How to Pull Off the Best Surprises!

 

Everyone loves surprises, don’t they?  You don’t, oh come on, but I don’t believe you for a second!!!  Nope, I still don’t believe you…

 

The fact that someone took the time to think about you enough to do something nice or even wacky for you & with you, should mean a lot to you.  If it doesn’t, then you’re a work in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As kids growing up, some parents had the coolest ideas didn’t they, did  your parents ever do anything to surprise you at least once? 

Well, if they did that’s terrific, but if they didn’t, HA it’s never too late!  So don’t feel left out.

 

 

 

Today, we’re going to let our hair down & have some fun ideas that you can do for your kids, grandkids, husband, wife, partner, friends.  WHY?

 

Simply put, someone somewhere has always wanted to do something fun, out of character, over the top & silly, without breaking the law.  You can only work so much & there comes a time on any given day or moment, to do something that might actually make you laugh.

 

 

 

Now keep in mind, these tasks are for either your kids, your grandkids, your wife, husband. friends, partners, whomever, just pick one & tailor it to home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, how do you pull off the best surprises?

 

 

 

Surprise Party:    Whether it’s a birthday, special occasion, or for no reason at all, throw a surprise party!  Make a cake, hang decorations, invite friends.  Just the thought that you would go to the trouble of creating a surprise will be enough to make it memorable.

 

 

Notes tucked away:    Write an encouraging note to each of your children, your mate, your friend…..  Put it in their lunch box, tool box, purse, wallet, or even their car.  If you’re really brave & have time, draw a little cartoon.  An unexpected positive word can sometimes make a memory that lasts a lifetime.

 

 

Kids or Mate – In Charge Night:    Put your kids, grandkids, mate, friend… in charge for a day.  Let them choose what you’ll do in the afternoon, then ask them to set the table & give them simple recipes to cook for dinner (if they don’t already have a favorite meal to cook).  Use any easy menu like spaghetti or pancakes & let them go at it.  The lesson will be worth the mess!  For your kids or grandkids, after dinner, guide them through washing dishes, sorting laundry, emptying trash, & sewing on buttons.   During the activities, talk with them about the importance of fulfilling responsibilities.

 

 

Scavenger Hunt:    Wake up your kids, grandkids, mate, or call your friend one morning & announce they’ve got an important task after breakfast.  After they’ve had breakfast, tell them they have 2 hours to find everything on your list (a red button, a yellow rose, a stuffed animal, 2 joker cards, a picture of a mountain, a penny from the 70’s, a mattress advertisement, or whatever you want to include.  The sillier the better!  The fun is in the hunt & it’s a chance to let everyone tell their stories at the end of the game, of what they went through to find everything on your list.  The prize is up to you.

 

 

Water Fight:    When was the last time you asked your kids or anyone to help you wash the car, & then got everyone into a big water fight?  Is this dumb?  Of course it is, but it’s also a riot.  You will have them talking about that water fight for years to come.  The chance for the kids to see their parents, mates, & friends… have silly fun like that is priceless.

 

 

Pajama Ride:    One night while the kids or grandkids, even your mate or sleep over friends are in their pajamas & gone or tucked into bed, wait about 10 minutes, race into their room, flip on the light & yell “Pajama Ride!”  Wrap a blanket around them. put them in the car & go for ice cream at Dairy Queen or some other drive up ice cream stand.  Your pajama ride will surprise them of your spontaneous side & everyone will love this memory of seeing you act crazy!  It’ll also give you time to talk about what’s going on in their lives.

 

 

Build a Fort:    Take the time to build something with your special person or friends in your life.  Build a living room fort of cushions & blankets, a tree fort, backyard tent, whatever it is that you can do together.  There is something about the memory of working together & build some sort of structure that especially stays with kids. 

 

 

Day off  from School or Work:    One day, after one of you kids has received a good report card, OR after your mate or friend has been or done something exceptionally nice for you, show up at school or their work.  Say, “I’m sorry but I’ve go to take you out of school (or work) today, I need you to do something important with me.”  Then take them too lunch, a movie, to a museum, the zoo, flea market, or fishing (you choose).  Sometimes, a day with you is more important that a day with the teacher, or boss.  If you can’t make it an entire day, then make it a lunch date!  That will be a memory that’ll last a lifetime.

 

 

 

That, is how to pull off the best surprises! 

 

 

 

Pretty goofy huh, good, they should be because you can’t make lasting memories out of daily consistent routines.  You make memories out of the times & the laughter you have together, doing things & seeing a side of someone that is totally unexpected.

 

 

Make the times in your life worth remembering what’s really important & you’ll have lived life to the fullest.

 

 

 

 

“It’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years”  –   Abraham Lincoln

 

 

 

 

 

 I do hope you enjoyed today’s blog & were able to take something away from this subject.. Please leave me your comments below, I would love to hear them.  Most importantly, thank you for visiting my post.

 

 

 

See you tomorrow………  

 

 

 

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