CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR 10 KIDS! 🙌🏼🎄 How do we afford it? + unboxing Boden and Maileg

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  • čas přidĂĄn 23. 12. 2022
  • How we do Christmas for our big family without busting the budget. Also unboxing some of the baby clothes and presens we got from Boden and Maileg. #largefamily #vlogmas

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  • @AlishaH-fo8qv
    @AlishaH-fo8qv Před rokem +17

    Even if you could afford it, I think the gift exchange is a great idea! It teaches children the joy of giving. It's nice to see you keep Christmas meaningful. 🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️ Merry Christmas!!!! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +3

      Thank you! Merry Christmas to you! Yes I think the gift exchange works too because the kids are so in touch with what the other kids like. I can never keep up with what lego Star Wars sets they like. 😅❤️🎁

  • @stefbolton2266
    @stefbolton2266 Před rokem

    Those adorable mice babies and their memories will be passed on to your great great great grandchildren and be just as loved even then. So precious!

  • @dizzy_miss_lizzie
    @dizzy_miss_lizzie Před rokem +2

    Merry Christmas! You seem like a great mom! Gift exchanges between siblings are very special ❤️💚

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem

      Thank you!🙏🥰 It’s so fun to see what they get for each other. They are better then I am at picking out presents!😅🎁❤️

  • @ruthdavidson-schaller2245
    @ruthdavidson-schaller2245 Před rokem +2

    Now, I know why they always look so good! Boden ❤The new outfits are just adorable.

  • @ncpdelrosario2122
    @ncpdelrosario2122 Před rokem +1

    Those gifts are so cute and sweet! especially Mo colorful overalls. May your family have a wonderful Christmas!

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem

      Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too!🎄🎁❤️🥰Anna was so excited to get Mo dressed in his little outfit!🥰 She picked out the red overalls.

  • @phonsum6045
    @phonsum6045 Před rokem +2

    And about the thing with anna and chloe being like a twin still gets me everytime i see them together! Its so fascinating to see them fit perfectly as a twin even if they are not. May god bless all your children.❤️

  • @RubyTheToyFoxTerrier
    @RubyTheToyFoxTerrier Před rokem +13

    Merry Christmas, no gifts this year. Just my family having fun together, we’ll make cookies tomorrow and play music on our instruments, and of course, Christmas movies! I love your style in clothing! It’s so hard to find that style these days! At least for me- anyways, I wish you all a merry and joyful Christmas ☺️🎄

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +1

      Merry Christmas! Honestly that’s the best, having fun together as a family is priceless. When my kids get too worried about if the cookies burned or if we made it perfectly like grandma used to I remind them that just being together is what matters. Last year almost all of our Christmas treats were messed up for one reason or another (undercooked, overcooked, wrong ingredients) so this year they really wanted it to be perfect. And while the treats were better this year (thankfully!) it’s still fun to look back at that Christmas when we had the “funky fudge” 😅

  • @FreeMare1042
    @FreeMare1042 Před rokem +3

    My favorite books were The Box Car Children when I was little. I got them for my grandkids and they loved them too! It’s nice to share part of yourself with them! 💚 I LOVE the mice! I want the house and all for myself! I used to save gadgets and empty match boxes etc when I was little to make my own pretend items for little imaginary mice. I thought it was so cute when I saw them on cartoons or in a book. Even Tom and Jerry cartoon would show Jerry’s mouse bed sometimes. I loved that kind of stuff and I still do.

  • @michelleherd1389
    @michelleherd1389 Před rokem +1

    Binge watching your content!!!! Love your approach with gift giving and the quality/quantity and minimalist convo! Our family always say “experiences not things”.

  • @maxinebellows741
    @maxinebellows741 Před rokem +1

    I absolutely adore your channel!!! Please record when your kids go outside in their first substantial snow! How cute to see them!

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +1

      ❤️❤️❤️Yes! It barely snowed this year but maybe it will snow next year!

