What to get a ten year old boy for Christmas?

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garbanzomo

I'm looking for gift ideas for my ten year old nephew. He is mostly interested in video games, but I'd rather not get him another game. He doesn't like sports, but he seems to have some interest in science. He also really likes technology, such as cell phones, computers, etc.

Every year, when I ask his parents what to get him, they tell me the name of a specific video game or request a gift card for a video game. I'd really like to find something a little more original, that would still be fun. Any ideas?

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amazon has some really cool basic robotics kits for his age group. I was just looking at them and you can get some nifty sets for under $50 and free amazon shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-SC-300-Snap-Circuits/dp/B0000683A4/ref=sr_1_6?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1290032802&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.com/Innovation-First-Labs-Inc-477-1439/dp/B0033Z0QO4/ref=sr_1_14?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1290032802&sr=1-14

http://www.amazon.com/OWI-Moon-Walker-II-Kit/dp/B00000J3HU/ref=sr_1_17?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1290032802&sr=1-17

What are good toys for a 5 or 6 year old boy or girl?

Dropped My

We are attending a party where the admission is to bring an unwrapped (under $15) gift for a 5 or 6 year old.

I am not into kids, so I have no idea what kids play with today. I have no children, by choice (childfree). My girlfriend has adult children, and no grandchildren. Most of my friends have adult kids, or none. I just am not the type that hangs around kids.

Suggestions please

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I am SO with you on this one. Childfree here too, and my sister's boys are 10 and 5. When I ask what they want, she says "Everything" *rolls eyes* like that is helpful.

the eldest was into Bionicles a few years ago. He was able to put them together when he was younger than the suggested age (found in the lego isle) but that is generally a boy gift. Barbies are always a good girl gift.. or are you supposed to bring a unisex gift??

Check out the board games. I just played two interesting games with them one was with rings, another was like tetris but it was a board game. You can visit the educational toy stores (think smaller mom and pop type store) and the sales associates would be thrilled to point out appropriate items.

it is easier when you aren't buying for a specific child.

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Gift Ideas Please????

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Katie

I need gifts for....

8 year old tomboy
40 year old woman
36 year old man
3 Different families

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8 year old tomboy: gift card to their favorite store.

40 year old woman: does she like to cook? If so the griddler by cuisinart is a great gift. You can get it off amazon.com.

36 year old man: does he like to build things? Or fix things up? If so then some kind of tool, like the Fein Multimaster its a 7-in-1 tool. Very cool.

Hope I helped, good luck and hope you have a good Christmas!

Why do people think its wrong that my girlfriend is older then me?

WestCoast

Its not like were having sex or anything, I just go to country clubs with her/classy parties etc. My parents really like her and she is very educated and everything. Its not like shes a loser, she buys me awesome gifts and does not expect me work a dumb job at McDonald's. (To stressful) If I was a girl dating an older man no one would think that's bad, so why do people think its bad when its the other way around? My girlfriend might not be "Attractive" but its the heart that counts and age is just a number, I'm 16 and know what I'm doing. I plan on marrying her when I turn 18 and life will be great. Ill move out of my parents old home and into her nicer one and be a great supportive husband. We agree on almost everything and the things we don't like children are not a big deal. She does not want any kids and I'm fine with it. It just annoys me that were ever I go people always think "Gold Digger" or something like that, I would love my girlfriend weather she had money or not.
@ Birds Fly South: Wow, that was great advice thanks.

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first of all. You are obviously 16 and immature and dont know how life really works.

In the REAL world.. its older man younger woman couples that are the most vilified couples.
I have never in my life heard anybody vilify older woman younger male couples. White culture doesnt even call older white women pedophiles for getting pregnant with their 13 year old student's babies.

I think older woman younger male couples are paranoid because their relationships dont work that well and they think the relationships arent working because they arent accepted.
They dont work as well for other reasons. (fertility etc)

No older woman ever called my dad a cougar for falling in love with my mom when she was 19 and married her when she was between 24 and 25 and he was more than twice her age.
Even when my mom was 40's.. my dad STILL got called names by family gossipers.

And no older woman called my mom a gilrrtoy. No, she got nasty words like "gold digger" because dad owned a manufacturing company.

I have never heard older women do anything in life BUT bash older male younger female couples.

I've even heard older women call us 28-34 year old guys pervs for dating
22 year old females while at the same time calling women twice our ages cougars for dating someone that age.

