{"id":180,"date":"2007-05-26T14:17:16","date_gmt":"2007-05-26T21:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.makeplaydough.com\/blog\/180\/great-gifts-start-in-the-heart\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T19:41:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T19:41:03","slug":"great-gifts-start-in-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/180\/great-gifts-start-in-the-heart","title":{"rendered":"Great Gifts Start in the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-snk-default wp-image-18356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/WomanApron2-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Great Gifts Start in the Heart\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/WomanApron2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/WomanApron2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/WomanApron2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Most great gifts start in the heart. My mom still has an apron that I painted for her when I was seven. She wears it on special occasions and it has become a family joke. Still, I know that no store bought gift has survived this test of time. There are no other aprons from the 70s lurking in mom&#8217;s closet. Because the gift was homemade it was special.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you make for your dad make sure it is special from you. In thirty years he might still have the gift you make for him this Father&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>From Suzanne, a parent from Kansas City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most great gifts start in the heart. My mom still has an apron that I painted for her when I was seven. She wears it on special occasions and it has become a family joke. 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