I know it is a popular way to do things, but that sort of buying to order always seems a bit pointless to me. It does at least get you what you want, but it feels like a convoluted way of just shopping for yourself and pretending it is a gift exchange. A bit like the secret santa at work where I managed to draw the same person who had me, and we both bought each other a bottle of Baileys!
We did have a period where we exchanged token handmade gifts (usually food) which worked ok too. But it all pretty much petered out after a few years.
It is a little pointless, until you give the present to the kids and have them pass it to their aunty. They then stand and watch the gift getting opened, literally jumping and flapping their hands in excitement as she unwraps the present they gave her.
Kids bring the magic of Christmas back. There is still a little of the surprise: I don’t know what oven mitts my sister would have selected, but I’d be surprised if it had dashunds on one hand and galahs on the other. But those are the ones the kids chose. She’ll love them because of who they’re from.
I know it is a popular way to do things, but that sort of buying to order always seems a bit pointless to me. It does at least get you what you want, but it feels like a convoluted way of just shopping for yourself and pretending it is a gift exchange. A bit like the secret santa at work where I managed to draw the same person who had me, and we both bought each other a bottle of Baileys!
We did have a period where we exchanged token handmade gifts (usually food) which worked ok too. But it all pretty much petered out after a few years.
It is a little pointless, until you give the present to the kids and have them pass it to their aunty. They then stand and watch the gift getting opened, literally jumping and flapping their hands in excitement as she unwraps the present they gave her.
Kids bring the magic of Christmas back. There is still a little of the surprise: I don’t know what oven mitts my sister would have selected, but I’d be surprised if it had dashunds on one hand and galahs on the other. But those are the ones the kids chose. She’ll love them because of who they’re from.