I can't believe I'm already thinking about Christmas gifts. reason number one is that it's in the 60's out side and I didn't even wear a coat today. Reason number two is, if it's almost Christmas than I have less than 3 months till we meet this sweet baby! Yay!
After doing the family Christmas crazy dance last year, my siblings and I chattered about potentially doing a name swap this year so that we could concentrate more on the season rather than the mad dash to be sure you'd gotten everyone a gift. So a few weeks ago I reintroduced the idea and everyone was still game to give it a go, so I volunteered to organize.
First off, I found this website which made it super easy to randomly generate the swap. It allows you to set exceptions so that you don't draw your spouse or the same person you drew last year.
Second, I wanted to find a cute way to let my family know who they'd drawn. Yes, e-mail is "easy" but a cute card in the mail is WAY more fun!!!
I got these great "I Am Thankful For" cards from this Jones Design Company post. This isn't how she used the cards, but I thought they were perfect for what I'm calling "Swap Cards".
This is the finished product.
(NOTE: The lower "eat-drink-be merry" card was from this JDC Free Christmas goodies post and I used it to communicate the "swap" details.)
I sent them to each family member with instructions to include
the card with a message when they gave their gift. This may sound silly to
some, but this year more than ever I'm really feeling the need to stay
connected to my family as we aren't going to be able to return to Tennessee for
Christmas and both of my younger siblings could very likely be deployed
fighting for our country next Christmas.
It was my goal to make it as easy as possible for each of us to
know how much we are loved and to know that each of us hold a VERY special
place in our family.
I miss and love them like crazy!
Till next time,
Bon Voyage
1 comment:
That's a great idea Lili! We're doing a faily trip this year instead of gifts, but I will keep this in mind for next year for sure.
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