I think its such a waste to give flowers or chocolates as they will be eaten and forgotten (never been a big fan or them myself unless bought by myself), I want to teach my children to put thought into presents and what they can mean.
I may regret that when I in 20 years time when I have to still pull out the interestingly designed cereal box to prove I still have it.
My husband and I began putting things our son made for us in a Rubbermaid storage box, to save for him. A few things are displayed in the house. Homemade items related to holidays are stored with our decoration for those holidays,
My parents did the same thing for stuff we made for them, That is how over 40 years later the plate decorated as a Christmas present still gets put out in their house every year.