Everyone knows the excitement and satisfaction that comes from giving a gift  you’ve had a part in creating yourself.  It’s especially meaningful for children.  Not only does it give them the opportunity to create and to find joy in giving, but creating it themselves feeds their self-esteem and self-efficacy as well.  And as anyone who has been the recipient of a child’s gift can attest, the smile on a child’s face as he gives, is often as priceless as the gift itself. [Read more…]