Christmas is around the corner and my little ones are already looking under the tree for a clue as to what Santa left them! But every Christmas morning I cringe when my children open their gifts because I know there will be one or two things for sure that will be totally unusable or a colossal waste or both! Friends and family will give you well meaning gifts but they are not always right for kids. Don’t you agree parents?
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This are the top 10 things I DO NOT want my kids to get this Christmas from Santa.Â
1. Soft toys – The kids bedroom already looks like a mini menagerie with multiple animal soft toys. With space concerns and unused stuffed toys catching dust, this is one thing I can do without.
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2. Musical toys –Â There is already enough ‘music‘ created by me and my children. Do we honestly need anymore?
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3. Clothes –Â Not everyone’s taste including those of Santa, appeal to my children. Style is personal and even the youngest kids like to pick out something they like to wear.
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4. A box of assorted chocolates – Have you met a mom yet who can sit by and watch her kids eat up a box full of chocolates the moment it is opened, without giving them a lecture on teeth decay? Thanks but no thanks!
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5. Ride on toys – This BIG Christmas gift will soon find its place in the passageway outside the house and die its own death.
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6. Washable wall markers – Honestly speaking I don’t want to end up scrubbing the walls of the living room once they are adorned with little Picasso’s masterpieces however easy it is to scrub it off.
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7. Ball pool set - Imagine having to pick up over a 100 plastic balls all alone, every time your kids hit the ball pool! Don’t do this to me please!
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8. Tent house – When my kids are done playing with the tent and move out of it, where will I keep it?
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9. Sand Art kits – Because the person who gifts this, always forgets to gift a cleaning brush to take out all that sand from the carpet.
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10. Bubble Making Toy Gun – Let’s just say that a clean floor and soapy bubbles don’t gel. Not in my house.
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