  • @phonsum6045
    @phonsum6045 Před rokem

    Aww amazing gifts 😍❤️ We would like to see what the other kids got for each other too!

  • @Brianna7104
    @Brianna7104 Před rokem +1

    The Yoto player was a great purchase! I couldn’t justify the price for one but a family member graciously got one for my kids and they use it every day! My son will have entire segments of stories memorized and it really helps his vocabulary. The tricky thing is just making sure you have content they really enjoy. There are some stories my son just wasn’t interested in but others he’ll listen to on repeat and it’s not always easy to predict

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem

      Wow thanks! That’s good to know! Yes the price was a little high, but I’m always trying to find no screen stuff so I thought I’d give it a try. I hope they make more cards for it. I liked the “make your own card idea” if only I could figure that out!😅

  • @Trishagram
    @Trishagram Před 4 měsĂ­ci +1

    I agree with you! I remember toys everywhere but we had two children. I liked keeping all the parts together. I hate clutter 😂 The children always look precious and I love their clothes I really do I’m a girly girl but hard to fit because I’m petite and it’s hard to find skirts and dresses especially for me. They’re always too long when I was growing up I had one sister and one brother and my mom made all of our clothes and they were beautiful, and then they did not sell petites at that time but when they did, I went kind of crazy buying clothes I was so thankful to be able to find something to fit. Love your channel and so look forward to every video.

  • @rhondamckinley4373
    @rhondamckinley4373 Před rokem +1

    My granddaughter bought my husband and me the Maileg mice in the cigar box for Christmas. She loves playing with them when she visits. She got the grandparents for her mouse house this past Christmas. So adorable!

  • @deenayoung6452
    @deenayoung6452 Před rokem +1

    Everything is so cute!
    We have the Yoto player in our house and my 3 kids love it!

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +1

      Yeah! So good to hear! I saw it a while ago and it seemed like a screen free fun option!❤️❤️

  • @Girlwaviolin
    @Girlwaviolin Před rokem +3

    Merry Christmas! 🎄

  • @RebeccaHamiltonJamberry
    @RebeccaHamiltonJamberry Před rokem +2

    Wow! How does an only child decide to have 10 kids? I absolutely LOVE those mice! And my grandpa had a blanket just like those grandparent mice- I have it now. I am a child of the 70s and totally had books on record that you would read along. My favorites were The Jungle Book and The Little House.

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem

      Yes! I miss those books on tape and record. I used to listen to them over and over!❤️🥰

  • @andreahill8972
    @andreahill8972 Před rokem +2

    You are a very competent and beautiful mother and I really like your videos

  • @michellewilliamson1074
    @michellewilliamson1074 Před rokem +1

    I relate to the Books with Tapes, we used to travel overseas a lot with our kids and youngest daughter would spend t he entire flights with her little bag full of books and tapes and mini cassette player eith earphones ❤

  • @iloveLanaDelRey2007
    @iloveLanaDelRey2007 Před rokem +2

    Merry Christmas from a small town in rural England to New York City ❤🎅🎄

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +1

      Merry Christmas to you! ❤️🙌🏼We hope to visit England one day!!!❤️🥰🎄

  • @rhondamckinley4373
    @rhondamckinley4373 Před rokem +1

    Love Boden sales!

  • @user-yd6sj3pe4j
    @user-yd6sj3pe4j Před 7 měsĂ­ci

    Happy holidays
    A JOYFUL SEASON & WONDERFUL NEW YEAR TO YOU & YOURS
    A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎆🎈🎊
    As you know Christmas is season is busiest time of the year
    For that reason my wish is little early

