{"id":1283,"date":"2009-05-02T05:13:55","date_gmt":"2009-05-02T12:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.makeplaydough.com\/blog\/1283\/give-a-memory\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T18:47:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T18:47:26","slug":"give-a-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/1283\/give-a-memory","title":{"rendered":"Give a Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-snk-default wp-image-18332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/SandArt-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Give a Memory\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/SandArt-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/SandArt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/SandArt-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/SandArt.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>It can be difficult to think of a creative gift to give to someone that you care about. Chances are that you do not have dispensable income and that you are worried about spending too much on a gift, especially during the holidays when there are a lot of gifts to give. Fortunately there are many creative options for making your own gifts that your recipient is sure to appreciate. Not only are these sand art gifts practical for your pocketbook, but they are also beautiful and practical. Here are some suggestions for how you can incorporate gift giving with your sand art creations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give a memory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best gifts are ones that are given with though. Use the same layering technique that is used in traditional sand art jars to make a gift that has significance to the person that is receiving it. For example, an anniversary gift could include a sand art jar that is filled and layered with sand and sea shells from the beach where a couple honeymooned. Or another idea could be to find pebbles from the hospital grounds of the place that someone was born, layer the pebbles according to size, shape or color, and give the sand art gift as a birthday present. With some thought, there are ways to bottle virtually any important location in a person&#8217;s life, and that makes a thoughtful gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be difficult to think of a creative gift to give to someone that you care about. 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