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Card #3: I Love Mom More Than Dad – Not only is this Jubbling, but the kids are involved scoring you double points dad. Again, scrap paper if you want or folded printer paper will do the job and then let the kids come up with the message and add photos from old magazines. (This sample card is inspired by actual events)
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Card #2: Get Your Glee On – Show how much you really love her by hand-making her Valentines card this year. A few minutes making the card followed up with you sacrificing a couple hours of your life to be a part of her Glee-watching life. (Expiration date is optional)
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We suggested it for dads last year and we’re pushing it again this year: homemade Valentines Day cards. Why bother spending $5+ on an overly sentimental Valentines Day card when you can save the money and make one yourself! Handcraft it out of scratch paper if you want – it doesn’t matter because it’s all about the message and that’s where we’d like to help you out. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the next homemade Valentines Day card in the series.
Card #1: Dinner With The One Who Knows You Best
We’re back again and we hope everyone had a great holiday and were able to purchase more locally this year. In our house, this was the first Christmas my daughter got presents for everyone in the family and it was great. Her and her friend made their gifts out of sea glass and rocks and also purchased a few. 
Mom got flowers, I got a grey skull cap and little brother got a stuffed duck that turned out to be on of his favorite gifts.
While I was praising my daughter about what a great job she did picking out gifts,including the grey skull cap I was wearing, I brought up how much her brother loved his stuffed duck. She was very proud to tell me how the duck only cost $.99 so I had to ask her where she bought it and she felt even prouder when she told me it came from Goodwill. I have to admit that I cringed a little as I watched him hug the heck out of his new stuffed buddy knowing that it went through so many hands and who knows what so I made the “ewww” face. That’s when she reached the pinnacle of pride and with a smile told me it was the same price she paid for the hat I was wearing and that it also came from Goodwill.
Happy New Year and welcome back.
What can you give your kids that is locally produced? A great gift you can give is your time. Deliver it on Christmas morning as a ‘coupon’ and then let each kid choose what they want to do and make a day of it. They may choose to go to a local aquarium, skating rink, sporting event and then follow it up with a meal at a local restaurant. It might be something you would’ve done together anyway but now it’s your kid choosing what they want to do and it’s local.
Yes, you’ll still buy the stuff they want but by giving your time, you can buy less of it.
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