| It's nearly Christmas, and we all are getting ready | | | | something like a watch, or a ring, or a doll, you |
| to surprise our family and friends with their | | | | can put it inside, say, a hat. Then the person |
| holiday gifts! But what if gifts weren't enough? | | | | thinks they got a hat for Christmas... But when |
| What if we wanted to go above and beyond the | | | | they try and put the hat on, suddenly boom, a |
| call of duty? Here are some suggestions on how | | | | ring or whatever the real gift is! Plus, as a bonus |
| to turn that great gift into the surprise of the | | | | you could let them keep the hat as well. The |
| season. | | | | whole surprise bonus angle is very fun. |
| Traditionally, we leave our Christmas gifts under | | | | Finally, and this one serves very well when giving |
| the tree, right? Well, how about turning that | | | | toys as gifts to children, you can try filling the |
| upside down? The day before Christmas morning, | | | | empty space between the gift wrapping and the |
| go around your house and hide the presents in | | | | actual gift with candy! This will delight the young |
| odd places around the living room, the kitchen, the | | | | child to no end, to see that on top of his doll or |
| bedrooms, etc. Then, under the tree, instead of | | | | his goggles or whatever you got him, he gets a |
| presents, leave little colored notes with the name | | | | surprise shower of mini M&M's, or snack-size |
| of the person the gift is for, together with a fun | | | | Snickers or something like that. It's sure to make |
| hint pointing the person towards where the gift is | | | | that gift the one he remembers for a long time |
| at! On Christmas morning, everyone can have fun | | | | to come. |
| following the hints and trying to find their presents | | | | As you can see, with just a little bit of thought |
| around the house. Just make sure to have a | | | | we can make what is already a special occasion |
| slightly stronger hint ready as backup in case your | | | | into an extremely extra special surprise for our |
| 'giftee' can't find his! | | | | loved ones. When we go above and beyond, we |
| Another thing you can do, is to put a smaller, | | | | not only satisfy them, but we make ourselves |
| more valuable present inside of another, bigger, | | | | happier as well. |
| hollow present. For example, if you're giving | | | | |