My friend is turnin 18 soon, and instead of gettin her a gift card or somethin…I want to give her somethin that correlates with her being legal…..

Any ideas?

If you need an original gift try www.photoartomation.com .
Send them a special digital photo and their will convert your photo into three beautiful art samples that you could preview on line and select one you like the best. Photo alteration is offered in a variety of media and sizes. You can add text such as a personal message on top of the image. You can instruct them to send the artwork directly to the person you want! It’s a great site to create a really personalized photo art gift for someone special in your life!

He has a b-day coming before Christmas too and I do not know what to get him. Last yr he played in a box and did not seem to care about the gifts! LOL

Hi, My 6 year old was given a Relaxation CD which I play at bedtime and it has him RACING for bedtime to listen to it! The tracks are only 3-4 minutes long, and it takes him on a journey using his imagination. So positive and relaxing, with a soothing voice and lovely background music!
A gift that lasts all year AND improves bedtime and taps into his creativity – happy mum!

http://www.relaxkidsnet.com

The site has samples you can listen too. My son has the Superheroes CD

My sisters and I want to get our brother a congratulations gift and we need some ideas. He does not have much room living in on school apartments and is a young married man. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Maybe a nice pen?

I'm doing a research project for my stats class and would like to know how much money males versus females spend on Christmas gifts!

I am a single mom so have to be careful with my money but I usually spend about 400-500 on Christmas shopping. I would suggest including peoples economic demographics in your research project. If I made more money I would spend a lot more…

She currently lives in manila, i live in U.S. any good gift ideas? i know she likes winnie the Pooh(disney) and Lotions and Candles. but anything you can think of thats original to the U.S. that you can't get in the Philippines? also some gifts for her mother and brothers/sisters? all low priced items as i am not rich thanks!

the best gift is yourself..just present yourself to her and spend time together to get to know each other better.you don't need to give her something just to please her.but if you'd really like to give a present to her,you can give her chocolates…it is a sign of sweetness.:)

It seems that you cannot please people when it comes to Christmas. I work in a small retail store that sells fine jewelry and gifts as well as accessories. Lately we have been getting Christmas returns. The store policy is exchanges only. It just seems that people cannot be pleased with the gifts they receive. I could understand if they got clothes that didn't fit but be happy with your gift. If I get something I don't like I politely smile and say thank you. I would never think of saying "It's not me, can I have the receipt". Some people really go out of their way to try make people happy and can't. I am not a religious person but Christmas has just turned ito this commercial fiasco where people run around trying to please people with expensive gifts that they end up hating anyway.

people are spoiled….it really sucks

Another great book by J. Marsha Michler that has many different projects and techniques in it. From a tea set featuring instructions for Battenberg lace making to items for the baby and everything in between, this book has it all. Very good instructions and illustrations along with many color photographs, this book is a wonderful source of projects and ideas. Softcover, 144 pages.

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Know someone who’s a little bit country? Send them this Country Christmas Centerpiece (perfect for tables seating 2 to 6 guests). With fresh greens accented by faux berries and pomegranates and finished by a plaid patterned bow, the Country Centerpiece makes a fine Christmas gift for anyone–yourself included!

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This year My family has taken on a project to show our support of our soldiers serving in Iraq. We want to prepare 10 gift holiday boxes for 10 of our troops who don't have much family. We are putting cookies, bread, and making homemade cards. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW what are some other ideas to put in the box. Looking for small gifts that would be appreciated & liked, and that they might not have accesses too. We were thinking maybe a couple of books? . Your input would be most appercited & Thank you in advance for helping. Go USA!!
I should also tell you that all 10 soilders are people that know me. I have a couple friends serving over there so I've gotten to know a lot of guys before they left.
LOL – To each of them I'm sending them something that I know they'd really like, something personal from me. But my whole family wants to be involved so they want extra ideas since I want it to be a suprise I didn't want to ask them what they wanted.

hello

first i think that that is wonderfull what you are doing we are also mailing and emailing thing to some of the troop`s we go through www.anysoldier.com it is a great site check it out!!!

