What We’re Actually Getting Our 3 Boys for Christmas

I’ve shared a lot of gift guides over the last week, but here’s what we’re actually getting our boys for Christmas this year!

What we’re giving our kids for Christmas

There have been bunch of gift guides here on Merrick’s Art for the last few days (you can see them all RIGHT HERE), but today I wanted to share what we’re actually giving our kids for Christmas this year.

I absolutely love giving gifts…it’s one of my top love languages. So choosing gifts for my boys is so fun, and I try to get them a variety of things that they’ve asked for, and what I’ve chosen.

I’ll usually give them a new item of clothing or two, always some new socks and underwear in their stocking, usually a new book series, a new family game, and then some other things I’ve found or they’ve been hoping to receive.

What we’re giving our 14 year old son:

• Raycon earbuds. These have been my favorite earbuds for years, and my oldest has big over the ear headphones, but wants some earbuds. So I’m grabbing these when they go on sale for Black Friday. They are the most comfortable earbuds you can wear all the time!
• Maze Runner Book Series. I love buying a new book series for my boys each Christmas, but it’s getting harder to find books that my son hasn’t read. I’m crossing my fingers that he hasn’t read this series – it looks good!
• DSG Red Shorts. We found these shorts at the beginning of the school year when we were back to school shopping and all my boys bought a pair. They’re super comfy and well made, and my boys wear them all the time. Even though it’s winter, my boys will wear shorts as often as they can, so I’m getting him a red pair for Christmas that he can wear all year long.
• Chiefs sweatshirt. I found these cool NFL sweatshirts at Abercrombie, and bought this one for my 14 year old for Christmas. They go on sale every so often, so wait for a sale, but they’re super cozy and so cool.
• Lululemon Joggers. These are my husband’s favorite joggers, so I’m getting a pair for my 14 year old this year – I think he’ll love them and wear them a ton. They’re really nice looking – much dressier than sweatpants!
• Nike Sweatpants. Sweatpants are so popular right now, and my older two boys both bought a pair during back to school shopping and wear them all the time. I’m grabbing another pair or two for them this Christmas and they’ll wear them all the time.
• Gray Nike Tee. I picked this up when it was on sale a few weeks ago – it’s always nice to have a few new basics!
• Disneyland Sweatshirt or Tee. We’re surprising the boys with a trip to California right after Christmas, and as part of the trip we’re going to Disneyland. I haven’t decided which sweatshirt or tee to get each of my boys, but Asos has a great selection of tops that are cooler for the big kids.
• Do You Even Know Me? Game. My friend Brooke created this game, and I’m going to get it for my oldest for Christmas cause I’ve heard it’s such a great connecting game the whole family can play!
• Apple Watch. We’re finally doing a smart watch for my oldest (he doesn’t have a smart phone yet), and this will be a great way to get ahold of him (since he rarely uses his phone and isn’t very easy to get ahold of when we need to!), and help him keep track of things with all of the Apple Watch capabilities.
• Arcade Table. This is the big gift for all of the boys…we’re adding this to our basement to finish out our fun game room! They are going to flip over this! We always do a scavenger hunt for the big gift, and I’m using THIS SCAVENGER HUNT CLUE SET to get them to find it. Code MERRICK50 works for 50% off the scavenger hunts if you want to do your own this year. It’s such a fun way to end Christmas morning.

In his stocking:

• Nike Socks
• Buffalo Bills Socks
• Underwear
• Crazy soda (I shared about this tradition HERE. I’ll find something good a week or so before Christmas!)

What we’re getting our 12 year old son:

