I have a friend who is going through a hard time right now, so I wanted to do something to cheer her up. I saw the idea of "sending sunshine" on Pinterest and thought it looked like a fun and relatively inexpensive idea. The actual task is not hard: I found yellow things and put them in the box. But, it was fun keeping my eyes peeled for yellow things and relating them to my friend. I also had an Amazon gift box that was blue on the outside and yellow on the inside and it was the perfect size. In the end, here's what it looked like and here's what I did:
The blue box has yellow post-it notes that say, "I know you've been feeling blue lately, so I'm sending you some beautiful sunshine to cheer you! Smile!"
Then when you open the box, this is what you see:
And here's what inside:
A box of tea with a note that says, "Sip some tea and think of me." ($2.00)
A box of lemonade with a note that says, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." ($2.50)
A glow stick with that says, "When life gets dark, make you're own light." ($1.00)
Earrings from our local farmer's market ($2.00)
Sunflower wine stopper with a note that says, "Have some wine and unwind (and even whine if you want!) ($3.00)
Travel wallet ($2.00)
Juicy Fruit ($1.00)
Starburst ($1.00)
Burt's Bees Chapstick ($2.50)
Nail Polish ($1.00)
A scented candle called "Day's End" ($3.00)
Overall, around $20.00 for this fun package (if I estimated correctly.) The great thing about this gift idea is that it can be modified to fit whomever, but the idea is still the same. Give peanut M&Ms and Butterfingers if the person is more of a chocoholic. (I didn't want the chocolate to melt since I am mailing this.) I definitely plan on doing this again. It was fun to have the girls help me too. This could also work with other colors too, depending on the situation (perhaps red for Valentine's Day or "Orange you glad its..." or maybe even green things related to money." The ideas are up to you and your creativity!
