Some other things we have given in the past that my kids especially enjoyed were a 3D pen, a 3D printer, LEGO Mindstorms, jewelry making supplies, cake decorating and candy making supplies, and MP3 players with headphones and a blue tooth speaker.
3 and 6 year old homeschool boys here. We did quite a few board games (many which have been inspired by your channel), razor scooters, Lego accessories, DIY Blank Comic books, and I put together a little "nature art" to-go bag (travel watercolor palette, mini water color pad, travel water cup, water pens inside of a dollar tree cosmetic bag). The big Santa gifts they asked for is a piano so my 6 yr old is getting a portable keyboard lol and my 3 year old wants guitar so he is getting a little ukulele. Everything bought through some sort of sale or deal!
8 year old boy is getting a remote control whale shark for the pool, basketball for the pool, and an archery target, and Legoland FL passes. 15 year old boy is getting footballs and private kicking/punting lessons. Adult kids get gift cards and weathertech mats for cars.
Emily has such a sweet heart... She sounds like my daughter. Such a big heart for animals ❤ My daughter has always wanted and still wants to be a veterinarian.
Another idea is musical instruments. Last year we got our kids a drum set, an electric guitar, and a small (maybe 3/4 size) acoustic guitar. We already had a piano and a few keyboards, so we also purchased an online music lesson subscription service. Our teenage son was especially interested in playing a bass guitar, so he got one for his birthday.
I have a 16, 14 and 11 year old boys. Buying for them was HARD this year. They gave me little to no ideas. But, I soldiered on. For my 14 year old he is on the ski team at school so I bought him all things ski, wool socks, a phone koozy to save battery life in the cold, a book about fear written by a famous downhill racer, racing gloves, a backpack to store all of his equipment in since he will be going back and forth to home>school>ski hill every day. I also got him warm wool under layers and soft sweats from the Gap to wear with his long underwear. My 16 year old was the hardest but he did give me some ideas. He wanted three books on WWII. I’m alway happy to buy books. He wanted pins and patches from certain WWI regiments. Done. He needed pants and shirts and hoodies. Hoodies are all the rage for teens these days! His computer needed some major upgrades so my husband bought him new insides. I wish I knew exactly what that is, maybe a new hard drive and graphics card. My 11 year old was much easier to buy for. He still really loves Legos so I was happy to buy Legos to keep him busy and off screens. I purchased him the Lego Porsche. It was not cheap but it is SO cool! He also got the Lego Maclaren. He is really into Lego and these two sets are going to keep him busy for a long while. He also received several hoodies. I like to buy for my boys hoodies from Hannah Andersson at Christmas time. They are a little more pricy but very much worth it. My youngest is the only one who still fits into Hannah Andersson. Bitter sweet. My youngest also is getting some books, nice new socks from Bombas, a wooden castle building kit and new pajamas. My kids are spoiled. I’ll admit that. But I love buying for Christmas. I truly think about it all year long. Thank you for sharing Emily’s gifts. I hope your family has a wonderful Christmas. Merry Christmas!🎄 May the season bring you peace and joy and happiness!😊😘♥️
We love calico !!! It can be easy or complicated ! Me and my husband got it for our anniversary ! Our 10 year old loves to play with us ! Love your themes
My daughter and my favorite game mechanic is tile laying! Our favorites are Karuba, Isle of Cats (played with the easier family style rules when she plays) and my FAVORITE GAME...Castle of Mad King Ludwig.
My son wanted Mario Lego sets. He asked for the Luigi starter set and one big set. My older daughter asked for a faux leather jacket and we got her a chromebook. Our youngest just asked for toys. We got her the Barbie camper along with a Barbie tent set and BBQ. Both our younger two got new coats too, just not leatherish and they each got another small gift. They all have 4 packages wrapped and tied together with a ribbon. Santa is bringing them all RC cars that flip over and do tricks along with a stocking of fun. We also do jammies, books, and chocolate on Christmas Eve along with a family game (sometimes more than one).
