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All About Baby Showers - Baby Shower gifts,Baby Shower Ideas &planning, Baby Shower Games, Baby Shower recipes, drinks & desserts, BabyShower Tips Birthdaysby Rexanne - Main Page / BirthdayGifts / BirthdayPartyStore / Birthday Cards& Graphics / Birthdays for Kids / BirthdayParties / Birthday PartyTips / Reader party Tips / BirthdaySigns & Symbols / BirthdayFacts & Fun / Birthday Food & Cooking / BirthdaySites & Homepages / BirthdayGuest List / BirthdayChecklist / BirthdayScreensavers & Wallpapers / BabyShowers / Party Hats A ll A bout B aby S howers Baby showerplanning, resources, gifts, sites, games, tips, food, ideas and more! Havinga child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in lovecan commit. - Bill Cosby Are you hosting ababy shower? You're a good friend or relative! All the answers to your manyquestions and dilemmas are on this page, ready to help you organize and pull offthe best baby shower possible. This is my reward to you for going the extra milefor the mom-to-be. She deserves this shower and you deserve as much help aspossible. A babyshower can be hosted by a close friend or group of friends of the mother-to-be.While traditionally considered improper for a family member of the mother-to-beto host a baby shower, family members today commonly help and often plan babyshowers. My call on it: if you are a family member and the only one able to give themom-to-be a baby shower, do it . Every baby deserves a shower and every pregnantmom deserves a party! Babyshowers are typically held one to two months before baby's arrival. In somecultures, baby showers are given after the baby is born. If there are siblings-to-be, please remember themwith a small gift or special mention. If you're giving your friend or family member a baby shower, start with a guestlist and definitely consider instantlydownloading the amazing baby shower package that comes with everything you'll needfor a memorable and fun party here: TheVery Best Baby Shower ... just add food and guests. Also consider buying the excellent book BabyShowers: Ideas and Recipes for the Perfect Party . These will ease your mind,give you many new ideas and help you create a memorable baby shower. Send the shower invitations at least three weeks in advance.You can also emailshower invitations if everyone has an email address or just to those who do. Remember the babyshower games to keep guests entertained and always offer babyshower favors to your guests. These do not have to be expensive andit's the classy thing to do. :-) Personalizedchocolate bars are my current favorite party favor idea. Easy, everyoneloves them and you can save one for Mom's keepsake reminder of the great baby shower you gave her. Mom-to-be needs a babyshower book to recordthe shower events,gifts, guests and pictures from her special day. The most gracious shower hosts supply this veryimportant keepsake ,which can also double as a shower gift . One of thecutest decorating ideas for a baby shower is to toss babypacifier candy and confetti down the center of the foodtable and/or coffee and end tables. Give yourself a huge break and orderyour baby shower candy online. If you know the baby's sex, you can toss wrapped ' It'sa Boy ' or ' It'sa Girl ' candies (or combine them if you don't yet know baby's sex) ontables, too. Want to make a lasting impression on Mom-to-be and all the guests?Toss mini personalizedbaby shower chocolate bars on tables, end tables and down the middle of thefood table. Very cute way to add to the decorations and guests can indulge theirsweet tooth at will. And always have pretty flowers and balloons to help decorate the party room. Another really super decoration is a BabyShower Canopy , that can be hung over the food or gift table to add flair and a custombaby shower banner looks great, will be a treasured keepsake and makes a big impression! Havethe baby showerbeverages ( soda& water bottles ) personalizedand decorated for a really special treat. This is especiallygratifying to order online because you get that heavy stuff delivered right toyour door. ;-) For moreinspiration and WWW goodies, you'll find plenty of links below to help you plan, prepare and party . Baby Shower Gifts Baby Shower Sites & Resources Baby Shower Games Baby Shower Food & Drinks To send ababy arrival or congratulations card online, click here: Cards B aby S hower G ifts Stork's Choice Disposable Diaper Delivery Possibly the best service ever created ... A gift of disposable diapers and wipes delivered for a month or more will make you the new parent's best friend. AAA Balloons Send a fun, gorgeous balloon bouquet! Always appropriate and very festive. Especially perfect if you'll be unable to attend the baby shower. Newborn & BabyGifts G ifts and gift ideas for newborns to toddlers. Uncommon Goods - Baby Shower Gifts For really unique and awesome