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Easter Baskets 2024

Nothing like last minute Easter Basket ideas.

Which one is your favorite?

Bunny | Eggs | Bonnet | Blocks | Swimsuit | Wooden Bunny | Carrot Teether | Sunglasses | Bubbles | Water bottle | Sandals | Play Silk | Basket

HOYO Mini Mat | Bubbles | Bunny Stuffie | Felt Eggs | Bunny Tonie | Velveteen Rabbit Tonie | Rainbow | Carrot Teether | Blocks | Bonnet | Sunglasses | Finger Puppet | Play Silk | Flower Blocks | Basket

Net | Butterfly Garden | Finger Puppet | Shoe | Bubble Wand | Treasure Tubes | Tulip Blocks | Bathing Suit | Glitter Wand | Play Silk Map | Magnifying Glass | Play dough | Basket

Belt Bag | Squishmallow | Stanley | Puzzle | Swimsuit | Bath Bombs | Sandals | Straw Toppers | Basket | Crochet Chick

March 19, 2024
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Family Christmas Gifts 2023

I’m a big fan of family group gifts. Something that’s a little bit bigger and out of the price range for a single kid, but a great gift that the whole family can enjoy.

Here’s my round up of family group gifts for 2023. Some of these we’ve done in years past, and others are on our current Christmas list.

Magnetic Building Panels || Connetix Tiles || Play Structure || Unit Blocks || Stapelstein || Yoto || Pikler Triangle || Stair Slide

November 13, 2023
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Easter Baskets 2023

Another holiday gift guide for you.

When it comes to Easter Baskets, I like to look ahead to summer and see what things my kids will need, like swimsuits, sandals, and outdoor toys. Functional baskets that we can use year round, like organizational baskets or the Bogg Bag, are also high on my list because I can make them work for our family, rather than having to find space to store them away.

Last year we also started doing our Easter egg hunt in the dark thanks to these glow-in-the-dark eggs. One of the busiest days for my husband work wise is Easter, so Easter morning egg hunts don’t work for us. Instead of feeling guilty that my kids would have to wait to go hunting, we flopped the day around and hunted for eggs at night. It was a huge hit, and they begged us to do it again this year.

Do you have any Easter traditions that are out of the norm?

Play Silk | Blocks | Basket | Rabbit | Bathing Suit | Shoes | Doll | Bead Grasper | Bunny in Pouch | Mealtime Set |Bubble Wand | Nesting Bowls | Carrot Teether | Scavenger Hunt Discs
Bogg Bag | Clicques | Markers | Play Dough | Bathing Suit | Shoes | Carrot Game | Macaron Chalk | Stanley | Maileg Rabbit | Coloring Book | Cross Stitch Rabbit | Yoto Mini | Blocks | Swim Trunks
March 11, 2023
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Holiday Gift Guides 2022

It’s once again time for Holiday Gift Guides!

Please don’t think that because I create these, that this is the standard you have to live up to, that you should go into debt to buy presents, or that your kids NEED this stuff. This is solely meant to be used as a resource and to give you ideas if you need them. Around here, we try and stick to the 4 present rule. A Want, Need, Wear, and Read (which is still a lot with 5 kids). Plus stockings, cause mama always goes a little overboard with stockings.

Most of these presents are things that my kids already own, so we know they’re a hit; or they have seen and asked for them for Christmas. I’ve also tried to include known discount codes where possible.

Gem Blocks // Felt Fruit & Veggies // Picnic Basket // Dump Truck // Dinosaur Mat // Dinosaurs // Little Town Blocks // Tonie Box // Multifunctional Peg Board // XXL Rocker // Musical Instruments// Train Tracks and Train // Mud Kitchen

Yoto Player // Wooden Ball Run // Connetix Tiles // Clicques Fairies // Lego Boost // Swurfer Swing // Dragon Master Books // Notch Blocks // Grapat Mandalas // Wildcraft Board Game // Abel Golden Ratio Blocks

Land of Dough // Paint By Stickers // Kanoodle Extreme // Honeysticks Bath Set // Stanley 20oz Tumbler // Puzzle // Gnomes // Mini Eco Cutters // Kinetic Sand Treasure Box // Kite Paper // Aquabeads // Sketchbook // Make No Mistake Markers

Saranoni Blanket // Flutterhabit Lashes // Cozy Earth Jogger Set // Stanley Quencher H2.O // Maple + Lark Haven Basket (APRIL10) // Papermate Felt Pens // Gimme Beauty Elastics // Striped Hooded Sweatshirt // Plum Paper Planner // Cinnamon Spice Tea // Slippers // Flower Box

Hopefully these spark your imagination and help make shopping a little bit easier. As always, when possible, please support small shop owners. This has been a challenging year for all. I’ll include a list of my favorite below.

