Why is this such a favorite gift?<\/p>\n
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- It’s like a treasure hunt (for me)! I get to spend months with my eyes peeled for the ugliest, liveliest, most visually over-stimulating “stuff” I can find.<\/li>\n
- It’s inexpensive — who else would WANT this stuff??? \u00a0Of course<\/em> it’s on sale.<\/li>\n
- The time it takes is time that I get to spend thinking about a child’s interests and imagination.<\/li>\n
- And I’ve never given this gift to a kiddo who didn’t just love it. (It’s a step “up” from the wrapping paper, empty boxes and water bottles of the first two years.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The best thing about this crazy, inexpensive gift? \u00a0It doesn’t work without the magic ingredient: the child’s imagination.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Image by thejesse via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/h6>\n
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