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What smart choices
can we make for our bodies?
GIFT IDEAS
GIVING THE GIFT OF WELLNESS
How can your gifts be filled with real joy and true meaning? Consider gifts that help reduce stress, lift spirits, and encourage healthy living. Consider healthful gifts that will be treasured – things like really good food, inspiring books, gifts to pamper the body, and homemade treasures made from the heart.  Here are some creative ideas.

TRADER GIOTTO'S FOOD BAG
Trader Joe's offers a wide range of cultural flavors - Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Italian.  The Trader Joe's fabric shopping bag below was filled with storable Italian-themed products, including White Balsamic Vinegar, Extra Virgin Olive OIl, Pasta, Sauce, Roasted Peppers, Almonds, and assorted other items. The cost was under $35. 
   
 

     
  
  
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A COUNTRY GIRL VENTURES INTO THE CITY?
 
The illustrations above are from a charming children's book called 
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart.  David Small's illustrations are colored with a Depression-era setting.  You can't help but fall in love with the winsome young heroine. 
Caldecott Honor Award. 

 


RECOMMENDED USEFUL BOOKS
 


Twelve spirited ideas for connecting children to nature through gardening.
 

 
A new way to garden with 80%
less space and work.
 
 

  
Practical guide for identifying,
gathering, storing, and cooking
edible wild plants - Samuel Thayer
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