How Many Presents Does a Toddler Need?
I love, love, love this season! I am proud to say that I am halfway done with my Christmas shopping. I start shopping around October and usually I’m done well before Christmas. The only thing that I’m doing different this year is I’m not going to wait till the last minute to wrap everything. I always wait till it’s too close to Christmas because I have these visions of me happily wrapping presents late at night, watching Christmas movies, drinking hot cocoa while everyone in the house is asleep.
Well, that never happens. Every year, it turns into a chore because there are just too many to wrap in a night so instead of having fun, I become overwhelmed. So now I’ve started wrapping little by little and my new system is working beautifully.
The only thing is that I’ve discovered is now I have way more presents for Serophina than I do for Saioa. At five years old, Serophina is SO looking forward to Christmas and presents. But Saioa doesn’t really know what’s going on. Plus, she’s still young enough that it’ll take her an hour just to open one present and she wouldn’t care if she got 3 presents or 20.
I’ve found it challenging to even out the number of presents they both get, especially because we already have toys galore that are hand-me-downs from Serophina. So, what I’ve done is donated a lot of our old toys to Partnership for Children in Carteret County. That way I can make room for the new toys that they are getting for Christmas.
Also, when I’m out shopping, if Saioa is drawn to a particular toy, I’ll just get it and poof! There’s a Christmas present for her! I love this age where I can shop for her Christmas presents with her and wrap it up for later and she’s none the wiser.
How do you shop for your toddler?
