As Advent approaches, I am thinking about what Christmas presents to get for my children. Last year, my father-in-law asked us to buy Christmas gifts for the children from him. I have to share that when it came to my older children, it proved to be a challenging task. Below are some presents that my older children have requested and/or appreciated over the past few years:

Gifts for Girls: 

Gifts for Boys:

• Entomology kit
• Fish tank and supplies
• Legos (Bernadette and I like these too)
• Leonard Wibberley’s Treegate series
• Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (I think that this is my oldest son’s favorite video game.)
• The Redwall series by Brian Jacques
• Skimboard
• Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750
• Swiss Army Pocket Knife and carrying case
• Timex Sports Watch or Timex Sports Watch
• Walnut Hollow Woodburning Kit
• Wii (I fought the idea of getting this for years, but my brother-in-law talked us into letting him give it to our children. I have to say that it works as a great incentive for one of my sons to get his lessons finished.)

Now, I need to figure out what presents we can give to our children this year.