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Does anyone have any good gift ideas for my friend?

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Julia F


One of friends has bone cancer and has to stay in the hospital for three weeks and I wanted to know if anyone has any good gift ideas to cheer my friend up.


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If you have alot of photos of friends and family, maybe a custom photo book would make her smile. I just bought one for my mother with pictures of the grandkids and she loved it.If you're interested you can use pv25 to get 25% off at http://www.smilebooks.com.

What are some good 25th Birthday gag gift ideas?




Kimberly E


My boyfriend is on a deployment and his 25th birthday was Sunday. I am putting together a gift box for him, and I need some gag gift ideas. Our friends who are on this deployment with him have told me to put things in that they can use to give him a hard time (all in good fun). The only things not allowed are drugs or alcohol.


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you can write a 25th Birthday Poem, or give a name print, or a nice leather file bag




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What do you give the man that has practically everything for Christmas?

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curious1


I have a wonderful, hardworking husband. He never asks for anything. In fact, when I ask him what he tells me to keep my money. Give me a great gift idea.


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The one gift that everyone wants and no one has enough of is time. Give your husband time. Time with you, with the guys, with the kids, with the dog, whatever. Make plans for a weekend away just the two of you and concentrate on spoiling him all weekend. Book a room somewhere, locate a nice restaurant, plan the entire weekend and then give him a card with a date and time. Sometimes the best gifts are experiences. Give him a fishing expedition for two and send him off with his best friend for a weekend. Purchase a skydiving trip. Wrap up the brochure, or a card with an explanation, he will love that you took the time to think about what means the most to him. Sometimes to have something for a person to unwrap I give them a small representation of the experience. For example, if I was sending somone on a hunting trip I would wrap up a camo hat, or a fishing game for a fishing trip. Perhaps a sanddollar for a weekend at the coast, or a monky for a trip to the rainforest, an airplane for skydiving, there are a multitude of ideas. Concert tickets, theater tickets, membership to beer a month club, etc.

I hope my ideas help!

What food to show my American culture to a Chinese family?




liberty886


I will be going to China soon and I'm looking for ideas of what food to bring to show my American culture. I want it to be something they do not have in China, perhaps cookies, or chocolate? if you know of anything that is well loved in China but unavailable to them, that would be great! Other gift ideas are great too! THANKS!


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If you want to cook something, I would avoid things like burgers and hotdogs because you will probably get laughed at. If you want to bring something in a box, then look for the kind of package that looks the best. I'm not kidding. Depending on what kind of family you're going to live in, they are most likely NOT going to like what you bring. There's no way around this. They may even tell you that they don't like it. To make the best impression however, you can get something with fancy packaging to present to the family. What's inside doesn't matter. Having lots of English writing on the package is another good idea.

Again, it depends on what kind of family you're staying in, but most people don't get the whole 'melting pot' thing here. You could bring something from whatever your "ancestral lands" is, but if you're going to any part of rural China, you will have a hard time explaining why you didn't bring something "American".

That being said, I think you brought up a good point about Chocolate. I don't know if you have a See's Candy shop where you are, but they have nice package and good chocolate, and they don't have that brand here.

You could also bring some kind fancy coffee or hot drinks like apple cider (non alcoholic). Most people don't drink coffee, but they will think it's cool to have American coffee. They will not have a coffee pot, so maybe a french press is good too.

American Whiskey or Bourbon is always a winner for males. Everyone drinks here, and outside of Jack Daniels or Jim Beam, you can't get any good whiskey here.

Oh, and cigarettes. Most men smoke here, so a carton of something American would win over the males of the family.




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Brothers and Sisters, What are some good gifts to give at an international convention?

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Kerika


Do you have any nice gift ideas and ways to give them my contact info while I'm there?
I asked this to some Witness friends on Flickr that I know. I'm looking for any additional input. Thanks so much.
Thanks Tropicales for those very great ideas. We're assigned to Hawaii, at the end of November.
Thank you so much everyone! I'm gonna write these things down and try to do several different ones for variety.



