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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did 18 gifts for DC's 18th birthday. I copied this idea from one I saw online, and DC loved it! Many gifts were very inexpensive, but we also included the "big" gift in the 18. Some gifts related to "privileges" of turning 18 (lottery ticket, sparklers, cigarettes - just kidding  :wink:), some included things we'd be giving anyway but connected to 18 ($18 gift card to a favorite restaurant, 18 $1 bills, etc.), some were silly, some were more thoughtful (inspirational book type things), some didn't cost anything, and some were nicer. Set your overall budget and go from there! I numbered the gifts to vary what would be opened when and ended with the nicest gift.
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DP. Great idea! [b]Could you share what some of the nicer gifts were?[/b] [/quote]

Sure! DC is a girl, so:
- pair of earrings 
- nicer purse
- sterling ring

The purse was the most expensive, but nothing too crazy.

Here's the entire list, if you want any ideas:
- favorite breakfast item for birthday morning
- box of favorite Keurig drink
- motivation book
- favorite candy
- Starbuck's gift card
- fidget for studying
- 6 pack of favorite bottled water
- earrings
- favorite dessert from a local bakery
- gift card to favorite lunch restaurant for exact amount of what she always got (seniors could leave for lunch at her school)
- gum
- lottery tickets 
- sparklers 
- "control" of her bank account (we made her use an old school registry prior to 18 to learn how to balance a checkbook - the gift was login info for online banking)
- $18 gift card to a slightly nicer restaurant she and her friends love
- ring
- 18 $1 bills (I went to the bank and got brand new bills - wish I'd thought ahead way back when to get them from the year she was born!)
- purse

Obviously, this could be ramped up or down for total cost, and I know some were a stretch (banking login!!), but DD thought it was fun and was excited to see everything wrapped. As you can see, several were things we'd be paying for anyway, so it kept the overall cost of actual gifts to a more reasonable amount.
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