When you can't afford christmas?

I donate to Toy For Tots every year. It would do my heart good to know that your children received toys from this charity.

Here is the link: http://www.toysfortots.org/

There is a tab named, "REQUEST TOYS", that will ask you to choose the state you're living in. They will direct you to a local chapter that can help you out.

Please use this charity with my blessings. It would make me so happy to know that my donations went to you and your family.

God bless you and Merry Christmas.

You and your husband can give a joint gift to each child such as a knit cap or coloring book and crayons. You can explain to them that you don't have the money for PSPs (neither do I and I don't have an ipad or smart phone either) but that you wanted them to have a nice Christmas. You can read Luke Chapter 2 from the Bible to them which tells about the first Christmas where there was no egg nog, decorated tree or wrapped gifts. You might also calmly tell them that there are kids with no home and no food. During the Great Depression, lucky kids got an apple in their Christmas stocking as a gift. It's not easy, but at least your family is together and that you have some food and diapers. If the kids get angry, you don't have to have a big fight but you can just explain to them that they are not being punished for being "bad" and that some day, you hope to get an ipad for them, but that they should be grateful that mom and dad got a gift for each of them.Hopefully, the 6 year olds will understand. The 2 y.o. might not be too sure about what Christmas is. Take care.

I'm so sorry. Although that's not very much for 3 children, keep in mind that most kids get bored of their toys within a week. First, take advantage of any dollar stores or Walgreens you have in your area. You can get board games and small toys for very cheap. Second, if you're willing, look on Craigslist in the toys and games sections. Your children won't know that they're used and you may be able to score some fun items that would be costly new. Third, you may call around to charities in your area. People donate Christmas gifts for families just like yours.

we are interior an identical place!! And won a gasoline and electric powered bill this morning for £240 which they choose paying via December twentieth! we are having all the kin down interior the morning for breakfast, in basic terms toast and issues, my mom and father and aunt and uncle and a cousin, which must be exciting for the youngsters and sense like particularly a celebration. we've some bits from the pound shop, like colouring books and pens etc for them to open and shop them occupied till the kin arrive, and then i know the kin has presents for them so optimistically they're going to be too excited beginning enjoying cards and presents from the kin they won't quite word that there wasn't plenty while they first wakened. and then the buzz of all and sundry there'll quite close the deal. in basic terms bear in strategies that is not on the subject of the money or presents. Spend Christmas morning having a take care of of breakfast in mattress, make a thank you card for Santa for something they'd get, make Christmas fairy tarts, something to distract them. it is going to likely be sturdy for them to have an afternoon like that, and optimistically be much less materialistic while they're older. i think of it might disillusioned them greater to think of that Santa forgot than in the event that they only had some pounds nicely worth of issues and an exquisite day with mum.

Aww dont worry my mom went threw the same thing last year go to local cherch's they give out toy's to family's that cant affored it .....with the 40 dollers buy little toys for a doller tust me my little brother is 7 and love those toys :) merry christmas i hope i helped

Quit having kids????

And the same question pops up again

craigslist! :)

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/zip/2757329651.htm...

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/zip/2756305...