we are mailing a small xmas tree with some light`s decoration`s etc.. do they have a computer if so maybe some xmas music..

book`s magazine`s anything to read they always seem to love…

snack`s are alway great, BUT homemade food item`s rarley get eaten..

soldier`s are told for safety reason`s not to eat anything homemade or unwrapped from ppl they don`t know….

we have gotten to know the troop`s we send to over the last six month`s and now they are comfortable and thrilled to have us send homemade food item`s….

keep in mind when packing a box to send to iraq do not send anything like crayons or chocolate from may to late october as it will melt…

if it can melt it WILL!..

do not pack soap. perfume. tpast. ect…… in the same box with food even if wrapped in plastic bags,…. as the food will taste like the soap , no matter what you do…

When packnig anything that could leak put it in ziploc bags in the box first.. if it can leak it will.

Finally…. When you ship to an APO address you only pay the postage in US mail from where you live to NY state.. at that point it is turned over to military Mail.
It is then flown to Iraq or whatever country you are sending to and sorted and trucked to the proper place.

Be sure to put in personal letters and incldue your email address as most soldiers do have some ability to email and will at least let you know the package arrived.. also check back on any soldier site to see if your contact updates thier page.. they often do.

The ranges of what the guuys have can be from tents and no electrric or puter access to living on a Normal base with a full PX(store).. The ones living on Reg bases do have access to PX's for toiletry items etc… anyone in an FOB which is a forward operating base is without a PX usually…. THen yu have remote locations and those living on Iraqi bases those guys have the least amounts of luxuries..
Right now its the rainy season starting and the bugs are bad.. lots of biting flies… so fly strips,, those ones you hang are good to send as well.
Also DEET based repellents

Good suggestions for Iraq soldiers that we have seen them really like…
Microwave popcorn,
Chips but in a can like pringles so they dont get smashed
Powdered gatorade or single serving drink mixes
Antibacterial soaps, t pastes and shower gels
Wet wipes
Books, board games,Music CD's and dvd 's
Just about any non perishble food that yu can microwave is a hit.. ramen noodles etc..
Also as its getting cooler there now hot chocolate and apple cider will be in request.
Skittles and pnut m and m's seem to be popular as well as tootsie rolls

Also send used dvds or ask the guys if they want them because many we ship to do not,, a they can buy them over there for 1.00 a dvd for new releases.. bootleg copies you know..
The dvds we do send are usually ones we record of TV shows they are missing back home.

Each soldier has a description on the site and soem have specific requests others do not.. all want letters and are happy for anything they get… Weve been at this for a while now and have worked out most of the bugs around shipping to the guuys..

keep in mind that is you put in an email you are more likely to hear from your guys,, but its no gaurentee.. you can also incldue stationary and envelopes and self address a couple to you and they may mail you… these guys are busy but we have seen that most will take a minute to say thanks if they can,..and wehave really gotten to know many of thema and even thier families a bit… You dont need to send stamps though as Mail for them to send is free.

If we can be of anymore help let us know I will check back here.
Good Luck
Wis2006

My son goes to a daycare which there are about 7 teachers. 4 of 7 teachers are familiar with us, should we give everyone Christmas gift. And what kind of gifts are good for them?
Thank you very much for your help.

I would say only give a gift to the teachers that work directly with your son. And if you dont want to give a gift you arent obligated to. I used to be a daycare teacher and some parents would give small gifts (from the child) and others didnt. I would never expect it. You could do something small like a scented candle that you wrap in tissue paper in put in one of those tiny gift bags. Or you could fill a x-mas coffee mug from the dollar store with m&m's or some other candy. You could do a $5 gift card for the nearest coffee shop (but if you do it for all 7 people that may be too much $$). You could do a gift of a new toy or book for the classroom which would go to everyone–you may need to ask the director of the daycare their policy on donating to the classroom though. Even a homemade christmas card made by your son would be nice. DONT SPEND A LOT OF MONEY if you do choose to give gifts! It is not expected!