Does anyone have any good gift ideas around $$20 for a 4 yr old girl, and 2 yr old boy?
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You can get a nice big art & crafts set for a little one of her age for about $10 (florida prices) so then you can throw in some puzzles, chap sticks, and coloring books (the more they have to unwrap the better!) \n\nFor the little boy, a toy dump truck for sure! Then throw in some of those washable crayon's that he can write and color on the bathroom tiles with while he is given a bath.
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depends how much that you want to spend and if your trying to personalize. Whenever I cant think of something for my friends (im 23), i normally go to bath & body works and pick up a gift basket, every girl loves that stuff, itll run you around $30. If your looking to spend more than that, gift certificate to a spa. If you can spend higher, concert tickets for a band that you both enjoy.
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* Bubbles\n* Water-guns 3 for $1 at the dollar store.\n* If you can borrow/buy a little plastic pool - they love water. If not - do you have a sprinkler? Let 'em play on that!\n* Games like pin the tail on the donkey are fun\n* Another game - don't spill the beans.  Use dried beans - like pinto beans - and let them use a big plastic spoon. Fill the spoon with a certain number of beans and have them walk from point A to point B.  The child with the most beans wins!\n* Finger paint/pudding.  Color vanilla pudding w/different color food coloring and let them 'paint' and eat on their paper plates!\n* Make plain cupcakes and let them decorate w/sprinkles\n* Silly songs and dances\n* Pinatas are fun - but watch how those little guys swing! lol\n* A puppet show with socks. Let each kid make a puppet using markers and all your mismatched socks. Glue buttons on for eyes and let them decorate the rest of the puppet w/markers.  \n* If it's a boy - let them make worms and dirt.  Make choc pudding and put it in little cups.  Let them add the crushed oreo cookies to the top (to make it look like dirt) and give them gummy worms to put in the 'dirt'. Give 'em a spoon and let them eat!\n\nHope those ideas help.  \n\n~Maxie
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I have seen these cute ginger jars with cork lids that have "Bingo Money" written on the sides - I think in Hallmark stores.  That would be cute to get that and put a $20.00 bill in it.   \n\nMake her a Grandma Basket - Get a pretty basket and put in children's books, bubbles, games, playdoh, snacks - stuff that she could pull out and play with her granddaughters.\n\nOr - if she loves bubble baths - make up a bath basket and put in all those goodies - bath pillow, scrubbers, soaps, gels, bath beads, bubble bath, a scented candle and maybe some chocolates, along with a pretty fluffy towel & face cloth!
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Here's a link to some cute favors you could put together, from Snowman Soup to Grinch Poop:\n\nhttp://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=31703
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I'd suggest buying something original that the two of you can work together on.\nWhy not buy a scrapbooking kit, then the two of you can put it all together.\nOr, you could sign the two of you up for pottery classes OR purchase the materials to make your own pottery.\nAnd, with the holidays coming up, you could purchase an ornament making kit.
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Go to the dollar store and buy those clear large bulbs and decorate them to hang on the tree with the giftcard enclosed.  Also, my son got a really neat present one time...a gift card encased in a fancy picture frame. I thought that was pretty clever, too!
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It doesnt need to be something expensive. A 3 yrs old can play with anything it can see or interact with. YOu can even use a tupperware :P People think using baby einstein or mozart helps a child grow smarter but its the same thing as any other product.
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Hi \n\nI work with kids everyday(daycare), and we use craft ideas from oriental trading sensational crafts the kits are easy and they are inexpensive you can get 12 kits for usually under $10 plus shipping and handling hope you have luck
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Free activities:  take them to the library, they have all sorts of free programs for kids.  They can also borrow books, fairly new released dvds, and cds.  Park, school playground.  Water balloon toss.  Pool, or sprinkler would be cool.  Make their own snack, like trail mix.  Pizza bagels.  Usually AMC or Regal Cinemas offer free movie for kids and parents at 10 am once a week.  Check out their website for more info.  Bike riding, play follow the leader on bikes.  Volunteer you and the child's time at local retirement homes, etc. to set a good example.  Free local museums, zoo.  Crafts:  make a summer scrapbook together, Make pinuatas. You'll need newpaper, balloon for shape, and plaster of paris, paints.  Blow balloon up. Make a paste of plaster of paris, tear newspaper into strips, and adhere, let dry overnight. Leave a opening to fill with candy, and to pop balloon.  When dry, paint. When dry, decorate and add candy!  Grab a branch and have fun! Make placemats out of construction paper, and laminate.  You can cut pics out of magazines, or add beads/sequins, pics of family and friends.  Make colored sand.  Use salt or granulated sugar, baby food jar/ or other small jar.  Colored chalk.  On newspaper or paper bag, dump salt/sugar on table take a colored chalk stick and glide over sugar until desired colored is achieved. Place in jar, do the next color.  Until jar is full.  Cute.  Also, check out stores like Home Depot, Lowes, or A.C. Moore(craft store) they offer free make it and take it classes for kids.  Barnes and Nobles also should have free programs available also.  Have fun! I hope this helped you.
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go to gifts.com\n\nit helps you decide based on the person's age, gender and personality
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I would get them a card for sure. You could get them a little holiday themed plushie. Those are always cute and my friends love them. Those can be easily found almost anywhere. My friends also like the little bottles of Bath and Body Works stuff. It fits inside purses and the stuff they have is great! They usually go for about $2.50 a bottle, and sometimes they have special sales. They have a lot of different types, so it's pretty fun. Inexpensive jewelry is nice too. Claire's offers a lot of that.\n\nHope this helps!
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Look up ZanyBrainy.com (I hope they are still there) and check out Preschool.com for good educational toys. You want toys that stimulate the senses and react to a childs play. This all depends on age of your child of course. Hobbytown is also starting to carry more educational toys and is worth checking out!
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you can try target.... i saw a blue and pink drum set there, they have some for kids... unless ur looking for one that for pros(like pearl and stuff)
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It'll be the 'little' things that count!  Hand-made, home-made anything by the kids is a big hit!!  Most of all I think the greatest gift is some 'mum time'.  An hour or two to do her favourite thing - bubble bath, read book/magazine, whilst having someone else doing the chores - BLISS!!!
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An easy way is take them to Walmart photo.  They will do it for about $20.
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I planned on keeping it simple....but I overspent.\n\nYou could take any part of the gifts I got my girls as one gift.\n\nI got everyone a rhinestone heart key chain with their first initial on it $5.99 a piece including engraving.\n\nI got everyone rhinestone hairpins at clair's boutique for 8.50 a piece.\n\nThen I got them something more personal. My matron of honor got a VERY nice collection of L'occtane lotion and soap.$75\nAnother got a magnolia spa candle from L'occtane.$25\nAnother got a box of godiva chocolate $20\nAnother got a bunch of collectors stuff from napoleon Dynomyte $20\nAnother got a new lotion collection and lip gloss from bath and body works $20\n\nLike I said, any one of those things will work. Just make sure that about the same is spent on all the girls to be equal (The maid of honor is a little different).\n\nYou could also do matching necklaces, make up bags, tee shirts, mugs, flasks, bracelets, or even manicures.....depends on how well you know your girls. Good luck and happy gift hunting.