'Diary of surprises' xmas gift for Hubby - help!

keza

hi all,

so for my DH this xmas id like to present a diary to him which has 'surprises' scattered throughout (maybe one of two a month).

Im trying to think of things/vouchers i can put in on certain days but can only think of things that will cost a lot collctively.

so far i have for the whole year (each is a separate date):
3 x - £5 in an envelope 'im buying you lunch today!'
2 x - 2 cinema tickets - will get two pretend ones but buy them on the night.
possibly a trip to the zoo for me him and our baby.
2-3 x - meal out (will find a voucher nearer the time) to the value of £20?
2 train tickets to london for a day out.
beer money on a couple of weekends so its like im buying him a drink?

Any ideas or any free/cheap ideas i can use? i dont seem to have a lot for a whole year. i was hoping to do a couple a month! :eek: i suppose my budget is about £100 plus open to a couple of spends during the year totalling about £50-£100 as they are like days out but me paying instead of him. IYSWIM

thanks in advance!

my3girls

Thats a lovely idea - but can see how it can become costly if your not careful.

What about having one night as a cosy night in - if you can get a babysitter, make a romantic meal - wont cost too much.

picnic in the park :-)

Check local farms a lot of which are free or just donation could be a good day out with bubs.

In the winter have a cold day in - hot chocolate sachets, sitting by the fire etc.

Let him have a couple of lie ins - im sure my hubby would love that!

swimming? a lot of pools have cheaper seasons.

some naughty nights lol - massage perhaps

sure i can thinkof more, will come back if i can

x

mamto3

What a fantastic idea Kezza

lazysheep

How about a movie marathon night but his choice of films? Or a weekend with complete control of the remote?

ALittleInLove

How about:

A massage from you
A home cooked romantic meal
A day off from house work
A car wash (either paid for or from you)
A photo session for the three of you? (Often company's will do a photo shoot wth one photograph for free, in the hopes that you will buy more photographs)
Pick your own fruit and veg farms are often reasonably priced days out.
A gym session e.g. kickboxing if that's his scene?
Does he have any hobbies? If so you could give him a hobbie weekend


Control of the TV remote for a weekend I like that!
Also with regard to the days out you can often get 2 for 1 days out online or with train tickets for it's worth looking into before hand.

Hope that helps a little x

keza

thanks for all your ideas! loads for me to go by now! im so excited to see his face when he opens it xmas morning. normally we swamp each other with gifts but have had to cut back due to the little one being here with us!

ive thought of another one 'go down the pub as West Ham are playing 'x' team today! heres £5 to get a pint!' brownie points for moi!

scrappie_2

That's such a great idea - I might 'pinch' it and do it for my mum!!!

You can often pick up beauty/ health/ fitness stuff on groupon - I will keep a close eye on there towards the end of the year. Pay attention to expiration dates!

Hope you don't mind:D

keza

scrappie wrote: »

That's such a great idea - I might 'pinch' it and do it for my mum!!!

You can often pick up beauty/ health/ fitness stuff on groupon - I will keep a close eye on there towards the end of the year. Pay attention to expiration dates!

Hope you don't mind:D

of course not pinch away! think i actually got the idea from something similar on here a few years ago but it never materialised for me! this is the year haha! enjoy! x

keza

got a diary off [EMAIL="eb@y"]eb@y[/EMAIL] for £2.09 (inc p&P) and 30 mini handmade mulberry paper envelopes with little lipstick kissies on them that come with a little notecard too so i can scatter them throughout and put his little messages in and a couple of fivers beer money here and there!

Ive checked his football teams fixtures aswell so i can 'let him go to the pub' with the boys to watch the footie (i know hes quite excited about this since they got promoted to the premier league)

I will probably just scatter the odd 'love note' here and there too as they are free and will bring a smile to his face

diable

From a blokes point of view he'll think you have a screw loose

noodles86

diable wrote: »

From a blokes point of view he'll think you have a screw loose

LOL yes my hubby wouldn't appreciate it either however an ex of mine probably would of done so depends on the guy and the OP will know best!