gifts
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Class Mothers: Give This to Your Child’s Teacher
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A little bit of extra hakaras hatov means a lot. In many schools, Chanukah gifts to morahs and teachers are pooled–everyone chips in a certain amount and the class mother compiles all the contributions from the entire class and gifts the teacher with one larger cash gift from everyone. (Of course, individuals can always choose…
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Tired of Grosgrain? More Ways to Wrap It Up
Depending on how you’re packaging up your mishloach manos, you might need some ribbon. We believe in simple no-fuss packaging (see this post for some practical ideas). Even with the most basic of boxes or bags (and that’s all you really need), often, it’s just the ribbon that pulls it together and makes the whole…
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Ideas for Affordable Hostess Gifts
Want to give your host (or your simcha hostesses) something they’d appreciate? If you’ve been hosting guests over the last few years, especially if you have a guest room and often host other people’s guests for simchas, you may have 20 closed boxes of diffusers and match cloches and you really, really don’t need another…
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Not Everything Comes in a Box: How to Wrap an Oddly Shaped Gift
Presentation matters. And, yes, gifts are often better received when they’re presented in a nice way. Some gifts, though, don’t come in a box, but you still want to see them packaged up nicely. Guess what–it’s even easier to wrap these than those boxed gifts! Note: Don’t want to see the tape on the other…
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The 2022 Chanukah Gift Guide for Men & Women
It’s not easy to choose a gift for him or her! Find inspiration here in our latest roundup. For More Gift Ideas, see these posts: 2021 Chanukah Gift Guide11 Gifts Any Host Would Appreciate2020 Chanukah Gift Guide for Men & Women2019 Chanukah Gift Guide for Men & Women Cashmere Travel WrapCozy like a sweatshirt, yet…
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The 2022 Chanukah Gift Guide for Kids & Teens
The cutest, the latest, and the most fun gifts for your kids and teens. The Jewish Kids Journal -$14.99 Our new version of the Jewish Kids Journal is now in full color! Kids will love answering questions and learning about themselves. Whether your child uses it as a personal journal or it becomes a fun,…
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10 Baby Gifts That Are Not Clothing
There’s not one stretchie on this list–but there are baby gift ideas in every price range. We’ve been there (and that’s why we’re writing this post!). You want to buy a baby gift–but you know said baby probably already has a complete layette and wardrobe. What’s a great baby gift that they’ll love and use–that…
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It All Begins With The Right Box: Mishloach Manos Packaging Ideas
Once you have that figured out, Mishloach Manos can be easy. Updated for 2024. Spending too much money on a container that will most likely go straight to the trash is kinda silly. We can all agree on that. But, on the same token, finding a container that is cheap and pretty?! Almost impossible. Almost,…
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Gifts that Keep Giving: The Best Subscription Gift Boxes
Subscription boxes are a really fun gift. The contents are a surprise and they keep coming all year! Last year, I subscribed to Kiwi Crate as a gift for my kids…and it was amazing! The projects are so high quality – and so, so innovative. The end products were amazing and each month you get…
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Basics: How to Wrap a Gift
Love the look of a neatly wrapped gift but can’t quite manage to get it right? We broke it down for you. Somehow, this important life skill is not included in any curriculum of childhood, but eventually you grow up and want to present a nice gift. With a few simple steps, you’ll have a…
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