Get Creative!

Several years ago, on Labor Day Eve, Tim and I realized we had no plans for the following day.

A day off from school and work and we had no plans?

That just didn’t seem right.  So we brainstormed all the usual options…a movie, perhaps a movie, we could go see a movie, maybe a movie would be good.

Uninspired, we dug a little deeper; got a little more creative.

The next morning we pulled four miniature Christmas trees from storage and decorated them. 
Then we listened to Christmas music as we drove to a Mexican restaurant for lunch. 
(We always eat Mexican food on Christmas Eve.)
Next, we divided into “teams” and shopped – each person would receive two gifts purchased at the dollar store.

We wrapped the gifts, put them under the trees and gathered later that night to open them.  (I would be too embarrassed to tell you that one daughter received a very large pair of pink polyester underwear.)

Never mind that it wasn’t really Christmas.  That day became a gift. 

I can’t remember the specifics of a single other Labor Day – my family probably can’t either.  But ask any of them and they could tell you the details of this one.

That day was…

Unique

Fun

Memorable

Spring Break is either here for some of us or just around the corner for others.  We all want to have a little fun and spend some quality, family time together. You don't have to spend a lot of money or travel miles away to make it unique, fun and memorable!  Get creative and see what you can come up with!  (And...I would love to hear your ideas...please SHARE!)  I heard about one mother who is going to choose a country to focus on each day of that week.  They will learn about, do an activity associate with and eat food from that country.  How fun!

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