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My upcoming trip to Santa Fe has me thinking about all things travel related and, with Toy Tuesday being a regular feature, I wanted to think of a great travel toy or game.
The problem I encountered while I was brainstorming was that I wanted something that could encompass different ages, packed light, could be done no matter the form of travel (for instance, Bananagrams is portable and anybody who can spell can play, but do you see playing this with your kids in the car or on a plane?) and didn’t have pieces to lose. At this point, you might be thinking, “Gee whiz, Alyna, good luck coming up with something…”, right?
Guess what? I came up with a great idea – Mad Libs!
Oh, Paper Source, how I love thee!
This homemade Foxy Valentine is a super cute way to let someone know you think they are foxy! It is easy, inexpensive and creative.
Something like this can be made even more personal by customizing the label – for instance, with your Valentine’s name – or leaving something special inside. The something special need not be expensive either (though it would probably come as quite a surprise it was!); a love note, a memento of some special time together, your Valentine’s favorite candy or whatever else you choose. You could leave the humor at the outside and be serious on the inside or choose to keep the cute going, for instance, you could put some fireballs inside with a note that …read more
The other night my boyfriend’s father told me a great gift giving story that I am going to share here, since I think it illustrates the idea of a symbolic gift perfectly.
Because I would like to keep details of the story private, I’m just going to give you the broad strokes…
Once upon a time, a highly revered gentlemen, who did a whole lot of work for a group that he was involved with, helped them immensely by ghost writing an important report. This group was aptly appreciative of his hard work and thought of a pretty unique way of showing their gratitude:
Symbolic Gift
Yes, they got him a cheap trophy. A plastic, fake gold trophy, like a little league player might get.
Why was this a great gift?
First of all, if I …read more
