A few days ago, I shared some of my favorite products from the year – it’s always fun thinking about what has really served me and our family over the year and gotten repeated use. Then I always love digging … Read More
Each year, I love thinking through some of my favorite products that I’ve found or been using consistently – everything from beauty to personal care to the kitchen to travel. I love taking some time to pay attention to what … Read More
Over the years I’ve created quite a few gift guides for all ages and budgets. On this page you’ll find all the LPF gift guides related to end of year holidays and the winter season. I hope you get some … Read More
I always love getting Dan’s Christmas gifts sorted early! It’s so nice to have everything organized down to the stocking stuffers – we even started wrapping and are hoping to finish it off so we can relax and enjoy the … Read More
I love deciding all our kids’ Christmas gifts early in the season and then sharing what we’re actually giving them. It’s always my most popular gift guide by far – I get it, because I also love seeing what people … Read More
Instead of doing a ton of Christmas present shopping, I tend to use Black Friday mostly as an opportunity to stock up on my favorite consumable items (like skincare). I love getting items I use every day for a much … Read More
Here are all my favorite Black Friday deals available this year. They’re things we personally use frequently and really love, and have paid for with our own money. A lot of them are items where I stock up this time … Read More
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It’s here – the 2024 Winter Holidays Around the World advent printable! Each year, our family loves learning about some other amazing holidays and traditions around the world alongside our own celebrations of Christmas and Diwali. I love the festivity … Read More
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This post was updated in November 2024. When we found out we were moving to London, I immediately got so excited about Christmas season here. What a treat with lights and decorations. It turns out London with kids is even … Read More
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A few days ago, I shared some of my favorite products from the year – it’s always fun thinking about what has really served me and our family over the year and gotten repeated use. Then I always love digging into what has been really popular for YOU – it’s so fun to see what recommendations have resonated with and helped your families.
Here were the most popular purchases from the LPF community in 2024!
We love this portable car battery jump starter and power bank – I think it’s an absolute car safety must. Great gift for hard-to-buy-for people on your list, too!
So happy my favorite game made the list, just barely! It’s seriously so fun and almost always the one we choose when anyone 8 and up is playing. So fun.
I got this tiny frisbee for my eldest a few years ago, and he and his friends loved it. It got lost eventually, so I replaced it for him and added one to my 10 year old’s stocking this year, as well. It made last year’s most popular items list, too!
These might be my very favorite quiet little activity to take along when traveling or for church – they make no mess, are silent, and great for a huge variety of ages. Plus, they’re cheap! I got a big box of them to split between my kids in their stockings this year.
I shared this handy device about a month ago and it’s been so popular! It’s a seat belt cutter and window breaker to keep in your car for an emergency, and I think it’s a safety must to have on hand. This one is inexpensive and would make a great stocking stuffer or neighbor gift.
We love this portable booster seat for travel and you all do, too!
I’m honestly surprised these socks aren’t a lower number on the list since they were the MOST popular product in all of November and so far in December. But I suppose I didn’t start sharing them until this fall, so I imagine they’ll bump up higher next year! I’ve loved these cozy, super affordable wool socks – warm, stretchy, and so comfy – I actually prefer them to my name brand ones. Plus, they only cost between $3-5 per pair depending on the pattern – a steal!
This has been my very favorite body wash the last couple years, especially in winter, and it seems you all agree! It’s an oil to lather formula and is soooo luxurious and it keeps my skin from drying out in cold weather. There’s a little travel sized one now, too!
A perennial, super helpful hack for attaching a car seat to a rolling suitcase. Cheap, quick, and takes almost no space. The best!
You all always lose your minds over this handy little item every time I share – it’s a tiny device that you plug into the headphone jack on an airplane and it allows you to use your own Bluetooth headphones/earbuds instead of the wired cheap ones they give you on the plane. It’s SO much more comfortable, and also great if you’re holding a lap infant or helping kids or just generally enjoy not getting tangled in wires while sleeping on the plane.
Another absolute staple of mine this year! The best for home and especially when traveling when I’m more prone to blemishes. It’s truly like magic, and my 14 year old has started using it for some teen acne, as well.
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This multi-tool pen is always popular – I always expect it to be in your top favorites! I first gave it to Dan probably 5ish years ago, and added it to my two older boys’ stockings this year (here’s the full list of everything we’re actually giving our kids for Christmas this year).
This fun, quick little game is a great one for a quick play at home or to take along on a trip. We have the dice version and it’s so fun! Fast to play and super affordable – perfect for a stocking stuffer. I’m glad so many of you have added it to your family’s game rotation!
