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Dollar Tree Giving

December 16, 2009 by Tracey 5 Comments

When it comes to buying Christmas gifts for my side of the family, my brothers, sister and I decided several years ago to just buy presents for the children. This has worked out well for us, both practically and financially – although the number of children does keep increasing year by year. πŸ™‚

However, I still want my daughters to experience the pleasure of shopping for someone else and to spend at least a few moments thinking of an item that a family member might like to receive. So each year, during the week before Christmas, I take them to the dollar store and allow the girls together to choose one gift for each person in my family.

My brothers usually end up with candy of some sort, while the women get items like kitchen towels or candles. In the past, our daughters have selected things like utility gloves or a small tool for my dad. Once we get home from the store, the three of us sit down with wrapping paper and bows to wrap and label each present.

It’s always fun when we gather at my parents for our Christmas celebration and everyone opens their gifts to see what “surprise” the girls selected for them this year. It’s a relatively inexpensive tradition that helps impart to our children the joy of giving…..and that works for me!

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  1. Wanda says

    December 16, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Great idea. And it's lots of fun going to the Dollar store!

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  2. Raise Them Up says

    December 16, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    This is a great idea! What a fun tradition. I may have to try that this year to fill in the missing gifts the kids give each other.

    Your girls looked beatutiful, btw, in their recital dresses. πŸ™‚

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  3. Brooke says

    December 18, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    my niece has been doing this same thing since she was 3. πŸ™‚ and i love seeing what she hand picked for me!

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  4. Donna says

    December 19, 2009 at 2:27 am

    What a great idea. And you can find some really good stuff at the dollar store! Great tradition for your girls! Merry Christmas.

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  5. Sherry says

    December 19, 2009 at 2:32 am

    What a blessing to get them involved! πŸ˜€ A friend and I do a stocking exchange every year and fill it with dollar store gifts. πŸ˜€ Wish we still lived in Japan as they have an awesome 100 yen ($1 store) even better than the ones here!

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