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amother

Blush

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 6:48 am

Any ideas of: a small meaningful gift I can give her? A nice mother/ daughter outing to go on? A nice family activity? Any ideas for our last week together until she's off? Thanx.

amother

Burgundy

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 7:14 am

Spending time with her, whatever you do, is a great gift. If she doesn't yet have a good overnight bag for going away for shabbos, get her one, and put in a note for her to find the first time she uses it.

amother

Ecru

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 8:52 am

Don't know her likes and personality but we made our daughter a big collage of pictures of the family to hang near her bed in seminary. She loved it very much.

amother

Cyan

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 9:22 am

amother wrote:

Don't know her likes and personality but we made our daughter a big collage of pictures of the family to hang near her bed in seminary. She loved it very much.

Yes! I was so jealous of the kids that had that. Better yet, maybe make the collage together? You can get some scrapbooking supplies, so she has time with you and a momento. Then go out for lunch to cap it off.

PinkFridge

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 11:00 am

It's possible she won't have room for a collage. Maybe you can put pictures and some basic supplies in a manila envelope with some extra cash earmarked for her to go to a crafts store.

saralem

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 11:13 am

A bit off topic. I wrote long letters to be read on the plane which my kids held onto. And mentioned to me years later. Sentimental sweet things, filled with brachas and dreams.

amother

Mauve

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 11:15 am

PinkFridge wrote:

It's possible she won't have room for a collage. Maybe you can put pictures and some basic supplies in a manila envelope with some extra cash earmarked for her to go to a crafts store.

I think most girls do have room for a collage. It's pretty standard that seminary girls put up pictures on the wall next to their beds.

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ra_mom

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 11:18 am

smileforamile wrote:

I think most girls do have room for a collage. It's pretty standard that seminary girls put up pictures on the wall next to their beds.

I think PinkFridge meant she might not have room in her luggage to travel with a collage.

amother

Mauve

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 11:21 am

ra_mom wrote:

I think PinkFridge meant she might not have room in her luggage to travel with a collage.

Oh okay. That makes more sense.

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amother

Cerulean

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 1:04 pm

A pretty (bullet) journal.

PinkFridge

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 3:53 pm

ra_mom wrote:

I think PinkFridge meant she might not have room in her luggage to travel with a collage.

Thanks. That's what I meant.

debsey

Sun, Aug 19 2018, 5:00 pm

Family pics on a pillowcase or a blanket is really cute. You can order from most photo places.

salt

Mon, Aug 20 2018, 1:44 am

debsey wrote:

Family pics on a pillowcase or a blanket is really cute. You can order from most photo places.

That is a nice idea!

debbie321

Mon, Aug 20 2018, 6:42 am

My mother wrote me a beautiful letter about how she was going 2 miss me, and what she valued about me. She wrote how happy she was for me, and that she was crying happy and sad tears 4 me. This was around 10 years ago. I found it when I got 2 my dorm the first time, when I was hit with a wave of panic that I would be in this place for 10 months and not see my family for awhile. I used 2 take it out because it made me feel like she was hugging me when I was homesick. When she was niftar, I became frantic cuz I couldnt find that letter, and Im still looking 4 it in my seminary books. I still appreciate that letter and think about how warm it made me feel, so many years later. Regardless of a present, please write a letter! It makes such a difference!

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