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I need a creative gift idea for my best friend who is turning 16. To give you an idea of the kind of gifts we usually give...for my 16th she wrote out 16 different cards saying what a good friend I was, and got me gift cards to my favorite stores, all with 16 dollars on them. For christmas I bought her a beautiful Chanel book, an Audrey Hepburn book, and a gift card to her favorite store. We both love fashion (and Audrey Hepburn!). She's a great friend so I want to do something special for her birthday. Any ideas?
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I just answered this on another question. If time allows, this is a very creative gift she will keep forever. Here's a copy of what I submitted to the 13 year old who posted the question.
If you really want to give yourself something that will become more precious with time, then consider this. Send 6 to 8 sheets of parchment stationary along with erasable pens to your relatives. Be sure to send a set to all of the older members of your extended family. Ask them to write down tips for living. Advice on what ones priorities should be. Or perhaps an experience that helped shaped their lives. Ask them to write on only one side of the paper (it's easier to read when the back side is blank). Be sure to give them a deadline of perhaps 3 weeks. This will allow them time to really think about their answers as well as keep them from putting it off indefinitely. When the letters are collected, put them sheet by sheet into acid-free plastic sleeves. The sleeves can then be put into an album. This will preserve them for future generations to read. I did this for my daughter when she turned 16. She is almost 19 and she adores her collection of letters. She says they have become even more valuable to her since she received them. We have suffered the loss of one letter writer and another is now dying of cancer. My daughter says she can't imagine how precious the letters will become as she ages. She knows someday the letters will be a history of our family as well as our times. My birthday is this month and I wish I would have thought of this 34 years ago when I turned 13. Happy Birthday my young friend! May you have many, many more ahead of you!
I just answered this on another question. If time allows, this is a very creative gift she will keep forever. Here's a copy of what I submitted to the 13 year old who posted the question.
If you really want to give yourself something that will become more precious with time, then consider this. Send 6 to 8 sheets of parchment stationary along with erasable pens to your relatives. Be sure to send a set to all of the older members of your extended family. Ask them to write down tips for living. Advice on what ones priorities should be. Or perhaps an experience that helped shaped their lives. Ask them to write on only one side of the paper (it's easier to read when the back side is blank). Be sure to give them a deadline of perhaps 3 weeks. This will allow them time to really think about their answers as well as keep them from putting it off indefinitely. When the letters are collected, put them sheet by sheet into acid-free plastic sleeves. The sleeves can then be put into an album. This will preserve them for future generations to read. I did this for my daughter when she turned 16. She is almost 19 and she adores her collection of letters. She says they have become even more valuable to her since she received them. We have suffered the loss of one letter writer and another is now dying of cancer. My daughter says she can't imagine how precious the letters will become as she ages. She knows someday the letters will be a history of our family as well as our times. My birthday is this month and I wish I would have thought of this 34 years ago when I turned 13. Happy Birthday my young friend! May you have many, many more ahead of you!
I need a good (cheap) gift idea for some 8 year old triplets?
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I am only fifteen, so in other words, i am broke. I already spent most of my money on my mom, because her birthday is the day after christmas. I have already told my family that their gifts will be coming after christmas (because that is when i will receive what i call "grandma's guilt money", and that is what i usually buy gifts with) But i still have a little money and i wanna get the girls something. Problem is that i just spent some $65 on them for their birthday (Nov. 18). and i don't wanna not get them something because they are little kids that think that i am like the coolest person in the world. So, any ideas???? O yeah, and it has to be something original, because they have a lot of family already that will be getting them some stuff, so it can't be anything like a barbie doll or something
Oh man! so many good ideas!! I don't know which one to choose as best!...
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I have an 8 year old daughter, and last year my young sister (who doesn't have much cash) gave her a box of stationery - pens, note pads, scissors, glue, stapler, and some craft materials. My daughter LOVED IT. I think she particularly liked the fact that it was the more 'grown up' type of stationery.
My sister bought the materials at a $2 shop, and the whole lot didn't cost much at all. You can decorate a stationery box for them, which will mean a lot to the little ones and save you money. It's also the type of gift you can give them to share.
Hope this helps. It seems that whatever you give the girls they'll love it because it comes from you (the coolest person in their world!).
I have an 8 year old daughter, and last year my young sister (who doesn't have much cash) gave her a box of stationery - pens, note pads, scissors, glue, stapler, and some craft materials. My daughter LOVED IT. I think she particularly liked the fact that it was the more 'grown up' type of stationery.
My sister bought the materials at a $2 shop, and the whole lot didn't cost much at all. You can decorate a stationery box for them, which will mean a lot to the little ones and save you money. It's also the type of gift you can give them to share.
Hope this helps. It seems that whatever you give the girls they'll love it because it comes from you (the coolest person in their world!).
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