  • @CsDsG
    @CsDsG Před rokem +2

    I'm from a family of 9 siblings, we've done a gift exchange for as long as I can remember. Our parents would give one gift each kid, and we would give one to the person whose name we pulled.
    At one point, the family moved and the parents were short on money. They weren't sure they could afford to give us each a gift. Us kids opted to add them to the name draw, so they wouldn't feel obligated to get us each a gift. Since then, mom has gotten us each something sometimes, depending on how the year has gone.
    Now there are grandkids, so the parents get them each a gift instead of the kids.
    Some of the kids have moved away and if they won't be home for Christmas they opt out of the gift exchange, but those are home still participate.
    We now range from the ages of 44-18

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +1

      Wow that’s such a beautiful story ❤️🙌🏼

  • @beverlymitchell1892
    @beverlymitchell1892 Před rokem

    Really cute clothes for your family. I love your skirt! Where did you get it?

  • @cynthiawilliamson5905
    @cynthiawilliamson5905 Před měsĂ­cem +1

    That’s smart!

  • @joannerademacher2229
    @joannerademacher2229 Před rokem

    Where are the socks from? So cute

  • @user-yp5cf6ws6d
    @user-yp5cf6ws6d Před rokem +1

    I'm a massive Boden fan (although a bit easier as in England). Really enjoying your videos!

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem

      Wow that’s so cool! Do they have stores in England or is it online there too?

    • @user-yp5cf6ws6d
      @user-yp5cf6ws6d Před rokem +1

      @@TheHappyCaravan it's just online! Have you tried Frugi? That's very similar to Boden, and lovely and bright (& organic).

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem

      No not yet. I’ll have to check it out!❤️

  • @cynthiawilliamson5905
    @cynthiawilliamson5905 Před měsĂ­cem +1

    Cute clothes! I don’t know how in the heck you distinguish what close belong to who with a Eleven kids!😮

  • @yvonnestyhr8308
    @yvonnestyhr8308 Před 11 měsĂ­ci

    I am from a large family. We bought each other gifts. And I bought for my parents at very young ages. Our parents gave us one gift and santa gave us one gift. We were thrilled. My parents did not fill our stockings as they never had stockings.
    I buy all year and have everything bought by august. No financial burden.

  • @user-tt4rl2et6d
    @user-tt4rl2et6d Před 9 měsĂ­ci

    Boden is very expensive in England but it’s colourful and well made!! My maiden name is Boden but unfortunately I’m not related to Johnny Boden, the owner. Just love all your videos and all the different looks and personalities of your family!! 🤡👍💙

  • @melissawingfield8666
    @melissawingfield8666 Před rokem

    I do something similar when the sales hit before and after Christmas ... I start buying for Christmas for the following year. So the sales in 2023 before Christmas and the days after Christmas with the sales, I will start buying for Christmas 2024. I hardly ever buy anything for regular price.

  • @keeperofsecrets88
    @keeperofsecrets88 Před rokem

    90's kids had books on tape too! Unless those were hand me downs 🤔 Lol, I'm not really sure but I'd say kids born before '95 didn't have as much screen time as kids today, the only thing my mom had to monitor was video games but it easy to just not buy the game system.

  • @rwelton9703
    @rwelton9703 Před 7 měsĂ­ci

    You are great ambassador for ordinary Americans,we hear and see such negative news from the US at times, it's a relief so see happy,healthy normal life,😁

  • @michellewilliamson1074
    @michellewilliamson1074 Před rokem +1

    I have just watched this older Video, I loved all the clothes but particularly liked the toys, I love the mice family my 4 year old grand daughter would love them, I live in Australia and I was curious about where you purchased them from ❤❤

  • @TheSiobhan12
    @TheSiobhan12 Před rokem

    For messy baby eaters, I just have them eat in a nappy ( diaper) only. You are inside so warm, and after just wipe baby off or pop in the bath. 😉 Tip my sister in law passed on to me, works like a charm!!!

  • @mariaceyssabarbosa
    @mariaceyssabarbosa Před rokem +1

    ❤

  • @hannahxx17
    @hannahxx17 Před 9 měsĂ­ci

    It baffles me how much money some people spend on Christmas. In my family every person gets one gift from a person to a person (5 people in my family means everyone gets 5 gifts). That's only now that's we're all adults with our own jobs. When we were ages 8-19 we got one gift and that was enough.

