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NWR: I need help with a gift idea! :)
Alright. . so we're going to FI aunts house for Thanksgiving, but we're doing the gift exchange now instead of Christmas because they wont be up north for Christmas.
They do gift boxes, like themed boxes. Last year FI got a nice pan, pancake mix, eggs and bacon for a 'breakfast box' (well, thats the box he recieved).
I can't come up with a theme. . my creativity is done for after this week due to stress. . any suggestions? Its a $20 limit too.
P.s. We won the doggie battle. . Lucy doesnt have to go to a kennel! 
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Re: NWR: I need help with a gift idea! :)
Hmm, a theme box... do you have a particular person you are getting a "gift box" for? Or do you have to do several?
I've done a tea-party gift in the past (different kinds of tea, scone mix, homemade cookies, jam, a cute book on throwing a tea party) for a friend. I also read somewhere about a James Bond gift- a couple DVDs or books wrapped in a bow-tie, maybe a mini-fake pistol and a martini-shaker and cocktail olives?
Krispy I was actually JUST thinking that right before I reopen-ed this thread HAH! Would you do like a $10 gift card and then put like popcorn and candies in it?
I was so worried about kenneling her because she doesnt like to eat when she's nervous or away from us, plus shes sort of quirky in the -Im a basset hound and my body is pretty much a giant nose- way 
the gift is part of an 'elphant gift game' . . I have noo idea. . its pretty much a gift swap where you can steal others boxes. . I think everyone has played some kind of version of it during their life
CJ thats soo sweet of you!! If anything changes, I'll let you know
Hahaha so true about the giant nose! We usually have my friend Erin's basset during the holidays and he's like, the funniest thing. Izzy doesn't know what to make of him, he'll lie on his side snoring all day and she'll just sit there watching him like "if I stare at you long enough maybe you'll want to play... WHAT is that noise you just made?"
I really like the movie themed box too.
Or maybe a "game night" with a game and snacks or something.
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I might still go with it though since I really like the idea.
For some reason I feel like I need this awesome idea since this will be my first year participating in the festives (I was there last year, but didn't know I needed to get a gift. . wasn't told or something)
Lucy is hilarious! She'll sleep most of the day and then bounce up and go crazy all of a sudden *spurt of energy*
I will admit though, watching her come down our stairs is the funniest thing of all. . she just kind bounces down them because her legs are too short to walk down them like a normal dog
Maybe a summer beach party box? I did this for a friend last year: sunscreen, ice tea and lemonade mixes, a blowup beach ball, a beach towel, some summery candies and treats. You could tell them it's to help them think a the warmer days to come
Picturing Lucy come down the stairs has made my day.
Stuff like hot chocolate mix, cider mix, a cool mug, cookie mix, a "toboggan" (NC lingo for a knit hat)
I LOVE these ideas by the way
What about if the recipient is a guy - any guy oriented ideas - my FIL loves golf and poker...
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Maybe a golf theme: tees, golf balls, gift card to a driving range, maybe a cool club cover if they have their own clubs
Or basketball theme since that season is starting up, maybe if the whole family pulls for 1 team or something
He loves cigars too, so that would be perfect.