So... older white women vilifiy all age gaps where the male is older. I happen to be white male with asian female..and we are out of the juristiction of white females. no white male is going to push a young asian woman off of us because old white women dont like it. For as long as white/asian couples continue to raise more scholars than white/white couples per capita.. we will never take breeding advice from white/white couples.

but this isnt about me. I'm in a different place in my life than you are. You are a kid. Your idea of "love" will change 1000x over the coming years. by the time you are 26... you will have hot 18-25 year old females looking your way with slobbering mouths dreaming of a husband...and they will be pretty hard to resist once you see how great their bodies are. Just like I can never resist them.

But you said "i would love my girlfirend whether she had money or not"..yet you mentioned her money quite a bit in your post.

"classy parties"... "gifts".... "nicer house"...."gold digger" (dude... no male is ever called a gold digger. That is a sexist expression that only females who breed intelligently are subject to. Most males who date older celebrity women, for example.. get called "boy toys" not .. "gold diggers". Its a sexist expression with EXCLUSIVE feminine usage. My mom lived with it for 30 years. Her crime? avoiding white trash in favor of white gold males)

If your chick is over 18.. that is an immoral relationship right off the bat but you are too immature to realize it.

But when you are 30.. your wife will be younger than you and you will have a career of your own and you will be strong and independent.

I've seen that 1000000000x.

Almost every male i knew in college who dated someone older than them.... married someone their junior. (especially in the upperclass where I grew up).

People dont think its wrong. White culture gave the female version of the "dirty old man".. cuter words like "cougar" and "milf". Its how white culture functions. We always establish one group as the inferior poeple and another group the superior one. Cougar and boy toy is the superior relationship. Dirty old man and gold digger is the inferior one despite greater success.

Older woman younger male is the nazi and older male younger woman is the more successful jew.
Same parallel minus killing.


My dad made a successful marriage out of a 20+ year gap.. but the only person who ever gave him a nice word was my mom "sugar poppie". My sister coined it but my mom liked it and my dad thought it was cute. But everybody else in her family? "dirty old man". Period.
My grandma didnt accept him until she got sick and then suddenly realized what the perk of having a rich son in law is "life saving medical care money". suddenly he wasnt dirty old man anymore.
(except with my aunts and my middle class friends who couldnt relate to the upperclass lifestyle and the marriages that exist in the upperclass)


dont worry about what people think. Nobody hates older woman younger male couples. You arent the hated couple that i was raised by and its condescending for you to suggest you are.

But if you divorce her at 40 and take half her money and use it to attract hot 23 year old girls.. thats when society is going to hate you. Stick up for yourself then too. There is no such thing as a law abiding dirty old man.

Its ok for the upperclass to breed

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What shall i get my friend for her birthday tomorrow?

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Tara

Its my friends birthday TOMORROW and i haven't got her anything, its too late to go to shopping centers or anything. I need some ideas of what to get her or make her for tomorrow morning.Yes i know I should of been more prepared!! She is quite a girly girl, and don't have that much money to spend on her so around £5- £10. Thanks Guys, hope you can help!!

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It would be really cute if you made her a little gift basket. Fill it with homemade cookies and brownies. Make the bag look adorable with bows and polka dots:) you could also put different kinds of mascaras and lip glosses/Lipsticks in it. Just little knickknacks:) But I would pay more attention to the food

What is a good idea for a homemade gift?

I Choose P

My friend's birthday is coming up on March 7th and I want to make her a homemade gift (I don't have my drivers licence yet and I don't have any money). She's not my BEST friend, so I don't just want to make her a lousy gushy card. What would be a good idea of a homemade gift for her? Thanks.

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I'm not sure what crafts you enjoy doing, but here are a few suggestions:

Beaded bracelet or necklace - I like to make spiral rope bracelets because the beads don't all have to be the same size http://beadwork.about.com/library/weekly/aa081201a.htm

Friendship bracelets were popular when I was a teen, and they seem to be making a comeback http://parentingteens.about.com/od/friendshipcraftsforteens/ss/zigzagfriendshipbracelet.htm

You can also make paper beads with strips of paper cut from magazines http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Paper-Beads/

Make a bracelet from braided strips of leather, ribbon, or strips of fabric cut from an old t-shirt http://www.marthastewart.com/856347/handmade-bracelets/@center/381713/handmade-jewelry#/309287,

I've also seen bracelets made from pop can tabs and puzzle pieces, and name bracelets made from Scrabble tiles and old typewriter keys.