• Laser Tag Set. Now that we have a big backyard and lots of friends here in Missouri, I think this will be so fun to have so the kids can invite their friends over and play laser tag in the backyard. I’m buying two sets so we have eight total, and I’ll give one to my middle and one to my youngest.
• Overtime Shorts – Black and White Graphic. I hadn’t heard of this Overtime brand until a few months ago, but my 12 year old loves this brand. It has really fun and loud designs and prints, which is very much his style. I’m grabbing him two pairs of shorts for Christmas.
• Overtime Shorts – Palm Trees Graphic. This is the other pair I’m getting him from Overtime – I think he’s going to love these.
• Chiefs Sweatshirt. These Abercrombie sweatshirts are so cool, and they have a ton of NFL team options. We’re Chiefs fans, so I think my boys will love these.
• Nike Sweatpants. My 12 year old lives in his gray sweatpants, so I’m getting him another pair for Christmas!
• Disneyland Sweatshirt or Tee. We’re surprising the boys with a trip to California right after Christmas, and as part of the trip we’re going to Disneyland. I haven’t decided which sweatshirt or tee to get each of my boys, but Asos has a great selection of tops that are cooler for the big kids.
• Alex Rider Book Series. I’d never heard of this series, but I found it in a google search and I think he’ll love it. It looks like a fun storyline!
• DSG Black Shorts. These shorts are so cute. My 12 year old has 3 pairs of them already, so I’m adding a new pair to his collection.
• Leggings for underneath shorts. My younger boys wear tights under their shorts all the time during the winter, so I’m buying them a new set of these black leggings cause they come in a 3 set and they’re super comfy. Their old sets have holes, so it’s time for new!
• Taboo Game. I cannot believe we don’t have this game! It’s such a fun one and my boys will love playing it.
• Arcade Table.  This is the big gift for all of the boys…we’re adding this to our basement to finish out our fun game room! They are going to flip over this! We always do a scavenger hunt for the big gift, and I’m using THIS SCAVENGER HUNT CLUE SET to get them to find it. Code MERRICK50 works for 50% off the scavenger hunts if you want to do your own this year. It’s such a fun way to end Christmas morning.

In his stocking

• Underwear
• Buffalo Bills Socks
• Nike Socks
• Crazy soda (I shared about this tradition HERE. I’ll find something good a week or so before Christmas!)

What we’re getting our 8 year old son:

• Laser Tag Set. Now that we have a big backyard and lots of friends here in Missouri, I think this will be so fun to have so the kids can invite their friends over and play laser tag in the backyard. I’m buying two sets so we have eight total, and I’ll give one to my middle and one to my youngest.
• I Survived Graphic Novel Books. My 8 year old is very into graphic novels right now, and reads the same ones on repeat, so for his book set this year I found a new set that he can read a million times. We’ve listened to a few I Survived audiobooks and the boys love them, so I was excited to see them in graphic novel version!
• Disneyland Sweatshirt or Tee. We’re surprising the boys with a trip to California right after Christmas, and as part of the trip we’re going to Disneyland. I haven’t decided which sweatshirt or tee to get each of my boys, but Asos has a great selection of tops that are cooler for the big kids.
• Nike Sweatpants. My youngest hasn’t gotten on the Nike sweatpants train yet, but I’m going to get him a pair and I think he’ll love them and wear them just as much as his big brothers do.
• Harry Potter LEGO set. I only have one LEGO lover left in the house, so I have to take advantage! I got him this really fun Diagon Alley set…I think he’ll love it.
• Viking Village LEGO set. This is such a cool LEGO set too that I think he’ll love putting together.
• Off-Brand LEGO set. Since regular LEGO sets take only a few hours to put together, I’m getting him this off-brand set cause they take way longer to put together. My mom bought the kids a set over the summer and it took about two weeks for them to finish putting it together…it was amazing!!
• DSG Navy Blue Shorts. These shorts are so cute and so well made – I’m grabbing him a pair and I’m sure they’ll get TONS of wear.
• Leggings for underneath shorts. My two youngest boys wear shorts and leggings pretty much every day during the winter cause they want to still wear their shorts. They have several pairs of these Amazon leggings already, but they are sprouting holes, so I’m grabbing this 3-pack so they have a bunch more to wear this winter.
• Double Ditto Game. This is a new game I’d never heard of, but it gets great reviews so I’m giving it a shot for my 8 year old’s game gift this year.
• Yoto Wind in the Willows Card. I mentioned the other day that my youngest loves his Yoto Mini. He listens to audiobooks on it all the time! I found a Wind in the Willows card the other day and I’m so excited for him to listen. It’s one of my favorite stories!
• Arcade Table. This is the big gift for all of the boys…we’re adding this to our basement to finish out our fun game room! They are going to flip over this! We always do a scavenger hunt for the big gift, and I’m using THIS SCAVENGER HUNT CLUE SET to get them to find it. Code MERRICK50 works for 50% off the scavenger hunts if you want to do your own this year. It’s such a fun way to end Christmas morning.

What we’re putting in his stocking

• Underwear
• Kansas City Chiefs Socks
• Nike Socks
• Crazy soda (I shared about this tradition HERE. I’ll find something good a week or so before Christmas!)

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