Its Dh's birthday next weekend. And this year I (myself and our DD's) have gotten him a gift voucher for a motorbike ride day. Its something he has always wanted to do and we have even talked about us booking him to do it, although I really doubt he thought I would actually do it
So a gift voucher is boring to give, imo. I dont really want to give it to him in an envelope, of even wrapped. I want to do something fun with it. But not so sure what I can do. The voucher was emailed to me, so I can make as many copies as I like. I was thinking of printing it out on cardboard and turning it into a jigsaw puzzle, but he's not a puzzle kind of guy.. So Im stuck.
What creative, interesting ways could we give him his voucher?
Could you do a bit of a treasure hunt / clue hunt type of thing that will lead him to it, eg buy ten little things - fav choc, bottle of beer/wine, fav snack food/ fav deodorant, pair of socks, jocks, etc and have a clue on each one that leads to the next around the house with the last thing being the voucher
oooh, now a treasure hunt could be fun, and it would get the girls involved too. the girls dont know what they got him yet so they give the surprise up.
And I could get him things that would throw him totally off what hes actually getting too. ahhh now the creative juices are flowing. Would it be bad to perhaps space it out for the day? Or better to do it all in the morning?
I was going to say treasure hunt too. We do one for our girls now that they're older and its so much fun for everyone to join in on. You could hide little presents along the way. Depending on how it would work for your personal arrangements, if you wanted to spread it out you could do a really cryptic clue that the answer gives him the time that he say has to call home at, and then you can change your home phone message to be the next clue, but only do it so that its active for a few minutes either side of the "right" time.
I'm sure there would be heaps of other ways you could drag it out - send messages by a courier if he works in an office? Send a parcel registered post that he has to go and collect that has a clue in it
Could always pop it in a book or attatch it kind of like a gift tab to his fav bottle of alcohol. Leave it on the dash of his car so when he drives somewhere he sees it. I also like the treasure hunt idea. Or maybe do like a mystery bag. In it you could put a motor bike magazine. Riding gloves other things related to the event then tell him to pack it all as he is going.. Then hold up the enlarged voucher?
Im still not entirely sure what Im going to do but I cant do anything about until friday. His brithday is saturday, but because I have two girls who are willing to share info on what his presents are I cant do anything before friday after he goes to work.
Im actually thinking of doing a bit of everything that has been suggested, just got to work out how to put it together
A piece of the puzzle, each step of the way through the treasure hunt.....or maybe pieces of a puzzle that releases a secret clue when combined together, to direct your DP to where his extra special voucher is hidden and wrapped for him. Ooh...now thats fun for everyone
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