You can make a cross-stitched bookmark from patterns found on the web, or create your own pattern http://crossstitch.about.com/od/bookmarks/tp/Free-Cross-Stitch-Bookmarks.htm

I once made a bookmark using an old photo of me with my friends sticking our heads into a room through a slightly opened door

You can make all kinds of things from papier-mache made from strips of newspaper and Elmer's glue http://www.elmers.com/about/faqs/how-to

If you knit or crochet, you could make small "amigurumi" stuffed animals. They are usually about the size of your palm, and patterns can be found all over the internet and in library books.

A really good idea would be to check out the craft books in your public library. It is free to use, and you can find a lot of interesting things.

Good luck

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Christmas gift ideas for my boyfriend?

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Ellen S

i want to make something personal for my boyfriend i've been reading about personalizing monopoly and making activity books with crosswords and puzzles about us and i think he'd really like this. Any ideas how i could put it together? Or any other gift ideas im thinking a watch aswell but i also want a few small things to add.

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A watch is a great idea but just make sure you find out which watch he really likes because some guys can be very specific about it... if you want to make it personal you could always engrave the inside of the watch.

Another thing you could do as something small is get him a keychain that allows you to put a picture in it and engrave the bottom as "Christmas 2010" or something like that...

Something I am doing this year as a small gift is buying lots of his favourite chocolate and putting it in a really nice gfit box, and I'm leaving a hand written note in there as well (I will be away for the new year so he will have something to think of me while I'm gone :) )

What is the BEST thing to gift your boyfriend for Valentines Day?

myeverythi

Normally, if I ask any of my friends this question, they always, ALWAYS say that, all he'd want is a kiss from you, or a hug, or any of that sort of stuff! But what I want is to give him something that any guy would love on Valentines Day that he can actually BRING home with him... Any ideas?

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electric puzzle game
The Sleeptracker watch
Xbox 360 or PS3
Guitar Hero
silk boxers
champagne (together for one night)

They are just several ideas. Looking for a gift is not the easiest thing to do. There are thousands of things that you can buy but you are not sure if they will like it. But, I think spending a day with him is the best gift for a man. He will surely love it. (trust me)

But if you want to get a gift, here is a list I hope that it will help you. Actually, the list doesn't include a list of gift ideas only for men. But you can find several ideas.

Here is the link: http://www.todayshottrends.net/shopping/gift-ideas-for-valentines-day-2010.html

Take it easy ;)

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What are some good homemade gift ideas for an anniversary present for my boyfriend?

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joanne

I can't think of any homemade gift ideas to give my boyfriend for our monthly anniversary. I NEED HELP!

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His favorite type of cookie/brownie.

Trust me... anything you make your boyfriend (other than food) is going to end up either in a drawer some places or in the garbage can within the week.

What are some easy homemade gift ideas?

Q. My friend, age 13, forgot that her sister's 20th birthday was today and doesn't have a present to give her. I need some easy homemade gift ideas for her to make.

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A picture frame:
Cut out words from a magazine, and deco pauge (no idea how to spell it) onto the frame.

This would be easier if we knew what items she had available to help make a gift. A hot glue gun? What?

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What is a good gift for a child not old enough to hunt?

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Sara

Say you had a nine-year-old boy crazy about hunting, but not yet old enough to be a hunter.
What could you do for him to prepare him to be a hunter someday?
He owns the BB gun and the camo outfit. He wants to hunt birds.
Hunters, what's the next step?

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enroll him in a gun safety course and ask a close friend who hunts or maybe his father or oter close relative to take him hunting with them, now that would have interested me when I was 9.
this is also a good age to start learning knife safety, better now then later and leave him clueless.
the guy above me has a great idea too, get him a couple subscriptions to hunting magazines, I also loved reading them, learning new things, if he likes hunting, he'll like this.

What is a really good gift to give my brand new lil nephew for Christmas?

TinyTeache

My younger brother and his girlfriend just had a beautiful little baybee boy on Nov. 12, 3 days ago. I want to get him a great gift for Christmas since he's my first nephew and this is his first Christmas. I know he'll only be a month old then and won't really know what I got him anyway but still, I want it to be good. Any ideas on an awesome Christmas gift for my sweet lil nephew? :)

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Our daughter was born on Dec 9 and we got her a few baby things, but mostly we got her things for when she was a little older, like 6 months and up. That way we had some toys for a variety of ages up until she turned a year.

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What are some good gifts to get for a mom for Christmas?

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I need some good gift ideas for my mother for Christmas. She loves funny books like Anguished English and Awkward Family Photos. I'm getting her Awkward Family Pet Photos already. I'd prefer something humorous and something that a normal mom would actually use..... Nothing too expensive, like maybe $15 at the most for books and $35 for anything else. Thanks!!

