No-Toy Gift Guide

When it comes to your kids, chances are you have enough toys to last a lifetime. The last thing you want to buy your children or receive as gifts is more junk toys to overflow your bins, am I right?

We like to keep toys minimal anyway, so I’m sharing a list of the best gifts that do not include conventional toys, aka “stuff.”

Tips:

– Consider this list when it comes time for the holiday, birthdays, or just because presents, and be sure to include a receipt for easy returns just in case.

– I also suggest taking a serious audit of your children’s toys and making some important decisions – what are the ‘must have’ items?

– Are there items with missing pieces or defective parts? Toss them.

– Are there toys that have been once loved but just kind of sit there? Donate or sell them.

– Do this periodically and keep things organized with bins, grouping like-items together.

– Get your kiddos involved in the clean up process and teach them to sort the right toys in the right bins – it will not only start teaching the idea of chores and helping out around the house but will help them practice their sorting skills.

I’m including a list of general gift ideas as well as gifts for boys and girls that work well for a variety of age groups broken into these categories:

• Adventure and explorer
• Arts & crafts
• Musical
• Experience
• Practical & fun

What gifts do you enjoy buying?

If you have kids, what kind of gifts do you wish you would get for them? Let me know in the comments below!