  • @veredben-avraham6598
    @veredben-avraham6598 Před rokem

    How tall are Mark and Josiah? Those lengths are quite long

  • @cumberlandquiltchic1
    @cumberlandquiltchic1 Před 9 měsĂ­ci

    What company is that? The one where they are all in plastic bags in the first Bo’s. I don’t know about so many companies and I wondered because it looks like a place I’d like to order from. I hear about Temu but I don’t think I’d like the quality from what I’ve seen and heard.

    • @cumberlandquiltchic1
      @cumberlandquiltchic1 Před 9 měsĂ­ci

      When I was a child, I had a record player with records and books that came
      Together.

  • @ebl36
    @ebl36 Před rokem +4

    The consumerist idea that everyone gets a vast pile of gifts is crazy. It’s wasteful, and as the Dutch say ‘the hand of a child is soon full’.

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +2

      Yes! The house fills up with toys too quickly 😅❤️

  • @dolunaykocabag2344
    @dolunaykocabag2344 Před rokem

    This channel gives me serious baby fewer😂

  • @shawv1001
    @shawv1001 Před rokem +1

    The purple corduroy pants are really not gonna pass… if they did, I’m glad, but, dark denim would have been so much better for a 20 year old…. Just speaking through the eyes of older children that I have. Love your family all together though, warmed my heart.

  • @ChristcentredNaturalgee
    @ChristcentredNaturalgee Před rokem +2

    wasn't cloud with a chance of meatballs made into a movie?

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +1

      Yes! Recently I think, I never saw it though. ❤️

  • @AB-cp2yh
    @AB-cp2yh Před rokem +1

    I’m a professional nanny Goodnight Goodnight construction site is one of my favourite bedtime books

  • @geraldineevans735
    @geraldineevans735 Před 5 měsĂ­ci

    Funny to u say a 20 year old going to school and u buying his clothes I’m in uk 🇬🇧

  • @kristinesharp6286
    @kristinesharp6286 Před rokem

    Someone watched 7th heaven a lot.

  • @mytube785
    @mytube785 Před 4 měsĂ­ci +1

    America is still so bountiful 😂

  • @teresamcneill5293
    @teresamcneill5293 Před rokem +1

    I really didn’t enjoy this video, maybe it’s just me but the gift giving I don’t agree on your ideas… but you are a good Mom and your family is very talented….

  • @robinjones1955
    @robinjones1955 Před rokem

    Its sad that you do not buy one present for each of your kids... with them buying for each other, it can end up unfair.. they are juat kids so they nay not pick something their sibling really wants.. if thats all they get.... what about Santa? And a present from mom and dad? You dont have to spend a million dollars... set a limit if it makes you feel better.. like $50.. for each kid.. you can buy them something they love.. like a doll and stroller or a series of books, or ??? Whatever each child loves. You should know them the best.. im sure each child would gladly give you ideas if you are stuck..
    Shared presents are great... but every child likes different things.. its what makes them unique..

    • @sharaharper2253
      @sharaharper2253 Před rokem +2

      That’s what birthdays are for!

    • @TheHappyCaravan
      @TheHappyCaravan  Před rokem +4

      Yes we try to get more for the kids individually on birthdays❤️☺️

    • @boxesbinslidsllc
      @boxesbinslidsllc Před rokem +5

      I'm amazed how people suggest to others how they should spend their money. Not everyone believes in Santa or telling their children about Santa. Please respect the way they raise their family.

  • @jg2060
    @jg2060 Před rokem

    What is the reasoning for having all those children? Is it a religious thing because the planet is blowing up at a rapid rate.

    • @jennsude4794
      @jennsude4794 Před rokem +7

      Its called choice , and its not effecting you, so who cares