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in Family Life· HomeMaking

10 Gift Ideas

For Mother’s Day, teacher appreciation, birthdays and more…
1. A Rose for Mother’s Day – We clip a rose from the front yard bush and wear it in honor of Mama on Mother’s Day. But it’s also tradition for my husband and the children to give me a new rose bush for the front yard. I have several lining the walkway now!

“When I was a kid, if a mother came to church without a corsage from her children, the whole family went on everybody’s prayer list.” – ‘Our Sunday Best’ by Valerie Fraser Luesse, April 2010 Southern Living

2. Extraordinary teacher – we gave these to some very special choir and mission friends teachers. It’s sugar-free! Thanks to an idea from Pinterest! We modified it a bit to say “Thank you for teaching me!” And just placed the pack of gum into a little, clear gift bag. Those that you can get in packs of 20 at Walmart or Target.

3. A special cousin received some train track for his birthday from us. We wrapped it up in matching homemade wrapping paper. All child-illustrated.

4. A little friend might like this simple gift. A beach Barbie in a sand bucket!

5. Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Gift round up – full of ideas!

6. Slow Cooker Love – give a new slow cooker (even personalized ones in this linked post) and a stack of recipes. Heading into summer time, my slow cooker is a mainstay – so I won’t have to heat up the house.

7. DIY Hand Soap Dispenser – another practical gift that would be used daily.

8. CD Cookie: Teacher Appreciation – simple and thoughtful. Plus everyone can get in on the action.

9. Birdseed Wreath – for the bird lover

10. So many great ideas for any occasion from around the web on my Pinterest Gift Ideas board.

Top Ten Tuesday at Many Little Blessings

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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  1. Ellen says

    May 8, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    Some great ideas, Tricia! I especially love the bird seed wreath.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      May 8, 2012 at 8:46 PM

      Thanks Ellen! That birdseed wreath is fun to make and the birds make short work of it too 🙂

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  2. Angie @ Many Little Blessings says

    May 9, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    Great suggestions, Tricia! Although, that cookie picture made me hunger for cookies right now. LOL 😉

    thanks for linking up to Top Ten Tuesday!

    Reply

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