A change in environment, making others smile, & having something to look forward to. That’s what yesterday’s festivities made me realize I need right now.
If you didn’t get a chance to follow my IG stories yesterday (I’ll add a highlight) we celebrated May Day. It got us out and about to our friends homes, brought smiles to my kids’ and others’ faces, and really brightened my week overall - having something to prepare for and plan. I think that’s what’s really hard about family life right now - the lack of things to look forward to, right? I have more ideas on that - stay tuned.
I’ve received some questions on May Day, so here’s the deal: It’s a tradition I grew up with - on May 1st we delivered baskets to celebrate spring and hopefully the end of rain (keep in mind I grew up in the midwest). “April showers bring May flowers.” As kids we LOVED it - you drop the basket at the front door, ring the bell, and run away (yes ding-dong-ditch). Growing up in the Chicago suburbs our biggest concern was the squirrels eating the cookies we had made. Here in Santa Monica our biggest challenge is really how to best deliver to our friends in apartments and town homes. Usually due to being rushed to deliver and get off to school, we started limiting delivery to only friends in houses, but since the current COVID-19 circumstances slowed us for more time and also the need to deliver more smiles, we did a lot more this year. For our friends in apartments we left them as close as we could, and then I sent a text that said something like “Ding Dong! Go check downstairs!” In past years, we’ve filled the baskets with cookies, bubbles and any spring like gifts. This year was a few healthy and unhealthy snacks, bouncy balls & flowers. I wanted things people could wipe down. I always find baskets on sale at CVS left over from Easter.
Let me know if you have any other questions. I’ve heard of some people doing “quarantine fairy” deliveries, so you could use this idea for that too. I hope to get all this up on my blog too, and you can do it next year! It’s super fun for the kids and also those who you deliver too. Some of my childhood friends still remember it .
A change in environment, making others smile, & having something to look forward to. That’s what yesterday’s festivities made me realize I need right now.
If you didn’t get a chance to follow my IG stories yesterday (I’ll add a highlight) we celebrated May Day. It got us out and about to our friends homes, brought smiles to my kids’ and others’ faces, and really brightened my week overall - having something to prepare for and plan. I think that’s what’s really hard about family life right now - the lack of things to look forward to, right? I have more ideas on that - stay tuned.
I’ve received some questions on May Day, so here’s the deal: It’s a tradition I grew up with - on May 1st we delivered baskets to celebrate spring and hopefully the end of rain (keep in mind I grew up in the midwest). “April showers bring May flowers.” As kids we LOVED it - you drop the basket at the front door, ring the bell, and run away (yes ding-dong-ditch). Growing up in the Chicago suburbs our biggest concern was the squirrels eating the cookies we had made. Here in Santa Monica our biggest challenge is really how to best deliver to our friends in apartments and town homes. Usually due to being rushed to deliver and get off to school, we started limiting delivery to only friends in houses, but since the current COVID-19 circumstances slowed us for more time and also the need to deliver more smiles, we did a lot more this year. For our friends in apartments we left them as close as we could, and then I sent a text that said something like “Ding Dong! Go check downstairs!” In past years, we’ve filled the baskets with cookies, bubbles and any spring like gifts. This year was a few healthy and unhealthy snacks, bouncy balls & flowers. I wanted things people could wipe down. I always find baskets on sale at CVS left over from Easter.
Let me know if you have any other questions. I’ve heard of some people doing “quarantine fairy” deliveries, so you could use this idea for that too. I hope to get all this up on my blog too, and you can do it next year! It’s super fun for the kids and also those who you deliver too. Some of my childhood friends still remember it .