XOXO,

April

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November 18, 2022
Gift Guides

Christmas Gift Guide 2021

I feel like Christmas crept up on us this year, and with everyone facing supply issues, shopping has felt like a challenge. Maybe that’s why I seem to be gravitating towards bigger group gifts for the family. Either way, I rounded up some of our favorite toys to hopefully make shopping simple and easy!

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Happy Shopping!

XO,

April

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November 20, 2021
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Stocking Stuffers

I admittedly go overboard on stockings, but they’re one of my favorite parts of Christmas. In our house, Santa brings stockings and all the other presents under the tree come from Dad & Mom or family & friends.

I also try to balance out the cost, by including things that I would normally be buying anyways, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap. Next, I throw in things that all the kids can use, such as arts & crafts or sensory activities; and finally I get them each a special thing or two that is just for them.

Here are some of the things that you’ll find in the kids’ stockings this year or things that we already own that would be great additions for your own kids.

ONE // TWO // THREE // FOUR // FIVE // SIX // SEVEN // EIGHT // NINE // TEN // ELEVEN // TWELVE // THIRTEEN

Growing up, new pajamas were always included in our stockings. It’s a fun tradition that I like to continue with the kids and this bamboo set from Kyte Baby is perfect. If you use this link, you can get $10 off when you spend $50+.

The mug and hot chocolate might leave you puzzled, but I did this one year for the big kids and they LOVED it. We made special hot cocoa, complete with marshmallows, in their new mugs. Put on our Christmas jammies and watched one final Christmas movie before the season was over. (If you haven’t yet seen it, check out Klaus). It’s pure Christmas magic! These mugs are also great because they’re stainless steel; so you don’t have to worry about the kids breaking a ceramic one, when you want to enjoy a “hot” beverage together.

Finally, like I mentioned before, puzzles, books, arts & crafts, and sensory items are always a hit; and who doesn’t love to get a new box of crayons or fresh play dough? If you want, used code: UNKNIT at wilddoughco.com for 10% off.

Happy Shopping!

November 12, 2020
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Christmas Gift Guide 2020

It’s officially the Holiday season, and many of us are looking for gift ideas to add to the kids’ Christmas Lists, either for ourselves or for family & friends. It can be challenging however to stick to a wooden and/or open-ended toy philosophy when all our kids see (and ask for) are the toys at Target or in the Amazon Christmas catalog.

The good news is that there are so many amazing smaller shops out there that we can support this holiday season; and I hope that by highlighting some of the toys that my kids are asking for or currently loving, it will give you ideas for your own children. So let’s check ’em out, shall we?

*Oh and don’t forget to scroll to the end for coupon codes to some of these shops!*

TODDLERS (1-3 yrs)

ONE // TWO // THREE // FOUR // FIVE // SIX // SEVEN // EIGHT // NINE // TEN // ELEVEN // TWELVE

KIDS (4-8 yrs)

ONE // TWO // THREE // FOUR // FIVE // SIX // SEVEN // EIGHT // NINE // TEN // ELEVEN // TWELVE

So.many.good.options!

Remember, a lot of smaller shops need time to make/prep your gifts, so make sure to order earlier than you normally would. Think Nugget gift 2019- They were sold out by the time Black Friday rolled around and demand hasn’t let up since. Not to mention, shipping in 2020 is a bit of a dumpster fire and is only predicted to get worse leading up to Christmas.

*And don’t forget to come back next week, when I drop some awesome Stocking Stuffer Ideas!*

SHOPS TO SUPPORT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Connetix Tiles

Everwood Friends– Buy any 2 items and get 15% off

Father’s Factory– UNKNIT10 for 10% off

Maple + Lark– will reopen on Sunday (11/09)

Teri Co Canada– preorders for Christmas are open until Friday (11/6)

Tree Fort Toys

November 5, 2020