My 9 year old is getting the Wings of Fire and Warrior series this year. Some clothes from Justice, craft stuff, new gloves, and an American Girl size husky doll. Her big gift is concert tickets for her favorite band. My 7 year old is getting some Disney and science themed level reader books, Justice clothes, craft stuff, new gloves, and an American Girl size pomeranian doll. Her big gift is ear buds. Their stockings have some candy, mini puzzles, pens, bath bombs, lip gloss, mystery mini figures, small Lego kits... Many years ago we bought a southwest version of the pickle, a chili pepper 🌶️, and the gift for that is Guess Who.
So sweet what she told Santa! 🥺🐬 My gift ideas would be fort building kit, stepping stones for floor is lava, snow saucers for sliding in the snow, basketball hoop, magnatiles, Nintendo switch, LOL OMG house, anything American girl doll or our generation. I’ve been eyeing the instax camera. I’ll wait until my daughter is older and asks for one!
My 13-year-old daughter got an Instax camera a few years ago and she still enjoys it. She also has a digital camera. She uses them both for different purposes.
My daughter loves lush as do I! So got her some fun lip scrubs and body washes! I also got my niece some fun shower jelly and bath bombs! My daughter likes Harry Potter legos so some of those she’ll be getting for Christmas too!
We did a vet set to go with my daughter’s American girl, and a table top air hockey table for my son! Those are their main/big gifts. My daughter asked for a dog from Santa...so that’s tough, but we are going to volunteer at our local shelter and take donations. I think she will love it☺️
I love your family. So sweet. My kids would be so disappointed if I gave them book or boardgames/puzzles! Funny how kids are so different! We tried the pottery studio and it didn't work for us. I took several pottery classes in college so I know what I'm doing...and the thing just didn't have enough power to work. You have to pres down really hard to center the clay, but the motor would just barely crawl...we weren't ever able to get it very centered.... and threw it away after the first use... My son is getting a one-wheeler and a soccer goal, my daughter is getting a guitar, and a GAB phone.... maybe a few other little things like some amber jewelry or some garland for her room... WE are just doing a two BIG gifts this year instead of a bunch of small things...
Oh and I bought the Extraordinaires Design studio....but I think I'm just going to use it for school instead of give it as a gift... but look that up if you havent already!
You have the best ideas! My little boy will be five in a very short time and is reading books. He wanted to read chapter books himself so I ordered the Hey Jack series from Usborne. I got him a speak and spell since he is into spelling and reading so much. We bought him the Leapfrog interactive globe -- he loves learning about "land formations" -- his words LOL. Ofcourse, he like many his age, loves the new Disney+ Spidey and His Amazing Friends so I purchased him 2 books, a Spiderman costumes (50% off after Halloween) and some of the toys. I also got him several different kinds of building blocks to see which he gravitated toward. I get so many educational ideas from you -- we are gonna homeschool my guy starting next fall!!! Merry Christmas!
You always have such fun ideas!!! But you have to tell me girl.... where & how do you store all of it?! And what do you do with books etc once she has filled them in & finished them (like the story illustrator) I have 5 kiddos under the age of 12 and only 1 will keep her stuff manageable.... the rest want to keep EVERYTHING!
She will choose to make room on her bookshelf in her room for them or once she's done we will take pictures and toss them. I am pretty strict about things fitting on the shelves we have (with myself as well as her) of I buy new games or books I purge to make room or squeeze them in, lol. I have neices and nephews who are younger and two amazing teachers in my life so I share and donate things we outgrow that aren't consumable.
These were great ideas! I almost bought that camera for my 7 year old and a digital one for my 9 year old, but ended up with digital for both since they love to take pictures and their brother has an instax camera it would get pricey! Their new digital cameras are small and much better then the pro one I bought 13 years ago lol. Looks like I will borrow theirs for Disney!