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a pic from the time you where smaller
a personale gift
a koockingbook

Christmas gift ideas for a 9 yr old girl?

Mom2Cas

My ex husband asked me today for gift ideas for our 9 yr old daughter. This should be easy but I am out of ideas. I have bought her things already. I have given other ideas to my grandma, mom, and ex mother in law. What are some ideas for 9 yr old girls. Maybe i can get some new ideas for him to get her. Thanks!

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webkinz , littlest pet shop , dolls ? clothes , stuff from claires , like nailpolish , maybe an mp3 player ?
don't get her any pets , cause i heard that they are not good to get at christmas because the kid will be too occupied playing with other things , and may not even want one.
anything hannah montana , or the jonas brothers ,
you could maybe get her a surscription to like popstarr or tigerbeat ,
get her hannah montana tickets ? for a concert ?
hope this helped =)

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Cheap ideas for Christmas gifts for new grandparents?

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AcR

My husband and I just had our first baby making our parents first time grandparents. We're not looking to spend a bunch of money just looking for some good priced gift ideas for them. Any ideas are appreciated.

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Why not give them a digital picture frame (available from approx. 30 $) and 'feed' them with baby pics as baby grows?
Or make them a home made calendar with baby pics (that's a great gift to give every Christmas!). You can buy these calendars ready-made and just have to add your pics. For one calendar months you can also make a hand or footprint of baby with watercolors. Do it yourself calendars are available at amazon.
Or make a hand- or footprint (footprint normally is easier) of baby in clay and your parents can use it as a Christmas tree decoration. See here: http://www.best-baby-gifts.com/christmas-gifts-for-baby.html - section baby hanging keepsake, holiday.
Another cute Christmas gift is a snowglobe where you can insert baby's picture. That's not just the
'boring' baby picture frame ;-). Check out amazon for photo snow globe.

Hope my tips are useful! And congrats on your new baby!

What can a 2 year old make (or help make) as a gift for family (grandparents, aunts,uncles, etc)?

bumblebee

I'm trying to think of gift ideas for my 2 year old to make or help make for her grandparents and aunts and uncles. I don't want anything like coloring a picture or anything like that (we've done that so many times already!) I'm looking for unique and creative ideas, preferably ones that are fairly inexpensive. Thanks in advance! :)

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I'm planning on making snow globes with my kids and they are 2 and 3 1/2 years old.
Materials
Glass Baby Food Jar & Lid
Glitter
Baby Oil
Small Figurines (about 1-1.5 inches tall)
Glue
The instructions are on this website (along with other craft ideas)
http://www.babybumpdiaries.com/how-to/easy-toddlers-christmas-crafts/


Another idea I found and want to try are fruit loop sand decoration vase:
-You take a box of fruit loops and separate the colors and then put each colors in a bag and crush them into sand
-then get a nice looking vase or glass container with a lid, and pour the different color of fruit loop sand in.

Pine cone decoration (also on the website I listed above)
-put glue all over pine cone then sparkles!
-tie ribbon or string to top

hot chocolate ice cream cones (I saw this on Oprah a few years ago)
-take one of those triangle shaped cake decorating bags and put hot chocolate powder in to look like the cone part, then mini marshmallows for the ice cream part and chocolate chips for sprinkles, tie the top up with ribbon

hope that helps!! Good luck!!!

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What are good Christmas gifts for my nieces?

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Miki

They are three and will be four in March and May. The gifts also need to be the same to prevent fighting.

PS: Should I get my baby nephew a gift too and if so then what? He will be 1 in March but he was premature and due in May.

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I would get HABA dolls for the nieces. They are very cute, colorful and great for imaginative play. Toddlers as early as 18 mo can already play with them but my 5 year old and 6 year old girlfriend still like to play with them a lot! Also, for their birthday or next Christmas you could get more HABA doll accessories for your nieces. They have various models in different sizes so I'd get 2 models of the same size, then your nieces can pretend the dolls are girlfriends. More on HABA dolls and pictures here: http://www.best-baby-gifts.com/soft-doll.html
The prices are around 20-30 $.

As for the nephew I would get him something, too. Even if he is still small and cannot remember, you should get him a little something. How about a Christmas play set from GUND? These are really cute and for 6 mo and up. More details here: http://www.best-baby-gifts.com/Gund-baby-toys.html

In general this website gives good tips and has great gift ideas for babies and toddlers. They do not sell anything but just want to give advise. So maybe just browse there and get some more ideas.

Good luck!