baby shower gifts, this is the place. BabiesRUs Everything a new baby could hope for and a parent-to-be would love. Layette sets, strollers, toys, bath items and much more. Diaper Cakes Diapers, blankets, hooded towels, and baby toys, in the shape of a tiered cake . Variety of colors and themes. Perfect for a baby shower table centerpiece! Lovies Precious cuddly baby blankets with soft animal heads that baby will cling to for security and love for years. G reat Arrival Baby Baskets A dorably packaged newborn and baby gift baskets , filled with all the necessities ataffordable prices. The Stuffed Ark Premium quality life-like plush stuffed animals. Always a fun baby shower gift and The Stuffed Ark has the best! Baby Shower Keepsake Book A wonderful gift for mom-to-be. Records all the shower events, shower gifts, guests, predictions and advice. Robeez Baby Shoes Gorgeous and affordable high quality booties & soft leather baby shoes. Go on easy but don't fall off. Baby's parents will surely appreciate this thoughtful and unique gift. So will baby. :-) Kid's Land Darling baby gifts. From knitted caps to strollers. Baby Wise Innovative, unique and time-honored baby gift products. Self-closing Pacifiers What a great invention! Automatically self-close when they hit the deck. Fun to attach as a wrapping decoration or an essential to add to baby baskets. Musical Baby CD's Have a music CD personalized if you already know baby's name or pick from classical music or baby lullabies with a teddy bear toy. Tooth Fairy Pillows They will become necessary and these are so cute! Fun addition to baby baskets. Nursery Depot C rib bedding and nursery furniture in all styles with guaranteed low prices. The Baby Book ' Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two. ' One of the best books on the subject and an excellent gift for a new mom. Baby Matters Another excellent newborn reference book. Carefully & tediously researched bringing wisdom of the ages to modern parents. The Best Baby Books These are my recommendations for the best baby books that all new parents and baby would love to have. Quilting B's Complete quilt kit - family & friends make the squares, Quilting B's creates a gorgeous quilt for baby. Proflowers Sending a lovely arrangementof flowers to help make the party room beautiful is always a thoughtful gift. Top 40 Shower Gifts As recommended by other new moms. Baby Shower GiftSuggestions Shared ideas from other Internet users. Baby Shower Gift Wrapping Ideas Backto top Thinkof stretch marks as pregnancy service stripes. - Joyce Armor B aby S hower R esources& I nformation The Very Best Baby Showers Step by Step kit for planning the perfect babyshower. Includes, games, invitations, recipes ... the works. Instantly downloadable. BabyShower Theme Party Packs Complete baby shower theme party planner packs, including games, invitations,decorations, recipes, ideas ... the works. Easy baby shower. :-) BabyShower Party Supplies Everything you'll need ... paper goods, decorations & shower favors. Baby Shower Banners Customize and order online. Diaper Cakes Almost essential these days as a table centerpiece, party decoration and ultimate baby shower gift. These are too cute! Stork Avenue Baby shower invitations, birth announcements, self-closing pacifiers (so cool!) and much more. Easy navigation, great products and affordable prices. OnlineBaby Shower Invitations Send email invitations and save on stamps and paper goods. Free with easyregistration. Baby Shower Favors &Supplies Individual shower items and sets, shower favors, decorations,and more. Quilting B's Absolutely adorable - gorgeously finished quilts for baby, created by family & friends. Perfect baby shower activity that becomes a super gift. BabyShower Invitations Printable designedbaby announcements and shower invitations. Free to print. BabyShower Message Boards Ask your peers what they would do! Baby Shower FAQ A who, what, when, where of showers. Baby ShowerQ&A Another guide to frequently asked questions. Perfect BabyShowers Information and ideas. Take A Stroll - Baby ShowerIdeas Games, planning, prizes, favors. ShowerIdeas.com- Baby Showers Detailed info on games and more. Baby Shower Tips Good baby shower tips to help you. PookietheBear'sBaby Showers Collection of information, ideas and advice. Throw a Memorable Baby Shower Very good shower-giving advice, from games to decor. Throwinga Successful Baby Shower Advice and ideas from readers of Parent's Soup. HipBaby Shower Themes For the coolest mom-to-be. ;-) SpecialConsiderations Adoption, single mom and other special issues. SpecialTouches Those little things that make your shower unique. CouplesBaby Shower Non-traditional but gaining in popularity. Adoption Baby Showers Etiquette and information for adoption baby showers. HolidayBaby Shower Showers with a special holidaytheme. Baby Names Just in case the parents haven't