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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 327885" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>One of my easy child's favorite gifts she recieved from a grandparent. It was back in the day when I did Christmas BIG. So both kids were spoiled beyond anything rational. Yet her favorite gift was a inexpensive one. Her grandmother made her a bin of craft things. It was 100% put together from the dollar store. A plastic bin with a lid. Inside was construction paper, pipe cleaners, glue, glitter, markers, crayons, pencil crayons, scissors, popsicle sticks, googly eyes, ribbons, a few unpainted wooden pieces (boxes with hinges, etc), a set of paint brushes and a few pots of deco art paint. It probably cost about $20 or so in total and it was made extra impressive with alot of spiral ribbons etc. It was a joint gift for her and difficult child, so about $10 per child. I can't count the hours she spent playing with those things and how proud she was of her things she created. </p><p>Even today she'll ask if she can have a bin like that again, usually she asks each year now at her birthday.</p><p></p><p>Kids are terrific. They just get so excited knowing someone loves them enough to pick something for them, lovingly wrap it and I've yet to meet a kid that is truly disappointed at all in the contents of a gift. </p><p></p><p>I think its our adult hearts that hurt, not really the kids. We all want to do for our children, our grandchildren, our spouses. It is a method of expressing love on a special day. I find that when times are super lean, I end up picking even more thoughtful gifts actually. </p><p></p><p>My difficult child mother sent a lord of the rings poster she picked up for $2 for difficult child. She has no money. Tight doesn't cut how bad it is. She did however wrap it in stunning shiny silver paper and used ribbons and bows to make it look fantastic (she placed cardboard behind it so it wasn't rolled up. He loves LOTR's but he is a tad too old to really want the poster in his room. You know what he said at his gift? Wow mom. I don't really want the poster on my walls but I will put it up. I can't believe that gramma wrapped it so nice! I'll think about that when I look at it. </p><p></p><p>he was shocked because my mother is a HORRID wrapper. She doesn't try at all. A gorgeous gift can be made to look frumpy in a garbage bag tied up in a knot. Its always been a joke, her wrapping. difficult child saw that gift, and when he opened it and saw it was a $2 gift, his only thought was about the love that went into the packaging. I do think most kids think that way. It is about the thought, even for a kids with huge wish lists lol.</p><p></p><p>You did good <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Your grands gifts sound lovely to me! Enjoy your holiday and I'm glad you found some Christmas spark through the snow <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 327885, member: 4264"] One of my easy child's favorite gifts she recieved from a grandparent. It was back in the day when I did Christmas BIG. So both kids were spoiled beyond anything rational. Yet her favorite gift was a inexpensive one. Her grandmother made her a bin of craft things. It was 100% put together from the dollar store. A plastic bin with a lid. Inside was construction paper, pipe cleaners, glue, glitter, markers, crayons, pencil crayons, scissors, popsicle sticks, googly eyes, ribbons, a few unpainted wooden pieces (boxes with hinges, etc), a set of paint brushes and a few pots of deco art paint. It probably cost about $20 or so in total and it was made extra impressive with alot of spiral ribbons etc. It was a joint gift for her and difficult child, so about $10 per child. I can't count the hours she spent playing with those things and how proud she was of her things she created. Even today she'll ask if she can have a bin like that again, usually she asks each year now at her birthday. Kids are terrific. They just get so excited knowing someone loves them enough to pick something for them, lovingly wrap it and I've yet to meet a kid that is truly disappointed at all in the contents of a gift. I think its our adult hearts that hurt, not really the kids. We all want to do for our children, our grandchildren, our spouses. It is a method of expressing love on a special day. I find that when times are super lean, I end up picking even more thoughtful gifts actually. My difficult child mother sent a lord of the rings poster she picked up for $2 for difficult child. She has no money. Tight doesn't cut how bad it is. She did however wrap it in stunning shiny silver paper and used ribbons and bows to make it look fantastic (she placed cardboard behind it so it wasn't rolled up. He loves LOTR's but he is a tad too old to really want the poster in his room. You know what he said at his gift? Wow mom. I don't really want the poster on my walls but I will put it up. I can't believe that gramma wrapped it so nice! I'll think about that when I look at it. he was shocked because my mother is a HORRID wrapper. She doesn't try at all. A gorgeous gift can be made to look frumpy in a garbage bag tied up in a knot. Its always been a joke, her wrapping. difficult child saw that gift, and when he opened it and saw it was a $2 gift, his only thought was about the love that went into the packaging. I do think most kids think that way. It is about the thought, even for a kids with huge wish lists lol. You did good :) Your grands gifts sound lovely to me! Enjoy your holiday and I'm glad you found some Christmas spark through the snow :) [/QUOTE]
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