Dora's Digitals: Gift Ideas

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Teacher Gift Ideas

* Have children decorate a wooden ruler with paints or markers. Add a saying like, "Teachers Rule! or "Teacher, you really measure up!"

* Give a new dictionary: "A B C ... I'm glad you teach me!"

* A package or basket full of fun pencils and erasers: "No mistake about it ... You're a really SHARP teacher!"

* Decorate a glass mug with model paints: "My teacher is First Class!"

* Give a couple new rubber stamps with the message: "Teacher, you've made a real impression on me! Thanks!"

* Give a bowl of apples: "Teacher, you're the apple of my eye!"

* Have your child decorate a plain tote bag with fabric paints and the saying, "Teaching's my Bag!" or "My Teacher = A+"

Friend and Neighbor Ideas

For a belated gift, mints, “We Mint To Wish You A Merry Christmas!”
Veggies and dip, “Dip Into The Holidays and A Healthy New Year!”
Oven mitt filled with treats, “We Have To Ad-Mitt You’re A Great Neighbor!”
Frozen cookie dough with cookie cutters, “We’ve Done The Mixing; Now You Can Cut Up The Kitchen!”
Juice pitcher filled with candy canes, “We Pitcher You Raising A Little Cane During The Holidays!”
Jar of homemade relish, “Relish The Season!”
A mug, a packet of instant soup and a card saying, “For A Souper Friend!”
A box of muffin mix with the saying, “You’re Getting Muffin For Christmas!”
A two-liter bottle of soda pop with a tag, “Pop, Pop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh, What a Great Neighbor You Are!”, or “The Rest Of The Neighbors Love You And Soda We!”, or “May Your Christmas Be Merry And Sprite!”, or “We’re Soda-delighted To Have You As Neighbors!”
Flavored popcorn with the saying, “Just Poppin In To Say Merry Christmas!”, or “It May Sound Corny, But We Wish You A Merry Christmas!”
A vegetable peeler with the tag. “Here’s Hoping Your Christmas Is Appealing!”
A box of ho-ho cupcakes with the card, “Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas!”
A box of ding dongs with the tag, “Merry Christmas From The Ding Dong’s Next Door!”
Wire wisk filled with candies wrapped in plastic wrap tied with a ribbon and a card, “We Wisk You A Merry Christmas!”
Small manger scene with card, “Remember The True Meaning Of Christmas!”
A can of nuts with the card, “From The Nuts Next Door!” Or “From Your Nutty Neighbors!”
Candle ad book of matches, “To A Matchless Friend, May Your Christmas Be Bright!”
Bubble gum or bubble bath, “May Your Holidays Bubble Over With Fun!”
Snickers candy bar, “Don’t Snicker – Just Be Glad You Got Something!”
Cookie dough, “Here’s A Little Extra Dough For Christmas!”
Jar or jam, “Hoping Your Christmas id Jam-Packed With Cheer!”
A bag of dried pasta, “Have A Pasta-tively Happy Holiday!
A hunk of cheese and grater, “To A Grate Neighbor From Your Cheesy Friends Next Door!”
A basket with cocoa mixes or bath items, with a poen, “When You Feel Like A Basket Case, Take A Break And Slow Your Pace!”
Bag or box of whoppers, “Have A Whopper Of A Christmas!”
Jolly rancher candies, “Have A Holly Jolly Christmas!”
Chex party mix, “Santa Always Chex His List!”
Joy brand Dishwashing Soap, “Here’s Wishing Joy To Someone Who Really Sparkles!”
Measuring cups or spoons, “Wishing You A Joy Beyond Measure!”
Oranges or chocolate orange, “Orange You Glad We’re Friends!”
Homemade divinity, “May Your Holiday Be Divine!”
Homemade Fudge, “Let’s Fudge A Little On The Calories And Enjoy The Holiday Season!”
Cinnamon rolls, “Here’s A Sweet Treat Rolled Up With Warm Holiday Wishes! Merry Christmas!”
Cheeseball and crackers, “We Don’t Mean To Sound Cheesy, We Just Hope You Have A Ball This Season!”
A Candle, “May Your Days Be Happy, Your Heart Be Light, Your Christmas Merry And The New Year Be Bright!”
A bag of potpourri with the saying, “Scenting You Holiday Greetings!”
Scented soap and a washcloth on the holiday motif with the greeting, “We Wash You A Merry Christmas!”
Ice cream with a note, “Have A Cool Yule!”

