My best sports gal pal–the one who will drop anything for a game of tennis, basketball, softball, etc.–called me the other day for gift card advice. Her tween daughter had been invited to a princess party and Suzanne wanted to know if I could improve upon the present she’d put together. I tell ya, it was so darn cute, I had nothing to add. In fact, I made her promise to send me a picture when she got it all put together.

The Princess and The Frog Gift Card package included:
- Gift card to Target in shape of a frog
- Princess crown
- Princess wand
- Candy Kisses for her true love’s kiss

Is this cute or what!?

For other gift card ideas, check out the Kids and Teens section of my site.

Extreme Birthday Basket

My girlfriends are the best.  They recently showered me with all sorts of treats for my birthday.  I threw everything in this basket so you could see how wonderful these gals are and how well they know me. The assortment might look random, but this basket tells a story. 

Of course, you know those gift cards poking out of the back are a particular favorite.  Movie tickets are always a treat and the Extreme Pizza certificates didn’t last 24-hours in my house.  As I trudged through stacks of work today, I kept thinking, ”Thank goodness I don’t have to cook dinner tonight!”  As a bonus, I found an Extreme Pizza coupon in the mail, allowing us to stretch the value even further.

Birthday gifts appreciated. Girlfriends adored. Dinner I didn’t have to make or buy…EXTREMELY great.

Extremely good deal: Gift card, coupon, and handsome delivery boy.

Extreme is a great name for clever gift carding. Purchase an Extreme Pizza gift card, tie it to a pack of Extreme Sour candy and add an “Extreme” comment:

• “Hope you have an EXTREMELY good birthday”
• “You’re an EXTREMELY awesome teacher.” 
• Thanks for going to the EXTREME to help us this year.

I love these ideas.  I’m going to use it to kick off the Teacher Appreciation section I’ve been thinking about.

(P.S. That was my first Extreme Pizza.  It won’t be my last. Yum!)