Kelly, while shopping at Cracker Barrel on Sunday, I found the perfect stocking stuffer for everyone, the Finger Fidgetz. It's small, it's colorful, it's entertaining, it's educational, it's green, it's one piece, AND IT WAS A DOLLAR!
I can't keep my hands off of it - it's way better than a stress ball. It's just tiny wooden blocks held together by elastic cord and is easy to hold and perfect for kids to twist and play with, especially when traveling. Just the kind of thing my kids need right now - a simple wooden, not plastic, toy that doesn't have 50 jillion pieces.
For Christmas this year I'm going for toys that don't have a bunch of parts. I'm constantly picking up, putting back together, or just dumping in a basket all the toy parts that get scattered around my house. I'm a Crap Redistribution Engineer with burnout!
I just love shopping at Cracker Barrel, and scouted out some great gifts and stocking stuffers for Christmas. They really do have something for everyone, from your tchotchke loving Aunt to newborn babies. My husband is now in love with the carnival duck shooting gallery toy. Sigh. At least it doesn't have parts.
Oh yeah, we also ate breakfast. For those of you reading, if you've never been to Cracker Barrel, I'm sorry and please go. In addition to the mall, they have some good grub, down home blue-plate style.
It's not really for the raw food movement types or the healthy eating types unless you get a salad with grilled chicken, which is a little hard to do when you see the plates of artery clogging awesomeness passing you on trays and sitting in front of very contented looking folks. It's a folks place where the butter flows freely. And a mall. It's wonderful.
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