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While I love seeing a variety of different gift guides, what I love most of all is hearing what people are actually giving their real-life children! It always spurs some ideas for me, and it’s just fun seeing other parents’ excitement over thoughtful gifts.
For the last few years, we’ve done an experience gift for our kids main present, and this year is no different. The only change is that we’re limiting the number of physical items even more and doing a few different experiences. I’m so excited to give our kids the gift of time through activities they’ll love.
Read on for what we’re giving our kids for Christmas 2021, including their kids stocking stuffers!
The main gift for all of us is a trip we’ll take next year. We’re so excited for this as it’s a place we’ve wanted to visit for a long time. We were thrilled when we saw flights go on sale to get there!
We’re still trying to figure out exactly how to tell our kids about the location. We’re hoping we can pull of an at-home escape room, but if that gets too complicated, we’ll set up some sort of scavenger hunt. I hope it adds some extra fun and excitement to Christmas morning!
Other than the big gift of the trip, we decided to do 4 other gifts for our kids: 2 individual experiences, one physical thing to open and play with on Christmas day, and a book.
Here’s what we chose for each of our 5 kids!
Do you do any gift giving during this season? If so, I’d love to hear what you’re giving your kids this year!
If you’re curious, here’s what we gave our kids for Christmas in 2020!