yet decided ... Backto top Ababy is God's opinion that the world should go on. - Carl Sandburg B aby S hower G ames BabyShower Games A to Z Many unique & classic baby shower games. Print & play instantly. Well worth the low price. Baby Shower Games List of common games and rules. Baby Shower Party Games Lots of baby shower game ideas with instructions. New & Different Baby ShowerGames A unique twist on the age-old game play. Baby Shower Games Some different ones here. Moms On The Go - Baby ShowerGames Games and instructions. Baby Shower Gamesfor Everyone Ideas and instructions for various baby shower games. Baby-Shower-Games Fun, challenging and ice breaker game suggestions. BabyShower Games - The Dollar Stretcher Good, frugal ideas forgames. Free Baby Shower Games- My Bambino The kind that don't cost anything. ;-) Babee - Baby Shower Games Some more free to print games. Baby Shower Game Advice Some Q & A for inspiration. Backto top Menare often bad; babies never are. - Louisa May Alcott B aby S hower F ood BabyShower Recipe Collection Cute names and various shower recipes. BabyShower Recipes From finger foods topunch. Baby Shower Foods Cute ideas and recipes for a full menu. French BabyShower Recipes Very classy menu ... you can do this! Baby Shower Food & Drink From punch to dessert. TastyTreats for a Baby Shower Spinach dip and Stork Cake recipes. Pookiethebear'sBaby Shower Food Gotta love Pookie for putting this page together! Good advice. Lite Baby ShowerBuffet Great low-fat menus and recipes. BabyShower Refreshments Menus, snacks and beverages. BabyShower Tea Parties An assortment ofmenus for an afternoon tea shower. Baby SleepingFruit Salad Visually adorable, fresh fruit-based salad. Baby Shower Cake ABC cake, using frozen pound cake. Nice & Easy. BettyCrocker's Baby Shower Cake Pink, blue and white layered cake. Butterfly BabyShower Cake Cute and not too hard to recreate. Wilton's Baby Shower Cakes & Desserts Recipes & decorating instructions. Howto Make a Baby Shower Cake Low calorie pineapple cake recipe. Baby Shower Cupcakes Cute rubber ducky theme - recipe & decorating instructions. Pregnancy Punch Sprite & rainbow sherbet based. Baby ShowerPunch Strawberry soda based. Fruit Juice Baby Shower Punch Can use champagne for a kick. ;-) Personalized& Decorated Party Soda & Water Bottles Too cute to have soda and water bottles designed just for your baby shower! BabyPacifier Candy A must-have for table decorating (toss them randomly on all tables) and/or incandy dishes. ' It's a Girl' Wrapped Candies ' It's a Boy' Wrapped Candies Backto top Iwas cesarean born. You can't really tell, although whenever I leave a house, Igo out through a window. - Steven Wright B irthdays b y R exanne- S ite M ap Baby Shower Favors &Party Supplies Rexanne'sParty Store Birthdaysby Rexanne - Main Page Birthday Gifts Birthday Cards & Graphics Birthday Screensavers & Wallpapers Birthdays for Kids Birthday Parties Party Tips & Ideas Reader Party Tips Party GuestList PartyChecklist Birthday Food & Cooking BirthdaySigns & Symbols Birthday Facts & Fun Birthday Sites & Homepages Baby Showers Party Hats Subscribe! 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Amazon.com: Music: A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Your Store Music See All 31 Product Categories Your Account | Cart | Wish List | Help search music | browse styles | classical | top sellers | new & future releases | music you should hear | blowout music | used music | free downloads Search Amazon.com Popular Music - Artist Name - Album Title - Song Title Used Music Classical Music Music Downloads Advanced Search Web Search Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in . MUSIC INFORMATION Explore this album buying info listen to samples editorial reviews customer reviews RATE THIS ALBUM I dislike it I love it! 1 2 3 4 5 Edit your ratings Visit the DVD Store Fly Jefferson Airplane DVD Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering. A9.com users save 1.57% on Amazon. Learn how . 52 used & new from $3.16 Have one to sell? Don't have one? We'll set one up for you. A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Phil Spector List Price: $17.98 Price: $13.99 and eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. See details . You Save: $3.99 (22%) Availability: Usually ships within 5 to 6 days 52 used & new from $3.16 See more product details Better Together Buy this album with The Best of Darlene Love ~ Darlene Lovetoday! Buy Together Today: $31.97 Customers who bought this title also bought: The Best of the Ronettes ~ The Ronettes Christmas Album ~ Elvis Presley Motown Christmas [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered] ~ Various Artists Christmas with the Rat Pack ~ Frank Sinatra, et al The Best of the Crystals ~ The Crystals All I Want for Christmas Is You ~ Vince Vance & the Valiants The Ventures' Christmas Album ~ Ventures Now That's What I Call Christmas! ~ Various Artists Explore Similar Items : 20 in Music , 18 in DVD , and 2 in Books Product Details Audio CD (December 8, 1990) Label: Abkco Catalog: #4005 ASIN: B000003BD7 Average Customer Review: Based on 44 reviews. Write a review . Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,488 in Music Listen to Samples To hear a song sample, click on the "Listen ." Visit our audio help page for more information. 1. White Christmas - Darlene Love Listen Listen 2. Frosty The Snowman - Ronettes Listen Listen 3. The Bells Of St. Mary - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans Listen Listen 4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Crystals Listen Listen 5. Sleigh Ride - Ronettes Listen Listen 6. Marshmallow World - Darlene Love Listen Listen 7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Ronettes Listen Listen 8. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Crystals Listen Listen 9. Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love Listen Listen 10. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers - Crystals Listen Listen 11. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love Listen Listen 12. Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans Listen Listen 13. Silent Night - Phil Spector And Artists Listen Listen Editorial Reviews Amazon.com This lavish holiday set has been called the greatest rock & roll Christmas album of all time. That's an opinion that's tough to argue with when you find yourself immersed in the massive sounds painstakingly crafted by legendary producer Phil Spector. His "wall-of-sound" technique is perfectly suited to the music of the season, as he proves with layer upon layer of piano, sleigh bells, buoyant percussion, and, of course, those legendary Spectorsound harmonies. The Crystals turn their sassy interplay into sheer magic on "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," The Ronettes stroll sweetly through numbers like "Sleigh Ride," while Darlene Love delivers a real knockout punch with her yearning version of "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)." Sure to become the soundtrack for your holidays. --David Sprague Spotlight Reviews (What's this?) Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful: The classic album , October 26, 2003 Reviewer: P D Harris "Pete the music and horse racing fan" (Leicester England)- See all my reviews This album was something of a revolution in its time, at least where Christmas music was concerned, although all that Phil Spector actually did was apply his normal production style to Christmas music. The Crystals, famous for Then he kissed me and Da doo ron ron, sing brilliant, energetic versions of Santa Claus is coming to town, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Parade of the wooden soldiers. The Ronettes, famous for Be my baby, are equally brilliant on Frosty the snowman, Sleigh ride and I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Bob B Soxx and the blue jeans, famous for Zip-a-de-doo-da, also excel on Bells of St Mary's and Here comes Santa Claus. Darlene Love, whose biggest success was as lead singer of the Crystals on He's a rebel, sings four songs here, a rare chance for her to be credited as a solo performer. Christmas (Baby please come home) is the only original song here. White Christmas includes the rarely heard verse about being in Beverley Hills. The other two, Marshmallow world and Winter wonderland, are also outstanding. The closing Silent night is just a series of spoken acknowledgements set to a backing track. Don't worry about that - the twelve songs that go before set the standard for Christmas rock albums when it was first recorded and still do, because nobody has bettered it in the forty years since. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) 18 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 38 Years Old & Still The Greatest Christmas Album , November 28, 2001 Reviewer: James E. Bagley (Sanatoga, PA USA)- See all my reviews The legendary producer Phil Spector hit his artistic peak with this yuletide classic from 1963. The arrangements found here have been copied over and over again through the years by less creative performers, but no one comes close. My favorite recordings on the album are those by the Ronettes, in particular "Sleigh Ride" which will have you going "ringalingalinga dingdongding" for days, no, make that YEARS. Ronnie's playful, almost childlike voice, lends itself better to nonsecular Christmas songs than anyone I have ever heard. If Ronnie captures the playful, innocent side of Christmas, Darlene Love with her powerful alto captures the emotional side. The original recording "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" drives home the heartbreak of being alone at Christmas, while "White Christmas" nails the longing we all have for the Christmases of our youth. The Crystals and Bob B. Soxx & his Bluejeans aren't quite as distinctive as Ronnie & Darlene (who is?). Nonetheless, their enclosed holiday recordings are all enjoyable, particularly "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (Crystals) and "Here Comes Santa Claus (Bob B. Soxx). I've never cared much for the last track, which finds the high pitched Phil wishing everyone a Merry Christmas , while Silent Night plays in the background. But since it is the last track, it doesn't mar the excellence created by the rest of the album/CD. Just hit eject as Phil starts to talk and I guarantee you'll have a musically Merry Christmas! Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) All Customer Reviews Average Customer Review: Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. Really grand...back in the 60's , September 17, 2005 Reviewer: D. Needham (Thousand Oaks, Ca United States)- See all my reviews This is one of those albums I thought I had to have in order to upgrade my Christmas collection. The Amazon editorial review says it's called the greatest rock & roll Christmas album of all time. I'm kind of partial to things that bear the title "greatest of all time" that I can own for $13.99. Now I own it and it and I just don't think it's so great. I think that maybe it was good in its day. I'm not saying the old stuff is bad. I love many old renditions of Christmas songs. And I like different renditions of the same Christmas songs. The problem here for me is that when Mariah Carey came out with her Christmas album she made this one obsolete. Now, maybe nobody else feels this way, but Mariah Carey does the best of these songs, but she does them way better. For me, this album has become unnecessary. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector , August 10, 2005 Reviewer: Robert Janes (Flat Rock,Mi USA)- See all my reviews This album remined me of being back in high school. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) A Christmas Gift for You-and you-and you-and you , December 24, 2004 Reviewer: M. Shively - See all my reviews It took me one year to find this CD after watching Darlene Love on Letterman December of 2003. I ordered one CD for my brother who has 3 girls ages 5-13 and took another CD to work. We couldn't wait until the day AFTER Thanksgiving: we cranked it up the day BEFORE Thanksgiving! THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SING-ALONG. You simply cannot have a "blue, blu-u-u-e XMAS" listening to this CD. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: An Orginial Spector Devotee , December 7, 2004 Reviewer: Philip Spivey "Liberated Theology'" (New York City, NY USA)- See all my reviews I grew up in the 50s and 60s loving Rock 'n Roll and loving Phil Spector's Rock especially. His Christmas album is a yearly treat for me. I don't play my vinyl anymore (purchased just days before President Kennedy's assassination in November 1963); I don't play my cassette tape anymore; I've graduated to disc. And this will be my 41st Christmas with the Spector gang...they're family. The greatest Christmas album to be sure. I would also put it in the league of a top-ten album of all time. The renditions and arrangements remain fresh after all these years. We hear Darlene Love and Ronnie Spector in their "glory days" with all the optimism the youth of the 60s shared before the realities of dead presidents and adulthood encroached on us. You hear Spector at his best muscially, before his productions become muddy or overwrought. Although each song on the album is a jewel, three stand out for me: Darlene's "Christmas Baby..." by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich stands out because it was written especially for this album and it is the surprise tour de force of this collection. Not only does it work with the traditional songs, but it has become Darlene Love's signature to this day when she apppears each Christmas season on the Letterman Show. My second pick is "The Bells of St. Mary's". A somewhat unconventional choice for a Chirstmas album --- because it's not a traditional Christmas song ... again, this choice works with Darlene and Bobby Sheen and Fatima James (known on the label as Bobby Sox & the Blue Jeans). It works in a spectacular way because the arrangement is inspired, the vocal lines and performances soar and the drum work (Hal Blaine, I believe) is brilliant. Listen to the final few bars and fade-out on this track ---- have you ever heard drum work like that? My third, and final, is "Silent Night". This was a discovery I made after years of ignoring this track. If you could remove Phil's silly narrative and listen soley to the music, what you would hear is one of the most beautiful renditions of this song recorded; it's silvery and transparent and yet we know that the chorus is peopled by the entire Phil Spector stable of singers (including Cher, who sang background in those days); the effect is transcendent. This album is forever fresh, forever young and forever one of my favorites. If, God forbid, I had to leave my home for fire or flood or locusts, THIS album (vinyl, cassette and disc) would be among the possessions under my arm. Was this review helpful to you? ( Report this ) See all 44 customer reviews... 