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While I am in the middle of creating something really neat for my stepdaughter, pictured here smiling with a fake penguin (because real penguins bite), I thought I would share my incredibly cute and sappy gift idea. Kids love Christmas... and most will say they like the presents best.

I have noticed that most of the time, my adorable five year old "Peanut" would rather have a fun experience with Daddy & Costa over toys. So much so that she would rather watch me clean the house than play with her toys and homework is the most fun in the world because we ignore all outside disturbances and play lots of fun phonics/numbers/reading games without interruption.

She happened to overhear her father and I talking to her grandmother about how she'd rather have our undivided attention than a room full of new toys. The toys get boring and we don't. Now, every few days, you will hear her announce to anyone in a mile radius that Costa or Daddy are her Christmas presents this year and she wants bows on our heads.

In light of this, I thought.... what would any kid rather have than the ability to look at their loved ones and say, "We're going to the playground today and everyone is going to play."? How much better would it be if no one argued or said 'maybe tomorrow'? So, part of her Christmas gift this year is a coupon book filled with fun things like

'Good for one day of splatter painting'
'Good for one trip to the park/playground' (12 of them)
'Good for one living room fashion show'
'Good for dessert BEFORE dinner'
'Good for ice cream for breakfast' (Google 'breakfast ice cream recipe' - healthy and yummy)
'etc. etc.

Let's face it, sometimes we all get busy with work, cleaning, going back to school, building businesses and a multitude of other things we do in our lives. It may just be the most valuable gift you give your kids this year!

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