LETTER WRITING
If you're writing a Christmas card to your child in India, here are some things to remember:
The Christmas season highlights many distinct facets of society and culture for Indian children. They take trees inside their homes and decorate them with paper flowers, chains and lanterns. Some Christians celebrate by lighting their houses with lanterns. Most families hang a Christmas star throughout the season.
Write your child a letter.
GIFT GIVING
Child Gifts
Below are some examples of what a monetary gift can purchase for your child in India:
$25 and under: bicycle (used), chicken
$50 and under: sewing machine (used)
Give your child a gift.
Family Gifts
Below are some examples of what a monetary gift can purchase for your child's family in India:
$100 and under: bicycle (new), goat, sewing machine (new)
$300 and under: cow
Income-generating ideas within the family gift limit of $300 are:
- Raising chickens to sell eggs
- Breeding goats to sell the young ones
- Buying a cow to sell the milk
- Purchasing a blender and cookware to make juices, jams and pickles to sell
- Establishing a small snack shop and purchasing a stove and cookware to make and sell tea, coffee, biscuits, etc.
Give a family gift.
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