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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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Pick a theme, such as cooking basics 101, family recipes, bread baking, or preserving /canning. I realize not everyone has family heirlooms to give away, but my grandmother was downsizing and gifted her grandchildren pieces from her Fostoria Glass collection that were my grandparents’ wedding gifts back in 1945. Homemade Crafts.

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10 FREE (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas

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A Homemade Meal. Baked Goods. Are you good at baking pies? My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. Homemade Crafts. Or, maybe the thought of traffic and the mall are just too much to bear. STOP the madness and check out this list. Or are cookies your thing?

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

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If it gets stubborn, try taking a putty knife down the sides to loosen it, then turn it over and tap the bottom (kind of like getting a homemade cake out of it’s pan). How do you teach your children and grandchildren the benefits of giving? For a total cost of less than $3.00, I made a garden stepping stone.

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