These kids and their big hearts. My six year old wants to save the sea turtles. We are making a donation to teamseas and to another charity that protects turtle nest sites on his behalf for Christmas.
I just added half this stuff to my Amazon cart, lol... Question- do the anatomy puzzles all fit together into a huge person or are they just meant to be individual puzzles? I'm thinking if they do that would make an awesome wall display.
The FedEx person was kind enough to hand my daughter her Christmas gift (iPod touch), so we got creative, and we are making over her room to Superhero Girls with a new lamp, bed spread, and poster. I really have had to start getting her things on her list and not things I want her to want.
We have 9 kids, ages 1 to 17, so we have a large variety of gifts. Some of the gifts we got are LEGO sets, books, games, puzzles, princess dresses, a new Snap Circuits set, 3D printer plastic, a watch, and a wallet (for the student driver). One of the family gifts is a foosball table.
I have a video of what we got our 5 kids on my channel but my 8-year-old is getting a draw your own comic book and a panda lego friends set as 2 of her gifts.
Me being amazed at how much you managed to get in a stocking 😂😂😂 I always struggle
Oh I strategically stuffed that thing!
Some other things we have given in the past that my kids especially enjoyed were a 3D pen, a 3D printer, LEGO Mindstorms, jewelry making supplies, cake decorating and candy making supplies, and MP3 players with headphones and a blue tooth speaker.
Great ideas!
3 and 6 year old homeschool boys here. We did quite a few board games (many which have been inspired by your channel), razor scooters, Lego accessories, DIY Blank Comic books, and I put together a little "nature art" to-go bag (travel watercolor palette, mini water color pad, travel water cup, water pens inside of a dollar tree cosmetic bag). The big Santa gifts they asked for is a piano so my 6 yr old is getting a portable keyboard lol and my 3 year old wants guitar so he is getting a little ukulele. Everything bought through some sort of sale or deal!
FYI I got teary when you mentioned the Winter. How sweet of her
8 year old boy is getting a remote control whale shark for the pool, basketball for the pool, and an archery target, and Legoland FL passes. 15 year old boy is getting footballs and private kicking/punting lessons. Adult kids get gift cards and weathertech mats for cars.
Emily has such a sweet heart... She sounds like my daughter. Such a big heart for animals ❤ My daughter has always wanted and still wants to be a veterinarian.
Another idea is musical instruments. Last year we got our kids a drum set, an electric guitar, and a small (maybe 3/4 size) acoustic guitar. We already had a piano and a few keyboards, so we also purchased an online music lesson subscription service. Our teenage son was especially interested in playing a bass guitar, so he got one for his birthday.
I have a 16, 14 and 11 year old boys. Buying for them was HARD this year. They gave me little to no ideas. But, I soldiered on. For my 14 year old he is on the ski team at school so I bought him all things ski, wool socks, a phone koozy to save battery life in the cold, a book about fear written by a famous downhill racer, racing gloves, a backpack to store all of his equipment in since he will be going back and forth to home>school>ski hill every day. I also got him warm wool under layers and soft sweats from the Gap to wear with his long underwear. My 16 year old was the hardest but he did give me some ideas. He wanted three books on WWII. I’m alway happy to buy books. He wanted pins and patches from certain WWI regiments. Done. He needed pants and shirts and hoodies. Hoodies are all the rage for teens these days! His computer needed some major upgrades so my husband bought him new insides. I wish I knew exactly what that is, maybe a new hard drive and graphics card. My 11 year old was much easier to buy for. He still really loves Legos so I was happy to buy Legos to keep him busy and off screens. I purchased him the Lego Porsche. It was not cheap but it is SO cool! He also got the Lego Maclaren. He is really into Lego and these two sets are going to keep him busy for a long while. He also received several hoodies. I like to buy for my boys hoodies from Hannah Andersson at Christmas time. They are a little more pricy but very much worth it. My youngest is the only one who still fits into Hannah Andersson. Bitter sweet. My youngest also is getting some books, nice new socks from Bombas, a wooden castle building kit and new pajamas. My kids are spoiled. I’ll admit that. But I love buying for Christmas. I truly think about it all year long. Thank you for sharing Emily’s gifts. I hope your family has a wonderful Christmas. Merry Christmas!🎄 May the season bring you peace and joy and happiness!😊😘♥️
We love calico !!! It can be easy or complicated ! Me and my husband got it for our anniversary ! Our 10 year old loves to play with us ! Love your themes
My daughter and my favorite game mechanic is tile laying! Our favorites are Karuba, Isle of Cats (played with the easier family style rules when she plays) and my FAVORITE GAME...Castle of Mad King Ludwig.
