Got Stress(-ed friends)?
We all have them, (we might even be them): stressed out friends that need a break, but can’t take one. It might be BIG stress like newborn-induced insomnia or a long-term illness. Or it could be smaller stress like preparing for a big family Christmas dinner. Whatever the cause of stress, we want to make things a little easier, right?
Give the Gift of Relaxation
Spa-themed gift baskets and gift certificates for a massage are great, but sometimes something simple is just the thing. Popping bubble wrap is relaxing, irresistible and sure to give someone a smile. It’s also inexpensive; you might even have some lying around at home from opened packages. I love inexpensive, fun gifts!
Supplies
- Bubble wrap
- Narrow ribbon
- Hole punch
- Card-stock
Make it!
- Print In case of stress, pop bubbles gift tags and cut them out.
- Punch a hole in the corner of each tag.
- Unroll the bubble wrap and cut it into 4-inch strips.
- Roll each strip and tie it up with ribbon and a gift tag.
Of course, now you have to resist the urge to pop the bubbles yourself, or in my case, keep the kiddos away from your cute little gifts long enough to give them to the truly stressed!
To print your bubble wrap gift tags click here.
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hehe, cute. Last year at Christmas, one of the things I gave my sister was a roll of bubble wrap. She loved it! And it’s less than $5. You could do these stress gifts like you made for college care packs or teacher gifts. 🙂
I brought them in for my co-workers today only to find that my son had popped the bubble wrap. It did make us giggle though, so I guess it still relieved stress 🙂 I think I’ll update my post to include your ideas as well, if that’s okay.
Oh sure, include mine!
And how funny that your kid had already popped them. Hahaha!
Now that is too cool! I will have to remember that as I always save my bubble wrap and have tons of it, LOL.
Oh, and it reminds me of the time my brother sent my son a HUGE box that was surprisingly light. And it cost like $40 to ship, that’s how big it was. I couldn’t imagine what was in it and found it was FULL to the brim with bubble wrap (he’s a bachelor with no kids so he can do that kind of stuff). Brady had the best time. We spread it out over the floor and he popped bubbles all day 🙂 Just had to share that.
Now that’s an awesome and thoughtful uncle!
That;s so cool—and if you’re kids are the ones causing you stress, give the bubble wrap to them. That will keep them busy for a while, relieving your stress!
You are onto something there, Tammy!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! !! I love bubble wrap and even wrote a post about it. Lol. Great idea.
Want to link your post here? I’d love to read it!
What a neat idea! Love the thought of sending them to teachers as gifts. 🙂
Me, too!
This is soooooo cute! I love it!
Thank you!
What a super cute idea! and everyone loves bubble wrap!!
I love it! I could use some of those right now. 🙂
hahahahaha… I was thinking what bubble wrap is and finally I got it and LOL. I even don’t know what its name in Indonesia 🙂
Do you make these to sell? If so, you should come to the Bubble Festival!
http://www.bubblefestival.ca
http://www.facebook.com/BubbleFestival
I don’t make them to sell, but that’s a good idea!