Gift Ideas For Friends

Why Alexa and Kate? Could it be their great taste in magazines? Actually, these two girls are so alike they're practically sisters. Alexa and Kate's birthdays are just days apart. And their moms both have the same first and middle names. Weird! Their BEF secret? "We never, ever fight!" We would have never guessed it....

Sleigh bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, and your two-week vacation is just around the corner. But it won't take long before that fuzzy holiday feeling gives way to...Present Panic! Unless you have a few elves living in your closet, December's festivities are enough to freak anyone out. But some of the best gifts for your BFF don't cost a dime. Guess that old saying is true: The best gifts really don't come in boxes.

MAGIC MEMORIES Lauren, 12, says, "My BFF surprised me with a journal packed with really cool Kodak moments--fun times we'd caught on camera. She filled the margins with recollections of special memories and funny phrases. It's the best gift I've ever gotten."

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Save your BFF some time and tuna. Pack her a gourmet lunch every day the week before break! Test your inner Martha--she'll love a turkey rollup with cucumbers and brie. Or whip up a special dinner with food, fun and plenty o' laugh-out-loud vids. Chicken chili and Freddie Prinze Jr. What could be better?

SNEAKIN' AROUND Do something secret and fun for a week. Leave inspirational poems and cool quotes in your BFF's mailbox, decorate her locker for the holidays, send her on a scavenger hunt--along the way, she can pick up homemade goodies. Hey, holidays are a time for tradition so we have another old saying for you: It's the thought that counts.

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