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Stocking Stuffers
The perfect stocking stuffer for a foodie, or fun snack in general is Funny Nuts, the cashew collection. With the far our flavors, they would also make a great hostess gift for a Christmas party. These flavored cashews will bring your snack game up, big time! While they may be a little too flavor intense for my kids, they will love the jokes on the container. I would love to sneak these into my stocking and my husband’s stocking. It’ll be a battle over the Jalapeño Cheddar flavor!
Who doesn’t love treat in their stocking? It is a definite must here. A unique treat that would be a special surprise at our house is dessert bars from Ethel’s. These amazing, individually wrapped, snack size treats are so perfect for a stocking (or a hostess gift, or unwrapped served on a plate at a party!). We were treated to four of the Ethel’s bar and it was yummy. There are 4 great flavors available: Pecan Dandy, Cinnamon Crumble, Raspberry Crumble and Blondie. Raspberry crumble was my favorite for the record. Add something special to everyone’s stockings this year with Ethel’s!
Having fun snacks in our Christmas stockings is definitely a tradition at our house. These yummy Festive Chickpeas are a perfect new addition to our stocking stuffer line up. Festive Foods is the first to unhusk the chickpea giving it a buttery taste. Add in all the amazing flavor options and WOW, this snack will impress. Don’t worry if you don’t have stocking to fill, grab these as a road trip snack for your holiday travel plans, fill a basket as a hostess gift for your holiday party, hand them out to co-workers. So many ways to enjoy this delicious snack this holiday season.
Gifts for Kids
Sometimes my kids aren’t feeling school and I need a different solution to help get them back on board with learning. When I learned about Buddha Boards I thought “this could be it!” The Buddha Board is a slate that you paint with plain water to make your designs appear, as the water dry the slate goes blank. It’s great for mindless painting, or in our case great for spelling words or sentence dictation. There are 3 sizes of boards: Original, Enso and Mini Buddha Board. I’m excited to increase our art skills with no pressure, as it will disappear when dry. Shop for Buddha Boards here.
Honey Bee Acres, sold exclusively at Walmart, is such a darling play set. With so many fuzzy characters to collect, and fun pieces of furniture, houses, vehicles and stores to collect you can have a darling fuzzy animal village. One thing I love about this set is even though I don’t have the official Honey Bee Acres my daughter can use this family and the furniture pieces in a different doll house until we can get this one. Are those curtains so darling?? There’s still time to get this for Christmas, just stop by your local Walmart and check out the options!
Sometimes teenagers can be hard to shop for, however, I know my teenager loves crafts! Doodle Hog has some really amazing and unique craft kits and activities for kids of all ages. I think these types of rope yard and tassel crafts are popular right now so my daughter is going to love it. Not only does this Rainbow Yarn kit have a large rainbow, it makes two smaller keychains! So perfect! I love all of the different supplies offered by Doodle Hog. You can get complete craft kits or supplies for projects. This summer we got one of their Tye Dye kits and we had so much fun, we made pool towels. They have a huge variety so check out the site and have fun shopping!
A few days ago we were out to dinner as a family at a restaurant that doesn’t have typical tableware. Because my youngest was just going to eat bites of everyones, she didn’t get her own plate. I whipped out a napkin and placed some chips on it for her to munch and then just offered her a forkful of food whenever she wanted it. It was annoying for her to not be in charge of her own plate of food. I don’t need to do that anymore, now I can just keep the Table Tyke in my purse and whip that out in these scenarios. The Table Tyke is a non-slip silicone mat that works perfect for situations when the table is less than desirable for putting down food or toys. There is a 10% off coupon right now, so head over to the website and get a couple of these for the babies and toddlers on your gift list!
Sometimes bath time is welcome and sometimes it’s a fight. For the nights when it’s a little tough I’m so happy to have fun bath toys to bust out and make it a happy occasion. This Play N Fill Splash Submarine is going to help make bath time a really fun time! Designed for kids 18 months to 5, this toy doesn’t require batteries and there is no assembly. Just water balls and buttons. What more do kids want in the bath? This would be a fantastic gift for a toddler on your gift list!
STEM toys are all the rage at my house. My kids love them because not only are they fun, not only can they learn while they play, but they I know I’ll count them towards our homeschool hours. While we already studied energy, this Mechanics Gravity loops and turns toy is a fun way to review the things they have learned. With no batteries and no electricity, this fun marble track harnesses magnetism and gravity to run the marble through some cool tricks. My boys are going to flip for this toy!
Gifts for Adults
MP Magic 100% Egyptian Cotton bath towel is a great gift! It’s so soft and fluffy. The low-twist yarn make it softer and more absorbent than ordinary towels while decreasing the time it takes the towel to dry after use and washing. The towels are such a great big size, I love them! You can purchase them (and other Egyptian cotton things) here.
For the gardener on your list is these amazing Centurion 3 piece lopper, hedge shear, and pruner set! This set is awesome for projects big and small. Trimming trees, flowers and shrubs will be a breeze with these. I opened this present a little early and used the pruners to help me dig out my Dahlias. I also trimmed a few small branches while we were outside doing chores. This set features sharp, durable carbon steel blades and a comfortable grip. These will be a great gift!
Keeping that gardener in mind, you might also consider a Power Planter auger set! This was actually on my list when I saw how easy it is to plant bulbs and tubers by having the auger dig the hole for me. These heavy duty bits are an attachment for the drill you already have. This is a great outdoor tool useful for so many situations. Proudly made in the USA, this is a fantastic gift!
A few years ago our game console broke. We believed that the kids had gotten a mini My Little Pony disc stuck inside, when they didn’t realize there was already something in it, and stuck a regular sized disc in. This caused a lot of tears. We went to open up the console and found that it takes a special shaped screw driver. This set off a chain of events to try and find this, apparently hard to get, screw driver. I wish we would have had this All-in-one device repair kit then. This 72 piece kit is perfect for servicing your MAC, PC and small electronic devices! What a fun and unique gift for the tech lover on your list!
What’s a better gift than the gift of relaxation? Relieve some stress or work out your tension with this Portable Cordless Massage Gun. With four intensity levels and interchangeable massage heads to help you customize your massage for an improved workout, quicker recovery and to work out those kinks for optimal relaxation. There are 6 speed setting to maybe work your way up to the extreme.
I recently helped fill in a trench and so the next day I had some stiff muscles in my back. It was a lot of fun, and helpful to try out a few of the head attachments on my back and help loosen up the stiff muscles. This would make a great gift!
Gifts for the Family
My oldest son will love all the gadgets and gizmos featured in the Top Secret book! He will sharpen his spy skills by learning about tricks of the trade. With how-to’s and step-by-step guides we all better be extra careful around the house with a new spy.
Though we’ve already done Geology in school, we will visit the topic again, and now be better informed thanks to Little Kids First Big Book of Rocks, Minerals, and Shells. Though it says “little kid” in the title, I’m confident there will be new facts for all of us to learn.
Finally we all can use a life hack or two, so I’m really excited to read 101 Life Hacks. I’ve provided all the links you need to further research these books and see if they’d be an excellent purchase!
Tony Platz says
That massage gun would look nice under the tree .
Christopher S says
Ohhh didn’t think about that massage gun thingy. Great gift idea!