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We have been to three different International Conventions.

We have given -

Postcards with the name of our state - with colorful outside scenes.
Special made "business cards" with our photo and address, email, etc.
Very brightly colored "glitter" pencils with "luminous" erasers and mini pencil sharpeners
Fancy ink pens and markers
Little notebooks with pretty covers. Mini size.
Ties - put in baggies to protect for them.
Toiletries - mini size
Miniature paintings - found at Meijers for 50 cents.
Hankies tied to little spray colognes.
State quarters representing our state.

We have received -

Home made beaded necklace
Congregation photos
Bookmarks - paper and embroidered with verse
Little homemade address books - 2 inch squares
Home made candy - shaped as a "sheep"
Cookies in baggies with foreign language tract attached.
Homemade book cover for Examining the Scriptures
Home made greeting cards

One brother from the German Bethel gave us a whole page size picture reprint of a magazine illustration of Jesus and the little children on thick paper - one of my prized possessions.

One child from Ukraine gave me his figurine toy. Of course, I had to give him one of everything I had!

We are going to South Africa in December and I haven't gotten everything together yet, but I have been looking as I shop.

We got the "business cards" made at Office Max, and they did a beautiful job. They were 2 1/2 by 4. Picture on card was 1 1/2 by 2.

When we went to Ukraine, we were asked to bring extra food to pass out. So we packed a suitcase full of non-perishables that was suitable for lunches.

But those were for special instructions for a special assembly.

They are grateful for anything that will remind them of you and the special occasion.

What are some good homemade Christmas gifts?




Alyssa


I'm running low on money this year, so I decided to try and make gifts for people. I'm looking for gift ideas for my friends and my mom and dad. I'm 15 so it can't be anything to childish, but it has to be something I can actually do by Christmas. Any ideas?
Thanks!



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Make a laminated bookmark: find pictures or photos that they would like - animals, sports, flowers, favorite band, hearts, cars, pictures of family or you two - it can be a few small pics or just one, glue it to construction paper (you can make it two-sided), make sure you know how wide you want it to be before you start with the glue, then take it to Staples/Office Max, Office Depot or a store like that and get it laminated, then cut it. After hole-punch the top and put a ribbon or twine of some kind through the hole and tie it in a knot.

Make a 'love jar' and fill it with origami hearts, flowers and slips of paper with notes of appreciation written on them or 'I love you' written in different languages (on the back write which language it is).

http://www.ehow.com/how_2061320_fold-origami-heart.html
http://www.bloom4ever.com/HowToFold.php
Say I love you in different languages
http://www.links2love.com/i_love_you_languages.htm


Use an empty jar or soup can to make a pen/pencil holders - take the label off and wrap them in fabric or colored paper and decorate them with pictures the two of you or other pictures they would like.



Quick Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

1 Medium Ripe Banana, peeled
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
¾ Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
¼ Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Olive or Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
¼ Cup Chopped Nuts
½ Cup Chocolate Chips (or what feels good)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray small rectangular or 9x9 square baking pan with non-stick spray.

Chop or mash banana. Combine with flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, oil, milk, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips to this mixture OR save them to add as topping, sprinkling on top of mixture after poured into the pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Isabellas (Oatmeal Cookies)

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oats
Dash salt, optional
Powdered Sugar

Cream butter and sugar until light. Mix in vanilla, then flour, oats and salt. Chill thoroughly, about ½ hour in the refrigerator. Shape into small balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with a fork, crisscrossing. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-18 minutes (depending on your oven). Sprinkle with Powdered Sugar


Jumbles

3 large bananas, mashed
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup oil
Dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients, let set 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Spicy Oatmeal Crisps
Pepper may sound like an odd ingredient for a cookie, but it complements the other spices well (although you can omit it if you prefer).
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (optional)
1 cup packed brown sugar
5 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
½ cup regular oats
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 7 ingredients (flour through pepper) in a medium bowl. Beat sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Stir in flour mixture and oats.

Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until crisp. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes or until firm. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.




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