Elle’s Holiday Survival Guide // Part 3: Gift Guide For The Busy Mama
Hi Mama, I think we can all agree that finding and giving gifts for the holidays is no easy feat, especially when you’re busy (*all moms, everywhere raise your hand*). This year, I put together a list of a few things I have my eye on (hint, hint!) and items I’m planning to get my husband, Jared (aka: the hipster papa), our kids and our neighbors + teachers! And if you’re reading this blog a few days before Christmas (I’m raising my hand right now with you, for real) I gave you a few last-minute gift ideas, too! Xx, Elle 
- Softest sweatpants ever (Target)
- Best holiday candle Sydney Hale (Blue Spruce + Spearmint) or PF Candle Co (No. 5 Spruce)
- Elissa Solomon Pendant Sun Necklace or Mama Band
- Levi’s wedgie fit (Color: Shut Up: Medium Wash)
- Other stories $50 sweater (in Beige)
- Nisolo boots
- ARQ undies set in Toffee
- Herbivore coconut milk bath
- Books - The Moment of Lift, Anna Karenina, The Big Leap
- Neutral Striped Wrap
- Artifact Uprising Gift Card (Post-holidays so I can print photos from that year or make a photo book.)
- Plain Jane x Solly Baby Mama pajamas
- A night at a hotel (Last year I asked for a night away by myself for Christmas every year, which might sound funny but with four kids and a business, time to myself is in short supply. So Jared used our credit card points for a hotel in town an hour away. I used it a few months later but just knowing I could redeem it at any time felt like such a luxury. I got room service, read, watched Netflix and just vegged out for 24 hours. It was so restorative and will now be at the top of my list forever more.)
- Pressed Juicery Cleanse
- Marine Layer corduroy button up
- Crosley record player
- Hatchet
- Raen glasses in Tortoise
- Stellarscope
- Vintage Reeboks
- Journal - Nickleby Press
- Chess Set
- Movie pass
- Inflatable Camping Mattress
- Dress shoes
- Laptop Case
- Lord of the Rings Set
- True Grit
- Solly Sleep gown
- Carrying Baby Board Book
- Plain Jane x Solly Baby Holiday Swaddle
- Briar Sherpa bonnet
- Teething toy
- Chunky Shape Puzzel
- Zoo or Children’s Museum passes
- Personalized Baby Bracelet
- Plain Jane x Solly Baby Holiday Sleeper
- Newborn Tubby Todd Gift Set
- Movie gift cards
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Local jam + bread
- This is my aunt’s jam shop if you’re local to San Diego! Best freezer jam ever: So Jam Good
- Try my favorite easy, artisan bread recipe.
- Printable Tag
- Other sweet treat printable tags
- PF Candle Co Mini Candle
- Artifact Uprising gift card
- Coffee Shop Gift Card + Printable
- Amazon Gift Card + Printable
- V Chocolates - My favorite is the Caramel Pretzels but seriously every single thing I’ve ever ordered is mind-blowingly delicious.
- General Gift Card Printable
- General Teacher Gift Card Printable
- Target Gift Card Printable
Hazel / Toddler Want: Baby doll Do: Shape puzzle Wear: Mabo Denim + Gingham Top Read: Harry Dirty Dog Frances / Kindergartner Want: Fairy House Kit Do: Beeswax Crayons, Sight reading game Wear: Plain Jane Nightgown Read: Easy Peasy Gardening for Kids Solomon / Elementary boy Want: Lego Stem Building Baking Set Do: Origami Kit Wear: Patagonia Fleece Read: The Hobbit Lucy / Tween Want: Polaroid Camera + Leather Case Do: Needle Felting Kit Wear: ARQ tank + undies Read: Keeper of the Lost Cities