The holiday season is filled with so much gift giving, it’s a great time to teach your kids about giving back. As your children outgrow their toys, what do you do with them? There may be local organizations that give to kids in need or “adopt a family” programs around the holiday season. I have a fun new tradition that helps you clean out the toy room to give to kids in need while teaching your kids about the act of giving.
Everyone knows Santa carries a big sack of toys on his sleigh filled with presents for all the little boys and girls. So how fun is it to have gifts in your own home delivered in personalized Santa Sacks?! Your kids can wake up on Christmas morning to find them under your tree OR you can try out this Christmas Giving Tradition.
Before Christmas, take out the Santa Sacks for your kids and have them help pick out their own toys that they want to GIVE to Santa. This can be hard for kids, as they get so attached to their toys, but it is a good lesson in sharing and giving to those less fortunate. Work together to fill those Santa Sacks and talk about how much fun the new owners will have with them!
On Christmas Eve before the kids go to bed, have them help you put the Santa Sacks under the tree or near the fireplace so Santa will see them when he arrives! Leave a note or Santa’s milk and cookies. And, of course, when Santa comes, he will take those toys (to give to others) and replace them with Christmas presents!
It’s a tradition that adds to the magic of Christmas and Santa, teaches your kids a valuable lesson on kindness and giving, helps others in need, AND helps clean out your toy room (just in time to make space for the new toys, haha). Who knows, maybe your kids will want to donate new items, too.
You can find these Santa Sacks at Stuck On You. Choose a back design (trees or waves) and a personalized letter (with trees or waves). Both my kids’ names start with “R” so I got one bag with trees on the back and the other bag with waves on the back. They also have Sacks with designs you can choose from. They’re about the size of pillowcases so big enough to fit some toys in, but not so huge that you have to have tons of toys!
Stuck On You has a great selection of Christmas gifts including personalized story books, letters from Santa, photo mugs, gift labels, place cards, t-shirts and more. We love their stuff and both kids have personalized pajamas, a lunchbox, and name puzzle from Stuck On You.
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Love this idea!
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I would love to have one of the luxury towels! I like the santa sack. It’s such a great idea and can teach kids so much.
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I think the reward charts are adorable and perfect for my nieces.
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I also like their Winter Pajama Sets. They look cozy!
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Oh those are so awesome! I love the knit stockings.
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I would love to have the Embroidered Luxury Towel for my daughter.
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Visited and I like the Junior Backpack
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I love those sacks, they are so cute! It would be fun to take to my brothers house when we all celebrate Christmas day together.
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What a great idea! I love that it’s about teaching kids the importance of helping other kids out and what a cute way to have Santa help with giving those toys to other kids!
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PENNY SCALLAN EMBROIDERED LUNCHBOXES
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Okay, this is an adorable idea! I have never seen these Santa sacks before but I think I need to get a couple for my kids! Such a great way to help others out.
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I’d also like some of their puzzles when they are released!
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I like the Toiletry Bag
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I like the Backpack in pink!
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The luxury towels look nice.
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I like the Hanukkah cards. Thank you for the giveaway!
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Winter PJ Set.
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I like the Winter PJ Set.
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The winter pajamas
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the Winter PJ Set.
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I would also love to have one of the luxury towels.
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I like the Library Bag!
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I would love the luxury towels!! Very cool!
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I would love to have the PJ set.
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I like the winter Pj set.
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I’d like the winter PJ set.
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The personalized Reward Charts
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I like the drink bottles!
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I Like The Embroidered Luxury Towel.
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I love the classic name dots!
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I like the luxury towels.
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I like the luxury towels!
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This is a nice giveaway plus momma like treats!! Merry Christmas and good luck everyone!
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A pink personalized lunchbox!
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I like the monogram journal.
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The Lunchbox looks very nice!
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