Fun Game We Played On Christmas -- Saran Prize Ball

I know that Christmas is over two weeks in the past, but I wanted to tell you about the game we played after dinner on Christmas Day. 

I put together a Saran Wrap prize ball. Prizes included individually-wrapped candies, pocket-size tissue packs, socks, travel-size toiletries, a device charger to be plugged into a car's 12 V cigarette lighter socket, dishcloths, individual packages of snacks, and low-denomination gift cards. In addition, there were notes wrapped up in the ball with or without prizes, saying "skip one turn," "take an extra turn," "everyone pass their last prize to the person on the left," "swap one prize with someone else's," etc.

To make the prize ball I wrapped the prizes/notes in between layers of Saran Wrap, forming a ball by the end.

To play the game, one person unwraps plastic wrap until they come to a prize and/or note. They then pass the ball to the next player. This continues until the wrap is completely undone.

You should also know that when we finished the game, we rewound the plastic wrap. My plan is to wash lengths of it, dry, then use in the kitchen as needed. No waste on this front.

It was a fun game. You could see what upcoming prizes were, but didn't necessarily know when they would be "found."

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: Gifts that I received for Christmas -- a little electrical work

My husband is a busy man. He has worked hard to provide for us these past 38 years, and I appreciate that. So I don't like to ask him to do extra things for me on a regular basis. But, for gifts, I do ask for some of these little tasks to be done as my gift. 

 If you recall, last year on my birthday I asked my two daughters to help me spruce up our front porch as their gift to me. One year I asked my husband to install some new shelves in my closet as a Mother's Day gift. 

This year for Christmas, I asked him to do some wiring for a light that I got for free several years ago. This light fixture is for hard-wired application, but I wanted to be able to plug it in. I asked him to add a cord and switch to this light.

For my husband, this is a pretty simple task. For me, it's enormous to have it done so I can now use it. I think he enjoys doing a job as a gift for me. He knows that it means a lot to me. And it's in his wheelhouse.

I still need to figure how I will mount the fixture on the wall. But the electrical part is now done, and I'm that much closer to hanging this up in the house.

Do you ever ask for a job to be done as a gift?