I'm taking this year to make several doll quilts that I will send via Operation Christmas Child that is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse. You fill a shoebox with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, hair thingies, socks, mittens, etc (google if interested)
I'm going to buy an 8-10 inch new doll for each doll quilt I finish, and then fill in the box with other little things. I think it will brighten the world of a child ages 2-4. (Operation Christmas Child has you pack a shoebox by gender and age group.)