theboyzmom

cake supply shops sometimes have those large cutters I've also used the Pampered Chef heart stone to make a huge chocolate for teachers or line a funnel with foil and make a large 'hershey like' kiss chocolate one year the boyz and I made huge cookie wreaths for the teachers...but mind you, these are teachers we know pretty well...I do know some teachers who won't eat anything made at some peoples homes honestly, the way this season is going, I'd be THRILLED with some hand sanitizer that is scented nicely or mixed with lotion...I am going through TONS of it (and my sons teacher - we work in the same building- told me all he wants is more Clorox wipes and facial tissue lol) how about a coupon book filled with things you would be willing to volunteer for: reading a story to the class making a treat (when it's NOT a party or your normal treat day) organizing a game at recess organizing and doing a craft with the class coming in and doing 'odds and ends' for the teacher (the non-glamorous stuff)

I know the chain isn't closed, but I really miss our Old Navy And yes, Steve and Barrys is missed here also

I think that's one of those YMMV....Kohl's DOES have a "yes I can" policy, so if you push it, you might get your way, but again, it really does depend on the managers...

nope, just Kohl's coupons

WooHoo!!!!! Thanx Brad!!! btw, I LOVE that avitar!!!! so glad to see it back!

our store does NOT give a discount just for trying, it is only given if approved

standing in line, YAY it's finally Black Friday hope I find Zhu Zhu's

bakugan wimpy kid books any kind of Guiness record books Ripley's Believe it or Not type books video games depends on the boy, but Zhu Zhu's (mine want them) bike rip stick skate board movies collectible cards (they have soooo many kinds...you should be able to find something he likes)

I wouldn't put stuff up now "just because" but having family visit that won't be here for Christmas, GO FOR IT! I actually held a "all holiday" dinner when my brother and his family were here last summer....we had decorations for every holiday up and had a huge meal (turkey, stuffing, cranberries, etc...in July!)

NO MUGS!!! a really nice bag is nice gift certs to book stores, coffee shops, toys r us, etc are good NICE hand santizer (like above, think Bath and Body...stuff for teacher, not classroom) books for the class art supplies movies for the class candies only if you KNOW it is something they like (like you always see a Hershey bar on their desk, then that would be good, etc) honestly, it IS the thought that counts though

I work at Kohls...those books and animals are year round and each is $5 you can NOT use any discounts on them cause the entire profit goes to a children's charity in the store area (I work about 60 miles from Detroit and our profits go to Children's Hospital in Detroit...other stores may give that money to other children's charities)

a job for my husband and health insurance

I'm curious, and I am not trying to be a smart alec... I know a lot of you that are taking your young kids are doing "Santa" shopping...how do you handle that??? If little Joey sees the one thing he REALLY wants and it ends up in your cart and in your car, how do you handle it???

yes, some WMs DO take stuff off the shelves so you can't price match...a few years ago I had to run up to WM on Thanksgiving night (cold meds for my ds), and I decided to gather the movies I wanted to pricematch and put them in one place so I wouldn't have to fight the crowds in the tiny area the movies are in... BF morning, I get my movies from their hiding place and take them to the register to PM and a manager looked at them and looked at me and actually told me that I had the only ones in the entire store...funny since there were TONS of them just a few hours before and I was one of the very first people in the store that morning (another cashier told me that they had pulled them off the shelves just before they opened the doors)

I always buy for my fur babies too...but not this year things are so tight I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get for my real kids...

I work at Kohls...will be working a 10 hour shift on BF

my other favorite, but easy snack to make (I'm very kid oriented) is Christmas Wreaths make rice cereal treats, but instead of using rice cereal, you use a flake cereal 6 cups cereal 1 bag marshmallows 1 stick butter combine in pot on stove until marshmallows and butter have melted and coated all the cereal I like to add green food coloring to make the cereal look like leaves put on food service gloves and form 'wreaths' out of cereal and place on wax paper before they dry, add a few cinnamon red hots for holly berries eat and enjoy!

got my book today...$10 off $100 purchase my boys are getting older too...not nearly as much in the book they want this year surprised to not see Zhu Zhu pets in the book

I like to do things a little NONtraditionally....my favorite dessert is icecream... so to go with the holiday spirit, which for me means indulgence I like to set up an icecream bar with every topping you could want... vanilla icecream chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, strawberry and other sauces cherries sprinkles chocolate chips bananas nuts marshmallows to make it REALLY special I will set out brownies so people can make brownie sundaes :)

congrats!

I understand the frustraition Stacy, but those precious babies are soooo much more important than a few deals. Stay home and shop online...and make plans for next year :) You won't be alone, there are a TON of GDers who will be online with you!

my FIRST year going I started out at our Walmart, which was NOT a 24 hour store, so we stood in line in the COLD for hours and hours and as it got closer to the time for the doors to open, the line started crushing forward (partly to keep the line jumpers out and partly just crazy!), as we went through the doors, I LITERALLY picked my feet up and was carried in by the crush of the crowd!!!

I know they price adjust (that's how I get my sweet deals with no lines!)...but when did they start price matching??????

LOVE the weenies! I want another one...sigh...