We have a pickle ornament. We have 3 kids. I don't buy a special present for the pickle. Usually the one to find it gets to open the first gift.
My son wanted Mario Lego sets. He asked for the Luigi starter set and one big set. My older daughter asked for a faux leather jacket and we got her a chromebook. Our youngest just asked for toys. We got her the Barbie camper along with a Barbie tent set and BBQ. Both our younger two got new coats too, just not leatherish and they each got another small gift. They all have 4 packages wrapped and tied together with a ribbon. Santa is bringing them all RC cars that flip over and do tricks along with a stocking of fun. We also do jammies, books, and chocolate on Christmas Eve along with a family game (sometimes more than one).
I love that idea! That's what we'll do from now on!
My 9 year old is getting the Wings of Fire and Warrior series this year. Some clothes from Justice, craft stuff, new gloves, and an American Girl size husky doll. Her big gift is concert tickets for her favorite band.
My 7 year old is getting some Disney and science themed level reader books, Justice clothes, craft stuff, new gloves, and an American Girl size pomeranian doll. Her big gift is ear buds.
Their stockings have some candy, mini puzzles, pens, bath bombs, lip gloss, mystery mini figures, small Lego kits...
Many years ago we bought a southwest version of the pickle, a chili pepper 🌶️, and the gift for that is Guess Who.
So sweet what she told Santa! 🥺🐬 My gift ideas would be fort building kit, stepping stones for floor is lava, snow saucers for sliding in the snow, basketball hoop, magnatiles, Nintendo switch, LOL OMG house, anything American girl doll or our generation. I’ve been eyeing the instax camera. I’ll wait until my daughter is older and asks for one!
So fun! We finally added Qwirkle to our family games. My kids didn't really ask for much mini sewing machine nothing else.
Gonna get those dragon books for my 10 year old :) thanks for the idea
Awesome gift ideas! Thank you! Emily has such a big heart! 🐬
The pickle is one of our traditions. I may have to get the pickle game.😆
Azul is such a great game!!
My 13-year-old daughter got an Instax camera a few years ago and she still enjoys it. She also has a digital camera. She uses them both for different purposes.
Thank you for the ideas! Now I need a list of the Netflix shows Emily likes because you listed several that I had not heard of!
My daughter loves lush as do I! So got her some fun lip scrubs and body washes! I also got my niece some fun shower jelly and bath bombs! My daughter likes Harry Potter legos so some of those she’ll be getting for Christmas too!
Ice skating tickets, movie tickets, Children's museum pass, trampoline pass. Ideas from Nana
We did a vet set to go with my daughter’s American girl, and a table top air hockey table for my son! Those are their main/big gifts. My daughter asked for a dog from Santa...so that’s tough, but we are going to volunteer at our local shelter and take donations. I think she will love it☺️
We did an American girl vet set last year!
I love your family. So sweet. My kids would be so disappointed if I gave them book or boardgames/puzzles! Funny how kids are so different! We tried the pottery studio and it didn't work for us. I took several pottery classes in college so I know what I'm doing...and the thing just didn't have enough power to work. You have to pres down really hard to center the clay, but the motor would just barely crawl...we weren't ever able to get it very centered.... and threw it away after the first use... My son is getting a one-wheeler and a soccer goal, my daughter is getting a guitar, and a GAB phone.... maybe a few other little things like some amber jewelry or some garland for her room... WE are just doing a two BIG gifts this year instead of a bunch of small things...