What Guitar stuff should i get for my birthday?

Connor

My birthday is coming up on may 8th and i have been looking at guitar equipment i could get. But i cant find anything, I Have a line 6 amp, an esp guitar with seymour duncans, a wah and overdrive pedal, and thats pretty much all of the big stuff. I was wondering what some of you veterans think i could get that would be helpful. Thanks and anything guitar or headphones, etc. Thanks!

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Hello there,

I would think you have a better idea of what you need than a stranger would. You get the gear you need (or as in some cases the gear you want whether you need it or not). So what do you need to get the tone you want for your music?

A couple sets of strings is always useful. Most newer players do not change their strings often enough. You should expect to get about 30 hours of playing time out of a set of strings. If you play a lot, you will go through a lot of sets of strings.

Nice guitar straps are an easy gift. There are so many nice looking straps around.

Picks are always needed. I keep a jar full of the type of picks I use. I go through a lot of picks.

A single guitar stand is handy. Don't store your guitar in it. But a stand is handy when you need to set your guitar down for a few minutes. Too many folks lean the guitar against the amp. Then if it falls over, you risk breaking the neck. If you have a lacquer finish on your guitar, don't leave the guitar in the stand for an extended time. Plastics, rubber and the like can affect a lacquer finish.

Do you have a good tuner pedal? What about a decent EQ pedal?

Do you have a FBV Express pedal to use with your Line 6? Or maybe a FBV Shortboard? What about a simple FBV-2 or FBV-4 channel switching foot switch?

What you ever thought about moving up to a tube amp? The Jet City 20 watt head is a great little tube amp.

This question is actually pretty hard for me to answer. I cannot relate to your situation. I am always thinking of more gear I want. I have no trouble coming up with things that "I must have." That probably explains the stack of amps, the boxes of pedals and the 30+ guitars sitting around here. I even have a few of those little battery powered amps. A cute little Fender (sits on my desk) and a couple Danelectro (I was a sucker for the surf green ones).

Later,

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Ideas for my father's 70th Birthday party?

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greentreez

We are throwing my father a surprise 70th birthday party and I am looking for decor, present, a cool cake, and gift ideas. If anyone has any fabulous unique ideas they would be really appreciated! Thanks in advance!! :o)

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i think you should make the theme the decade he was born in. Have everyone dress up like people from that decade and have all kinds of decorations. It would be a good rememberance for him and fun for all the guests!

What should i do for a 50th birthday party?

Ok so my friend is setting up a 50th birthday party for her mom she is 15 and she wants it to be realy great

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1. an over the hill party, love the idea posted about making it all dark and the vultures and stuff...but another way to do this is to go for the funny..buy her an over the hill tshirt and or cap that she has to wear throughout the party...there are tons of them...I'll post some links later for ideas....but most places have those tshirt vendors in the mall a lot of the time you can get great things for over the hill gifts there...you could have some over the hill games(games typically associated with the "up in age crowd"...I posted 2 links for ideas...with a little imagination any of them could be adapted to fit your friend's mom's party

you could do a 50's fad party ...if her parents are still alive talk to them about the crazy fads she took part in as a kid and see if you can find some of the clothing or whatever fads that she did and have everyone come in 50's fad style....get music that she grew up listening to..do all the dances she did etc etc...have candies and snacks from the 50's..again posted some links...and again with a bit of imagination..the ideas could be adapted...for example one 50's fad was panty raids..on the invites you could specify that people bring an extra pair of underwear....at the start of the party they have to put the panties somewhere on their body..in a pants pocket, in a breast pocket, pinned to their body...and people have to steal each others underwear.....the one with the most at the end of the party wins a small prize

a timeline party...make a video of all her friends and family memories of her growing up.....all the important moments of her life and play it at the party......again you could have decades of snacks...some from the 50's, 60, 70's etc right through to today....have a wall in the party room decorated with her life....from birth to today....baby photos....embarrassing teenage photos...prom...wedding, children's photos, etc etc..have photos of all the "hot" artists of the 50's and movie actors etc etc

whatever she ends up doing sounds like it will be lots of fun

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What are some good gift ideas for baseball senior night?

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Rachel

I need a good gift idea for a baseball senior night. It's next week, so something fast would be best. It could be home made, or from the store. Any fast personalizing sites or stores?

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Toilet Paper

Can anyone help me find a good site to get personalized gifts for children?

Can anyone help me find a good site to get personalized gifts for my children such personalized step stools, personalized children's cd or personalized children's books? Trying to get some ideas for Christmas gifts!

