Mother's Day and Rob's birthday fall on the same day this year... :0) I have been really working hard at making things MUCH more simple and frugal around here, so I thought of some frugal gifts that come from the heart to give on these special days...
Rob's B-day:
* kids will write and sing him a song
* We will make him a chocolate mayo cake w/ peanut butter icing...his FAVORITE!
* kids will make him cards
* I will clean his car
* we will make a video having each person state reasons why we love and appreciate him...we will watch it on the computer together, saving the money on a dvd...
* we will have a cook out for mother's day and his b-day together!
Mother's Day for my mom & my MIL
* kids will make cards
* I am going to paint a small flower pot (we have it) and have kids put their fingerprints around the rim in bright colors...we will create a Mother's Day poem and put it in the pot.
* the kids will bake something
* I will take a picture of all the kids together and print, laminate and put a magnet on the back
* I am going to put scrapbook paper in a frame and print some scripture to add to it.
For my Mother's Day
( Yes, I am planing my own day as my husband has a lot on his plate right now...and it's not his "thing"...he would spend money, and I don't want anything...just my family...but the kids will want to do something...my oldest daughter will head all of this up)
*kids make cards
*clean my can
*go for a nice drive to look for deer
*make fuse-a-bead crafts
* and the cook-out
All of these things INVOLVE the kids DOING things...not just going to the store with money and picking something out. These gifts will cost us nothing...but love and thoughtfulness :0)
I am looking forward to gearing our lives toward a more simple way of living...not everything needs to come from a store to be special!
Aw, Kim that sounds great! It sounds much like our usual celebrations! Nothing extravagant, and not gift-filled!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great way to teach children, also..to put THOUGHT and effort into gifts. No princesses can get raised that way, know what I mean? It's sad that so many men cannot ever measure up to a woman's expectations, because girls are raised to believe they should be showered with materiality!
God Bless you, and almost happy birthday to your husband!
I couldn't agree more, andrea! Most people think we are mean or even nuts because we teach our daughters that "romance" is NOT real! Yes, there may be romantic moments in ones life...but not what you see on tv or read bout in books! I pray my girls will not have the heartache some women have with this "romace" thing! Many marraiges break because the woman doesn't feel "loved" or "important" enough...he doesn't buy her flowers, take her to fance resteraunts..etc..my girls see their dad being devoted to me by working hard and being a strong leader...with lots of hugs & kisses along the way :0)
ReplyDeleteA perfect plan. The best of gifts as well. I remember when my twins were babies and mother's day rolled around. All the children gave me a coupon for something they would do for me in the future. It was so great cashing in on those in my time of need!!!
ReplyDeleteKim,
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas of gift giving for Mother's Day and your husband's birthday. I agree, we don't always need to "run around" in a store to buy "something." Gifts should come from the heart anyway, and not solely from the pocketbook.
-L. Rose