Oh and I bought the Extraordinaires Design studio....but I think I'm just going to use it for school instead of give it as a gift... but look that up if you havent already!
Thank you for all the great ideas.
You are so welcome!
You have the best ideas! My little boy will be five in a very short time and is reading books. He wanted to read chapter books himself so I ordered the Hey Jack series from Usborne. I got him a speak and spell since he is into spelling and reading so much. We bought him the Leapfrog interactive globe -- he loves learning about "land formations" -- his words LOL. Ofcourse, he like many his age, loves the new Disney+ Spidey and His Amazing Friends so I purchased him 2 books, a Spiderman costumes (50% off after Halloween) and some of the toys. I also got him several different kinds of building blocks to see which he gravitated toward. I get so many educational ideas from you -- we are gonna homeschool my guy starting next fall!!! Merry Christmas!
I am planning a Clearwater Marine Aquarium trip as Christmas gift/experience as well this year.
Love all of this!! And her Santa request ❤️
Awesome ideas, thank you. If you don’t have it already Human Body Theatre would a great addition, it’s hands down the most amazing book for kids.
Thanks for the recommendation!
You always have such fun ideas!!! But you have to tell me girl.... where & how do you store all of it?! And what do you do with books etc once she has filled them in & finished them (like the story illustrator) I have 5 kiddos under the age of 12 and only 1 will keep her stuff manageable.... the rest want to keep EVERYTHING!
She will choose to make room on her bookshelf in her room for them or once she's done we will take pictures and toss them. I am pretty strict about things fitting on the shelves we have (with myself as well as her) of I buy new games or books I purge to make room or squeeze them in, lol.
I have neices and nephews who are younger and two amazing teachers in my life so I share and donate things we outgrow that aren't consumable.
Great ideas!! Thank you!
These were great ideas! I almost bought that camera for my 7 year old and a digital one for my 9 year old, but ended up with digital for both since they love to take pictures and their brother has an instax camera it would get pricey! Their new digital cameras are small and much better then the pro one I bought 13 years ago lol. Looks like I will borrow theirs for Disney!
Can’t wait to watch. Maybe I shouldn’t… buys more for my girls lol.
Azul is one of my favorite games!
These kids and their big hearts. My six year old wants to save the sea turtles. We are making a donation to teamseas and to another charity that protects turtle nest sites on his behalf for Christmas.
I guess that means we're raising them right!
I just added half this stuff to my Amazon cart, lol... Question- do the anatomy puzzles all fit together into a huge person or are they just meant to be individual puzzles? I'm thinking if they do that would make an awesome wall display.
Haha let’s see how much I add. Or to at least save for later
That would be so cool if they did!
They do make the entire body!
The FedEx person was kind enough to hand my daughter her Christmas gift (iPod touch), so we got creative, and we are making over her room to Superhero Girls with a new lamp, bed spread, and poster. I really have had to start getting her things on her list and not things I want her to want.
Oh no 🙈 What a mishap. Glad you got creative!
Some girls love dolls and some love science and animals!!!!!
We have 9 kids, ages 1 to 17, so we have a large variety of gifts. Some of the gifts we got are LEGO sets, books, games, puzzles, princess dresses, a new Snap Circuits set, 3D printer plastic, a watch, and a wallet (for the student driver). One of the family gifts is a foosball table.
I have a video of what we got our 5 kids on my channel but my 8-year-old is getting a draw your own comic book and a panda lego friends set as 2 of her gifts.
My Grandson is age 9.
Have you considered symbolically adopting a dolphin through World Wildlife organization?
I have! And we may also do that.
I asked my 11 year old granddaughter (an only child) what she wanted for Christmas. Her answer: "A sibling". 🙄