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1 A Season For Giving Projects to Make and Give By Sheri Graham It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35b

2 A Season for Giving By Sheri Graham Published in the United States of America by: Graham Family Ministries P. O. Box 826 Moundridge, KS Copyright 2008 by Graham Family Ministries All rights reserved. Published October Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Graphics: Copyright 2008 Hemera Technologies, Inc., Sheri Graham and its licensors. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without expressed written permission of the publisher. Permission is granted for copies to be made for your immediate family only. Thank you.

3 INTRODUCTION Welcome to A Season for Giving. Recently the Lord laid on my heart the idea for this ebook. An ebook that would not only provide some simple gift ideas, but the recipes, instructions, gift tags and cards to go along with each gift. Gift giving does not have to be elaborate or expensive, and there are many, many ways that we can give of ourselves during the holiday season. I pray that this little ebook will give you some resources and ideas to get you started. There are twenty (20) projects to choose from some from the kitchen, some printable gifts, some handiwork gifts Hopefully you will find some ideas that will encourage your family to give more of yourselves to others during the holidays and throughout the year. I would encourage your family to sit down together and discuss how you, as a family, can give to others during this special time of year. Take a look at the ideas in this ebook, but don t limit yourself to these! This ebook is intended to give you a starting point, so let your creative juices flow! Once you have decided on which project(s) to do, then set aside time in your schedule to work on them as a family. During a season in which many people focus on what they will get, help your family shift their focus on what they can give. Jesus Christ gave up everything for us even His life! Can t we do the same for others? We have so much surely we can find something we can give to others. Wishing you a holiday season filled with loving and giving! ~ Sheri Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8b

4 LIST OF PROJECTS Project #1 Gift in a Jar Recipe & Gift Tags Project #2 Nativity Magnets Project #3 Make a Giving Jar Project #4 Gifts for Your Pastor and Family Project #5 Brown Sugar Facial Scrub Gift Jar Project #6 The Legend of the Candy Cane Bookmark & Ornament Project #7 Homemade Gift Labels Project #8 Cinnamon Ornaments Project #9 Yummy Homemade Granola Project #10 Knitted Dishcloths Project #11 Crocheted Round Scrubbie Project #12 Crocheted Coasters Project #13 Knitted Scarf Project #14 Special Meal with a Shut-In Project #15 Gifts of Service Coupons Project #16 Grape Jelly Gift Jars Project #17 Gospels of John Gifts Project #18 Nativity Magnet Set & Verse Puzzle Project #19 White as Snow Candy Gift Jars Project #20 Family Letter Writing Night

5 Project #1 Gift in a Jar Recipe & Gift Tags! Here is a fun little gift that you can make up for your neighbors and friends! Mix up this Snickerdoodle Mix and place in a ziplock bag or jar. If you use a ziplock bag, put the ziplock inside a paper lunch sack, fold over the top, punch two holes in the top, and tie some twine through the holes! Print out the gift tag on nice colored cardstock paper, cut out, and attach to the bag or jar! Enjoy! 2 ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 ½ cups sugar Snickerdoodle Mix Recipe In a large bowl, combine the ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container or put in a ziplock bag or jar for gift-giving!

7 Project #2 Nativity Magnets! These fun magnets (on the next page) can be printed out on the magnetic sheets that you can run through your printer. Simply print them (one page at a time), cut apart, and give them as gifts in a nice card! Another idea would be to put them in little ziplock bags and attach them to a plate of cookies for friends or neighbors. (These could also be printed on cardstock paper with a magnet attached.) Print out these gift tags onto cardstock paper, cut out, and attach to your gift! TO: FROM: TO: FROM: TO: FROM:

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