A neat gift buying philosophy
Yanked from a Jez commenter:
My kids are getting ONE toy each for Christmas from "santa" (ie us). Something nice that they really want (A lego fire station, a doll house and a new scooter respectively). They each get four things in all:
Something they WANT,
Something they NEED,
Something to WEAR
and something to READ.
It actually works really well. And I find they are less overwhelmed and really appreciate the stuff more. Let's face it, once you get past a few gifts the thrill is gone and it all just starts to feel kind of gross and gluttonous.
I like it! And it rhymes!
My kids are getting ONE toy each for Christmas from "santa" (ie us). Something nice that they really want (A lego fire station, a doll house and a new scooter respectively). They each get four things in all:
Something they WANT,
Something they NEED,
Something to WEAR
and something to READ.
It actually works really well. And I find they are less overwhelmed and really appreciate the stuff more. Let's face it, once you get past a few gifts the thrill is gone and it all just starts to feel kind of gross and gluttonous.
I like it! And it rhymes!