Little Surprises

I am not a very spontaneous person.  Are you?

Some people might say that my lists have lists.  But, I am really good at getting stuff done.  People know they can count on me.  If I say I will do something or sign up for something, consider it done.  I'm just not great at being spontaneous.  Instead I try hard to be thoughtful with little surprises for the people I love.

I'll give you a few examples today in case you want to shower the people you love with some fun little surprises as we head into February.

1. Grab donuts for your kids for a surprise after school snack.  I got their two favorite types of donuts to pick from.

2. Make your husband's favorite dessert for a surprise when he gets home from work.

3. Clean your daughter's bedroom while she's at school so that it is organized and tidy when she comes home.  Said daughter enjoys a tidy room, but does not enjoy the tiding up process like her mom.

4. Do your kid's laundry for them and put it away.  My kids usually help with their laundry so it's a nice surprise when I take care of all of it for them.

5. Pick up flowers for a friend and drop them off to their porch when they're having a hard week.  You could also drop off her favorite coffee, treat or cookies.

6. Plan an at home date night after the kids go to bed.

7. Take over a job that your spouse usually does - take the trash cans to the curb, schedule an appointment or get your car serviced so they don't have to worry about it.

8. Let your kids pick the movie or the game for movie/game night.

9. Give your kids cash to play arcade games when you go out to dinner or get ice cream when you go to an event.

10. Surprise your kids with a trip to the library after school.

11. Make surprise plans to meet up and play with friends.

12. My kids love to save up their money to shop for themselves.  From time to time, I will surprise them and take them to Five Below to shop or let them pull up Amazon and order something with their own money.

Which of these surprises would your family appreciate??

My crew loves all of these!