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.
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!
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
At Sunburst Gifts, we love coming up with creative ways to give money. This time, shower someone with cash with a Money Umbrella!
Money umbrellas are a fun and creative way to give cash gifts.
When they open the umbrella, they’ll be completely surprised by all of the cash that falls out from the inside!
If you give the Money Umbrella gift in person, watching them open the gift and seeing their reaction is half the fun so make sure they open it in front of you. And get your camera or video camera ready!
You can attach a note to the umbrella that says “Open Me” but I prefer say something like,”Open it up so you can see that it’s a lot bigger than it looks. It will really protect you from the rain!”
Yes, little white lies are completely appropriate in these situations.
If you’re mailing the gift or you won’t be there when it’s opened, definitely include a note that says “Open Me.” You don’t want the gift recipient to miss out on their big surprise and, even worse, lose the umbrella and the cash because they had no idea what was inside!
Th Money Umbrella gift idea is so much fun to give and receive, and it’s easy peasy to create!
HOW TO CREATE A MONEY UMBRELLA
Leading up to my wedding day, I prayed I could contain the waterworks so I wouldn’t become a crying, sobbing mess. I didn’t want to ruin my make-up or my pictures.
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Thankfully, I mostly teared up with only a few tears escaping.
I’m pretty sure I’ve never met a woman who didn’t spill at least one tear on her wedding day. Tears of happiness are just impossible to contain on such a special day.
When tears spill, a person needs a handkerchief. A personalized handkerchief makes a wonderful gift that a bride can put to great use on her wedding day to dry any tears that may fall.
Handkerchiefs can be customized and embroidered with a wedding date, initials, monograms, Bible verses, quotes or personal messages.
On the day of my best friend’s wedding, I gave her a handkerchief with the words, “No Ugly Crying.”
Have your wedding anniversary gifts become predictable and expected? Even worse – boring? Don’t stress…
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This wedding anniversary gift idea has it all! It’s creative, unique, sentimental and funny!
Take lottery tickets and arrange them into a lottery ticket bouquet inside a flower pot. Read “Lottery Ticket Bouquet | 40th Birthday Gift for the items you’ll need and instructions on how to assemble the bouquet.
You can purchase a random number or the same number of lottery tickets for the number of years you’ve been married.
For the “thoughtful twist,” add a message that says, “Being married to you is like winning the lottery every single day.”
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We’ve had requests for babysitting gift certificates so we made that our first product. Thoughtful gift givers can purchase instant downloads of our printable babysitting gift certificates in yellow, pink and blue colors or buy them as a 3-pack bundle.
Every parent can use more time for themselves so babysitting gift certificates always make popular gifts for baby showers, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas.
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Do you know those people who are naturally crafty? They can do things like sew, cook, bake, decorate, paint (probably spin straw into gold too) and everything they create looks like it came straight off the page of a Martha Stewart magazine. They drive me crazy jealous!
Well, my co-worker Kelly is one of those people. Mucho talented. And she’s always using her talents to bring joy to others – like when she bakes her famous cinnamon rolls and brings them to the office.
Kelly shared with me that when she has friends or family who are sick, hospitalized, homebound, in physical rehab or dealing with chemotherapy, she makes them a Box of Sunshine. Then she fills it with everything YELLOW!
