birthday present? Okay, dh

4 year old birthday present? | Hip Mama home | archive | blogs | news feeds | polls | search | chat | recipes | what the heck's going on here?! Our Sponsors Home » blogs » Jaspersmama's blog 4 year old birthday present? Okay, dh and I are going to our friends birthday party next week, and he's turning 4. What are good gifts for this age? We need something cool. By Jaspersmama at 09/15/2005 - 2:54am | Jaspersmama's blog | login or register to post comments Comment viewing options Flat list - collapsed Flat list - expanded Threaded list - collapsed Threaded list - expanded Date - newest first Date - oldest first 10 comments per page 30 comments per page 50 comments per page 70 comments per page 90 comments per page Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. I know this is SO I know this is SO unoriginal, but you can't miss with Brio train stuff with kids that age. We still have every damn overpriced piece of track, and DS10 will still haul it out from time to time. "Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system." - Dorothy Day By mamasusie at Fri, 09/16/2005 - 2:54pm | login or register to post comments Practical, but 100% successful Buy the kid a flashlight and batteries. I guarantee it will be the envy of every child there, useful FOREVER, and enchant the birthday child. "Dare to be happy! ALways take a chance! But never put frogs in your underpants!" By Gazpacho at Fri, 09/16/2005 - 1:56am | login or register to post comments Not so original but my Not so original but my Jasper LOVED Lego when he hit 4. It can be hard to find sets that aren't based on movies or cartoons (grrrr) but they're out there. Magic School Bus anything. Space seems to be big with most kids. We have a zillion glow in the dark stars and planets that look like they do through a microscope in the boys' room. Throw in a cheap black light and you're a hit. And beading kits with some super-excellent beads. They love it and will probably make you something beautiful. Jazz is into sea theme beads right now but he always goes back to wood or colourful glass and clay. Games are big- Kerplunk and Snakes and Ladders get used alot because the little brother can play but Jasper's favourite is chess. Any help? By rudi at Thu, 09/15/2005 - 3:35am | login or register to post comments I think the beading kit I think the beading kit idea sounds awesome. He's a crafty little guy. Thank you so much. BTW...love his name. I never thought about "Jazz" as a nickname, but my friend started calling my Jasper that last week. That's so hot. *giggle By Jaspersmama at Thu, 09/15/2005 - 3:45am | login or register to post comments Hmm... Lets see. Books (this is one of my favorite book publisher Barefoot Books ), puzzles, model airplanes (age appropriate of course) Frisbees (They make some really cool ones nowadays) Oh and hpmerry's specialty, a hand made super hero cape! ---- When I Die, I Want To Sail Off On A Friendship ---- By redmomma at Thu, 09/15/2005 - 3:22am | login or register to post comments Hey Mama, I checked out the Hey Mama, I checked out the Barefoot Books site. That's really cool. Thanks, I bookmarked it. 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Anniversary Gift

CPL Wedding Anniversaries Here is a list of traditional and modern gifts for wedding anniversaries compiled by librarians at the Chicago Public Library's Information Center . The list of traditional gifts includes alternatives in parentheses. Traditional Modern 1st Paper Clocks 2nd Cotton China 3rd Leather Crystal, Glass 4th Linen (Silk) Appliances 5th Wood Silverware 6th Iron Wood objects 7th Wool (Copper) Desk sets 8th Bronze Linens, Lace 9th Pottery (China) Leather goods 10th Tin, Aluminum Diamond 11th Steel Fashion jewelry 12th Silk Pearls, Colored gems 13th Lace Textiles, Furs 14th Ivory Gold jewelry 15th Crystal Watches 16th Silver holloware 17th Furniture 18th Porcelain 19th Bronze 20th China Platinum 21st Brass, Nickel 22nd Copper 23rd Silver plate 24th Musical instruments 25th Silver Sterling silver 26th Original pictures 27th Sculpture 28th Orchids 29th New furniture 30th Pearl Diamond 31st Timepieces 32nd Conveyances (e.g., automobiles) 33rd Amethyst 34th Opal 35th Coral (Jade) Jade 36th Bone china 37th Alabaster 38th Beryl, Tourmaline 39th Lace 40th Ruby Ruby 41st Land 42nd Improved real estate 43rd Travel 44th Groceries 45th Sapphire Sapphire 46th Original poetry tribute 47th Books 48th Optical goods (e.g., telescope, microscope) 49th Luxuries, any kind 50th Gold Gold 55th Emerald Emerald 60th Diamond Diamond 75th diamonds, diamondlike stones, gold 80th Diamond, Pearl 85th Diamond, Sapphire 90th Diamond, Emerald 95th Diamond, Ruby 100th 10-carat Diamond Sources: Anderson, Charles. "The Exchange," RQ 25 (1985): 175. The World Almanac and Books of Facts. Mahwah, New Jersey: World Almanac Books, 1997. World Book Encyclopedia, 1997 ed., s.v. "wedding anniversary." Last Updated: 12/2000

BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!! Aug 30

Epinions.com - ANOTHER BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!! Join Epinions | Help | Sign In Home > Kids & Family > Locks & Guards > How to Manage a Family Budget Read Advice Write an essay on this topic. ANOTHER BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!! Aug 30 '00 If your children are like mine then they are always receiving invitations to birthday parties. A party at Chuck E. Cheese's last week, another one at McDonalds next week. We have even had a few times when my daughter was at Chuck E. Cheese's and my son was at McDonalds for two different parties at the same time. Birthday parties for children get expensive. When an invitation to one comes in if you are not prepared with a gift for the party then it can ruin the weekly budget. Buying the gift, wrapping paper and a card. It adds up. It adds up especially when there are so many of these parties to go to. Once the school year begins the invitations begin coming in. It gets expensive. So I have devised a few plans to help me battle the birthday party expenses. When wrapping the gift try to RECYCLE your old newspapers. A great and fun way to wrap a gift for a child is to use the newspaper. My daughter sits and cuts out letters from the newspaper to make a card. We use the YOU BORN TODAY in the horoscope section to make a card that is personalized. You can be very creative with a newspaper. We also use the comics section to wrap the gift. My children make all of their own cards for Birthday parties. My daughter has made cards that are fun by cutting out the crossword puzzle section and pasting it into her card. She has added the word jumble and her own coloring and imagination and made some really nice cards for her friends. She has cut individual letters out of the paper and put the friend's name on it. For the younger child's party it is not necessary to wrap the gift. If you are invited to the party of a one year old or even a two year old I think it is silly to wrap the gift. I make bags for those parties using paper grocery bags that the kids can decorate. For the smaller child the mom is usually the package unwrapper and I think it is easier to just reach in and take the present out rather than to make it long and drawn out. Using recyclables to wrap a present saves money and it is a lot of fun. It takes more time and more thought than spending 4.00 on a sheet of wrapping paper, but if you have the plan in mind it is easy to do. Buying the present itself can also add up. I shop at the clearance sections and keep things on hand. Kaybee has a great toyclearance section to purchase gifts for parties. I put these things away and pull them out when I need them. If I dont happen to have anything on hand then when I go to purchase an item I usually buy two. This way I can put the item away for the next party. If the next party doesnt happen then I have a stocking stuffer for one of my own children. I try to buy items that are classic toys. I do not purchase the trendy stuff. I put coloring books and markers and paint brushes away. A great gift for an older child is a disposable camera. The child can use it at the party. I purchase these when I see them on sale and put them away for the birthday parties. School supplies are also a good gift. Blank books, notebooks, pens pencils. These can be picked up inexpensively when they are on sale and they can be put away. Presents for Birthday parties can be a lot of fun to purchase and to wrap. We make the wrapping be a lot of fun. Comments on this Review Read all comments (4) Write your own comment Epinions.com ID: pantazis5 Location: New Hampshire Reviews written: 221 Trusted by: 176 members View all reviews by pantazis5 View pantazis5's profile Help | Member Center | Message Boards | Privacy Statement | Site Index About Epinions | Careers | Contact Epinions | Merchant Center | New Merchants | Advertising Epinions | DealTime USA | DealTime UK | PriceTool | Shopping.com © 1999-2005 Epinions, Inc. Trademark Notice Epinions.com periodically updates pricing and product information from third-party sources, so some information may be slightly out-of-date. You should confirm all information before relying on it.

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Merced College - Gift Opportunities About Us Office of Institutional Advancement Alumni Affairs Foundation Public Affairs Staff Contact Us Gift Opportunities Alumni and friends of Merced College can make gifts in several ways such as cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, personal property, gifts in kind and planned gifts, provided the gift is applicable to the mission of the college. All gifts should be made payable to: Merced College Foundation 3600 M Street Merced, CA 95348-2898 Gifts of appreciated property such as stocks, bonds, real estate and personal property allow donors to avoid capital gains tax while receiving a deduction for the fair market value of the contribution on the date the gift is made. Gifts in kind other than appreciated property such as professional services can be given provided the gift is applicable to the mission of the college. Donors may choose to restrict a gift for a specific purpose or make an unrestricted gift. Unrestricted gifts provide Merced College with resources that can be distributed to support projects, programs and other high priority needs at the discretion of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Restricted gifts can be made to benefit specific programs or departments, at the donor's discretion, or to establish a scholarship in the donor’s name. Whether restricted or not, gifts can be made to establish a permanent endowment, whereby only the earnings from the gifts are spent to benefit the college. The Foundation currently requires a gift or gifts totaling $10,000 to establish an endowment. The Foundation is offering gift annuities , which allows donors to make a significant charitable contribution while guaranteeing a fixed income for life. Through our gift annuity program, donors can address their financial needs and their philanthropic goals. Gift annuities are the oldest form of estate planning aside from bequests. Contact Us | Jobs | Off Campus Centers | Site Map © Merced Community College District

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