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www.lillianvernon.com, www.forthatoccasion.com, www.happykidspersonalized.com There were tons, I just entered "kids personalized gifts" and found a lot of sites. You'd have to browse to determine the quality and amount you want to spend.

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What are some ides For handmade christmas gifts for a dad?

40th Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas?

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Happy G

My parents' 40th anniversary is coming up in about a month. My father passed away about 7 years ago. I want to give my mom a really special gift that honors them as a couple. Any ideas?

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some photos or vedios with the whole family would be great, or just arrange a special trip for her to see the outside world or even making some friends

any suggestions on colors for family portraits?

trina m

we are having family portraits made for parents 40th wedding anniversary and there are 19 people in our group ... any colors of clothing for suggestions so that we all don't blend in or some stick out like sore thumbs? We are looking at all of us wearing fall colors ..... and maybe each family pick a color and their family wear that one color! Help ... anyone!!!!

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Darker colors always look the best. We did a navy blue one year with kahki pants and it looked really good. We did it outside and the photographer positioned us so we were facing the sun so the pictures would turn out. Guys wore a blue buttoned up shirt and tucked in there shirts and girls wore a light sweater. It turned out really nice. Then one year we did a dark red shirt with black pants or skirts. Guys wore a red buttoned up shirt and black pants and girls wore a light sweater with a black skirt. The pictures all turned out really nice. If you use light colors then your faces will look washed out. We never used them in big group pictures but I have used them in small groups. I hope this helps a little bit. I think that is a great idea for a anniversary gift!!! Is it possible for the photographer to get you a CD of the photos if so then afterwards for a gift to them from you personally (or a Christmas gift) you could put them online (A great website I use is http://www.snapfish.com the prices are really great!) and you could get them lots of great things from the photos. Like a pillow, or a blanket, or a puzzle with your favorite photo of the two of them (if your getting those done too) or you could use a group photo. Just an extra idea!!

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Nice Things to say for a Act of kindness?

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Deeeee

alright guys so i decided to do something nice for my senior class of 2013.I have decided to print out little notes like "you looked good today" and "your smile is contagious" and i posted them on random cars at lunch. i need more ideas of something that would make people smile!, please help!

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Here is an edited list of short phrases about smiles.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.

A smile is the universal welcome.

Every time you smile at someone, it is a gift to that person

Smile, it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have a 1000 reasons to smile.

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.

You haven't lost your smile at all, it's right under your nose. You just forgot it was there.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring.

Don't cry for a man who's left you, the next one may fall for your smile.

There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks all.

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

Let us always meet each other with smile

A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own.

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

Get up and dance, get up and smile,

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.

A smile will gain ten more years of life.

A smile increases your face value.
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Children learn to smile from their parents.

Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.

Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.

You're never fully dressed without a smile.

A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home.

When you're smiling
When you're smiling
The whole world smiles with you.

No matter how grouchy you're feeling,
You'll find the smile more or less healing.
It grows in a wreath
All around the front teeth -
Thus preserving the face from congealing.

Smile! It irritates people

Good luck.

Planning for a big wedding in the future, any suggestions?

CallmeVee

Hey everyone, for the record, I am a lesbian and I'd appreciate it if only OPEN MINDED people answer my question.
I'm about to be 24 next month, and my girlfriend is 25. We love each other very much and I've always been the type to plan ahead. I have a ton of reasons on why I do it.
Any how, my girlfriend wants a big wedding and so do I. Today I asked her what kind of ring she'd like, she said a platinum diamond ring. I looked at some online and it made me want to marry her tomorrow. lol Very beautiful. To sum this all up, we're not traditional people, I don't want my dad walking me down the isle, I also don't want our fathers paying for the wedding seeing that it will be two women getting married so it's not like, "So is your dad paying or mine?" and I doubt either of us will be wearing white. The reason I don't want them to pay is because she's going to be MY wife, which means I'm supposed to give her what she wants and give her the wedding she dreams about.
I plan on moving out the state for a higher paying job, just for a little while so I can save up thousands of dollars.
Now she and I have only talked so much about the wedding in the future, but I think of it everyday because I want to get started on saving now! I'm sure I'm gonna buy her a ring that's around 1 to 3 thousand dollars. Just like every woman, we want our wedding to be beautiful. What would be a good price range for a big beautiful wedding?

and FYI, no my girl is not a gold digger, nor is she money hungry. She's a true definition of Independent. She does everything on her own, she does SO-MUCH for everyone and doesn't like for anyone to do anything for her, not even me! So it'd be a blessing to give her the wedding she wants. We're high school sweethearts and I just want her to be happy.
Can you ladies (and gents) please give me some advice? I'd really appreciate it.

