The kids are flying in for the holidays and excited to be together, but the family home no longer fits your growing brood. Each child now has a spouse and kids of their own. Your challenge is finding a place for everyone to sleep.

Options abound if you happen to be one of those lucky people with an unlimited budget. Why not buy a McMansion? Rent a massive Airbnb in the mountains. Add a wing onto the back of the house for $100,000 that will only get used once a year.

For those with big hearts but modest means, here are some inventive solutions to make room without breaking the bank.

• Food storage rooms and walk-in closets can be the perfect spot for a baby to sleep.

• Couches are great for kids already sleeping in beds who won’t roll off. Or put pads on the floor by the couch in case they do fall off.

• Buy an inexpensive bunkbed or two and double your bed space without needing additional square footage.

• Purchase a kiddie tent for the family room. Smaller children will be thrilled.

• Air mattresses can be made more comfortable by placing a foam pad on top. So can sofa beds.

• Scope out your camping gear with a new eye. Do you have a camp cot? Sleeping pads? Perhaps even a small pup tent for older children to sleep in?

• Maybe some parts of your basement are unfinished but could be utilized with some inexpensive purchases. One family with a large unheated storage room bought thermal room dividers from Amazon and hung them from the ceiling to make a small, warmer space for a toddler. They used a safe temperature-stabilizing space heater, carbon monoxide alarm, baby monitor and even a portable air filter.  

• Consider renting a small Airbnb in your own neighborhood to house just some of the overflow.

• An inexpensive option is booking a nearby hotel, but Christmas is a busy time, so book early. In mid-November, the Best Western Plus Cottontree Inn just off the 2600 South freeway exit in Bountiful was offering a room with two queen beds for $124 per night over the holidays. An extra bonus is its heated indoor pool.

• Perhaps a friend or neighbor is leaving town for the holidays and would appreciate having one of your adult children housesit, water plants, and feed their pets.

• If visiting children have in laws in the area, suggest splitting the time with them and rotate your kids in and out.

• Offer to help with transportation.

• Pay for any additional lodging since your children are most likely already paying high airfares for holiday travel.

• One last and probably not very popular option is to sacrifice your primary bedroom to your adult children and sleep on a couch or even a nearby hotel, which allows you to escape the noise and chaos for a while.