10
Free Gift Ideas For A Birthday
by Catherine Franz
All of us know that the greatest gifts in life don't cost money. They do
take time to think and create. Whether you are looking for ideas for a
21st birthday, 16th, 3rd, or 65th, these ideas will help you create some
memorable moments and affect lives. Substitute the X for the birthday
number. You can even be creative and use these same ideas for expectant
mothers.
1. A list of X things you most
appreciate about him or her.
2. A gift certificate for X things to do together that doesn't cost
money. Give this some forethought and match with what you love to do and
what they love to do. You can create the gift certificates on the computer
or buy preprinted ones at an office supply store.
3. Ask each member of your family and friends to think about
something they hold most dear and cherish most about living. Ask them to
create X number on a list and send it to this person for their birthday.
You can give them an album to place all of them.
4. Gift certificate for X favors and privileges that he or she may
exchange for services later. Such as cooking a special meal,
teaching them to cook a family recipe, cleaning out the garage or car, a
picnic in the Spring, or a foot massage. The more creative the better the
gift.
5. A list of the X things you wish
someone had told you when you were that age. They can be the simplest of
things like not to change a flat while close to the road, don't pour
bleach directly on clothes, or don't lick a frozen pole. Go ahead, I know
you can do better than this.
6. Write a brief memorable, even funny story for each one of their
years. For expectant fathers or mothers memories, record the funny moments
of pregnancy.
7. Create a special album with one
picture from each of their birthdays.
8. Write about your hopes and dreams for them as you see them on
this particular birthday. This especially well for young children.
Accumulate them over the years and what how they change as you both get
older. If they are too young now, save them for later.
9. Share your wisdom of what to do when life serves lemons besides
making lemonade. For their 18th birthday it can be about the 18 best
coping skills you ever learned.
10. Start a family journal dedicated
to them. Pass the journal around before the birthday or on their birthday
and allow each family member to write an inspirational message or a
memorable moment. Use the same journal year after year to build on
these.
If the family member is away at war and can't be home for their birthday,
create a journal with some of these items, make a copy, and mail it to
them. Tell him or her that the original will be waiting for them when they
return. If your son, daughter, is away for any reason you can use any of
these ten things to a creative, memorable birthdays. These work whether
you are on a tight budget or the richest person in the world. Honestly,
when you learn to give from the heart you are the richest person in the
world anyway.
(c) Copyright, Catherine Franz. All rights reserved.
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Catherine Franz is a writer and
author of over 1800 published articles and several books on various
business subjects. Newsletters available at: http://www.abundancecenter.com
