Yesterday morning, I gave a present to a classmate who helped me with work throughout the semester. I had been considering giving her a gift before the semester ended, and fortunately I knew what she liked: monkeys. She had monkey stickers, monkey key chains, etc. So, I found this ceramic monkey bank and knew that she'd like it. And, sure enough, she did. She kept thanking me over and over.
I would say that gift-giving in general requires some creativity. I would also say that I have picked up the ability to notice what people like, and therefore I am able to pick out gifts that suit people's tastes. My mom and grandma taught me that ability: they knew exactly who in our family liked what. We had one relative who decorated her whole house with watermelons, another one who loved cows, another one who loved cats...
I would say that I took creativity and gift-giving a step further after I took History of Puppetry last semester. After the semester ended, I still had a lot of puppet-making supplies left, so I used them to make puppets and give them out as Christmas gifts. I would say that crafts are always good for gifts because they're enjoyable, relaxing, and affordable to put together and give out.
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