It seems like every weekend we have a birthday party to attend. This is what happens when your 4 and 8 year olds have better social lives than you do. My pocketbook has not been happy with all the activity lately. What to bring as a gift has been a tough decision too! What toys do they already have? Is a gift card too impersonal? With these questions in mind I decided that gifts from our hearts, really are the way to go lately. Magnolia and I have been giving gifts of art to friends. We design it with that friend in mind, personalize it with their name, and put in a frame. Sparkly water colors are usually added too, because you really can not have enough of that in your life! The one above was for our friend Jessie. A sparkly girl with a love of princesses! I wish I took a snapshot of the final colored print in the frame. Sweet!
3 comments:
That's a smart idea! And I think it'll mean more in the long run. The gift of inspiration and imagination is the best kind of gift out there!
Thanks Andrew! I sometimes like to include a kit with a small pad of paper and watercolors as part of the gift but funds are tight right now! Maybe I should do a bulk buy on some art/crafts supplies!
How nice of you! She will have that forever, instead of the "thing of the moment" that she won't even remember! What a lovely person you are!
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