Birthday and Anniversary Box

Have a box containing assorted wrapping papers and cards (you can make these yourself if you wish), scissors, sticky-tape, ribbons and stickers. Buy a small gift whenever you doing your regular grocery shopping, or whenever you spot a nice gift in a shop. Place it in the 'birthday box' for those on-the-spot birthday gifts for your children's friends; or the unexpected birthday of a guest. This works for Christmas also.

- R Laklem.