I participate in a number of facebook groups. This past week one of them posted a theme on sharing Christmas gift ideas for people with additional needs.

I’d like to take this on a slightly different angle (who’s surprised?!?) and look at some ideas that have supported my child in giving to others.

We have a huge hazelnut tree in our yard and for the past few years H has collected the nuts (a big job), dried them hanging in old nylons or laid out on newspaper for a few weeks, and then cracked them to give away as gifts in nicely decorated jars. He even has his own lable: “Nuts to You: Hazelnuts grown, picked, and hand-shelled by H.” (And by the way – the double entendre of his brand name is not lost on him. He thinks the double play of the…