What's the best thing you got for christmas as a child?
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d joy of celebrating it w/my whoe family
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Children's Bible (My God Mother gave me mine and I still have it and gave it to my Son)\n\nPicture frame with a nice picture of her baptism \n\nI think a cross is a great gift \n\nA Savings bond for her college education
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I think the best gifts would be any type of make-up, if they are old enough.  Also, fun barrettes, headbands, or other types of hair accessory would work.  Here is a list:\n\n-Make Up\n-Hair Things\n-Nail Polish\n-Fun Toe Socks\n-Gift Cards to the Movies (it doesn't even have to be a lot, like $5)\n-And believe it or not, scratch-off lottery tickets make for fun and suspensful stocking stuffers!  Especially holiday themed ones!
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You know you seem to have based your idea of a good Christmas on what you received.... What did you give?\n I received three very thoughtful gifts and spent the day with my two oldest granddaughters,husband, daughter and son in law and could not have been a better day.
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When we were growing up, it was a tradition to open just 1 gift on Christmas Eve. Our parents would pick out the gift, and it would always be a new pair of pajamas. And of course I would pout because I wanted to open up a toy, not some pair of pjs.
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The best gift as a child was, Having a Godly mother that Loved me, and prayed for me. No matter what i did, she was always there for me. She was very Loving, warm, and caring. When i was sick, or hurt, she was hurting. Words could never say how much my Mom means to me.She was my everything1
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My favorite gift for Christmas was a Chocolate Bar from my grandfather one year. He did not have a lot of money & I didn't expect anything from him. But for him to buy a chocolate bar & wrap it meant so much to me. It was many yrs. ago but I still remember to this day how special that was. Its the thought not the gift.
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Make a gingerbread house and decorate it.\nMake cookies and have your children deliver the cookies to the neighbors. \nMake paper snowflakes\nMake fruit loop and popcorn garlands\nMake an orange clove air freshener (stick whole cloves into an orange...they smell awesome)\nDrive around and look at Christmas lights\nVisit Santa in the mall\nAttend free Christmas actives at Churches or community centers\nMake Christmas cards for your friends and family\nSnuggle on the couch with mugs of hot chocolate and tell your kids how much you love them and what they were like as baby's\nWatch all the classic Christmas movies with special snacks \n\nMy Christmas memories are more about what we did than what I received. The traditions of Christmas are really important to kids.
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Have you looked into Thrift Shops? They can have some neat toys and some good as new. \nAlso you can make items for them or together. Use things in nature like leaves, pinecones, sticks etc. Books at your local library will give you plenty of ideas. Check one out.\n\nYou can go caroling, make cookies, get them involved in helping others like visit a nursing home or senior center. Another cool idea is to make a big Christmas Basket (decorated). As a gift to your kids let them pick a card out of the basket each week for two months (something like that). Put index cards in the basket (decorated with santa, reindeer, candy canes or ?) with an inscription or wish. \nExamples:\nI will take you to the Park for Two Hours\nBake cookies together, you choice of type\nI will play football with you for an afternoon\nI will take you fishing and teach you how (wow)\nWe will go on a 3 hour hike\nWe will go to a local animal park to see the animals\nWe will build sandcastles together at the beach\nWe will go to the local swimming pool to swim\n\nYou can find literally hundreds of things you can do that your kids will enjoy for low cost or no cost. They will LOVE this. Make it fun. Anytime a kid get to spend quality time with a parent they love it more than any toy. This really works, just please try it. But remember to follow through, dont ever not do what they pick. Maybe pick Sunday as they day of the week they pick the adventure.\n\nAlso you can see if the local newspaper will run an ad for you that your kids are not getting Christmas this year. They love humanitarian stories and may feature your family. You can also talk to churches (they have toys and food) or local non-profits like the Family Resource Centers, Boys and Girls Club or get your kids put on an Angel Tree ( people pull the names and buy them a gift, but make sure it is a resonable toy). Womens Centers may help also. Many churches and non-profits have parties for less fortunate kids, I know I used to buy 100 gifts each year and help throw the party. Help is out there start searching.\n\nAll kids deserve CHRISTMAS. Good Luck
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When I was 3 yrs. old I really trully believed in Santa Clause.  My mom put me to bed early on Christmas Eve.  As I was upstairs in my room for a little while I heard some rustling and whispering going on downstairs.  My immediate response was " that's Santa!"  it was a good thing I wasn't able to go down the steps like my older siblings or my parents.  I went one step at a time with both feet.  I didn't get very far perhaps 3 steps and my mom heard me and asked "what are you doing up out of bed?"  but mom I said "I hear Santa down there!" mom told me he wasn't here yet but I'd best get to sleep so he would stop here to bring everybody their gifts.  I remembered I was worried about that and I was afraid I had spoiled Christmas for everyone and me.\n\nBy the next morning, I awoke and I had plenty of toys and nice clothes to wear.  Santa came after all!!\n\nWhat about you?  What was your most memorable Christmas as a child?  What made it exceptional?\n\nGood, positive childhood memories are precious treasures to each one of us.
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stuffed animal\n\nenjoy!
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The most beautiful gift you can give your children is yourself.  I know presents are important to them.  For financial help I would seek a church, the Salvation Army.  I know some stores in my area put up Christmas trees with wishes on them for children.  A customer takes the wish and buys the gift.  Sometimes schools send home lists of needy families.  Check these things out before it's too late.
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The Christmas that I remember as one of the best is last year. \nMy family had just simply stopped having Christmas together. \nBoth of our parents are gone on to a better world than this one \nand left us at young ages. After our mother passed in 1992 we \ndriffted away from each other but last year my neice decided that \nenough was enough and told our family that it was time to act \nlike we are a family and would not take no for an answer. I am \nglad that she was so determined. We had a great time and we \nare close to each other again. We will have a blast this year!
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I would have to say christmas. Its always been a big holiday in my family. Sharing good times, eating good food, laughing, singing, opening presents, celebrating all that we have together and who we are :) Happy holidays!
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A perfectly wrapped up gift, with a red bow on, ready for someone to open...\n\nEdited to add that I probably thought of this because of all the adverts for Chirstmas that have started + it's my birthday soon...  if you have asked this after this time of year I would have thought of present as in today, this moment.
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my fav Christmas present is the LORD JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF his come and he is save me he clean my soul from my sin with hes blood what he gave us in the cross of Golgotha he changed my life he cut me the cigar i was a smoker i was a lier i really was a monster and yes he is come and gave me freedom he is so kind he is love pure love now i am 29 old and i thank him and praise him the holy father the son and the holy spirit and you if you call him to come in to your life and repent from your sin he will come and give you internal life for ever
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The excitement that the holiday brings with it. \nChristmas is my favorite holiday because I get to\nexperience the magic from a child's point of view.\nMy daughter already has our tree up and decorated.\nSeeing Christmas through her eyes makes me feel alive and young again. Merry Christmas to all and\nto all a good night.