A few years ago during the holiday season, I sat wrapped up in my heated blanket sipping my coffee trying to decide what I was going buy for my family as gifts that year. I couldn’t help but think of all of the excess that we have here in America. Our children and grandchildren, in reality...all of us, have so much that sometimes new items don’t even get played with and complacency in gratitude arises, even in wonderful families with really good kids. As I looked online at gift ideas, I started seeing a new movement emerge that made me stop and ponder. It was a simple guide for gift giving.

This rule of four is intended for children but it is a great example to use for all of your loved ones that you want to spoil over the holiday season. As you choose gifts, keep it straightforward and follow the simple guide:

-Something they want

-Something they need

-Something to read

-Something to wear

Over the next couple of weeks we will be helping you choose special gifts in a few of these categories! We will be posting a tween/teen gift guide (with links and discounts, yeah!) and some of our top picks for great books on following Fridays. But for now, here is a printable wish list to use with your children as they think about all of the possibilities of gifts that could be waiting under the twinkling tree!

Right click to save file to your computer and print. Hope you enjoy!