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Here's some "don't" advice that I've seen happen: don't give your little "stuff" for the sake of giving her more gifts (aka bouncy balls, tacky little gifts, food items, etc.). She will appreciate much more the thoughtful gifts you have clearly spent time on, even if there are fewer of them. That said, here are some ideas. Having a theme to guide your gift giving will help with ideas, and seem less hodge-podge when you give it. Give your little things she can use to decorate her room, and things that are useful. Incorporating a basket etc. full of the gifts is nice too:
-Decorated tote (beach theme? I painted a sailboat and clever phrase involving our name on mine, and filled the tote with a towel--you could get it embroidered, decorated visor, decorated sports bottle or one of those monogrammed cold cups, girly magazines, tanning lotion, etc.)
-painted picture frames (don't just have to be with your colors and letters, you can come up with fun themes)
-decorated/painted mirror in a frame
-decorated bulletin board or ribbon board (cover a corkboard in nice paper, trim it with ribbon, you could paint your crest onto the cork if it's allowed, etc)
-movie night basket: movies, cute pajamas, fuzzy socks, candles (scented or decorated), personalized/decorated mug, hot chocolate, popcorn, candy, blanket or snuggie
-spa day basket: various spa supplies, personalized and decorated, etc. Embroidered towel, anything monogrammed, etc.
-decorate a giant martini/margarita glass (see if this is allowed first!) and fill it with candy
-quilted/padded scrapbook or photo album
-decorated wooden version of your symbol (for example, the Gamma Phi chapter here does wooden crescents)
That's all I can think of for now...sorry, it's late! Do a search on here for "Big/little gift ideas" or something, and I'm sure you'll come up with a lot.
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