Here's the fun gift I've been working on for Nathan this year: an advent calendar. I bought the patterns from
the Designs by Sick website. I think mine turned out larger than theirs, lol. I had a dowel rod, but it didn't fit in the tube that I mailed this in.
Here are some of the fun things I put in the pockets:
- McDonald's gift card
- Red Robin gift card
- Taco Bell gift card
- YooHoo drink mixes
- sticky note pads
- tiny bottle (maybe to put sand in from 'The Sound' as a keep sake from his mission)
- packs of gum
- boxes of tick tacks
- mini hand sanitizer
- breath mint strips
- tiny plush animal
- chocolate coins
- Santa's Coal gum
- chap stick
- little hand towel
Other ideas I've thought of are:
- certificates from Restaurants.com
- mini highlighters or pens
- tiny calculater
- tiny flashlight
- cash
- CTR ring
- stickers
Anyway, what a fun gift for a missionary!!
Here is another fun advent calendar. I don't have time to collect the TP rolls this year, but thought it would be fun to make to send to other missionaries or to give to our local ones. I may try to remember to start saving empty TP rolls as this looks fun, fun, fun! Plus, the gifts could be a bit larger than the pockets on the calendar I made. It would also make a nice gift from the ward for their missionaries: the members could fill up the tubes. :)
With Nathan's, I we will either use it when his brother goes on his mission, or Nathan can save it for his future family as a keepsake. Either way, I do hope he enjoys it!!
