Comments on: Holiday Gifts for Children: How Much Is Too Much?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:20:54 +0000

Spalva,
No, hahahahaha..I think that orginally came from Mrs. Marsha Johnson over at waldorfhomeeducators@yahoogroups.com..Of course, simpler is ALWAYS best!

Many blessings,
Carrie

By: Spalva

Spalva — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:06:46 +0000

Fourteen outfits?! My goodness I have a lot of shopping to do! This must be some kind of North American standard!

By: Dessi Gnann

Dessi Gnann — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:34:44 +0000

i do laundry every day…several times a day…bad…

By: Holiday Gifts For Children | The Parenting Passageway

Holiday Gifts For Children | The Parenting Passageway — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:32:59 +0000

[...] can put their own heart and soul into these toys. I wrote more about that here: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2008/11/23/holiday-gifts-for-children-how-much-is-too-much/  and here: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2010/02/19/toys-toys-toys/ , which contains [...]

By: Back To Basics: Cultivating Gratitude In Children « The Parenting Passageway

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:43:29 +0000

[...] What is your environment like? Is it simple, with everything having a toy, or is it towering and teeming with STUFF? How many toys does your child have? There can be too much even if it is “natural” toys. Try this back post for suggestions of how many clothes and how many toys and what kinds of toys your child would like at each age: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2008/11/23/holiday-gifts-for-children-how-much-is-too-much/  [...]

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:25:46 +0000

“You will be shocked at how this is so very freeing although you will spend a bit more time doing laundry on your new schedule.””

How often do most of you do laundry? She is saying to have two weeks’ worth of clothes, right? I already do laundry every week, so we would really only need 7-8 outfits. I do keep 14 in case the kids get dirty, ruin something, or we miss a laundry day.

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Toys! Toys! Toys! « The Parenting Passageway — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:42:50 +0000

[...] The first thing to keep in mind is that you do not need many toys at all. I wrote a post about this awhile back, why not click over and see if it resonates with you? Here it is: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2008/11/23/holiday-gifts-for-children-how-much-is-too-much/ [...]

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Cultivating the Quiet: The Inner Work of Advent « The Parenting Passageway — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:47:54 +0000

[...] wrote this post last year at this time (click here for the full post: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2008/11/23/holiday-gifts-for-children-how-much-is-too-much/ ). Here is part of that post, referring to gift-giving surrounding the [...]

By: dottyspots

dottyspots — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:27:44 +0000

We have quite a lot of toys here – not as many as other households I’ve been in, but more that I think is really *needed* (I own a toyshop and do have a love of toys and quite a few of the things we do have are also things for me!)

I have been busy making things for Yule/Christmas. A felted hobby horse and a little (dollshouse size) cowboy doll for my almost 3 year old (which he can use when playing with his sister and their small farm). Plus some mittens, booties, etc. for his doll in this cold weather.

For dd I have been busy making some ‘warm’ clothes for her doll, plus a crocheted headband.

The only thing I am planning to buy at present is a puzzle for dd as she has specifically asked if she may have a puzzle (as we only have one large floor puzzle that she can do, because the others we have are very complicated ones which would not be suitable for her). I think this is a very reasonable request from a 5 year old. Her other request is the same as it was last year, some clothes for her doll (and that I make them and send them to Father Christmas to deliver).

I have 4 children and they have a stocking each, although last year we invested in a wooden kitchen (which has been played with every single day since, so a very good investment) and my family clubbed together to buy our older boys a bike each (they’re 12 and 14). There were a couple of extra pieces that didn’t fit in the stocking, but these were things like socks and other pieces of clothing, plus a couple of books that were too large to fit in.

I think this is more than enough!

I’m always reminded by Laura Ingalls Wilder and her sister in Little House on the Prairie when they are thrilled to receive a cup and a small piece of money each for Christmas.

By: Tamar Chansky

Tamar Chansky — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:17:16 +0000

Thank you for the simplicity here– what an antidote to the craze happening in the malls. It reminds me that just as we coach our children to resist peer pressure and think about what is best for them, we need to resist commercial pressure about what is best for our kids and make our own choices. Here! Here!