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Doing a pre-holiday purge and wow 🤯
The toys my kids actually play with? Games, puzzles, crafts + activities.
Moms, save this list for Christmas gift ideas because these are the things that actually get used 🎄✨
Sharing our tried-and-true favorites to make holiday shopping easier 🙌

#LTKKids #LTKHoliday #LTKGiftGuide

Doing a pre-holiday purge and wow 🤯 The toys my kids actually play with? Games, puzzles, crafts + activities. Moms, save this list for Christmas gift ideas because these are the things that actually get used 🎄✨ Sharing our tried-and-true favorites to make holiday shopping easier 🙌 LTKKids LTKHoliday LTKGiftGuide

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Yahtzee Classic Game | Target

Hasbro Gaming Piggy Piggy Card Game | Target

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Science Kit & Rock Collection Advent Calendar 2025 – Jumbo Advent Calendar with 24 Days of Science Experiments, Gemstones & More for Kids, STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12 | Amazon (US)

Bluey Scavenger Hunt Game | Target

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mDesign Small Plastic Caddy Tote for Desktop Office Supplies | Target

Crayola 12pc Scribble Scrubbie Pets Tub Set: Washable Marker Craft Kit for Kids, Drawing & Coloring Activity, Ages 3+ | Target

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If you want to be the cool mom, get these shoes as a gift for your boy! These were the must have for me eight year old. Great gift idea! He’s loving the white on white of course. 😆

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✨Stocking stuffer magic for toddlers, especially my little girl!✨ I’m obsessed with all the tiny treasures that tuck perfectly into a custom stocking… travel magnet tiles with a snowman scene, holiday-themed surprise LOL dolls, little Barbie pet surprises, doll “spa bag” surprises—you can definitely tell I love anything that pops open with a cute surprise inside! 😍🎄 Tiny gifts, big excitement, and so many more adorable ideas to wrap up the holiday fun.

#ToddlerStockingStuffers #HolidayGiftIdeasForKids #ToddlerMomLife

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Toddler Christmas gift idea that’s actually fun and educational? ✔️
This color-changing light box with iridescent numbers, shapes, and glowing jelly blocks is SO cool. I grabbed the castle set for my daughter and she’s going to flip. 😍🎄
Would your kids love this too?

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Obsessed with this Wild Fable fit — the green oversized hoodie + barrel jeans are both only $18 for Black Friday. Cozy, soft, and such a steal. Add your Tasman UGGs and you’re set. 🤍

I sized down one to a small for the sweatshirt and wearing my regular size 8 for the jeans .

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Levi’s Cinch Waist Baggy Jeans that have gone viral in Invested Indigo. I’m 5’3” and the length works with heeled boots. I wanted a dressier jean for boots and these are perfect! Wearing my regular size 29 or 8 in jeans. Got these at Target. Black suede boots linked too! They are Old Navy. Wearing my regular size 7.5

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I grab these jeans last minute from target and I really love them. The picture doesn’t do them justice from what they look like in 3-D. The barrel works for a wide leg option for me but gives me a little bit of shape. I’m only 5’3”. I typically wear a size 8 or 29 and these are my normal size.

Women’s Mid-Rise Barrel Jeans Wild Fable at Target size 8

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The most perfectly cozy and loving the rich brown lounge pajama pants!!! I would size down. I always wear a medium and these are a small.

Womens cozy ribbed lounge pants by Auden - Brown: at Target

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Part Three ✨ The final video in this little series!
Come organize with me as I finish our activity closet and share even more of our favorite learning games, toys, and kids’ activities.
And don’t miss the final reveal — turning our play closet from total chaos to calm, organized, and actually usable 🙌
Saving this for playroom inspo, toy rotation ideas, and Christmas gift ideas 🎄💫

#LTKHome #LTKGiftGuide #LTKmomlife

Part Two of our tried-and-true favorites 🙌
Learning games, activities, crafts, kids’ Bible studies, and toys that keep little minds engaged and happy. Perfect Christmas gift ideas 🎄

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That vintage Christmas vibe without the thrift store hunt 🙌 Target totally nailed the cozy, nostalgic, Grandma-core look this year — wicker trees, plaid frames, embroidered pillows, brass accents… I’m obsessed 🎄

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Christmas gift idea for the doll lover girl 💕 These are such a great price point — especially for younger girls who aren’t quite ready for an heirloom doll like American Girl. Target has the cutest options right now and I’m obsessed 😍

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The perfect toy storage cases for only nine dollars a piece! They remind me of caboodles. We are going to use them for storing L.O.L doll collections, and little Disney collections. Olivia wanted to help make the video.😆

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Vintage vibes Christmas decor! If you’d love to have that Thrifted Christmas look, but you don’t have good thrift stores near you. Here are some new Christmas decor items that look like you’ve had them forever or maybe they’ve been passed down to you!

Target is killing it with the wicker trees and the plaid Christmas frames and embroidered pillows! Give me all the brass accents and candlesticks for a magical Christmas vibe. Loving the twisted candles this year.

