This is a repost from last year but I've had so many questions about it that I thought I'd put it up again.

I realize it's a tad bit early since Thanksgiving is this week, but if you're anything like me...you're already making lists of everything Christmas related!

Ben and I have been mapping out what to get the Crazies (aka our kids) for Christmas and decided we needed to change things up a little.

(as you know, for several years we've done the Four Gift Rule, I've also talked about it here)

We decided that rather than giving them all "Something you Need", we'd love make a memory with each of them and take them on a special date.

We do our best to have one-on-one time with each of the kids at least once a month (Anton always wants to go to a restaurant with tablecloths. "One you have to be polite at," he says. Sweet buddy).

But having six kids, it's sometimes hard...and I know they all crave individual time with us.

(we crave it, too!)

And I'm so excited about it!

{click here to download gift tags}

These were our "experience" gifts last year...

Because Abreham is our budding artist and wants to see some galleries, we took him downtown to the Art Walk.

Ezekiel, our sports fanatic will be thrilled to attend a Denver Outlaws (lacrosse) game.

Anton had his eardrums blown out at a Monster Truck Rally.

Imani & Laith both get to be enchanted by Disney on Ice.

Baby Elsabet...was so little we skipped hers, but this year she'll get one.

 

And click here for what we do as a family with the World Vision Catalog.

What do you think? Are these things you might do, too??