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Ideas for "Meaningful" Gifts

Started by Gryphon, October 12, 2006, 09:27:10 PM

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Gryphon

October 12, 2006, 09:27:10 PM
In another thread, we sort of touched on giving gifts that have real "meaning". What are some of your ideas for great gifts that will be treasured for years?

Sunny

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October 12, 2006, 09:30:14 PM
I bought my Auntie a "Grandmother's Journal" that has various pages that she fills in & can later pass it on to her grandchildren. It's beautifully decorated with Thomas Kincaid's artwork & has such things as "Family Tree", "Favorite Childhood Memory", and "Favorite Things".

I think it'll be a wonderful heirloom for her grandchildren & their grandchildren.

~Daisy~

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October 12, 2006, 11:08:59 PM
Still working on becoming "meaningful" over here. My kids are the youngest grandchildren my parents have and often get overlooked when it comes to milestones. On the flipside, their father's parents live 170+ miles away, in the middle of another state. While they are the only grandchildren, they still only receive attention when WE come to THEM.   I need some ideas...I think this thread will be good for that.
If you don't like what you're doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.
--Timothy Leary

Sandy Eggo

#3
October 12, 2006, 11:42:15 PM
Books are my number one choice. Always. There is so much variety out there from inexpensive to expensive. From common to rare. You name it, there's a book about it. It's my favorite gift for new parents, because a book collection of classics is something a child can't out-grow. Oh, did I mention that I like books? :biggrin:
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kerrybeth

#4
October 13, 2006, 12:01:44 AM
A book with a gift certificate stuck inside is nice.
Sears for a man.
Fave local dept. store for a woman.
Lowe's is good for someone with a new home.

Whenever somene gets a new dog I give "baby" gifts. i.e. toys and treats, gift certificates to the vet, etc..
Abortion stops a beating heart.

Fatcats Mom

#5
October 15, 2006, 11:06:48 AM
I'm doing paintings for my kids and having them framed. It may be paint by numbers, but it's a gift from the heart. :smitten:

kerrybeth

#6
October 15, 2006, 05:19:13 PM
My daughter took an art class over the summer. The idea was to have a few of her canvas paintings framed for grandparent's Christmas gifts. The only problem is that the idea of parting with any of them is not going over too well with Mommy.
Abortion stops a beating heart.

Fatcats Mom

#7
October 16, 2006, 10:44:33 AM
That would be very hard to part with. :yes: :spooked: Good luck! :wink:

~vxn~

#8
October 18, 2006, 07:02:24 PM
every year for my aniversary (dating, not wedding... as i am dodging that bullet for as long as possible) i go to an online self-publisher and create a book for my victim (aka fiance).  is is more personal than a card and i can use my own photos...
don't threaten me with a good time.

Gryphon

#9
October 18, 2006, 08:36:17 PM
I did that for a dating anniversary once too...
I think its a meaningful gift for however the relationship lasts...after that, I suspect mine ended up firewood.

Cookie Parker

#10
October 18, 2006, 08:48:55 PM
For me it depends upon the person.  I have a great aunt who now lives in a nursing home.  She loves getting flowers sent to her and showing all the other patients them.  I order them for her and send them on the holiday seasons...something she can throw away and not feel badly about. 

She's 102 years old...and I'm sorry to say I've only been doing it since she was 98.  Had I known her love of flowers and her joy in showing others she was remembered fondly from a grandneice who lived out of state, I would have done it earlier.

For some I give certificates to movies and dinner because I know they will spend money on something of necessity and will not enjoy a gift as much as a night on the town...working single mom types...

So, I guess it depends upon the person on what makes the "meaningful" gift special.
Alan Cohen:

    It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.

kerrybeth

#11
October 18, 2006, 11:08:40 PM
That is sweet.
Abortion stops a beating heart.

kerrybeth

#12
October 18, 2006, 11:09:12 PM
Quote from: Gryphon on October 18, 2006, 08:36:17 PM
I did that for a dating anniversary once too...
I think its a meaningful gift for however the relationship lasts...after that, I suspect mine ended up firewood.




Why, what'd you do to the poor chick?  ;D
Abortion stops a beating heart.
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