I like gifts to be creative and non-violent. You know: I'd prefer NOT to buy a video game where zombies are gooified loudly and give it to someone else's child. I admit it, we have those games in our house. They get played to the tune of Reel Big Fish no less. But I don't like to subject other people to them. I happen to prefer themed gift baskets.
When Savannah and I went shopping for her friend Ana's birthday, I let her wander through Target on her own. She wanted to find something much cooler than my lame gift basket idea. I got a text from her a few minutes later that admitted defeat. We met at The Dollar Spot.
The Dollar Spot is a section of Target with seasonal and holiday related offerings all priced at $1.00 or $2.50. So let's start this 15 year old off right with a great lined straw beach bag with pockets for $2.50, shall we? And let's add these $1 patriotic sunglasses to it. There's a nice inner pocket just for them.
And this straw beach mat with fabric pockets, ties, and handles? $2.50.
There's a little kid in every teenager. $1!
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A little SPF lip balm for another buck.
And we couldn't resist the bling-y 4th of July hat for a dollar. Savannah snagged one too.
$1 flip flops to match the hat? Absolutely. They'll look good with the sunglasses too.
And an insulated cooler for $2.50!
A bubble wand? For one dollar, why not?
At this point, my daughter was all in!
It's squishy, it was a dollar, and we loved it.
And this jumbo flying disk? $2.50!
I'm being a dork, aren't I?
Add a bandana for a bow, and we have a cool gift to get Ana to the beach all summer!
And at $18 including the bandana, I'd say we just bought her a lot of fun at a bargain price.
So what's your go-to gifting strategy?
6 comments:
You sure did. All the other girls will be jealous!!
I am heading to Target RIGHT NOW for that hat. Seriously.
Kelly
My daughter is the same age and she would think everything in the bag is Awesome - most especially that hat!! : )
Yeah, um...I bought several of the hats. We dress up to go to the fireworks. We're THAT geeky.
And thanks!
This is so much better than brain mush :) It's really thoughtful.
My go to gifting strategy is to give gift certificates for an activity. They are eco-friendly and we often end up meeting up when Gift Certificate is spent... so bonus quality time for the kids.
I am not a fan of the dollar section just because the stuff breaks so easily and ends up in the landfill. (not to rain on your parade.)
The tote is super cute!
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