Traditions and Ideas for Christmas

Choose a theme for gifts between families. For example: home storage, wall decorations, homemade, etc.
Christmas pillowcases. Make out of Christmas fabric for everyone in the family to use during December.
Christmas story time. Read a Christmas story s a family each night in December.
Play a 12 days of Christmas surprise for a neighbor. For each of the 12 days, deliver a surprise, For example: Basket of fruit, loaf of bread and jam, sing carols, homemade candy, ornaments, poinsettia plant, cookies, hang their light, shovel their snow, put up their tree, invite them to dinner, a personal gift.
Family caroling, and let each family member have some type of instrument: kazoo, harmonica, drum, bell, etc.
Give children an ornament each ear of their own. When they get married, give them those ornaments for their tree in their home.
Tie each child's gift with a different colored ribbon. color code each child.
Family Nativity. Each member acts out a part while one reads the Christmas story from the bible. (Matthew 1 & 2, Luke 2)
Make family treats and deliver them to all your neighbors.
Christmas Elves. Exchange names with family members, then do secret acts of kindness for that person during the week. Draw new names for each week of December.

Gifts for Adults

Give a heart shaped or plain notpads and pen with instructions to have family members write love notes to each other during the holidays and place them in each others stockings to be read Christmas morning.
For an early holiday gift, fill a bag or box with ribbon, tape, tags, flat boxes and gift wrap for the onslaught of holiday wrapping projects.
Put together a cookbook of your favorite easy recipes.
Wrap a "Family Entertainment Center" for enjoying those long, cold winter evenings. Include items like of cards, a puzzle, a DVD rental coupon, microwave popcorn, cookie cutters, and recipes for family cooking projects.
Wrap up a pair of comfortable slippers with instructions to put up your feet and rest from the rush of the holidays.
Give a gift certificate to a favorite store, so they can take advantage of the after-Christmas sales.
For the garden enthusiast, fill a box with potting soil, seed packets, and starter trays so they can give their spring garden a head start during the winter.
Give several boxes of brownie or cake mixes for a quick treat when the kids forget to mention that a dozen goodies they need to take to the class Christmas party.
Give a binder with pockets filled with cards for all the occasions of the year.
Give a pretty holiday jigsaw puzzle: "Thanks for keeping me from going to pieces!"

Family Christmas Giftt Ideas

Family Video
Home storage items
Camping equipment
Kitchen equipment, gadgets
Book
Computer games, software
Cd's
Holiday decoration
Home decor
Home necessities (sheets, towels, blankets, broom, mop, dust pan, pillow, etc.)
Free services, (such as a weekend of babysitting while parents get a break)
Food basket
Hand crafted items (afhgan, quilt, pillow, crocheted table cloth)
Year's supply of those items we detest shopping but always need (toilet paper, tissue, shampoo, cleaning supplies, deodorant, tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap, paper towels, light bulbs)
Book on cd
Gardening supplies
Workshop supplies
Outdoor holiday decorations
BBQ supplies
Outdoor toys (sled, inner tubes, water sport toys)
Magazine subscription
Stationary supplies (envelopes, stamps, birthday cards, thank-you cards)
Photo albums, or supplies for phot albums
Matching family sweatshirts
Family gloves, hats, and scarves
Potted plants, flower bulbs
Fancy Meal for the whole family
Gift certificates (restaurants, movie theater, or grocery store)
First aid kit
Emergency car kit
Board game
Card game