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buynothingchristmas - Alternatives home alternatives resources stories questions media about contact us To help you celebrate your Buy Nothing Christmas. Many of the following ideas were borrowed from Bill McKibben's Hundred Dollar Holiday and from the Center for a New American Dream . You are welcome to give us your gift ideas . Well, our buy-nothing circle spread just a little wider this Christmas, and I'd like to share a few highlights. They include some "transition" gift ideas too, for those who can't handle BNC just yet: - One friend saved us a lot of money by simply handing us some RAM for our PC. He knew we needed it and he had extra. It was great! - Two family members got creative and made by hand an "action figure" of my husband and a marionette of me! Of course, this wouldn't work if the individuals didn't happen to be so artistically talented, but what unique and personal gifts! - Another friend who makes pottery simply gave us a lovely bowl more special than anything we could have bought. - Parents bought us necessities that we would have had to buy anyway. - We made writing paper with hand-drawn silly little doodles and hand-folded envelopes for some friends. - For most of those who weren't ready to move to a buy-nothing Christmas, we bought organic herbal teas and fair-trade coffees... they don't add to the clutter because they're enjoyed and gone, and they support sustainable businesses! Small steps ... but in the right direction. - Sara Parks Ricker Brilliant website and ideas. You get my full support. As an another idea, try www.oxfamunwrapped.com . It allows you to send a gift to the 3rd World and depending on your budget you can buy chickens, blankets, radios, right up to a travelling theatre! Our 10 year old son has 'traded in' some store gift vouchers to buy a goat. We have sent friends and families christmas 'gifts'from this site. Best wishes - Chris, Nottingham, UK At our house, we try to make all Christmas gifts. That means that December is a flurry of activity as our children make salt dough ornamments and then paint them to give to teachers and other adult friends. Last year, one boy made playdough, and one made a crayon ball to give to the other. For our friends, we've painted white candles with Christian symbols; these have become tradition. For our extended families, we made books with old pictures and memories. Our children especially love hand-made gifts; in this age where everything is plastic, they relish the idea of love in a sweater. - Molly I have been going down to my local recycling centre to see what's on offer. To my surprise, I found 10 glass coffee containers. Which are now glassed painted and filled with goodies for kids. - Sophia I am putting together a booklet of favorite family recipes, I will give From a recent news story : Giving More by Giving Less It takes only a bit of creative thinking to come up with alternatives to excessive consumerism. Some ideas: * Students at Trinity Western University [Langley, BC, Canada] set up a free store, bringing things they didn't need and trading with each other. * One family does a "make or bake" among siblings, exchanging names and producing one homemade gift each. * Some families now include sponsoring a child overseas or providing a goat or chickens for a micro-enterprise as a means of teaching their children to reach out to others. Or they help out at a soup kitchen or deliver Christmas hampers together. * Time is often a bigger gift than money. Creating coupons that offer free babysitting or housecleaning, a neck massage or a special treat can mean more than a stocking stuffer. * Offer to teach someone a skill you have. * Write a poem, tell a story, draw a picture or take a photograph and present it in a creative way. * Give fairly traded coffee, tea or chocolate, get beautiful items at garage sales or buy gifts from shops that support artisans in poorer countries. * Make your own cards from recycled paper. * Avoid commercial wrapping paper, ribbons, bows and tape, which are not recyclable, and opt for gift bags, tea towels or nice boxes, which are eco-friendly. From an article by Debra Fieguth in Faith Today , Nov/Dec 2004. everyone a copy. A couple of years ago I did a calendar for the family with everyone's photos and birthdays. That was a big hit. - Karin Last year we had a cookie exchange instead of a big party for work. Everyone brought cookies or treats - whatever their specialty was (one person made tree ornaments