I received a copy of the Sears Wish Book (60th edition!) the other day and Rich immediately got all nostalgic. “Oh, that reminds me of being a kid,” he said. “My sister and I used to sit with it and circle all the stuff we loved.”
Him and kids everywhere, I think. (I saw a request from someone on our classifieds board at work asking for a copy of the book because her kids really want one and she can’t find a copy.) And now we’re passing that Christmas tradition on to a new generation. Connor gravitated right to the toy book:
Yes, that’s a Star Wars pajama top with penguin bottoms. What?
And this is what he thinks about a page full of dinosaur Lego, which is what he’s asked Santa for:
He has mastered the goofy smile.
We’re all sick here again and there’s a ton of snow on the ground, which feels very festive (the snow, not the sick) but neither particularly makes me feel like going shopping. Which is too bad, because for the first time I’m feeling totally ready to do the Christmas thing already (I normally work up to it over the first couple of weeks of December).
Because of that (and other things, like having a squishy new baby) I’m doing more online shopping this year and now we get to do more (yay!) as part of the Sears Baby’s Room ambassador program.
And so do you.
Sears has some cool online shopping tools and apps, which I’ll tell you about (from my kitchen table wearing fleecy reindeer jammies) in addition to offering a toy giveaway. Because I’m nice like that.
You can visit the Sears website, or you can go right to the kids and toys page, which is what we did (of course). Once there you can browse as usual or you can use one of their tools to help you find the right thing:
- The Sears Toy Finder asks the age and gender of the child you’re buying for and will suggest toys to you. I suggest you give this to grandparents if you have the type who buy boring or age-inappropriate gifts. (Which I don’t, mom, so don’t worry – I’m not talking about you.) You can also get toy suggestions by price, if that’s your preference.
- More of an app sort of person? The Sears Wish Book has gone 21st-century with the Wish Book app. It includes both the Sears Wish Book and Christmas Toy Shop catalogues, and you can use it to buy gifts through Sears.ca. The app also features deep pinch and zoom functionality as well as list creation, product sharing and push notifications (which I suppose is the high-tech way of circling something in the catalogue and leaving it out for your family to find).
If you need something to keep your kids busy while you browse Facebook bake gingerbread for them to decorate, you can try the Sears Toy Chest app. Here’s their description:
The Sears Toy Chest application provides kids with three fun, brainteasing games. Memory Match tests your memory to see if you can remember where the pairs are before time runs out. Picture Sleuth is an update on the classic spot-the-difference picture game. And Bug Explorer will have you exploring various levels to find and catch bugs before the clock runs out.
If you’re ready to start shopping and would rather sit at home in your pajamas (I highly recommend it), hit up the Sears website and take advantage of these deals:
- $10 off a purchase of $100 or more on regular priced toys until December 24th. Coupon code: 941 612 203
- FREE shipping with a purchase of more than $75 until December 20th
Order by December 20th to get your gifts by Christmas.
And now I’m going to help you with your shopping.
Enter using the Rafflecopter form below to win one of two toys:
OR
Happy Holidays!
Disclosure: I am part of the Sears Canada The Baby’s RoomAmbassador program with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
