It is definitely that time of year again. Time for shopping. Each year I’ve put together a list of ideas for Christmas gifts that we recommend for little ones. This year I am going to reference back to those (we still love them!) and link to a blog that I follow.
Our toy recommendations are:
From Christmas 2015
From 2014
We love Lakeshore Learning. This post includes some of our favorites from there.
Books make great gifts too. Here are a couple of posts about books we like.
Not Just Cute is one of our favorite blogs. You’ve probably noticed many of my quotes in the weekly emails are by Amanda Morgan, the writer of this blog. She has a great post about books for children of all ages here.
NOT JUST CUTE-BOOKS
Here is her list of best toys for encouraging imagination:
NOT JUST CUTE -TOYS
Of course we offer all this with the full realization that toys and gifts are not what make Christmas. We are starting to learn our Christmas songs for the Christmas Worship on the 10th and I love hearing from the children about Jesus and all that he has done for us. It is so wonderful to recognize Jesus’ birth every year with our Christmas celebrations. This book is a great one for talking about the real reason for Christmas.