I find the whole gift giving to grown people who need absolutely nothing ridiculous. Mom won’t stop. The little kids are fun though, but we only have one little one (that comes to Moms). My niece is six (brother had a child at age of 50....bwahaha). She is tons of fun. My son is 19 but is still a kid at heart and loves Christmas so I make it special for him. It’s a time of stress for me helping Mom but I’m ahead of the game this year. I want my parents (80 and 83) stress free so I carry the load for them.
I put a stop to adult gifts 20 + years ago explaining it was a burden for everyone,, the shopper & receivers because we have to figure out what they would like ,,, spend money,, hope the receiver likes/needs it,,, meantime at the actual event all attention went to the kids,,, so why not kids only?,,, The first year everyone was a bit grumpy,,, every year after everyone seemed to like it more,. Because randomly everyone was in a different economic state,, without the burden. Kids gets gifts until 21 years old,, & we all tend to slip mom something because she always made Christmas complete growing up with her love for the holidays. Now that I have 3 grandkids,, I am so glad this is still intact. My son tried to take it a step further after his inlaw's went crazy on gifts for the kids,, he assigned everyone to clothes & books for the kids,,, I followed his lead for a couple of years,,, still do,,, but since I also give out a stocking (& Easter basket) every year,, I got creative in that category--- the stockings & basket seem to be getting bigger haha. He smiles with love at me,,, his whole life I was pretty creative in containers & gifts for him & my hubby.
Ps- I'm on the look out for large M&M pillows this year to convert into Easter baskets
Hmmm,, emoji pillows are cute too!
https://www.amazon.com/EvZ-Smiley-E...d_r=ff57ee6f-0f1f-4d30-9545-5cf1e55794ba&th=1
Walmart has a cute sloth in 3 colors I saw while back,, I'm just on the fence because they won't hold very much.
So I am watching stuffed animals & pillows that can be modified pretty easy.. I have time on my side right now.