Favorite Gifts from 2020 Christmas

I promised my instagram peeps a holiday gift guide and I never delivered!!! I figure we are all overloaded on toys for now, but thought I would share while I have time and they are fresh in my head for you to reference later. In no particular order, my boys’ favorite Christmas gifts from this year follow.

Memberships / Subscriptions

Woodworking Kit— for my almost 7 year old. He’s done one already and really enjoyed it!

Cooking Kit — this was for the almost 4 year old twins. My stepmom added on a sibling pack, so they got 2 aprons and get 2 patches every month and 2 of the special cooking equipment every month which is great! They have already made 2 meals and they were DELICIOUS. As you can imagine, they did need a not of guidance from me since they are so young and these are actual meals, but with help they really enjoyed it.

Kiwi Crate — this was not actually a Christmas gift; my oldest got it for his birthday but thought I would share it here. He really enjoys getting this and now that he can read, he can do them all on his own!!

Games

Bugs in the Kitchen — My SIL found this game and it is SO FUN! The kids and adults all enjoyed it and fought over who could play next.

Cadoo — We are a big game family and Cranium is my FAVORITE! This is the kid’s version! It was really fun, but the kids did need help and to be on a team with an adult.

Zingo — Bingo with pictures and words. 4 year olds love this!

Ticket to Ride — My husband and I love the adult version, and my almost 7 year old loves this. I was worried it would be too complicated, but he caught right on!

Toys / ETC

Fun pattern blocks — all 3 of my kids love this so far! Great “center” activity for school and for visual processing skills (I can re-use for work!)

Fire Station — This was one of their big joint gifts. They are obsessed with all things Fireman Sam and this has been played with nonstop. It comes with 1 helicopter and 1 firetruck, but they got 2 more of the individual fire trucks and I’m so glad. They can all play together without fighting. It is a bit pricey, but I got it on sale.

Camera — They each have their own camera now and play with it nonstop!

LEGOS — They are obsessed with Legos. This burger fire one and this underwater one were their favorites though!

Projector — This was their other big group gift. My husband was mad when I bought it, but when he played around with it it fell in love! We have already had movie night in their room on the ceiling and can’t wait to have outdoor movie nights this summer!

Piggy bank — Everyone got a piggy bank for Christmas and they have been asking to do jobs around the house for money ever since!

Luggage Tags — My MIL gave the boys matching suitcases awhile ago that they love, but they always fought over which one was theirs. Now they have luggage tags to keep them apart. I was surprised that these were such a big hit.

Paint sticks — Love, love, love these! Kids love them because it feels like they are painting with a glue stick (which kids are obsessed with). I love them because they are not messy and the colors are so vibrant.

Books

Art Activity Book — My almost 7 yo loves this!

They received a lot of books and chapter books. We have been really into chapter books that I will hopefully post about soon. They are great for bedtime because they are long and no one fights over looking at the pictures. I sit in the hallway and everyone is in their beds. I will share just a couple of our favorites here that we have read and loved, not necessarily ones we got at Christmas because we haven’t read those yet.

Zoey and Sassafrass — A sweet series of books about a little girl helping animals.

Little House Series — We are about halfway through this series and I can’t believe how much the kids are enjoying it! I never read/ watched as a kid and am learning a lot myself!

My Fathers Dragon — A sweet, fun adventure.

Charlottes Web — A classic that we all enjoyed.

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