Ann and you have to believe me when I tell you this is the best biggest softest most amazing quality blanket you’ll own! If you have some Kohl’s cash, definitely spend it on this. It would be such a good gift idea.

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Best faux fur oversized throw for a cozy Christmas Gift or just for your own home! This is my little reading nook.

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Every winter mom needs this bag! Breathable mesh for wet gear, zipper top, and just-right sizing for snow pants + boots. My kids carry theirs to school daily. No more soggy backpacks! 👏 Do your kids bring their gear back and forth too?
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Our generation collector holiday dolls, the perfect Christmas gift for little girls or just to have a display as part of your Christmas decorations that kids will definitely enjoy! Don’t forget the doll cabin with the snow dripping off of the roof. It’s one of our favorite toys. Target does it again!

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Making boo baskets has become one of my favorite little Halloween traditions 🎃🕸️ Since the kids needed new trick-or-treat buckets this year, I filled them with a few spooky surprises to kick off the weekend! From glow-in-the-dark buckets and Halloween books to slime, cotton candy, and cozy soaps—these baskets are a fun way to start the Halloween excitement early 👻✨

What would you add to your kids’ boo baskets?

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Fall TBR lineup 🍂📚
Linking all the books I’m excited to dive into this season!

📖 The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark – dark family secrets and true crime vibes.
☕️ The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore – small town, coffee shop, cozy romance energy.
🔪 The First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston – a Reese’s Book Club thriller for spooky season.
🌹 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas – finally seeing what the hype is about!
🍰 The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore – sweet, charming, and very “curl up with a blanket.”

Tapping to shop or add to your own fall reading list! Which one should I start first? 👀

Christmas Pajama Tradition 🎄✨

Nothing says Christmas cozy like matching family PJs! We grabbed these tan tartan sets from GAP and I’m obsessed with how neutral and timeless they look. Perfect for Christmas morning photos, movie nights, and all the festive baking sessions in between.

Linking them all here on LTK so you can shop the whole family set in one spot. Sizes for kids and adults! 🤎

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✨ Catholic Women’s Bible Study Essentials ✨
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Gap Factory toddler haul 👧✨ The sales are too good right now and I couldn’t resist! Adorable styles at crazy good prices 🙌 #GapFactory #ToddlerStyle #MomLife

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Do your kids have to take their winter gear back and forth from school each day during the winter? Mine do! 🙋‍♀️

I was tired of plastic shopping bags, oversized TJmaxx bags, and other random bags that just didn’t work well. I scoured the internet for these bags and we’ve been loving them ever since! 🙌

Jean overalls, ya’ll! How we feeling about this farmer chic vibe?! I’m kinda loving them. Wearing a size medium and rolled up the bottoms and cinched the straps high.

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Our favorite lake day MVP? This giant @FUNBOY leisure island inflatable. Endless laughs, cannonballs, and chill time all packed into one floaty paradise. Summer days done right! ☀️🌊🎉

Want one for your own crew?

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Kids crafts. Fruit beads for fun summer bracelets!

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Aerie summer clearance tees and bras. There are also a bunch of $10 sweaters and sweatshirts!

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My favorite watch! It counts my steps, has a light, I don’t have to charge it, I can keep it on when I’m in the lake or the pool, it’s cute!

Prime Day Deal!

Snackle box at Walmart! Such a good deal!

Snack tray idea

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Flattering one piece swimsuit for midsize women. Swimsuits for moms. 4th of July swimsuit. Pink and blue swimsuit.

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4th of July outfits for the family!

Red, white and blue swimsuits for the family.

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4th of July outfit and swim suit!

Red womens swimsuit, American summer sweatsuit set, 4th of July clothing, Americana

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A mini couch for my Tween daughter’s bedroom!

Small couch with rainbow back design.

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Summer crafts and boredom busters for kids from Oriental Trading.

Our table at the End-of-Year School Bash was a huge hit thanks to @orientaltradingco for hooking us up with all the supplies for a crafty-cool station. #otcpartner

The kids were able to make DIY Summer Bucket Lists or Journals using colorful paper or notebooks along with a variety of markers, pens, stickers, and adhesives to decorate it! The animated food stickers were the first to go!

We also had a station for making DIY Personalized Keychains for their backpacks or summer activity bags. The kids used colorful carabiners, string, pony beads, and letter beads to create their keepsake. It was a huge hit!

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Summer crafting for kids from oriental trading. Boredom busters.

Our table at the End-of-Year School Bash was a huge hit thanks to @orientaltradingco for hooking us up with all the supplies for a crafty-cool station. #otcpartner

The kids were able to make DIY Summer Bucket Lists or Journals using colorful paper or notebooks along with a variety of markers, pens, stickers, and adhesives to decorate it! The animated food stickers were the first to go!

We also had a station for making DIY Personalized Keychains for their backpacks or summer activity bags. The kids used colorful carabiners, string, pony beads, and letter beads to create their keepsake. It was a huge hit!

#LTKKids #LTKParties

How do you hang decor on your vinyl siding? It’s amazing when you find the perfect little solution you never knew you needed!

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