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Time-Saving Idea: The Present Closet
August 3, 2007 11:01 AM
With 4 kids ages 4, 7, 9, and 11, I find that there is a different birthday party for at least one of my kids to attend, at least once a week. Which is great -- I am thrilled that my kids are reasonably social -- but as a working mom (and let's face it, every mom is a working mom), I don't really have time to go to the toy store every week!
So what I do is keep a fully stocked "present closet" at all times. Every few months I go to Target (you can go to any discount retailer that sells toys) and stock up on under $20 gifts: lego sets, board games, puzzles, etc. I get toys that appeal to the different ages of my 4 kids of course, and try to find gifts that would appeal to both boys and girls. I also buy about 6 rolls of wrapping paper.
Then I go home, and that night after the kids go to bed, I pour myself a glass of wine (totally optional of course) and start wrapping! I put a little post-it note on each gift so that I'll know what's inside after it's wrapped. I label each gift with these cute stickers I bought on www.tinyprints.com. They are adorable and I got a set for each of my kids. They say things like, "Happy Birthday xoxo Your friend Jenna" with really cute background designs.
I store all the presents in a closet and then, each week when I have a birthday party on the schedule, I don't have to also schedule in a trip to the toy store.
Try it, it is a great time saver!
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I love this idea! I do something similar with gifts in general- i.e. for Christmas, weddings, bdays...but I hadn't thought of implementing the same idea with kids presents. Thanks for the tip!
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Posted by: Tonia - October 18, 2007 2:06 PM
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