the dreaded christmas list

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the dreaded christmas list

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nomiddlename

November 19, 2013

So the Christmas list requests have started rolling in for Holden and… I don’t know what to tell people! The kid has literally everything she needs, plus a father who hates junk and… just “stuff” in general. So what’s a mom to do?

She likes to watch Sesame Street and climb on top of everything and take objects out of containers and put them back in. We have hundreds of flash cards and she likes to read books and take selfies and look at photos of herself on my iPhone. She lives a full life.

So the million dollar question is: what are your Christmas list suggestions for a 12-24 month old? I’d love to keep the list to educational and developmental-type toys and not a lot of noisy, plasticy stuff.

ps – weren’t Holdy’s Christmas photos from last year adorable? I die.

5 responses to “the dreaded christmas list”

Danielle

November 19, 2013

For whatever reason, my kids LOVED these. The played with them until they literally disintegrated:http://www.melissaanddoug.com/alphabet-nesting-and-stacking-blocks

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1. ohbothermeg
  
  November 20, 2013
  
  Thanks! I actually just sent that link to my MIL as Meg-approved!
  
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Amy

November 20, 2013

As I look around the room, the things that have gotten the most play in the last year or so would probably be her baby stroller (we like to have parades around the house with the popcorn popper thing, the baby walker and stroller when she does something amazing, like poop on the potty), her Easter themed girly pink legos (the girl LOVES legos) and her cardboard bricks. We like to build towers with the bricks and knock em down with small squishy or fabric balls…we set them up like bowling pins too. They are great. Here is the link http://www.lillianvernon.com/product/buildingbrickspastel.do We may get some additional ones this xmas so we can start building bigger forts!

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1. ohbothermeg
  
  November 20, 2013
  
  Thanks, Amy. I know I used to LOVE those cardboard bricks when I was little – great suggestion!
  
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Lorrine

July 23, 2014

Hi there! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would be okay.I’m absolutely enjoying your blog and look forward to new updates.

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