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It's the season of giving! It's so much fun to plan gifts for friends and family, but it can also get stressful when it's hard to find the right thing. And when it comes to stocking stuffers it is so easy to just grab a bunch of cheap little things to fill it up and be done with it. But I like to be intentional with all gifts, even stocking stuffers, so I compiled a little list of things I would like to get for my toddlers, and that I would love for other people to get when it's not just Daddy and I filling their stockings. I included a couple links to some products that I especially feel are excellent, but other than that, most of these things can be picked up at almost any store, ie: Wal Mart, Target or KMart.  For Toddlers Boy Girl Both {WKid Sized Utensils Mittens Shirt PJs Snacks Movie Kid cups or sippy cups Bubble Bath Washable Markers Socks Slippers Colored Bath Tablets Hair Bands Necklace/Bracelets Scarf CD {We love this one.} Stickers Crayons Small Stuffed Animal Little Cars Mini Equipent Mini Trains Orange Candy Cane {Because every stocking needs to be finished off with an orange and candy cane. :) } For Babies Refillable Food Pouches {Here are my favorites} (Affiliate link) Bibs {Any bib will do - these are the ones we use!} (Affiliate link) Sippy Cup Books Gloves Hat Teething Biscuit Cloth Diaper {If Mom cloth diapers she will appreciate this! Makes sure you know her favorite kind though!} Tooth Brush  This is of course, not an exhaustive list, but it's something to get started with! What are some of your favorite stocking stuffer ideas for babies or toddlers? I'd loveto hear from you!  If you liked this post you might like these:
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"On the first day of Christmas my True Love gave to me..." We've all heard this song. And now since you just read the first line, it will be stuck in your head the rest of the day. You're welcome. ;) I read a great blog soon after we were married {maybe from the DatingDivas? I don't know where I saw it anymore!} about celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas with your spouse. It sounded like lots of fun to me, so I planned out 12 gifts for my husband and gave him 1 every day for 12 days before Christmas. But it just didn't go quite as I had planned. Because I forgot one important thing. Gifts were not his love language, they are mine. While Virgil graciously accepted the gifts, I knew him good enough to know he wasn't totally thrilled. What would he do with all these little things? And besides, money was a bit tight. So I just mentally crossed it off my list of new Christmas traditions.  Enter our fourth Christmas season together and once again I'm trying to think of little ways to keep it special. And then it hit me: 12 days of Love Languages!! It's such a simple idea, I don't know why I didn't think of it before. The Bible says we are to honor our husband, and I think a very simple and practical way to do that is to figure out what it is that makes them "tick" - what it is that makes them feel loved and appreciated and then apply it liberally! So, here's the plan: Virgil's 2 primary Love Languages are "Words of Affirmation" and "Acts of Service" and "Physical Touch" is pretty high up there too. So first I'm going to sit down and plan what I'm going to do each day. Then, starting December 14, I am going to purposefully fill up his "Love Language cup" in 1 noticeable way. Here is an example: Day 1: Send him a text thanking/praising/reminding him of something I love about him. Day 2: Fix, clean or organize something around the house that has been bothering him. Day 3: Give several extra, intentional hugs. Day 4: Make his very favorite supper and dessert. And so on. If you don't know what you or your spouses Love Languages are, take the test here. It's a fun way to learn more about each other! And if you are not familiar with the 5 Love Languages, they are:
 To help make it easier for you to plan out your 12 Days of Christmas, I created a printable for you to use for writing down your plans, and a little cheat sheet with some ideas to help you get started! I've included a couple ideas for each love language.
 I wish you and your "special someone" a very merry Christmas season!! <3 If you liked this post you might like these:
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