Giving nonmaterial gifts that mean a lot 19 Articles

by Dyanne Green

Gifts from the Heart for the Critically Ill Encouragement Booklet When one of my co-workers was stricken with cancer for the third time, the office wanted to give her something meaningful. I came up with a unique id...read more

by Erik Van Tongerloo

Non material things can we classify in different groups : In the first place we have gifts for children like : 1: Simple book about the child, written and illustrated by you! 2: The makings for hand puppets - brown ...read more

by P J Thompson

A gift that has been made especially for someone can mean so much more than something you picked up at the local gift store. It can be so much more personal, and is often necessary anyway - many people have more friends an...read more

by Teresa Clemens

When I think of non-material gifts, I think of gifts from my soul to another's soul, or what some call gifts of the heart. We live in such a material driven world that some thought must go into non-material gifts, however...read more

by Amy Sullivangreiner

It depends on the person, age and so on, but here are some ideas to get you started: For a child, give them a day of your time. Take them to a beach or park or museum; have them over to your house to bake cookies, or ma...read more

by Jacque E

Living Legacy for My Child. When my son was conceived I swore as any mother does to protect and guide my child through life and give him the best life that I could possibly afford. Now being a part of a single income fa...read more

by Wispen Lee

Gifts can come in all shapes and sorts, but the type that would endear you most to someone, and which would mean the most to someone you care about, is the immaterial, or the personalized gift item. Giving a gift that you ...read more

by A K Shirey

For Mother's Day, we had a teacher who suggested that as a gift to our Mom's, since none of us youngsters had money, we do something more valuable than money itself. She showed us how to make/design/color little slips of ...read more

by Allison Whitehead

My partner and I started what's become a bit of a tradition a few years ago for Christmas. We were a bit stuck on ideas for presents for each other, so we agreed on doing something charitable instead. My partner's pet ...read more

by CriticalThinker

Only a true friend or someone who really cares about you would be thrilled to accept a non-material gift. Unfortunately, we live in a material world full of people who are completely out of touch with what really matters ...read more

by Fm Pascual

It is first a question of clarifying the difference between material and non-material (immaterial). Material means substantial, of relevance, the content rather than the form is more important. So given the meanings, what ...read more

by Peter Rands

It's easy to come up with good ideas if you're at all creative. Here are some things I've done, most recently for Valentine's Day. Maybe someone else can try some of these as well. * In the two weeks leading up to the d...read more

by Selly Lee

Gifts can of course come in different forms and variations. For those who are loaded and can spare some cash, of course it would be much easier to get the gifts that you may think the recipient will like it a lot. However,...read more

by Rett M

What i have found over years of making gift mistakes and gift re- gifts is knowing the person you are thinking of in that moment. A simple example would be my friend loves anything and everything about the beach so collect...read more

by Lisa S

I think that a good non-materialistic gift is just being there with your loved one spending time together. Maybe its a nice romantic night where you have dinner at home and then cuddle up and watch a movie. Maybe its a n...read more

by Ilove Myname

We use to make a handmade gift cards or a scrap book and color it and write some inspiring words with it. It's a very simple things yet cannot be forgotten for life. It's more than the material stuffs you bought in a dep...read more

by April Gilford

Depending on what is available in your town (or the town the recipient lives in), a great non-material gift is a pass or season ticket. This can be a library card for someone who doesn't have one, a membership to a local ...read more

by C. Penlington

In the case of needing to give a gift and lacking $$ - here are some 'free' ideas to help get you started. You could write a list of inspirational quotes - look everywhere (search engines) for the best ones, even 'Celesti...read more

by Sophie Coolbaugh

A Ritual For Long Lasting Love The spirit of Aphrodite lives in all of us. To harness her power and bless their relationships, lovers can perform an ancient ritual as a pledge of their love to each other. You will...read more