This custom coloration of our Chocolate Brown & Pink Photo Christmas Card  was designed to match the photo & the client’s personal taste, with a black background & a matching red for text & accents. The front of the card uses an elegant script font to wish their friends & family a “Merry Christmas”, while their names are then displayed beneath their photo. The back of the card (when printed on cardstock) may feature additional text or photos if desired - this can even be a folded four-panel card if you wish.

An icy blue with snowflake accents sets the mood for this holiday bookmark design, which can be used for both companies and individuals because it can be completely customized on both sides with your text, logo & even small photo(s) if desired.These 2×7 bookmarks are printed on both sides with your unique design (featuring your own photos, graphics & wording). They are perfect for those little gifts that will be cherished all year long. Turn them into gift tags by having them creased to fold in half. This design can be made to match any of our Snowflake circle card designs (any color you wish). Contact us for orders of more than 20 sets (additional discounts are available for larger quantities also).

Showcasing a group photo from their recent wedding, this modern photo Christmas card uses a black background to make the gold text pop, with a red, white & gold snowflake pattern between the text & the photo. The customizable text wishes their guests a “Merry, Merry Christmas!” with the words “Peace Love Joy” shadowed beneath in a red hue. On a 5×7 sized metallic finish photo paper, the colors pop and the modern look is complete, creating a stunning holiday card.

This simple double-sided design, printed on our standard 110 lb. cardstock, kept a modern, simple look with the attention on her photos. The front border color was custom-matched to her color photo & can be changed to match your photo or personal taste. With a simple “our holiday blessing” & her name on the front, the photo is the main focus.

The back continues the border & colors from the front, but uses a slightly smaller photo to allow for her birth information & a subtle snowflake design. A closing wish for a “Merry Christmas with Love” from her whole family allows this to be used as their Christmas card as well if desired. (more…)

If you haven’t yet seen them, be sure to check out Toddler Gift Ideas - Part 1 and Toddler Gift Ideas - Part 2.

Now, our Stocking Stuffer ideas:

Learning Resources Backyard Bugs – just can’t have enough bugs to play with!

i-CAT Chill Clothing Accessories - add on to this or last year’s gift.

SpiderMan Football – good for smaller hands to hold on to with the web-like surface.

Mattel - Cars! Collector set – wrap the 8 separately for added Christmas morning fun or save a few for small gifts throughout the New Year.

Leapster Kids Carry It All Backpack – given all the planning Lil’ Duck does as to which toys will be coming along for play time at G’amma and G’ampa’s house, he needs a backpack (helps to limit the number, believe it or not!).

And, of course, we have to mention toy ducks, being LilDuckDuck.com! These cute, yellow numbered ducks have bath time and learning-to-count interest to us right now - Smart Splash Ducks. Have fun looking at all the additional “Make-You-Smile” yellow ducks as you scroll down the page! Stocking stuffer toys for sure.

Check back as we get ever closer to the holiday purchasing season for more ideas which will hopefully be helpful to you and your relatives in finding gifts with value: both play, learning and money value.

See you again soon,

Grandma Duck

If you haven’t yet seen Grandma Duck’s Toddler Gift Ideas - Part 1, be sure to check it out for more great gift ideas!

By now, Lil Duck has a selection of various little creatures and they are needing some new and exciting adventures as the play sets they came with have already seen multiple hours of play. Why not introduce a new “play set” for all these creatures to inspire imaginative play? Tree house play set definitely has my attention. As the customer review says, “It’s a lasting, creative, open-ended piece of childhood!” I remember our son playing for years with his small tree house and the delightful “adventures” his little creatures had – I really think this will be one of Lil Duck’s Christmas presents this year. (more…)

When Lil Duck’s birthday comes in September, I start thinking about Christmas gifts as well, which shows my plan-ahead style when it comes to surviving the Christmas season.

So here are some of the gift ideas, there is quite a variety, and, of course, once you click on the item, you will see a selection of similar items which are quite interesting as well. So here we go through my gift idea list for a toddler…

First you need to order the Advent Calendar now so you will be able to start the countdown on time! I have long been on a search for a nice REUSEABLE advent calendar and this one certainly is - Magnetic Advent Calendar.

Hopping and hiding, what could be more fun for a toddler? Lil Duck is always bouncing around and plays hide-n-seek every time I come over to pick him up. A great way to introduce him to games and learn memory skills with the Bunny Hop Game. Several of the suggested games might fit your toddler’s specific interests as well. (more…)