Christmas Shopping! I am working my way through wish lists and making good progress. My goal is to get one family member completed so I can make a Snowman gift tower. I want to be sure I know how to do it and am satisfied with the result.
I have shared my Shopping List many times on this blog. Even though I do also use a Christmas shopping log app on my phone, I still fill out my original list. There's just something more fun about pen and paper to me.
My list has grown since this photo was taken a few years ago, but the concept is the same. I list each person across the top. As I purchase a gift, I wrap it and place a gift tag on it. I write the gift on the list along with the cost. Then I highlight it to show that it's wrapped.
I have several clear tubs that I keep the wrapped gifts in until they go under the tree at Thanksgiving.
The yellow cells at the bottom of the list indicated stocking stuffers.
Now that our little family has grown to 16, this list is a life saver. It's an easy way for me to see at a glance where I'm at in the Christmas shopping process. When I've spent the budget allowed for each person I actually write "DONE" at the bottom of the list!
Whatever your Christmas shopping plan is, now is a good time to begin. There are so many sales right now. And I always take advantage of the Back to School sales to buy crayons, pens, markers, colored pencils, etc. for stocking stuffers for the Grands.
Only 170 days to go...
