Thursday, December 9, 2010

Gift Giving Made Easy

The holiday bustle is upon us. It’s my favorite time of year. Once October 1st comes, I begin planning out all the upcoming holiday festivities. Christmas is such a magical time of year! I have the calendar booked with local activities for the family. We attend outdoor concerts, movies in the park, parades, cut down a Christmas tree, and so many more activities. Buying gifts used to be one of my favorite things and still is near the top of the list, but with a toddler in tow I find it a little more daunting. I love to find cute, practical gifts and I have a few to share with you today.

First up, a reusable snack and sandwich bag is great for any one on your list. It keeps many plastic baggies out of landfills. They are cute and make a packed lunch and snacking more fun! My favorite feature of these bags is the Velcro closure. My toddler has no problem opening it up himself, sitting it next to his leg in the car seat and then closing it back when he’s finished. There’s no more scream or whining when he’s dropped his snack cup on the floor.

Second up, the Baby Bottoms Baby or Toddler doll is the perfect doll for all young children. These dolls are available in four races: African American, Asian, Caucasian, and Hispanic. They are anatomically correct and also have a belly button. The Toddler dolls come with a little Baby Bjorn style potty. It’s perfect for modeling a practicing potty learning. My favorite feature of this doll is it’s completely made of fabric and can easily be thrown right in the washing machine when it gets dirty.

Third up, wet bags are a useful gift for new moms or even grandmothers. All new mothers regardless of their diapering status can use wet bags. Every one knows how many times a day a baby gets changed. Spit up, drool, accidents all bring about clothing changes. Why not have an adorable wet bag to store stinky, dirty clothes in the diaper bag? My grandmother uses a wet bag every day at the YMCA. After, her wet aerobics class she uses the wet bag to store her swim suit in for her trip home. I use a small size wet bag to keep my camera safe from any sippy cup or other liquid spills in the diaper bag. Wet bags have so many useful purposes!

I’m off to bake some more cookies and hang some more tinsel. If you’d like to win a free Candy Cane snack bag there are many ways to enter and each one will result in a separate entry. Entries must be received by December 15, 2010.
1. Leave a comment on this blog about your favorite holiday tip.
2. Fan Wee Willie Winks on Facebook.
3. Follow Wee Willie Winks on Twitter.
4. Fan the Cloth Diaper Retailer Blog on Facebook.


Wishing you a fun and wonderful holiday season!
Carissa
www.weewilliewinks.com

18 comments:

  1. My favorite holiday tip is to start saving NOW for next year's gifts. Even $10 a week can net you $500 for next year. Small sacrifice for a big payout. Drop your starbucks run or get take out and skip the soda and tip at your favorite restaurant and drop that money in your 'Christmas Club'. Many banks have them. Ours operates just like a savings account, except there's a penalty for early withdrawal. It gets put into our checking account Oct. 1st, plenty of time to get the shopping done early, beat the crowds, AND stay warm!

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  2. WWW facebook fan. LOVE this giveaway! I really need one of these bags, they are on my Christmas list, so I just sent the link for these bags to my husband!

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  3. following WWW on twitter @teamshoemaker

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  4. I follow the CDRB on facebook!

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  5. Favorite tip: shop throughout the year!
    terraljones at gmail dot com

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  6. FB Fan of WWW
    thanks!
    terraljones at gmail dot com

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  7. FB fan of CDR
    thanks!
    terraljones at gmail.com

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  8. My biggest tip is Don't stress!!! Make a list of everything that needs to get done and then just tackle one thing at a time.
    I also do a lot of my baking ahead of time and then freeze it so you don't have to worry about making treats right before company comes over.

    couponkatie at hotmail dot com

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  9. I am a fan of CDRC on FB

    couponkatie at hotmail dot com

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  10. my favorite tip is to make handmade/homemade goodies they are so meaningful!!

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  11. cook ahead what you can a freeze it.
    waterlily_mc@juno.com

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  12. Sent here by your FaceBook page.
    Holiday tip: Reuse gift bags instead of wrapping.
    simplee_stef @ yahoo . com

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  13. My favorite tip is if you are hosting the holiday meal, buy a $5 or $10 giftcard at each of you grocery store trips throughout the year. this way by the time the holiday rolls around you'll have plenty of money to purchase the holiday meal without breaking thebank. and if there's any money left over, buy some food to donate to your local food pantry!

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  14. My favorite holiday tip is to remember what the holidays are really about. Don't stress about gifts, but enjoy the time with your family instead. :) Instill values of kindness and love in your kids instead of raising them to value material things.

    coupon_mommy(at)live(dot)com

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  15. I am a fan of Wee Willie Winks on facebook.

    coupon_mommy(at)live(dot)com

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  16. I am also a fan of the Cloth Diaper Retailer Cooperative on facebook!

    coupon_mommy(at)live(dot)com

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  17. who won this one???

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