Coupon Crazy

While we should be coupon crazy about things that can save us money, this is about coupons for family time. We gave the kids a set of coupons at Valentine’s Day to allow them to choose family activities, projects, game nights, meals, etc. It has been really fun to see what the kids have selected.

February:

Ben – Plan a Meal and Cook – Ben chose Breakfast for Dinner and helped with sausages, pancakes and hashbrowns. We all enjoyed his efforts!

Ben – Date with Dad – The boys went to a Home Depot workshop for kids. Ben got to build a race car with Dad’s help and had an awesome time.

Elizabeth – Date with Mom – The girls went shopping for new pajamas and clothes and to spend some birthday money. This girl can shop! She lasted much longer than Mom expected and had a great time.

Elizabeth – Plan a Family Outing – Elizabeth most wanted to eat “copcorn” at a movie. So we all went to The Lorax and shared a big container of popcorn. E danced and sang during lots of it while she wasn’t turned around devouring her popcorn. We all enjoyed her selections!

March:

Ben – Pick a Family Activity – Ben wanted to go hiking. We went to a nearby park and hit a trail there. His description of hiking included “large hills” so hopefully this was adequate. We all enjoyed being outside and even made friends with a baby duck that followed us all over the trails.

Ben –Plan a Game Night – Ben chose Connect 4 Launchers for the family and then finished the evening with a very excited Checkers game with Dad. For a five year old, he is very good and looks forward to playing lots more Checkers games.

Elizabeth – Plan a Meal and Cook – Elizabeth is a girl after Mom’s heart. She chose Pei Wei for her meal. She is too small to order online, but went with Dad to pick it up and we all enjoyed our favorites!

Elizabeth – Pick a Family Project – Elizabeth agreed that her project could be planting our gardens for the year. We picked out what veggies we wanted to grow and got annuals for the flower beds as well.