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Firstly , from what I read & see the majority of couples getting married these days do pay for their own wedding.( at least in western cultures) So what you are considering is NOT unusual there.
AS to having your father walking you down the aisle- That is entirely your choice as well. Having him ''escort '' you down the aisle does not mean that he has ""to give you away"" during the ceremony.
I have been to weddings where the bride walked alone, with her mother, both parents, child, father & stepfather together or in tandem. with the groom & even with the ex husband :-) . Also I have seen stories where both parties have been escorted down the aisle by their parents.
When each of my nephews got married they included the wording "" Who brings this man to this marriage"" as part of the ceremony as well as "" Who brings this woman"" : notice the words were NOT ** who gives**

You can have a big wedding as in numbers without necessarily spending BIG $$$$. Having said this though you need to be creative, ask for / accept help from family & friends. Someone may be very artistic & would be delighted to make your invitations as a gift to you. Another person make be a great cake maker & thrilled to make your cake.

Think outside the square in regards to your outfits ; look at all sorts , not just ones called wedding dresses etc. I saw a picture of a magnificent citrus green dress recently.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1209407_10151871310189516_1132350750_n.jpg

What you both need to do is to sit down & work out an affordable budget for you & plan around that.
No -one else can tell you what a beautiful wedding is - as everyone has their own ideas about that.
Before you start sending out invitations to everyone you know - just so you have BIG numbers- stop & think about who is important in your life. Do you interact with ABC on a regular basis? would you ask DEF to your place to dinner? How long is it since you have seen Great Aunt Jo? Have these people been a significant part of your lives in recent years.Only ask the people who you really want to be with you to share your day, regardless of whether that only turns out to be 30 people or if it is 100.

Also consider do you want your celebration to be a relaxed event or something more formal.
How much would you like to actually interact with you guests on the day. The more people you have attending the harder that is to do.
Assume that everyone you invite will attend . Yes there will be some who for whatever reason wont be able to make it . BUT you don't invite 100 people when you can really only afford to cater for 80 & hope that at least 20 will say they cant come.
You may well decide that a relaxed cocktail party type of event will give you more of a chance to mingle than if you had a formal sit down dinner.
Have a look at the following site for some ideas:-

offbeatbride.com

http://offbeatbride.com/2013/09/seattle-burlesque-wedding
http://offbeatbride.com/filed/real-weddings/global
http://offbeatbride.com/2013/08/massachusetts-camp-wedding
http://offbeatbride.com/2013/07/georgia-games-wedding


I have included some links to some specific pages , just for you to see quickly how diverse weddings can be,
Look through the archives section as well.

Keep in mind that your wedding should be a reflection of who you & your partner are - NOT someone else's idea of what a wedding should be.

The things I have said here are what I would say to my own kids - all of whom are now adults.

Also in regards to rings - don't just look at the $$$ for the ring ; look first at styles that your partner likes & something that she is going to be happy wearing. If you find something that she absolutely loves & it is only $500 , then that is what you get. There may be one sitting beside it that is priced at $5000- but she does not like it - so forget that one. The $$$ value is not important .

I hope that I have given you some things to think about & GOOD LUCK with your plans.

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my girlfriend wants to take classes at the broadway dance company i think?

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Joe

I'm not sure which place she's talking about, but for christmas I thought maybe it could be a good gift idea. Does anybody know what she may be talking about in NYC?

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It is called Broadway Dance Center. Here is their site. http://www.broadwaydancecenter.com/
Perhaps she should also consider Steps on Broadway. http://www.stepsnyc.com/
If she takes a lot of Ballet she might prefer Steps. You can by a class card in both places.

What's a good gift for a friend leaving to study abroad?

princess

A good friend of mine is leaving NYC to study abroad in Europe; I'd like to get her something, but I don't know what. Any suggestions?

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Some ideas:
~an international phone card
~camera (depending on the budget!)
~a journal
~a language book if her country speaks something other than her native language
~a voltage adapter

Be creative based on her destination!

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Can you help me with ideas for an 8 yr. old girl's Golden Birthday that falls on Easter Sunday?

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Julie S

I need help with the Golden theme and game suggestions to be used latter in the week with her friends. Her grandparents are celebrating Easter and her birthday with us. Of course, we want to make it most memorable. Gift ideas for an energetic 8 yr old are appreciated also. Thank you.

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make her an sumptuous omelet from an Easter egg...the yolk is sure golden...

