Christmas may be over but we're not done opening gifts. It's not because we received too many gifts but because I don't let the girls open ALL gifts during the holidays. You know how it is when you let kids open everything at once: they get bored with the gifts all at once too! And you are left with bored kids and rejected toys (all the while coping from the holiday stress). So not fun at all! And the precious gifts aren't appreciated properly also, plus the kids miss the value of gift-giving.
And thus, until now (nearing mid-January), we still have presents to open :) Here are the top 3 favorite gifts that my Davao homeschoolers received (so far) for Christmas 2014:
1. BRICKS AND BLOCKS! Whether it be Lego, Megabloks, Fisher-Price Little People Building Sets- you can never go wrong with blocks (except probably when the kids don't clean up and the 'rents step on a Lego block~ major aw! haha). Plus it fosters bonding time with the child and parent as they build blocks together :) My kids' paternal aunt and uncle got them Lego Friends sets while we gifted our youngest with the Fisher-Price blocks. Small bricks and big blocks~ perfect for their fine and gross motor (hand) skills!
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| Check how it looks like when fully built in Amazon :) |
