When I was a little girl Christmas was always so magical to me. Â I loved waking up on Christmas morning and seeing the stockings on our couch filled with fruits and treats, and looking at the tree shinning in the dimly lit room all lit up with presents underneath for everyone. Â Santa usually left our stuff by our stockings unwrapped for us to enjoy right away. Â We would play with those for a while and then sit around the tree and one by one (which I love best) watch each other open gifts! Â I remember the one Christmas I ran into the room and saw a handmade wooden picnic table all set up with a checkered table cloth, dishes and fake food! Â It was a dream come true, and was my favorite Christmas Gift ever.
I LOVED to play kitchen with my family and friends. Â I remember that year I also got some fun pretend kitchen appliances to go along with it. Â It was a Christmas I cherish. Â I remember sitting at that table eating fake food and having picnics with my friends. Â Now the table still sits in my moms family room for all the grandkids to enjoy. Â I have been tempted to bring the table back to my house for my kids to enjoy, but I realized I love to see all my kids with their cousins squished on that table enjoying playing kitchen or eating their Sunday family dinners together! Â I’ll get it here one day, but it will be a while. Â It just belongs right were it is! Â I have many fond memories of Christmas and have made some wonderful ones with my own family.
I am really excited for Christmas this year. I love everything about it. I love to buy people gifts and see the joy on their faces! Â While we are very simple in what we get for each other, we never buy toys unless it is their birthday, so Christmas is a time I love to get them one special thing that they are super excited about. Â They love walking around Walmart and telling me things they want. Â They know they might get one of those special things under the tree, and maybe even Santa might bring them something else!
Walmart is having an in-story Toyland event where you can come and interact with this years hottest holiday toys and you or your children can become official Toy Testers! Â I will be there on the 8th checking out some toys I know my kids will love! Check out this link and see if a Walmart near you is hosting one of these events in your area!
I would love to know what your favorite Christmas memory was?
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post as part of the Walmart Holiday Toyland campaign through Sverve. All views and opinions expressed are 100% my own!Â
Ah yes, the days of plastic fruit and air served in tea cups! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your story!
That picnic table is so cool. I loved playing kitchen too. Beautiful post, thanks for sharing.
I loved playing kitchen! That is a great table, so much better than most of the ones for kids today. It is wonderful that your mom still has it.
I remember being squished at the little kids table at my Grandma’s house for family gatherings, so much fun!
Love the picnic table and yes, the plastic fruit was a hit in our home too. Great post!!
The fun you must have had at that table! We always open gifts one a t time growing up and I do that today with my boys!
First, I love the table. How absolutely beautiful and neat! Kitchen, I still love to play kitchen … thank goodness my daughter does too. 😉 Thank you for sharing your memories with us!
Nice story! Loved playing with play food growing up. Thanks for sharing!
Great Christmas memories and who doesn’t like to play kitchen?
This gift is adorable and so are the memories associated with it! It may become a family heirloom.
I love the table and had the same type of fun toys you pretended with as a kid. Really sparks a nice memory.
Thanks for sharing, one of my favorite memories was receiving a book. I’ve been reading ever since.
What a great gift!! I loved playing kitchen/cooking when I was little too. How fun!
We had a play kitchen at my grandma’s house – oh the memories!
That is such a great gift.. one that you could make memories with for years to come!