instead). We RSVP'd so we knew how many cookies to make, one for each person because we had so many people. We all went home with piles of cookies and treats. It was great, and so much fun. - Annika Sangster What about bumper stickers? I'd love to puchase some of these posters in bumper sticker format. Available? - schrills Editors response: Hmm... I'm already feeling like we have too much stuff on our website. Would we sell the bumper stickers on the Buy Nothing Christmas website? Maybe start off with a colour printout of your favourite poster, laminate it and then glue it on your bumper. I know, sounds dumb, and like a lot of work. But the more time you spend creating your own world, your own messages, the more alive you become. I can help with re-formatting graphics or text for printouts. Let me know how it goes. If you have some success with bumper stickers, let me know and I'll try to spread the word. Best, Aiden. I'm going to give my art this Christmas. It gave me the motivation to finish the production of a demo CD. The first copies will go to my family and friends. —Gabriel Give Linux for Christmas! It's free and it works like a charm! These days, distributions include not only the operation system that runs your computer, but applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, picture and sound editing, etc. And give a hand installing it. It's not that it's too difficult, but some people's tech-savvyness is rather limited. —Gilles Pelletier We have just launched a new scheme in the UK called Wedding List Giving Ltd. It allows the prospective bride and groom to choose a charity and ask guests to donate towards the "gifts of their choice." Hannah Crouch [Editor's note: the site includes charities like the Alzheimers Society, Amnesty International, Cancer Research UK, Children's Express, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Tearfund and others.] Just try make a spiritual gift, not material, not an object. I prefer doing something - singing a song, writing a poem - for a person. Plus a little beatiful card, because most people want to "have something in the hands," it's just a habit. —Matania, Russia Great site, lovely idea. Some friends of mine have a jumble exchange; it works like this. Everyone brings clothes, books, ornaments or toys that they don't really use any more. It all gets laid out on tables or a tarpaulin in the garden (or in the house if you have room). Everyone picks out what they want (no money changes hands). At the end there's a "grand holding up" where everyone is shown what is left. If no-one wants it, it goes to a charity shop (thrift store). Usually there are three or four big bags left over to go to the charity shop. Another idea is to write out some nice poetry in calligraphy style and frame it. To avoid buying the frame, you could make it out of driftwood or broken china mosaic, or pebbles. —Yvonne Aburrow We bought wax and made homemade candles. My husband carved stamps, we made our own paper and made greeting cards on recycled paper. Most of all, we vow to get the Christmas spending craziness under control and pay attention to our families and each other instead of the mall! If you still want to give a gift, there are so many more worthy causes than supporting the manufacture of plastic toys. I work for a nonprofit organization that supports grassroots groups working to live sustainably, preserve biodiversity, and gain a voice in their future. See www.greengrants.org . Other groups doing similar work include www.globalfundforwomen.org , www.globalfundforchildren.org . For more information on global giving in general, see www.gwob.org —Erika Carlson For your husband: Go to your favourite market or second hand shop and get a nice frame. With your most creative writing, write your wedding vows. — Maud Ray I usually make fudge (it helps to find a really good recipe) and put it in tins. I also buy old frames for cards, etc., I think the person would enjoy. I don't buy for anyone that is not either my child or parents/inlaws. And other than for the kids, I refuse to pay a lot. The cheaper it is the more personal it is sometimes. — Shelley, Prince Edward Island, Canada For me, environment and peace issues are interrelated, inseparable even. Some gift purchases help the environment and peace: Give people CFL bulbs to save energy. Give Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate made in people-friendly and earth-friendly ways. Buy recycled paper for people. If possible pay someone to buy clean electricity which is still more expensive than dirty electricity. And one of our special concerns: Purchase a Peace Bond from the Nonviolent Peaceforce which even now has peace teams in Sri Lanka. "Upon Maturity the Bearer will See a Large International Team Trained for Nonviolent Conflict Intervention Around the World". Go to NonviolentPeaceforce.org to learn more. Keep up the good