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Affordable Stocking Stuffers for Christmas 2021
I am always so surprised to hear parents say they put expensive presents into their children’s stockings.
I can’t help but think about Laura and Mary, from Little House on the Prairie, opening up their Christmas stockings and being excited to find a penny, a pair of homemade red mittens, and a cookie sprinkled with sugar on top.
Laura and Mary were super excited and in awe to get such wonderful gifts for Christmas.
That was it. There weren’t any more gifts to open, and they were happy.
The world has really turned crazy over the last couple of years.
It is the perfect time to slow down and rethink the way we celebrate anything, including Christmas.
It’s time to simplify Christmas.
#1 - Food
My kids know I am not going to be fixing a big Christmas breakfast on the morning of December 25th.
They are fine with that. They just want to open their stockings.
Their stockings, whether they are small stockings or super huge stockings, end up with the same things stuffed inside of them.
So, what do they find inside their stockings?
Little Debbies.
Yup, that’s it.
I pick up two or three big boxes of Little Debbies, then divide them up between the stockings.
It usually doesn’t equate to a lot.
Typically, each child would get about four Little Debbie cakes in their stockings.
The kids were always excited to get these special treats, plus they thought it was super cool to be able to eat Little Debbies for Christmas breakfast!
#2 - Drinks
Of course, they need a drink to wash down their Little Debbie snack cakes, right?
I typically buy boxes of CapriSun and divide the pouches up into the stockings.
They would typically get about three juice pouches each.
One year, I bought each of my 12 children a nice travel cup and filled them up with juice myself.
That's it!
Seriously, that is all my children get in their Christmas stockings.
Don’t overcomplicate Christmas this year.
With so much chaos going on in the world, now is the perfect time to teach your children to be content with less.
The truth is, the children most likely won’t have a problem with simplifying Christmas.
We are the ones that struggle.
Either way, it is time to pull back and do less this Christmas.
Leave a comment and let me know what you will be putting into your children’s Christmas stockings this year.
Simple Gifts for Christmas 2021
I have always loved to give my children a bunch of Christmas gifts.
I never bought expensive gifts though.
I cringe when I see what other parents are buying and spending on Christmas every year.
Keeping our Christmas celebration affordable, but memorable has always been my focus.
My goal in keeping Christmas gifts simple was to teach my twelve children to be happy, content, thankful, and even excited about the small things in life.
I thought it would be fun if I shared some of the simple gifts I have always given to my twelve children for Christmas over the years.
This isn’t for everyone. I have noticed that many families would consider the Christmas gifts to be stocking stuffers.
Remember, the only things my children have ever received in their Christmas stockings were a few Little Debbies and juice pouches.
Read my article on, Simple Gifts for Christmas 2021 OVER HERE.
Christmas Holiday Planner e-book
This is a 25-page e-book.
It includes things like:
- Holiday budget
- Christmas card list
- Contact list
- Christmas decorations list
- Craft & Project planner
- Homemade Gift list
- Christmas baking ideas page
- Christmas baking shopping list
- Recipe cards
- Christmas Eve plans page
- Christmas activities page
- Songs, poems, & play page
- Christmas Eve dinner menu
- Christmas dinner menu
- Christmas party plans
- Grocery shopping list
- What sizes are we page
- Family wish list
- Gift list
- Stocking stuffers
- Bucket list
- Charities page
- December calendar
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