The children are clamoring, and there's nothing we can do about it but make sure we're not that parent, you know, the one who, 'just falls a bit short' around the holidays.
I'm not an influencer, btw, and I will not be compensated if you purchase anything listed, but supplies are running out, and this is one of the better deals that I've seen:
https://www.amazon.com/Set-Wooden-Dolls-Nesting-Inches/dp/B00WQNRNUO?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A185N0B1E56OXQ&gQT=1&gRefinements=SALE:On+sale
If you don't have as many funds, maybe consider the 3 piece set
https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m20888053495/?srsltid=AfmBOorspVDZJAtHhpz79XKq5CClyrhtZU0yqZxfRk5ZkYV9agNRM8v66UY
The children love it, and adults do too!
Now babushka is the tough one... isn't that the truth.
For babushka, I also recommend the 3 piece Matryoshka- it is more simple for the mind, though a nice home-cooked borscht could just do the trick!
For the children, though- and this one iis special, the pets: https://buybuybaby.com/products/3-white-dog-with-bone-collar-wooden-nesting-dolls-matryoshka-4-25-inches?variant=49755724218688&srsltid=AfmBOop2Ip_27AoSZ42FHcgVwn7buE6RPh1KbKVQJ47iLHgUZXazFE1JnVo&gQT=1
Oh, the children will have so much fun. )
But my favorite gift is for grandpa, to remind him of how much we appreciate how hard he worked to give us these opportunities. It's a painting that has always reminded me of the spirit and prosperity of the Russian approach to the world-
The Stoker
I hope it inspires your American Spirit as much it does for me.