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Moms, any thoughts? My son received an invitation to a Birthday party from a child in his daycare (he is 2 1/2). I am a generous gift giver, but usually I know the family and the child. In this case, I know neither, but son talks about this child at home. Is it ok to cap the amount of $ spend on gifts for daycare friends? (knowing this is setting a standard for future class birthdays) If I do cap, what would be a fair ammount from other mom's eyes? Thanks!
I am looking to make some crafty christmas gifts for family and friends. Any ideas or websites that can help me??
I know it is kind of early, but I wanted to have time to plan for our Christmas gifts this year. We are looking for creative gifts for both sets of our children's grandparents. They have pretty much everything you could think of, and they don't ever express anything they need. Basically, if they want it or need it, they buy it. I want it to be something that they couldn't just go out and buy for themselves. In the past we have done things with our kids' pictures, but we would like to do something else. My sister in law already does the calendar with all of the pictures through out the year, so that is out. Does anyone have any creative ideas? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
My son's preschool is having Teacher Appreciation Week soon and I need to purchase gifts for three teachers. I have thought of the usual ideas of bath items, candles, gift cards, and food gifts, but was wondering if any of you had any other creative and relatiavely inexpensive ideas for presents. I believe there are several current/former preschool teachers out there on Mamasource, so if you've ever received any gifts that were particularly special or appreciated, please let me know...
I have two sisters. My older sister has one child and my younger sister has two. I have four. We started out buying gifts for each other's children at Christmas, but two issues have arisen. (1) the number of children is obviously not balanced between families (so I only would have to buy 3 presents, but my sisters would have to buy 5 & 6). And (2) the sister with only one child does not have an abundance of financial resources. I feel bad expecting my sisters to buy gifts for all of my kids. We thought about having the kids draw each other's names, but my sisters collectively would always have to draw my kids' names unless I'd be willing to buy more presents for my own kids. I threw out the idea this year of just having the kids make gifts for each other, but my sister (the one with limited money no less) did not like the idea. I'm at a loss. I just don't know what to do. I can't come up with a fair solution. Anyone have any ideas?
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