I’ve talked about these pants incessantly so I’m glad you all have listened, lol. They’re my very favorite travel pants – lightweight, pack up small, dry fast, dress up or down, super comfy with a wide elastic waistband. Full review HERE.
You all have been fans of my favorite lightweight travel baby carrier! It packs up so small when not in use, only weighs about a pound, and dries in a flash (perfect for water or hot areas. Love it so much, and it’s really affordable for a carrier, too. Also great for toddlers who want to walk some since it easily packs away. It’s the only carrier we have left now!
My very favorite oil cleanser made the list again this year! Keeps my skin so clear and keeps it from drying out. Have used it for 3ish years and still obsessed with it, and I love hearing from you all how much it’s helped your skin, too.
This might have been the most surprising item on this entire list! I haven’t shared this activity book much this year but it’s one we’ve loved for over 5 years and I’ve mentioned once or twice on Instagram and included in this educational activity books for kids blog post. It’s a great one that’s really affordable and one that I think I need to repurchase for a couple of my younger kiddos now! Would be great for a trip or to roll up into a stocking.
I’ve used this book to teach 5 of my kiddos to read (baby S isn’t quite there yet ;)) and it’s the best. It’s one of my most frequent link requests, and I’ve gotten so many wonderful responses from you all who’ve had success with it, too. I’m so glad it’s helping your families!
We take at least one of these drawing boards with us literally every time we travel, and it’s the best cheap, easy to carry entertainment for plane/car rides, restaurants, lines at Disneyland, etc. So fun to draw, so easy to erase (or save!) and draw again. They’re the very best and are so affordable. Perfect stocking stuffer!
We’ve loved this zip up bedding for years and it’s one of my biggest moving regrets that we didn’t bring it with us to London. It makes it so easy for kids to make the bed and was perfect in our RV, too. I’m glad you all have loved it, too!
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I was delighted to see these towels on the list because they’ve been some of my favorite items this year, as well! I’ve talked about them incessantly because I finally tried them after hearing about them for ages and loved them just as much as everyone said I would. And you all have loved them, too! I’ve gotten SO many messages from you all that you never thought you’d care so much about kitchen towels but that you’re obsessed with these, and that the bathroom towels, bath towels, dinner napkins, and more are equally amazing. It’s fun to see those messages validated with numbers!
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For years, I purchased the Prismacolor colored pencils when they were on sale because they’re just such great quality – so smooth and beautiful colors. But I’d still hyperventilate a bit every time I purchased them because they’re so darn pricey!
This year, I tried out this set of colored pencils and WOW. They’re allllmost as fantastic, but at an absolute fraction of the price. Turns out the tens of thousands of excellent reviews weren’t wrong. I love them, my kids love them, they last long and have gorgeous saturation and write so well and don’t break. We’ve purchased them for ourselves and gifted them and they’ve been the best.
Not the most exciting 3rd place item, but a super functional one that we’ve loved and used for years. This is my favorite car seat for travel after kids outgrow an infant seat until they’re big enough to use this booster vest (code PASSPORT) – for my kids, that’s usually around 3.5-4 years. It’s super affordable and crazy lightweight – I easily hook it onto my backpack with a couple carabiners when I don’t have a rolling suitcase with me to attach it to with this luggage strap.
Second place came in by a wiiiide margin – and I’m delighted because it’s one of my very faves that made the top of my personal list this year. I’ve worn these hexagon huggie earrings absolutely nonstop this year – I’m pretty sure they’ve gone along on every single trip, have swum in the ocean and taken countless showers, and I only know they’re still there when I touch them to confirm since I can’t feel them at all, they’re so comfortable.
Hey June huggie styles in general are my very favorite because they’re so darn comfortable. Aside from the hex huggies, I also love the rectangles, these adorable bow huggies (which were another of your top favorites), and these chunky huggies.
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By FAR and away the most popular item this year has been a tiny white noise machine – and I can’t blame you, as this was also one of my favorites of the year, too! Especially if you combine the numbers for the two different ones I’ve shared, they blow every other item out of the water as far as popularity numbers go. But even looking at each of them individually, they would still be numbers 1 & 2 on the list!
I originally purchased this one, and we use & love two of them daily. They’re terrific. Fantastic sound quality and battery life, and both have come on every single trip with us this year.
More recently, we purchased two more of this kind. It’s also excellent and also tiny! It’s even cheaper than the other one (though they’re both really affordable) and is currently 2 for the price of one on several colors. I ever so slightly prefer the sound quality on the first one, but you can’t beat the price on the second. You cannot go wrong with either one, and they’d make a great stocking stuffer – for a traveler or not (we use ours every single night at home!).
