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A Child’s Memento Box
One way your child can treasure his/her special memories from Spring Break or Summer is to create a Memento Box. Just have them use any kind of plain box such as a hat box, shoe box, photo box, etc – just make sure it has a lid. Then have them decorate it with things such as shells from a beach trip, photos with friends, stickers, markers, ticket stubs from a recent movie outing, napkins from a favorite hangout and such.
A good time to decorate it would be a day when nothing is going on.
Then throughout the Spring Break or Summer Vacation your child can insert favorite trinkets, postcards and other treasures. A great time to do this memento Read the rest of this entry »
How do Overseas Filipino Worker Celebrate Mothers Day?
OFW is a short cut terminology for Overseas Filipino Worker which is commonly referred to us, Filipinos working abroad. We are contracted to work outside our home country for one year, two years or three years. On the average we had to complete our one year contract before we could take an annual vacation. This is really quite hard for a family oriented people like us. You might wonder how we celebrate Mothers Day considering we are not with our families and loved ones. In our country, the Philippines, we celebrate it every second Sunday for the month of May. Yes, as an OFW, we do celebrate it even it is difficult for us because we are away from Read the rest of this entry »
No CommentsA Very Special Gift
The month of October is a step closer to the year’s feast of Holidays. There are so many things to do and places to go. There are gifts to buy for family and friends and…
A gift for yourself is sometimes an extravagance that many of us do not allow ourselves. We feel that it is not a necessity, that it has a selfish motive tied around the package, and that we should not be spending our time and money on ourselves but on everyone else.
There are those that feel thatindulging themselves in luxury and niceties is just fine and as that one hair-color commercial so aptly puts it “because I’m worth it.”
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Baby Furniture Buyers Guide
Baby furniture is one of the most popular types of gifts given at a baby shower. Gift shopping for nursery furniture can be made easier if the new parents have a gift registry at some popular stores in your area. However, this is often not the case. Be sure to always enclose a gift receipt with your gift so it can be returned if the new parents get duplicates.
Communication between the guests would be wise to prevent any duplicate gifts. The guests could also choose to get together on something more expensive such as a piece of nursery furniture. The parents need items that will hold up well for their newborn, so check to make certain the item Read the rest of this entry »
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