Kids love to dig for treasure in the sand. Kids also love money.
Combine those two things and you’ve got yourself a Money Treasure Dig that is a perfect money gift for younger children!
All you need are a Plastic Beach Pail and Shovel
Pour a layer of sand in the bucket and then drop a few quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Pour sand on top of the coins until they’re hidden. Add more coins to the bucket and then add another layer of sand.
You’ve heard that a friend or family member is ill. You’re going to stop and pick up a get well card on the way home from work. Oops, life gets in the way and you’ve forgotten – again!
A video get well message is so much better than a get well card!
Don’t sweat it. I have a thoughtful and entertaining solution that works even better than a get well card. I know because it happened to me.
I was home recuperating from surgery when I received a message on my cell phone. It wasn’t a text, and it wasn’t voice mail. It was a video get well message from several of my cousins! TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
I played the 10 second video over and over again because it made me laugh and grin from ear to ear. My cousins’ “thoughtful twist” of sending a video get well message instead of a get well card was both impressive and unexpected!
An easy peasy way to send a get well message is to pick up your smart phone, make a quick video and send. You’re done. No trying to remember to stop at the store to get a card.
After having my first child, I felt so thankful to friends and family who came and visited bearing gifts of prepared meals. Between breastfeeding and let’s see… more breastfeeding, there was no time for anything else!
Drop off this ready-to-eat meal for family and friends with new babies. It’s easy to make and it will provide them with several hot meals!
Just by popping the food dishes we received straight into the oven or microwave, my husband and I could eat lots of hot meals with very little work. It was a blessing I tell you!
Our favorite dish came from one of our family members, Terri, who dropped off shredded chicken tacos and everything we needed to go with it.
Not only was it delicious, but we were able to get two dinners and two lunches out of it which was awesome because those were four meals we didn’t have to worry about at all.
I asked Terri for her chicken tacos recipe, and she happily shared it with me. Thanks Terri!
EASY PEASY CHICKEN TACOS
I was diagnosed with breast cancer February 27, 2015. No, I did not smoke. No, breast cancer does not run in my family. As a matter-of-fact there has never been any cancer in my family, period!
Love the inspirational quotes & beautiful calendar to keep track of dr. appts.
I slowly began to tell family, friends and co-workers as I learned about my cancer, surgery and treatment. After the initial shock, everyone moved in orchestrated concert to give me their support. It was amazing!
I didn’t know what I needed but each phone call, text, video get well message, get well card, candy, hug, calendar, quote on canvas, journal and flowers were gifts that made me smile.
My co-workers immediately took over my duties and assured me they would handle it. They said, “Get well and don’t worry.”
My high school best friend took off from work and drove 2.5 hours to spend the day and take me to lunch. It had been years since we spent that much time together. It was like going back in time when we would talk non-stop about everything!
When my boss, Holley, turned 40 years old, my co-workers and I chipped in to buy her 40 birthday balloons.
We hid them in her office so when she opened her door that morning, she walked right into them!
It was a HUGE bouquet of birthday balloons, and it made a big statement. She couldn’t believe how many balloons there were!
Every morning after that when Holley walked into her office, the balloons continued to brighten her whole day. It also ended up being the gift that kept on giving because the balloons lasted almost two weeks!
Remember on rainy days when you were a kid making “forts” or “tents” out of blankets draped over furniture?
Fits twin or double size mattress.
My brothers and I had so much fun playing in the dark, using our flashlights, peeking out to see what our mother was doing, imagining we were lost at sea or lost in the wilderness, pretending we were cooking food on a campfire while eating snacks from the refrigerator, and sometimes coloring for hours in our very own hideout!
Children love having their own play space to let their imaginations run wild. But unlike a blanket fort, I have a gift idea that won’t mess up or rearrange your living room!
Encourage imaginative play by giving a child a Kids Bed Tent. They come in sizes that fit a twin or double mattress.
Kids Bed Tents can also be placed on the floor so you can take them anywhere in the house or even outside.
Two weeks before some friends left for a family trip to Europe, their home flooded. A terrible experience.
But the real disaster occurred when they realized their fireproof home safe was NOT waterproof. Inside they found their passports completely ruined. Panic attack!
They scrambled to get a new set of passports issued to them. After paying hefty fees to get them expedited, they received them just in time. But still. Definitely not a situation they ever want to repeat. Ever.
Let this be a lesson that a fireproof safe is not enough. You need to purchase a Waterproof & Fireproof Home Safe
Just like fire extinguishers, a safe is an item most people forget to purchase for their home. But it’s important because it provides security and peace of mind.
That’s why a Waterproof & Fireproof Home Safe
To add a “thoughtful twist” to this gift idea, include a list of the types of documents and items they may want to include in their new safe.
Have you ever repurposed a gift? Yep, I have! Ever told the recipient that it was a repurposed gift? I recently did!
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It was a book titled “Cationary Meaningful Portraits of Cats” by Sharon Montrose and purrrfect for my friend.
My husband and I have started talking about downsizing. Retirement is on the horizon, and we want to have more with less! More time to travel, less time working in the yard. More time for hobbies, less time cleaning the house.
More time for everything we want to do and less time doing the things we don’t want to do. You see a pattern? Continue Reading
Life is filled with many tasks that need to get done but bring us no joy in doing them. We look at our to-do list and groan.
Laundry. Dry cleaning. Yard work. Grocery shopping. House cleaning. Getting an oil change. Going to the post office. Organizing a room or closet. Running errands. The list goes on. There are a million other things we’d rather do.
We work hard all week and instead of using our free time to relax or to spend quality time with friends and family, we’re stressed out trying to complete these mundane but necessary tasks because if we didn’t… we would be stressed out they didn’t get done.
No clean clothes or no food in the fridge? No thank you. But how can we break the cycle of stress and feeling overwhelmed for ourselves or for someone we care about? The answer is a personal assistant.
Give someone more free time and peace of mind by giving them a gift certificate for a personal assistant service. They can delegate the tasks they don’t have time for or don’t enjoy.
Here’s a gift idea for a wedding anniversary. Rent a car made in the same year the couple got married for a fun trip down memory lane!
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My deaf grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary August 12, 1985. Our family wanted to do something visual, unexpected and certainly memorable. But what?
We celebrated their 50th anniversary at church with wedding cake and punch. On their 55th anniversary, we invited family and friends to their home for the celebration. Nice, but very typical and expected.
One day, I just happened to drive by 20 antique cars that were parked at a local A&W Root Beer drive-in. Light bulb moment!
I pulled in, got out of my car, and asked the owners the year of their cars and would they consider taking my grandparents on a car ride on their anniversary.
