{"id":8930,"date":"2017-12-04T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:59:03","slug":"a-festive-christmas-wish-list-maker-for-kids-thats-online-free-and-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/04\/a-festive-christmas-wish-list-maker-for-kids-thats-online-free-and-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Festive Christmas Wish List Maker for Kids That’s Online, Free, and Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shopping for your kids is easy with an online wish list. | Image courtesy Pixabay user IrinaBezmen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When my daughter told me she wanted “the new Barbie” for Christmas, I should have known there was more to the story than that. I arrived at my local big box retail emporium and asked an employee to direct me toward the “cool new Barbie.” She led me to the toy section, then down a hot-pink aisle lined floor-to-ceiling with dolls. “They’re pretty much all new this year,” she said. <\/span><\/p>\n

I bought (and eventually exchanged) the wrong “new” Barbie, and from that year on, I swore I\u2019d find a better way for my kids to make their Christmas wish lists<\/a>. I tried using simple paper lists, but it was too easy to lose them (never mind how often they would rip in my perpetually over-stuffed purse). I made a list on my phone, but writing out the exact product and where to buy it was just overwhelming. <\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, I found a solution\u2014a totally free online Christmas wish list maker. The first year we used <\/span>Elfster<\/span><\/a>, I was amazed at how much simpler it was for my kids to tell me exactly what they were hoping to unwrap on Christmas morning and how easy it was for me to shop online directly from their wish lists.<\/span><\/p>\n

These days, I find myself spending more time making <\/span>DIY ornaments<\/span><\/a> and working on <\/span>fun Christmas activity books<\/span><\/a> with my kids during the holiday season than I do deciphering their handwritten shopping lists at the mall. If you\u2019ve been struggling to keep your kids\u2019 wish lists organized, here are just a few perks of using a Christmas wish list maker online. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Enjoy the ease of shopping online. | Image courtesy Etsy seller bamboog<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Apparently, every year different stores carry different toys exclusively. So if you have a Lego fanatic in the house, it\u2019s paramount that you shop at all the various big box stores so you can find the right toys. My family used to use retailer-specific wish lists, but once my daughter got really into collecting Legos, it became harder and harder to keep track of the lists on all those sites. <\/span><\/p>\n

The solution? We switched to Elfster. Using their <\/span>wish list tool<\/span><\/a>, we can add items from any online retailer and keep them organized in one place. Not only did this make it easier for me to shop for my kids\u2014I just followed the links on their list\u2014but it also made it easier for my kids to double check their lists to make sure everything they wanted was there, without navigating to several websites. That means we all have more time to focus on the fun parts of the holiday season, away from the computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using Elfster to Organize Your Child\u2019s Christmas Wish List Online<\/h4>\n
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Spend less time shopping and more time cuddling! | Image courtesy Etsy seller SparksClothingShop<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every Thanksgiving, I start cooking and freezing my meal, one dish at a time, in the weeks leading up to the feast. My reason? I\u2019m a terrible multi-tasker. Keeping track of all the dishes and rooting through my fridge to find the right ingredients the day of is too much to focus on\u2014just ask my family about the great pumpkin stuffing incident of 2012 (I poured pumpkin pie filling into a tray of stuffing…I know, I know). The same thing used to happen to me with Christmas shopping. I\u2019d ask the kids to make their lists, then somehow get them all shuffled up\u2014and believe me, you don\u2019t want to accidentally tell the aunts and uncles that your kids want warm socks and the hubby is hoping for a new set of Legos!<\/span><\/p>\n

With Elfster, my kids and I can keep their lists super organized, so shopping and list-sharing is a total cinch. These are some of the ways I like to <\/span>organize our Christmas wish lists online<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n