What's a good Idea for a Easter gift to my girlfriend?

American e

We've been together for about 2 weeks and I'd like to get her a Easter gift? Whats some good ideas!?!?!

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A basket with chocolate bunnies and some eggs in it. This gift shows that you have put thought and effort into it but it isn't overwhelming from someone she has dated 2 weeks. Make sure she hasn't got an allergy though.

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What should I get for my autistic sister for Christmas?

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Q. My autistic sister is 9 years and I have know clue what to get her for Christmas! I can't buy anything because I have no cash. She likes smart phones but I can't get her a real one. Any homemade gift ideas she would like?

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Spend time with her
Do something she likes
She would like that more than anything

A card would be fine, she would love that

My autistic 11 girl want and iphone or ipad
They say that ipad are really good for autistic children
There a group that one a way to someone in each state, maybe see if you could fine the group and write about your sister. I saw it on the news, when they went to my state

What is a good gift for my boyfriend?

curiousgeo

He is really into physics and airplanes. I want a gift idea that maybe applies to some physics law. I'm not sure, but for all of you physics lovers out there what would you want your girlfriend to make/get you?

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A book on Sir Issac Newton, an interesting biography or like that. XD For me, I love physics but I rather my girlfriend gift me a gift like an IPAD or electronical things, this will be wayy better. Unless if she was rich and afford buying me a jet flight that would be really cool! But to end my answer with something serious and very cute is newtons cradle with something like this :
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/newtons-cradle.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/02/newtons-cradle-shows-physics-in-motion/&usg=__fdJKuOPe1jNxwQbKDVdQc4DDgLk=&h=318&w=478&sz=37&hl=en&start=19&zoom=1&tbnid=zDjmUFysLyhY7M:&tbnh=108&tbnw=163&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnewton%27s%2Bcradle%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1291%26bih%3D569%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C422&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=447&vpy=281&dur=139&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=122&ty=110&ei=SlGOTP6QDJHJ4Aa26q2ZCw&oei=RFGOTN3VGNvPjAftg92YBg&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:19&biw=1291&bih=569&safe=active

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What are some cool gift ideas for 1 year old gurls?

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MommyBee

everyone is asking us what to get our lil one, and i dont no what to say! i would rather they choose but as for us too.. if we could i would go nuts.. but i dont want it to be like that! just some cool ideas you have seen or gotten your own children! smart toys ..fun toys.. disney princess theme by the way LOL!

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Dresses, cute bikinis (summer is here, yay!), dress up clothes, barbies, a pink wagon to go to the park in, tea party set, my size barbie, pink four wheeler, pink swimming pool toys (like floaties, etc), and pink push toys.

What are some good birthday gift ideas for my best friend who's turning 15?

Bella B

She's a cheerleader and also plays socccer.
probably doesn't need any money cuz she's pretty rich.
good ideas please!

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Well if she's into makeup and beauty i would reccomend this:
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2211453&productId=xlsImpprod1500696&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80045%20cat940003%20cat1090001
because she is a cheerleader she might like this:
http://www.target.com/Bring-All-Star-Collection-Discs-Dual-layered/dp/B002MZ5AEC/sr=1-3-mmb/qid=1262738699/ref=sr_2_1/187-8610420-0766443?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Abring%20it%20on&page=1
this is so cute, and she might like it:
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=acc%5Fjewelry&product%5Fid=1074301946&Page=3
because she's athletic, she might like this:
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=EH-247567&page=1&cgname=OSPNKJWLZZZ&rfnbr=3655
or these:
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=EH-225520&page=1&cgname=OSPNKJWLZZZ&rfnbr=3655
thanks, i hope i helped!!!!! :]

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How do i give a christmas gift to a jewish man?

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Suzy R

I want to give my teacher a christmas gift but he is jewish, he is very nice im sure i wouldnt offend him in any way but whats the proper way to give a gift? should I say happy hanaka?

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I would recommend leaving the issue of religion out of things. You could easily get around the whole issue by giving him a "holiday" gift and merely saying "happy holidays!" That way, you don't have to worry about offending him or embarrassing yourself.

What are some crafty Christmas gifts?

GottaLuvMy

I want to make all my christmas gifts this year, not for financial reasons but because I want to give meaningful christmas gifts. I was thinking of making all the women jewelry in their favorite colors. Is there any other ideas? Also, what are some crafty christmas gifts for men?

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Bake them some sweets. Everyone appreciates food, and it's homemade.

I do like the jewelry idea, although that can get extremely expensive.

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