You take one of these:
leave it out on the counter with some heart shaped papers and a pen or two. Anyone that takes a piece of candy has to replace it with a love note about a family member.It reminds me of a tradition my Hubby had in his family growing up. They all had little stockings and each person had to drop in a note telling that person something kind they were going to do for them. An act of service. Something we are going to do in our house when the kiddos are a little older.
I love any tradition that forces people to tell me how much they love me! KIDDING! But I do love opportunities for my kids to share feelings about their family members. But to get a piece of candy in exchange is pretty fun too! I personally believe the road to heaven is paved in chocolate.
Right now I am trying to figure out how many hours I am going to have to run on the treadmill after eating 3/4 of the box of candy myself...since I will be at home with it while the only two other people in the house that can write are gone all day at work/school!
14 comments:
This is a great tradition!
Love it Lorie. Great Idea :)
PS!
I did the little chalkboard labels for my pantry and they look so cute :)
Shellie! You have to show me pictures!
What a wonderful idea. It would also force those who secretly sneak everybody's favorite pieces out of the box to own up to the thefts! Love it.
I love ideas like these! After all, its the traditions that stick in your mind when you are older! Thanks!
What a fabulous idea!
I love that idea!!!!
Jen
I love this tradition. Very cute!
What a great idea! I would be leaving A LOT of notes!
I love that candy box tradition!
What a fun idea. I think I'm going to "twist" it to make it work for my family & get started on it right away. Thanks!
Cathy! I didn't think about that! Great, now everyone is going to know I eat all of the good ones! ;D
I took pictures! I can't get them uploaded to my site but I'll email them to you :)
I love that idea. I am totally going to do this!
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