I'll go out and buy something small, who knows. But yesterday at my oldest Waldorf's school I almost felt shamed for even buying anything at all, so it's refreshing to see other counscious parents (or, shall i say, normal-good parents) do it and be fine about it. Everything is so problematized these days.
@ No kidding eh!! Honestly I don’t buy my kids any toys during the year except books 😂 haha which sometimes I feel bad about but I tell them they can make their requests around birthdays and Christmas, so in our house it’s just flipped!
We don't buy ours gifts throughout the year. He might get 1 or 2 small things if he's done something we're exceptionally proud of, but we definitely do more than 3 presents at Xmas and bday, which is in January. We don't have a lot of friends or family buying him gifts, so 80% of it falls on us. We probably do about 7 gifts for each event, and we do our best to pick things that are very open ended or not very age specific.
And we usually get expansion packs for at least one toy from the year before that was well loved all year long. This year the Magna tiles are getting expanded and we think he will lose his mind from excitement. He's played with them almost every day for the last year, so they were definitely the stand out toy.
It's fascinating to see which toys end up being the winners because there's always at least one surprise we didn't expect.
And we started something new this year. He got to pick one present from the store that he really wanted, and knows it's for Xmas, but doesn't get to open it until then
I think we're going to keep the tradition. He felt really grown up picking it out for himself and its been a great distraction from him asking about the unknown presents.
He's also outgrown a lot of the previous toys developmentally so a lot of them are actually going to be boxed up for future sibling. So it currently looks like he's got so many, but about half of them will be leaving his toy shelves.
I love your choices and intentionality in the gift choices and how you really look for good quality ones. Every family is different and if 3 per kid is the right number for you guys, then that's the right number. 😊