Birthdays coming up

With birthdays coming up, we'd like to put some ideas up here for family. The kids really don't need any new toys-in fact, we just went through the toy room and sorted out a lot they don't play with, so help us keep it clean! We are canceling our cable, and we'd like to work on building the library of DVDs and kids' books. We have a lot of books and movies already, so if you'd like to get something not on this list, please check with us first, or include a receipt so we can exchange it if we already have it!
DVD wish list- we have a Blu-ray player, so you can get those if you like, but regular DVDs are fine too.
Book wish list- We'd really like to increase the number of Spanish or Spanish/English books we have. We don't have many of those, so feel free to choose your own!
Craft supplies are definitely something we can use. Zanthias is really getting interested in creative processes.
If you'd really like to buy toys, here are wish lists for Zanthias and Zaphira. Please let these be a guide in choosing your gifts!

We are working toward a Waldorf/Montessori mix for the kids' education, so anything that falls along those lines (natural materials, tools sized for little hands) would be much appreciated. We would love to get a lot of love and use out of anything you buy for the kids, and we feel that buying less, but buying quality is the best way to do that. The best toys will be saved for their children. Wouldn't that be a great thing-knowing your great-grandchildren are loving and enjoying the same toys you bought for your grandchildren?

And if none of that suits you, how about a donation to Heifer International in their name, or pay for a music class or skiing lessons or something of that sort?

We really appreciate you, and want this to be easy and fun for everyone. If you wonder what's got us thinking this way, please read this article concerning the real cost of those plastic made in China gifts.