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I keep a Pinterest board for my kiddo's for myself and family members to buy from, so I'm been working on ideas for those. I usually browse the Amazon kid lists.

DS (will be 6) ideas - bike flashlight or headlamp, dino egg bath bombs, giant bubbles, "Learn how to draw dinosaurs", magic science kit, walkie talkies, legos, vintage nintendo-type game, telescope.

DD (3) Animal surprise bath bombs, bubble mower/machine, playdoh/kits, pretend dress-up / make-up, baby doll clothes, poke-a-dot books, Disney princess dolls, nursery play set (hopefully a cheap black friday deal).

The only thing I've bought so far are matching Christmas Socks from Old Navy, and I have some Water Wow kits we bought and the kids forgot about so I saved them for stockings.

DD1 (7yo) wants the Our Generation Awesome Academy (which was a PAIN to track down...There were 4 in all of Canada - all the way across the country. Luckily my sister lives near that city so I sent her to get it. Now I will pay a small fortune for her ship it to me ) She also wants a few more AG accessories, rainbow looms and art supplies.

DD2 (5yo) hasn’t said much yet but I know she wants an AG doll of her own instead of always having to borrow her sister’s.

I feel stressed already for Christmas! So many things are already out of stock, or shipping options are so limited. Usually whatever I can’t get here, I order from the US - we live fairly close to the border and have a PO Box. But with the border closed that’s not an option so I’m having to get creative and be proactive.

My mom and stepdad: a shutterfly desktop calendar, two new cookbooks, gift card to their favorite restaurant, a new hat and candy for my stepdad specifically, and a few kitchen things for my mom that she wanted.

My Dad: a Christmas ornament and a shutterfly desktop calendar

Sisters: RBG tote bags, a pair of earrings for one and a plant stand for the other

MIL and SFIL: a couple of outdoor lawn decorations, a shutterfly calendar of DD and her cousins, a new throw blanket, and some handmade ornaments.

DH's grandmother: an angel sun prism.

DH: portable phone bank, new pajamas, and he will buy the PS5 - which is his "gift" just not sure when he will get it. His stocking has a dragon zipper pull, floss, hot sauce, magnetic bottle opener, nose hair trimmer, and chocolate covered espresso beans.

DD: Her stocking has two lego dot bracelets, metallic colored pencils, scented stickers, a multi color pen, mini rock dig, hair clips, toothbrush, toothbrush cover, band aids, socks, and candy. But no idea on her actual gifts yet - she doesn't seem to want anything. So probably lots of art supplies and books.

All of the above has been purchased except for the shutterfly calendars - hoping for some snowy pictures before ordering.

We buy for a few more random people but I didn't want to list them all . We normally bake treats for our neighbors and a few friends but that feels weird this year - so I am making them ornaments and/or giving them planted succulents.

I had done no shopping, and then Chapters had a sale on toys and now I've done possibly too much, at least for the kids.

B (6) will be getting:
a kid's fitbit, which he's been asking for (well, technically he's been asking for a kid apple watch, but HAHAHAHA no)
This 4 in 1 games table with pingpong, air hockey, basketball shooting, and one other
A marble run set
Pac Man Monopoly and Pokemon Battle Academy
A package of books - Mysteries of the Universe, Dragonology, the Animal Book, and a Geromino Stilton

B is tough because he's a very active kid who doesn't play with toys so much, he wants to be DOING stuff.

W (4) is a lot easier because he's really into imagination stuff. He's getting:
Paw Patrol dino rescue truck
Lego Ocean Explorer base
A hot wheels mega-hauler truck
Hoot Owl Hoot
A kid's cooking utensil set (I still have to buy this, but I'm going to put together an apron, some kid-friendly knives, utensils, and a cookbook)
A package of books - the Grateful Book, the Bold Brave Bunny, an Elephant and Piggie, and one more I'll pick out at some point

I haven't made any progress on anybody else - I think I'll get my parents a photo daily tear-off calendar. I've ordered a pair of boots from Roots for my husband, but I'm still kind of undecided if he'll actually like them.

Got a Kindle for DH from Prime Day.
Both the girls are supposed to get new iPads as their birthday & Christmas presents! But I did buy random on sale things for opening and stockings. No there yet with everyone else...

I bought way too much stuff for the kids back in March/April/May/June so I'm all out of ideas. I'm hoping something comes to me in the next few months.

@bhbee: haha I know what you mean.. I can’t bear to bring in more toys when my garage is filled with toys I put away! Maybe I’ll just bring in those for Xmas

Ds has his 4th birthday this weekend so I’m trying to get through that first.

But I did buy dd (6) the new 80s American Girl doll. Even if it’s might be slightly for me.

I'm (happily) only in charge of getting gifts for BIL, DH, DD, my mom, and myself. Although, I'm guessing I'll have to step-in and help with finding gifts for two of DD's toddler cousins.

BIL: He loved the gourmet snacks Advent calendar we gave him last year as a birthday gift. The company is no longer shipping it to our country, so I made one for him out of a DIY kit. It was a super easy, just fill yourself kind. I chose random goodies, loose tea and spices. I even made sure to add cereal bars for Mondays. The slot for the 24th was big enough to fit a knitted Dr. Who scarf in side. I think he's going to love it! -- Done and completely sealed!

DH: I have no idea As for his Advent calendar, he says the beer calendar I got him last year was a little too much beer (whatevs since he never struggled drinking it) so this year, I intend to buy a handful of the type of beer he likes and add it to his calendar along with cereal bars, snacks and museli.

DD: Hers is the complicated set of gifts that I usually get and accumulate throughout the year. So I hoard things on sale that she might like and can fit inside a stocking (from Santa). Our Santa stuffs our stockings -- I thought I was being extra clever when I started this, but since the popularity of blind bags shot up, it became the more expensive option I'm not sure if she still believes in Santa, but it's hard to know since we live abroad and they don't do Santa in the same magical way here. So I'm keeping this up and OMG this is a novel already!

DD's stocking: Mash'ems Harry Potter balls, Little Lucky Lunchbox Surprise, NaNaNa Surprise Dolls (But I'm not sure if they fit in her stocking.)

DD's Xmas gift: Bluetooth cat headphones. Funneh and the Krew keychain set that she was asking for. I'm not sure what else.

I forgot that I'm also in charge of getting DD gifts from grandma since the post office situation is total My mom will be getting her new Funneh and the Krew merch (DD's fave YTers).

DD's Advent calendar: Num Nums with small pieces of candy. I bought sets on eBay that I'll open and stuff each one into a paper bag aka our advent calendars this year.

My mom: a wax covered amaryllis or equivalent

Me: A book about ornamental shrimp. We need a new rice cooker and non-sticks pans, so I'm thinking about getting that and having them wrap it If I'm really feeling festive, a light screen background for my new aquarium.

My advent calendar: Yankee votive in the new Christmas scents, whatever snacks we pick-up in bulk, maybe skincare samples in cute containers. None of this is purchased yet.

Edit: I just tried it out and the NaNaNa Surprise box fits(!) but barely Also, I haven't shared this much info in MONTHS! 🥴