work. — A. Palmer, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Perhaps an alternative to department stores is Ten Thousand Villages which provides vital, fair income to Third World artisans by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. This alternative emphasizes the fair distribution of wealth while still in a consumerism context. — Shalom, Carl Make a sweater from yarn found at goodwill/used clothing store. — Kristina Giggz Look through your (and your kids') old clothes, cut out squares of fabrics they will remember, and make a little wall hanging or pillow or stuffed toy or whatever. Pick a nice quote or scripture verse and write it up in calligraphy or a nice handwriting. — Gwenyth When i was little my parents always recorded a tape of me singing christmas caroles and/or reading stories for my grandparents and other family that lived far away. When i got older i started to make little comics for my friends, that were about us and things we had done. always with an added twist and some inside humour. This is totally fun to do- even if you're drawings are crappy. i think that this year i will write stories for my friends and family telling them why i love them! — T.B. Make pillows or stuffed animals. Cut out soft pieces of felt and hot glue them on to the pillow to personalize them with messages or make cute faces. — Kaitlin Give something you don't use any more. A sweater that you only wore once; a set of drinking glasses you forgot you owned. Clean them up and give them as gifts. I have found all sorts of things in my apartment that I have no need for, but know someone who would appreciate and enjoy it! — Jessica When someone asks what I want for Christmas I tell them, "Peace on Earth. Goodwill for all". If they explore the idea further (usually with, "No, really. What do you want?") I tell them to pick a charity and give to them whatever they would have spent on me. It makes me feel good that someone who really needs it is getting something. And ... It always fits! — Bill Budenholzer Babysitting coupons for the new parents. Grow your own veggies, can or freeze them and give them away at Christmas/Solstice. Spend more time with your family and friends...when you're dead you won't be able to. Decide as a family to work less hours, spend less and have more time together. Shovel the sidewalk for your neighbour. Plant trees. — Lee Make a small drawing of your select person's living room or other room in their house and give it to them. — Julian van Mossel-Forrester I have been giving more gifts that consist of certificates of gift from the Heifer Project . This year the only exception is my 9 year old granddaughter. — Paul Shankland I am making several batches of biscuits ("cookies" your side of the pond!) and boxes from some lovely dark red recycled card. — Alice Crawford Plant plants, now, to give for Christmas. Herbs, in particular. This is one way to always be present in your loved one's days for a while to come. — jeela Buy a used book and in the inside cover explain why you chose the book for that person. Make tree ornaments out of old CDs. Purchase gifts at a fair-trade shop, garage sale or thrift shop. Make hand-made soap or candles. If you are skilled in a particular area, offer a lesson or class. Make a birdseed ball. Make a soothing, herb pillow filled with lavender, rose, etc. Collect quotes that make you think of someone. Stamp and address postcards for family members. For the elderly people in your life, research newspaper and magazine articles from their youth and present in a creative fashion. Make a calendar with pictures of family members and/or scenery. Wrap gifts in newspaper, maps, scarves or interesting clothing. Fill an old trunk or suitcase with fun clothing, hats and gaudy jewelry for your children to play dress-up. Make a puppet from a sock. Give away a valued possession. Frame a piece of your artwork. Fill a basket with home-made goodies. Bake your favourite holiday treat and pack in a recycled tin. Paint an empty wine bottle with non-toxic paint and fill with olive oil. Top with an oil pour spout that can be found at a gourmet cooking shop. Videotape and interview your elderly parents about childhood memories, how they met, etc., and give to siblings or children. Compile a list of memories and arrange them in a creative fashion. Do something exciting and challenging together (e.g., long walk, bike ride, hike, art course). Knit a stocking, hat, socks, etc. Write and illustrate a book for the young people in your life. Collect meaningful photos for the gift recipient, make colour photocopies and create a collage. Create a menu of various culinary delights (e.g., Tantalizing Thai, Mexican Fiesta, etc.) and have the gift recipient choose one of the options. Create coupons for a massage, spring cleaning, child-minding, manicure, etc.
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