We're very lucky in that my daughter has plenty of toys. With a closet and a toy box full of books, stuffed animals and more, I wonder why she'd need more for her b-day in April. I thought maybe friends could bring a toy to be donated to a charity or our party invitation could simply list "no gifts". My husband disagreed: "She's a little kid, Megan. She deserves toys for her birthday."
Still in doubt, I asked a few neighbors what they thought about the dilemma but they agreed with my hubbie. However, they did make a great suggestion. Buy educational toys for Little K and do the same for parties which she attends. Great, I know the perfect place to find these educational toys.
Today, we went to the Lakeshore Learning store and in less than 10 minutes, I had purchased 2 gifts for a 2-year-old boy's upcoming birthday party and got plenty of ideas for my own daughter. My husband and daughter stayed in the car since it was minutes away for our regular nap time (thus, the rush) but I checked out the arts & crafts table. Each Saturday, Lakeshore has a different craft scheduled. It's a great way to get those minds & fingers moving while parents grab a needed gift. Check out the craft schedule here. Now we're at home, a few minutes and tears late for nap time but already Little K is fast asleep. Hope this gift idea and activity helps your family.
Until the next nap time...
2 comments:
when my daughter turned two, i did have "no gifts" on the invite, in an attempt to avoid any more excess. i did get a call from nearly every invitee, asking me "are you sure, no gifts??" i told them if they had to bring something, bring a book...
I've been having this debate with hubby too, over C's birthday in March. I didn't even want to have a party - just family like we did last year. But he insisted, so I said, "NO gifts". She'll get plenty from family and she isn't famiiar enough with birthday parties yet to know that she is missing anything. There will be lots of other years with lots of presents to open. This may sound cold, but it's the truth - she hardly has time to play with the ones she has. She is in day care (a wonderful day care, btw) all day with just 2 hours in the evening to play, have dinner, and get ready for bed. She's never even seen a video and the only TV she knows is the 15 minutes we watch in the morning so she'll stand still long enough for me to fix her hair! So her days are pretty full - and so is our house.......
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