Kids Christmas gifts?

Lo'real has cool kid's shampoo like berry, melon, even chocolate scented. How about some savings bonds. Or you could donate money to charity in their name. Or start a college fund.

Some good ideas in here. Personally, I like to stay away from more "commercial" presents like toys with cartoon themes, etc. Kids have that stuff force-fed to them by the TV enough as it is.

Books are great. (As is spending time reading the books to them).

My favorite is art supplies. For the real little ones, just some large size crayons and and some heavy-duty art paper. As they get older some artist's pencils or colored pencils with a drawing paper pad are good, as is a watercolor set with the paints, brushes and watercolor paper pad. A nice hardcover sketch pad is a real nice gift for older kids too. If you get markers for little kids, make sure they are the kind that are easy to clean up & wash out of clothes!

Being an artist myself is part of the reason I often get art supplies for kids, so that's something to think about yourself... Do you have some kind or hobby or skill that you could be sharing with them in a similar way that I do with art?

Christmas as it is celebrated in modern times has little to do with Christianity for most people. What Christmas means to me is a celebration of family and friends, a few days off work and a mid-winter feast, an opportunity to indulge yourself. It's a traditional, annual celebration and as an atheist I can quite happily celebrate all of those things without the need for any the mumbo-jumbo claptrap. In any case, it was a pagan festival that was appropriated by the early Christians and so doesn't belong to Christianity anyway.

educational movies, books, wrinting and art supplies, a chalkboard or dry erase But also, all toys are not useless or impractical - the leap frog learning table was the best toy I ever bought for my daughter - she could count to ten and sing her ABC's by the time she was 1 year old. - actually I love almost all of the leap frog products, although they are a bit pricey, but they last forever and they help facilitate really constructive play time for the kid and it can get the parents involved- even board games can be great learning tools - kids learn how to count and follow directions - a toy cash register can also be great - I bought my goddaughter a toy ATM and she is all about counting money now - she has a better understanding of substraction and addition and she is learning to save money and then she can buy her own toy if she wants - so all toys are not bad - if you do a search for learning toys on the net you may find some really cool stuff

my kids when they were 3 and younger like the Crayola Color Wonder sets, and it is parent friendly too since if they decide to color their bedroom wall it won't show up! It only shows on the special paper, they have marker sets, paint sets and all sorts of paper designs. This helps teach them how to color inside the lines.

After they reached 3 and older, they really enjoyed LeapPad learning system. There are fun and educational books that help teach math and reading and basic school skills like that, and they come in some really fun books, I just got my daughter the Incredibles book that teaches spelling and rhyming etc.

Good luck, these are some things that my kids really liked and I liked too, because they were fun and educational too.

Books Books Books!

You know, Pajamas are very practical. Most parents do not like to spend money on pj's...we buy them clothes, and shoes, and pj's tend to come last on the list.

It's something kids always love to receive. Princess themed for girls and Super hero themed for boys.

Other then that ~ if you want something original ~ how about a sleigh (for sliding) if you are in a snowy climate. Kids love sliding. Books are ALWAYS something that my kids love to get and I love to see them get! Look for great books at Toys R us. They have a fabulous selection. Or Winners.

Good luck!

Well....for the older ones..maybe a coupon for a date with you to a movie or out for ice cream...some special time just for the two of you or three......for the younger ones...maybe art supplies to let them work their minds....books that will teach them......I bought my grandson the LeapPad System when he was 2..and by the time he turned three, he could tell you all the bones in the human skeleton.....it was amazing to watch him learn. Another thing he loves is PlayDoh.....we sit for hours making different things, and its really not hard to clean up....we just lay down an old table cloth or sheet and have fun.....Good Luck !!!

Merry Christmas !!!!

You could buy savings bonds for each child. This is a practical gift and will be something that you could do as an on-going tradition. Of course you could also give each child an inexpensive toy/book/outfit as well.

Little kids like boxes for imaginative playtime. They don't want expensive gifts. Ask Glenn Beck.