GradSave Shares The 5 Best Gifts for Children This Holiday Season

MIAMI - Dec. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- As merchants aggressively promote holiday buying, many gift givers are seeking ways to focus on the spirit of giving this season without being swept away in the commercialism that accompanies it. GradSave (http://www.gradsave.com/), the leading college savings registry, specializes in helping people make meaningful gifts to children. To help gift givers bring more meaning to the season, the company has compiled a list of the five gifts most likely to have a lasting impact on the children who receive them:

1. The Gift of Generosity.  Charitable gifts given on behalf of a child can be a great way to introduce a child to the beauty of giving and teach them how their actions can directly impact others. Plus, kids will get a kick out of giving gifts such as chickens, goats, and other supplies to needy families and kids around the globe through organizations such as Oxfam America, Heifer International and World Vision.

2. Gifts That Inspire.  Toys get worn out and break and kids outgrow them, or they just have too many already. But gifts like books, art supplies, or a special outing to a museum or stage performance can inspire a child for years. Many adults can remember a book that changed their lives when they were young, why not give that same book with a beautifully written dedication?

3. Gifts Uniquely From the Giver. Home-made gifts don’t have to be hand-knitted or baked. What are your passions: golf, fishing, music, painting, photography, or something else entirely? Whatever it is, you just may have a skill that the child on your list would love to learn. Another option is to let someone know what they mean to you by setting it to paper. While not everyone is a poet, a heart-felt letter that tells a child how he or she has changed your life will be a beautiful keepsake that they’ll enjoy re-reading for years to come.

4. The Gift of Your Time. Children love to have the undivided attention of the adults they love. Consider a holiday tradition of a one-on-one outing – lunch or dinner at a favorite restaurant, a trip to the park or the ice skating rink, a hike through the woods. Make it something that is meaningful and fun for both of you, and that allows you to have time together to talk, share and laugh.

5. The Gift of Education.  Few things can positively impact a child’s life more than education. A gift toward a child’s college savings fund will not only be put to good use when the child is ready for college, but is also a gift that will continue to benefit a child for a lifetime. Isn’t that better than another toy or a pet rock? GradSave makes it easy to give with College Savings Gift Cards (https://gradsave.com/giftcards/buy?CTA=GS_CTA_gift_forfri...) in denominations of $25 to $500, which parents can redeem for transfer directly to a college savings plan.

About GradSave

Gradsave is an online college savings registry that makes it easy for family and friends to make gifts directly to a child’s college savings plan, helping parents to save thousands more than they could on their own. Founded in 2011, the savings platform now has over 11,000 parents registered. Gift-givers can make contributions directly to a child’s GradSave profile, or purchase gift cards. For more information, visit us at www.gradsave.com (mailto:http://gradsave.com/account%3Futm_expid=47357306-0).