1.0Vicky Goodenhttp://www.vickygooden.comvickygoodenhttp://www.vickygooden.com/index.php/author/vickygooden/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hddyJgYuR5"><a href="http://www.vickygooden.com/index.php/2018/10/24/ideas-baby-christmas-gifts-arent-plastic/">Ideas for baby Christmas gifts that aren’t plastic</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://www.vickygooden.com/index.php/2018/10/24/ideas-baby-christmas-gifts-arent-plastic/embed/#?secret=hddyJgYuR5" width="600" height="338" title="“Ideas for baby Christmas gifts that aren’t plastic” — Vicky Gooden" data-secret="hddyJgYuR5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=http://www.vickygooden.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.vickygooden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_2553.jpg?fit=526%2C249526249This one is a toughy. How do you ask people not to buy plastic stuff for your baby? It’s SO presumptuous that they are even going to get your precious small something in the first place when actually I am absolutely happy with ours not getting a lot at all for her first Xmas. And that’s not me being mean. I would give her the world. Right now. All ribboned up. But I want her to learn the value of things from an early age. All things. Not just stuff. But time, nature etc. But ‘it’s her first Christmaaaaaas’ cried the fairy atop the tree. Yes but dear fairy face, let’s watch her marvel at the twinkly lights, the songs, the nip in the air, the bells, the food. I’ve had flashbacks to years gone by when I’ve gifted people with kids loads of plastic stuff without a second thought. For our nearest and dearest little ones I would pack gift bags full of prezzies too. Probably way overboard. For obvious reasons because come on, unless you’ve had your head in the sand this year it’s pretty obvious that plastic is complete shit, I really want to limit it around […]