We met my sister in the Target parking lot where she took our daughter for the day. She doesn't usually do Black Friday at all, and offered to babysit. In addition to being where we would be doing quite a bit of shopping, Target also served as the halfway point between her house and our parents house, so it was an easy place to meet up. Angela would spend a fun day playing with her big cousins.
It was at Target that I realized people go crazy trying to get the electronic toys! If your child wants something, you will do what you can to get it at a decent price, but if you make the commitment to go tech free as a family, you could save yourself some Black Friday aggravation.
We still got some pretty cool toys, not only for Angela, but other kids too.
After we did enough financial damage at Target, we left to go to IKEA. We don't have an IKEA in San Antonio, so I like to go when we go to Houston, not just on Black Friday. There are people who love IKEA, and there are people who don't get why everyone else loves IKEA. I love IKEA. Now if you want a place where you can get cool tech free stuff, this is it. They have art supplies, wooden toys and stuffed animals. You don't get the commercial characters you get other places, but they're still really good toys. Last year, they had a really cool toy sale, this year it wasn't as good, but still cool. We bought a few toys and games for Angela there.
After IKEA, we drove to my sisters house, where we found Angela playing in my sister's yard with her cousins. After a long day of shopping, it felt good to lay on my sister's grass and watch my little girl run around and chase bubbles. It's not a secret that kids don't need technology to have fun. The secret to unplugging Santa is get them to realize it.
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