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\"IMG_1201.JPG\"<\/a><\/span>You’re probably looking for great ideas for Hanukkah gifts for your children. And maybe you don’t want to spent $37 on alef-bet blocks like the folks over at Kveller<\/a><\/i>. So, here’s a list of gift ideas bound to keep your children busy for the next year, based on my scientific market research. (I took some notes about what my girls played with a lot this week.)<\/p>\n

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1. A bag of lentils<\/b> ($.79, eco-friendly)<\/div>\n
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This became both a play telephone and a baby during dinner last week. Caution: do not let children open bag and put lentils in nose or ears. Note: Also good for soup.<\/div>\n
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2. Polystyrene (free, not so eco-friendly)<\/b><\/div>\n
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Yesterday, Zoe, my five year old, made a dress, a scarf, and a three dimensional picture of a cow for her best friend out of one long sheet of polystyrene. Caution: should not be eaten, in soup or otherwise.<\/div>\n
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3. Old baby toys (also free. Potentially annoying.)<\/b><\/div>\n
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Every once in a while I agree to let my children come into the attic with me. There, they spot the baby toys I have stowed away for….well, I have no idea what for. Down come the Playskool Press and Pop toy, the plastic key ring, the Fisher price Rock a stack, the Little Tikes “piano”, and all those things that made Mozart sound crappy. Tip: Do not replace dead batteries. Second tip: First tip will not help with the “piano.”<\/div>\n
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4. Your clothes (free, until you have to replace them)<\/b><\/div>\n
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My children have a drawer full of costumes. They prefer to tromp around the house for hours in my Uggs, my shirts, my sweaters, and of course, my bras (as hats.)<\/div>\n
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5. Boxes and bubble wrap (Free. Sort of)<\/b><\/div>\n
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The only good reason to actually go out and buy presents. <\/div>\n
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 Alas, none of these items will be on sale on Black Friday.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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