I have never hidden my love for handmade dragon goodies. Christmas is a great time to gift things to the people you love. Some years we have made our own gift bags. We start about a two months in advance, in the good years. Make a list of people to make bags for. Then we list things they might like. Some of it is edible stuff and easy to source. My grandfather is easy to gift to - he wants a dragon fruit and some dry fruits. He enjoys the dry fruits slowly and in a leisurely fashion. Others are not as easy to gift to. More picky. If they are well informed, it's not easy to build in a surprise. Then its best to gift what we know they will definitely like.
This Christmas we have decided to gift dragon themed Christmas gifts to our fellow dragon loving friends. We have also decided to gift useful items. We are trying to do this, to be more environmentally friendly, by creating less waste, after we understood how the garbage we generate has gone up phenomenally since the 1960s.
We are also trying to be conscious of the food we waste. On Thanksgiving Day when the US consumes the maximum food, a large amount is wasted. We are encouraging people we know to waste less food after we read that 40% of the food is wasted. It would go a long way in feeding the hungry and needy this Christmas, while conserving resources.
The way we change is slowly and surely. We are being mindful of what we gift. Here are 4 useful gift ideas:
1. T-shirts
Generally I would not suggest clothing, as we all usually have more than we require. But dragon lovers will always use their dragon clothes. Buy it from a regular seller, or pick a design and get one printed. You could even pick either a half sleeved or full sleeved garment depending on your budget.
2. Game Subscription
For a younger child, a game subscription is a gift they will cherish, Perhaps you could gift a subscription for dragon games.
3. Dragon Books
If the receiver is a younger child, you could pick a book with a dragon in it or buy them an app after finding its suitability at 5 sites to know more about games and apps. You must ensure that the parents are not unhappy with your gift, for this could cause some discomfort.
4. Dragon Food
Most of our dragon loving friends which includes children love dragon shaped food, be it cookies or candy. We have bought a dragon shaped cookie cutter for this year. We are going to make our dragon shaped cookies debut this Christmas.
As of now most things are on track. We need to make some gift bags. The kids are suggesting making them out of newspaper and painting them. Looks like this Christmas is a first for many things!
This Christmas we have decided to gift dragon themed Christmas gifts to our fellow dragon loving friends. We have also decided to gift useful items. We are trying to do this, to be more environmentally friendly, by creating less waste, after we understood how the garbage we generate has gone up phenomenally since the 1960s.
We are also trying to be conscious of the food we waste. On Thanksgiving Day when the US consumes the maximum food, a large amount is wasted. We are encouraging people we know to waste less food after we read that 40% of the food is wasted. It would go a long way in feeding the hungry and needy this Christmas, while conserving resources.
The way we change is slowly and surely. We are being mindful of what we gift. Here are 4 useful gift ideas:
1. T-shirts
Generally I would not suggest clothing, as we all usually have more than we require. But dragon lovers will always use their dragon clothes. Buy it from a regular seller, or pick a design and get one printed. You could even pick either a half sleeved or full sleeved garment depending on your budget.
2. Game Subscription
For a younger child, a game subscription is a gift they will cherish, Perhaps you could gift a subscription for dragon games.
3. Dragon Books
If the receiver is a younger child, you could pick a book with a dragon in it or buy them an app after finding its suitability at 5 sites to know more about games and apps. You must ensure that the parents are not unhappy with your gift, for this could cause some discomfort.
4. Dragon Food
Most of our dragon loving friends which includes children love dragon shaped food, be it cookies or candy. We have bought a dragon shaped cookie cutter for this year. We are going to make our dragon shaped cookies debut this Christmas.
As of now most things are on track. We need to make some gift bags. The kids are suggesting making them out of newspaper and painting them. Looks like this Christmas is a first for many things!
