Elle’s Holiday Survival Guide // Part 3: Gift Guide For The Busy Mama

  Hi Mama, I think we can all agree that finding and giving gifts for the holidays is no easy feat, especially when you’re busy (*all moms, everywhere raise your hand*). This year, I put together a list of a few things I have my eye on (hint, hint!) and items I’m planning to get my husband, Jared (aka: the hipster papa), our kids and our neighbors + teachers! And if you’re reading this blog a few days before Christmas (I’m raising my hand right now with you, for real) I gave you a few last-minute gift ideas, too! Xx, Elle  

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• Softest sweatpants ever (Target)
• Best holiday candle Sydney Hale (Blue Spruce + Spearmint) or PF Candle Co (No. 5 Spruce)
• Elissa Solomon Pendant Sun Necklace or Mama Band
• Levi’s wedgie fit (Color: Shut Up: Medium Wash)
• Other stories $50 sweater (in Beige)
• Nisolo boots
• ARQ undies set in Toffee
• Herbivore coconut milk bath
• Books - The Moment of Lift, Anna Karenina, The Big Leap
• Neutral Striped Wrap
• Artifact Uprising Gift Card (Post-holidays so I can print photos from that year or make a photo book.)
• Plain Jane x Solly Baby Mama pajamas
• A night at a hotel (Last year I asked for a night away by myself for Christmas every year, which might sound funny but with four kids and a business, time to myself is in short supply. So Jared used our credit card points for a hotel in town an hour away. I used it a few months later but just knowing I could redeem it at any time felt like such a luxury. I got room service, read, watched Netflix and just vegged out for 24 hours. It was so restorative and will now be at the top of my list forever more.)
• Pressed Juicery Cleanse

 

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• Marine Layer corduroy button up
• Crosley record player
• Hatchet
• Raen glasses in Tortoise
• Stellarscope
• Vintage Reeboks
• Journal - Nickleby Press
• Chess Set
• Movie pass
• Inflatable Camping Mattress
• Dress shoes
• Laptop Case
• Lord of the Rings Set
• True Grit

 

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• Solly Sleep gown
• Carrying Baby Board Book
• Plain Jane x Solly Baby Holiday Swaddle
• Briar Sherpa bonnet
• Teething toy
• Chunky Shape Puzzel
• Zoo or Children’s Museum passes
• Personalized Baby Bracelet
• Plain Jane x Solly Baby Holiday Sleeper
• Newborn Tubby Todd Gift Set

 

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• Movie gift cards
  • Option 1
  • Option 2
• Local jam + bread
  • This is my aunt’s jam shop if you’re local to San Diego! Best freezer jam ever: So Jam Good
  • Try my favorite easy, artisan bread recipe.
  • Printable Tag
    • Option 1
    • Option 2
• Other sweet treat printable tags
  • Donuts
• PF Candle Co Mini Candle
• Artifact Uprising gift card
• Coffee Shop Gift Card + Printable
  • Option 1
  • Option 2
• Amazon Gift Card + Printable
  • Top 3 printables for teachers:
    • Option 1
    • Option 2
    • Option 3
• V Chocolates - My favorite is the Caramel Pretzels but seriously every single thing I’ve ever ordered is mind-blowingly delicious.
• General Gift Card Printable
  • Option 1
  • Option 2
• General Teacher Gift Card Printable
  • Option 1
• Target Gift Card Printable
  • Option 1

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• Masterclass Pass
• Solly Baby gift card
• Chat Books gift card

 

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Hazel / Toddler Want: Baby doll Do: Shape puzzle Wear: Mabo Denim + Gingham Top Read: Harry Dirty Dog   Frances / Kindergartner Want: Fairy House Kit Do: Beeswax Crayons, Sight reading game Wear: Plain Jane Nightgown Read: Easy Peasy Gardening for Kids   Solomon / Elementary boy Want: Lego Stem Building Baking Set Do: Origami Kit Wear: Patagonia Fleece Read: The Hobbit   Lucy / Tween Want: Polaroid Camera + Leather Case Do: Needle Felting Kit Wear: ARQ tank + undies Read: Keeper of the Lost Cities