When I recently asked on my facebook page if you would like a Christmas gift list this year, I got a big fat yes from many of you. So today I start my Christmas 2014 gift ideas. To kick off the gifts, I wanted to share some ideas for babies. Babies can be hard to buy for because they don’t actually need anything other than love, milk and their mamas and dads. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t spoil them anyway. From sweet little toys to cute and cozy clothes, here are some Christmas gift ideas for little baby boys:
Since my daughter Anya’s birthday is so close to Christmas, we have started a tradition of only giving her a nice stocking for Christmas and no other gifts. I’m not a fan of overloading kids with gifts so this works out well. I started buying stocking fillers a while ago but need a few more so have been looking around. While searching, I came across some fun things for boys, girls and babies and thought I would share my finds with you:
Today here are some gift ideas for mamas. I’ve rounded up mainly accessories and smaller gifts because these are the kinds of things you probably wouldn’t buy for yourself but would love to receive as a gift. I hope you enjoy them!
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I haven’t! I keep telling myself it’s only November so there’s plenty of time. But in reality I know these next few weeks are going to whiz by and then serious panic will set in. While I continue to procrastinate on my shopping, I have started getting some fun gift ideas ready for you and the first one (probably my favourite) is a list of lovely Christmas gifts for babies.
This week’s picks for mama & baby… some more Christmas gift ideas but this time in blue. I love blue and as there are so many different shades of the colour there’s something for everyone. One of the reasons I picked this colour today is because I think blue works for girls just as well as for boys:
1. Bookhou stones tea towel for mama from Vuela Boutique.
11. Organic contrast toe and heel tights for baby by Buisjes & Beugels.
12. Cloud blue and cream wooden necklace for mama by Vera Viridis.
Unlike me, I suspect most of you are organised and have finished your Christmas shopping {I haven’t even started!} so this will be the last gift list of the year. But in case you’re still looking for ideas, you can check out my all my other Christmas gift guides too.
Today’s Christmas gift guide is a selection by French Blossom, my sponsors. French Blossom is a kids store started by husband and wife team Nicholas and Meriem. Even though they don’t have kids (yet), having met and lived in Paris for many years, Nicholas and Meriem were ‘inspired by the exquisite elegance and style devoted to children’s clothing, toys and decoration in France’. As Nicholas explains, ‘the idea behind French Blossom is to – ‘Celebrate French Fashion for Children,’ and to exclusively showcase chic and stylish independent French children’s designers’. So I thought this Christmas, it would be fun to ask them to choose their favourite gift ideas from their store and I also wanted to find out a bit more about how they spend their Christmas. Here’s what they said:
Let’s talk Christmas! What do you love most about it?
Family time! Its great to all gather together, have fun and relax.
What’s a typical Christmas day for you?
We wake up and see if Father Christmas has been kind to us 🙂 ! We all then sit in the living room in front of the fire and Christmas tree, opening the presents as the lovely smells of the Christmas dinner wafts in from the kitchen. After lunch we wrap up nice and warm and go for a walk to watch the annual swim in the sea. There are hundreds of brave people, many dressed up in fancy dress costumes who swim in the freezing water. Then there is a nice warm drink for everyone. We haven’t done this swim yet but maybe this year!
Is your Christmas more French or more English?
Our Christmas is British; Meriem and I always go back to the UK for Christmas. The only thing French is the wine on the table.
Anything you dislike about Christmas?
I don’t like when I have finished opening the last present, finished the wonderful turkey dinner or saying goodbye to relatives who have come over for the day
Lastly, your top 10 Christmas gifts for kids this year?
1. Circus themed baby dinner set by Mimi’Lou
2. Soft toy characters by My name is simone
3. Vintage 3D story box by Tiphaine Mangan
4. Little duck on wheels by Trousselier
5. Dreamy kids mouse mobile by Rose Miniscule
6. Pirate and treasure puzzle by Janod
7. Colourful decorative ball lights by La case de cousin paul
8. Children’s accordean by Vilac
9. Retro classic blue pedal car by Baghera
10. Story express circus by Janod
Thank you Nicholas and Meriem for sharing your Christmas traditions and gift ideas with us and I’m really curious to find out if Nicholas will do that swim this year! You’ll find all these toys and more over at French Blossom and don’t forget, my readers can still get 10% off anything that’s not on offer by using the codes EBABEES.
This week’s picks for mama and baby… more Christmas gift ideas for both but this time I’ve gone for a black & white colour palette. Timeless, classic and always chic, you can’t go wrong with this colour combo:
In today’s gift guide I wanted to share some wooden gift ideas. I’m a huge fan of wooden toys so have picked out a few of these but I’ve tried to mix it up a bit by suggesting other wooden gifts too including a DIY gift which is always a pleasure to give and receive.
1. Yellow Owl Workshop Circus stamp set from Amazon
This week’s picks for mama and baby… as Christmas is coming I thought it would be fun to give you a range of gift picks for mama and baby. So I’ve rounded up some some pink things that I love for both and hopefully it will give you a bit of inspiration. Some of this stuff is on my own wish list especially that polka dot clutch which I showed to my husband last night (hint, hint!).
1. Weekend bag for mama by Lale.
2. Handmade wood and ceramic necklace for mama from Need Supply Co.
3. Pequeno Tocon drawstring knit pullover for baby from Smallable.com
To start of this week, I’ve put together my next Christmas gift guide and this time it’s for girls. I have to admit I really enjoyed doing this one as there are just so many lovely things for girls. I hope you like it:
1. Kids Kuru-Maru felt necklace by Homako from Minikin.
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