Some very fine choices above. I agree about knitting and crocheting. One of my favored gifts from a kind of substitute mom/second mom is this. My mom's best friend who made afghans for who she called her three kids, her own daughter, me and my brother. It has its permanent place on the couch and also good for a warm snoozin' nap.
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Candle making is also a good one, my grandmother taught me, it is also practical since all homes should have a number of nice ones in case the lights go out during a power failure.