Feb
2013
New idea for presenting kids gifts
I’ve started to feel like wrapping gifts or using disposable gift bags is a bad idea for me. If you must, I do have a post with an idea for storing gift wrap in a pretty cute way coming soon, but wanted to share a recent find.
Home Goods, my absolute favorite store to kill some time in has a lot of great finds for kids. I recently stopped in there to look at lamps and came across the above basket with the attached little chalk board and many other similar items.
We had a gift picked out for a friend’s child whose birthday was months ago, but I hadn’t yet wrapped it because we couldn’t make it to the party.
We also had another party coming soon. I looked at the price tag for the basket and it was $5.99. OK, it’s a bit tacky to share this here since my friend may be reading this, but I couldn’t believe it. A gift bag can cost anywhere from $1.99 to $4.99 and with tissue paper and a card, it’s the same price! I decided to go for it and skip a card.
Then I found this little suitcase, also priced at $5.99. What?!
Bodhi has some mini suitcases in his room and he loves carrying them around pretending he is going on an airplane or “to daddy’s work.”
I have no idea if these things will be interesting to the two little birthday sweeties, but I love the idea of using something that can be reused or repurposed rather than a bag, or worse yet, gift wrap which most people just throw away. At least most people reuse gift bags. Would your kids use these things if they came with a birthday gift? I’d love to know.
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Ann
February 15, 2013 at 1:13 pm (97 days ago)That suitcase is adorable and Rylie would absolutely enjoy something like that! Great ideas! I wish we had Home Goods here!
Jessica
February 15, 2013 at 4:52 pm (97 days ago)So glad to know, Ann! I thought it was cute and the price was great.
Brandi
February 15, 2013 at 1:15 pm (97 days ago)YES! I LOVE this idea. We have started skipping wrapping paper and placing a ribbon around the items. This is a great solution, and, acts as another gift within itself. Perfect.
Jessica
February 15, 2013 at 4:53 pm (97 days ago)A ribbon is a fabulous idea. Thanks for sharing!
Shelly
February 15, 2013 at 1:32 pm (97 days ago)Love the idea! I’m anti gift wrap and always looking for new ideas to get around using it.
Jessica
February 19, 2013 at 6:02 pm (93 days ago)Nice! I’d love to hear of any others you’ve come up with.
Kristin
February 15, 2013 at 1:52 pm (97 days ago)Great idea, I never thought of doing this for kiddos. I try to do the same thing for gifts of cash to jazz them up a bit!
http://www.kristinsmithcreative.com/Creations/Pages/creations_thumbs.html#3
Jessica
February 15, 2013 at 4:53 pm (97 days ago)Nice Kristin! I love your photos. So cute!
Jaymi
February 15, 2013 at 8:04 pm (97 days ago)So smart… I just had one of those “why haven’t I thought of that?” moments. Thanks for giving me another reason to go to home goods! ;)
Jessica
February 19, 2013 at 6:02 pm (93 days ago)Home Goods is such a time suck and such a lovely way to spend some time. :) I’m so addicted.
Tiffany
February 17, 2013 at 3:44 pm (95 days ago)Jess I’m pretty sure I was at HG at the same time you were! I bought that basket in pink and considered the suitcase as well! And I came THIS close to buying that little gap shirt just yesterday! We are blog buddies for a reason my friend. ;)
Jessica
February 19, 2013 at 6:03 pm (93 days ago)Haha! Why does this not surprise me at all? The basket is so awesome with the little chalkboard on it. They had bigger ones for $7.99 and smaller ones for $4.99 at my store, but I thought the $5.99 one was the perfect size.
Jana
February 19, 2013 at 3:42 pm (93 days ago)I love this idea, and have thought about using it. We have gotten a gift in a cute chevron striped plastic tote which I thought was a great idea, and another one where it was a random box (like from amazon) decorated by the kid who was the friend of my son (it had stickers, crayon, marker, glitter etc) – I thought that was a fabulous idea, an art project for my son and a cute gift box.
Jessica
February 19, 2013 at 6:04 pm (93 days ago)I love the idea of decorating an Amazon box. We go through so many boxes with all of the things we get delivered. It would be nice to come up with another way to use them other than just sticking them in recycling.