6 Simple Last Minute Gift Ideas for Kids

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Last Minute Gift Ideas

It is almost Christmas!

Are you ready?

Have you purchased all of your gifts, or could you use a few last minute gift ideas?

Surprise, Grandma!

My grandmother was born on June 2, 1921.

Year after year, we would throw a surprise birthday party for her.

Oddly enough, the party was thrown every Memorial Day weekend at my aunt’s house.

Same place. Same weekend. Same time.

Every year, we yelled, SURPRISE, GRANDMA!

Do you think she was surprised?

She acted like it to me!

Christmas is December 25th

Did you know that Christmas always falls on December 25th.

Every. Single. Year.

Someone once told me that it is not possible for Christmas to sneak up on anyone because it always falls on the exact same day.

What do you think?

Does Christmas seem to sneak up on you?

6 Simple Last Minute Gift Ideas

I like simple gifts anytime, but when it is this close to Christmas, it is time to seriously consider simple last-minute gift ideas.

#1 – Stationery

Do you remember stationery and letter writing?

With the pandemic and so many people feeling lonesome at home, I think this is the perfect time to bring letter-writing back into play.

Some pretty paper and envelopes would make a beautiful last minute gift idea.

#2 – Greeting Cards

Greeting cards have the same concept as the stationery but may work better for those who are on your list who are not so apt to sit down and write out an entire letter yet.

My daughter, Jaimie, had our family write out Christmas cards for our local nursing home this year.

My daughter, Judy, always has us write Christmas cards to American soldiers.

#3 – Stamps

Don’t forget the stamps!

There are so many designs to choose from too.

I always try to keep a roll of stamps on hand at our house for all of my letter writers.

#4 – Special Pens

Add in some special pens and this rounds out this type of gift idea!

There is nothing like a special pen to encourage someone to write.

#5 – Baking Set

My kids and grands have always enjoyed getting their own little baking sets.

They are super easy to throw together and doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg either.

Pick up a bowl, pot holder, and spatula from the Dollar Tree or Walmart.

Add in a few different cookie and cake mixes, and you have an amazing, fun, and yummy gift.

My granddaughters are getting their very own baking sets for Christmas from Grandma this year.

#6 – Tool Set

I have never met a little boy, or girl for that matter, who didn’t absolutely love to get their very own toolset.

It keeps them from getting into trouble by always having mommy and daddy’s tools too!

My grandsons are getting real tools from Grandma for Christmas this year.

I found toolboxes at the Dollar Tree and picked up some super cheap tools at Harbor Freight.

6 Simple Last Minute Gift Ideas for Kids

Christmas doesn’t have to be an expensive, financially stressful time of the year.

With all of the changes that the 2020 pandemic brought into all of our lives, maybe now is the time to teach our children that Christmas doesn’t have to be about receiving expensive gifts.

Let this be the year that Christmas becomes simplified.

Make Christmas 2020 more about presence and less about presents.

Leave a comment below and let me know how you are simplifying Christmas this year.

Make sure you tell me about the last minute gift ideas you are grabbing too!

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