Time flies. It is winter now and near the end of a year. Every year, I will attend Christmas party with my friends to enjoy fully the last time of a year. What’s more, we can send and receive special presents during that holiday. When I think of the present, my heart will bound without stop.
In my college life, I was always looking forward to the New Year, for I could get together with many friends and enjoy a feast. I still remember the last Christmas party I spent with my friends. Under the happy festival atmosphere, there was our light sorrow heart. We knew that we could not celebrate New Year the next year and we had to go different cities to develop our career. So, the last festival is significant. I had prepared presents several weeks ago.
I sent Mary a pair of gloves, because I knew she was extremely afraid of cold and her hands were never warm in winter; I gave Sandy a suit of Snoopy cups, for she was fond of lovely cartoon characters and drinking teas; I bought a cool dark notebook to Henry because I knew his hobby was to write diaries. All these frugal Christmas gifts were my love to friends. Of course, I also received many gifts, such as delicious apples from Sandy, my favorite CD from Mary and warm cap from Henry. These frugal Christmas gifts brought me a warm and unforgettable memory.
However, I guess that I will receive no present this year. I graduated on July and went back to hometown without saying goodbye to dear friends. But I have made many plans about everyone’s Christmas gifts and want to see their bright smile after receiving gifts. No matter how far away I am from my friends, I will never forget the happy times we lived, studied and enjoyed together.
Getting a Christmas gift for teens is really hard and complicated these days. Even if you spend a great amount of money on the gift, it’s difficult to say whether your children will like it or not. As the Christmas Day is coming, what should we do to make our boys and girls satisfied? I have several suggestions on this topic:
First, we should know about our children’s preference. Males and females have different interests. If you buy a barbie doll for a boy, I think he will take no interest in it. But hopefully you can make a detailed investigation on your child to see what kind of gift he may like. For example, a boy aged from 10 to 15 always likes model ships, cars and airplanes. Teenagers older than that age may like iPod and laptops.
Second, a nice gift does not always mean high price, but the characteristic to increase the abilities in thinking and acting. Too expensive gifts are not helpful to the development of teenagers, eg cars, famous-brand handbags and so on. It’s just a waste of money. As a qualified parent in the 21st century, we should do something that contributes to the healthy, mental development and intelligence of our children. Taking a girl to a bookstore is a great idea. In the bookstore, teenagers can choose whatever books they want. Giving a book to children is certainly very nice and reasonable on the price.
Last but not least, I think accompanying children on this special festival is the best gift to them. Parents are usually very busy on their job. So taking the advantage of Christmas Day, parents should devote more time to their children. As we all know, some people nowadays have suffered from serious psychological problems, especially those children who feel lonely and helpless. To teach them how to cook, how to make friends and how to get rid of sadness and loneliness are very important. Parents should make up for the lack of these lessons during the Christmas holiday.
These are my tips in choosing nice Christmas gifts for children. I hope they’re useful to you. And merry Christmas!