Madison, 14, asked her friend what presents meant the most to her. The answer surprised her—it wasn’t about expensive new gadgets, but about hand-crafted gifts that make heartfelt connections. Madison shares her insight into gift-giving ideas for moms and friends–there are ideas for all ages, and it’s a great way to keep children on track during Youth Month!
The perfect gift doesn’t have to be expensive or take an excessive amount of time. Knowing the receiver’s interests and hobbies is the first step toward creating a meaningful gift. After that just let your creativity take control.
Consider one of these thoughtful gift-giving ideas:
* Frame a picture. Find a frame a little bigger than the actual picture itself. Place the picture in the center of a plain piece of paper and get creative decorating there. Use glitter, doodles, and write inside jokes all around the picture in the extra space.
* Make a friendship bracelet. Grab some different colored strings from your local grocery store or maybe even your closet. Braid the strings together for matching bracelets you can share.
* Write a meaningful card. Talk about the good times you’ve had with your mom, memories you will never forget and how much she means to you.
* Go with a music theme. Everyone loves music! Gift cards from iTunes are very popular right now and come in all amounts. Or you could put together a special playlist to share with her of songs that have special memories, or ones you’d like to create new memories with.
* Make a movie-night package. Grab a DVD that the two of you can watch as well as some popcorn and candy to share.
* Tickets to a sporting event. Professional sports tickets get extremely expensive, but seeing a game at your local field, or a high-school or minor league game can be right on budget and just as fun.
Still not sure what to give? How about this fun printout for special Mom-only coupons she can redeem at a later time!