first…I wanted to tell you where I got about half my christmas shopping done at! Zulily!
I love them! They have great varieties of everything! Truly something for everyone! and I don’t know about you..but Frozen stuff is SCARCE in my small town…and zulily has a ton of it!
and Right now they have a little red present on items to show you that it is guaranteed before christmas! woot!
okay..on with the show.
One of my most favoritest traditions is one my mom started! Each year in your stocking we got an ornament. Something that represents us for that year. If we did volleyball that year…or got our drivers license, I have a telephone one (I was 14!) After we got married my mom packed up all those ornaments and gave them to me to decorate our first little tree.
and I knew that looking at that little tree with all those memories on it would be a tradition that i would FORCE onto my kids!
So each year I get to pick the PERFECT ornament for my kids to get each year.
Like the year my daughter was Barbie Ro for Halloween
or the year my son watched the cars movie literally EVERY morning. and would carry a blue Lightning McQueen and a red McQueen in each hand. or the year my daughter was born
Some years i can’t find exactly what i want, so i get creative (picture me screwing an i-hook into a littlest pet shop head. Last year i even diyed my kids with sculpey (go HERE)
and it’s actually my kids favorite part about setting up the christmas tree–they each get a bag that is filled with their ornaments
(i also stick their homemade ones they make in school)
Hotaru Buny ♥ says
That cute tradition you have, so be super exciting decorating the Christmas tree, I remember as a child was my favorite things. percent looks pretty your girl with this costume barbie island ~ that movie is a favorite of my niece. Greetings !!!
April Driggers says
I tried to do this but man live it’s SO HARD sometimes to find ANYTHING worth adding to their stash and frankly, there’s only so many “football” ones I want on my tree (my 15 year old is a sports freak) so I’ve slacked off the last few years… Hallmark ornaments didn’t even have anything I wanted! And I used to be so excited for their ornament catalog each year!
Kimbo says
ha! my husband is all sports and food. I really have to think hard with him year after year. I came across this site…which has loads of random ornaments!!!
http://www.bronners.com/category/christmas-ornaments.do?nType=1
Sarah says
I love this tradition! And I like your idea of putting the year on the back. I’ve wanted to do this for my girls and just purchased their first ornaments (outside their baby’s 1st ornaments of course) for their stockings yesterday. Totally going to steal your idea of putting the year on the back. Thanks for sharing!