Naturally President Biden will be blamed as children are deprived of meaningless stuff that would have been intended to generate Christmas time delight but that then would have been thrown out as meaningless in the months to come.
How about taking matters into our own hands. We and our kids can make the things we need and my book, Guide to Woodworking with Kids can help. It is currently scheduled to be reprinted and I'm hoping that the shortage of paper doesn't interfere with a timely delivery.
If supply chain issues affect my Guide to Woodworking with Kids, https://smile.amazon.com/Guide-Woodworking-Kids-Projects-Lifelong/dp/1951217233/ I've been assured other books of mine are in sufficient supply. Making Classic Toys that Teach https://smile.amazon.com/Making-Classic-Teach-Step-Step/dp/1940611334/ provides instructions for making Froebel's gifts and explores his philosophy for teaching kids. While Froebel is known as the inventor of Kindergarten, his methodology of learning through play applies to us all. And even adults will love working their way through this book.
And then there's box making. I have a variety of books about that.
If you want to make the coming holiday season far more meaningful than others where crap was in abundant supply, try spending time with your kids in advance of Christmas. Make gifts and toys for each other. A few tools will help, and a new hammer under the tree will bring delight.
The photo shows a plane made by Veritas that I reviewed for Quercus magazine this last year. Sized for a child's hands and unlike the toys that go in the trash, this tool will perform for a century or more as your children grow up and share it with their kids.
Unhook from the supply chain. This is the year for it.
Make, fix and create.
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