Missionary Ideas

For anyone whose missionary will be in the MTC for St. Patrick’s Day, you might consider this option: Four Leaf Clover Cookies from Called2Serve.com

I have no experience with this site, but I’d love to hear feedback from those who have use it in the past–any good?

Get creative with your Valentines this year. There are so many options available that are a little more artistic than your average greeting card. You can buy online at www.papercrave.com, or use the photos as inspiration for your own creation! Your missionary will appreciate the extra effort.

Do-it-yourself

For messages accompanying packages, or for everyday letters to your missionary, homemade stationary is a simple, inexpensive way to keep things fun. Check out the “Stationery Printables” section of this site for a few designs I put together, or do an image search on google to find a design you really love.

http://www.missionaryideas.com/stationery-printables

Halloween is getting close — let the themed packages begin!

Different versions of this “recipe” for the classic Halloween treat can be found at the following websites:

http://erikhomemade.typepad.com/erik_homemade/2008/10/halloween-ghost-lollipop-favors-project.html

http://www.toppartyideas.com/halloween-ghost-lollipop/

After literally years of tediously hand-writing customs forms, usually in line at the post office, trying to write while saving my place in line, running out of room for my boyfriend’s hugely long address in Brazil, etc…  I discovered a few days ago that you can fill out customs forms online and print them out ahead of time. If you’re like me, this will save you quite the headache!

http://webapps.usps.com/customsforms/sender_recipient.jsp

I encountered two difficulties while using this:

1. You need to be able to identify the parts of an address. Don’t know which numbers are the postal code and wich are street numbers (it can sometimes be very hard to tell)? Try using this site:

http://www.bitboost.com/ref/international-address-formats.html

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2. It asks for the weight of your package. I didn’t know the weight, so I just put in “1 pound, 0 ounces,” and then had the postal worker weigh the package when I got to the post office, and he wrote the value in with a pen.

If you can handle those two tricky things, this is a great way to spend less time at the post office, and more time focusing on your missionary!