12 Days of Christmas For Your Husband!

Floating all around Pinterest (follow me here!) these days are different blog posts about having a "12 Days of Christmas" for your spouse! I enjoy giving and receiving gifts and so ideas like this are right up my ally. The basic principle is that beginning on December 13th you give your spouse one gift a day all the way up until Christmas.

There are different ways to implement this idea. I have read blogs where the wife got her husband a gift that corresponds with the number of the day (Day 1 - a single item, Day 2 - something that comes in pairs, etc.). Other people wrote about how they have given their spouse something small each day (favorite candy, little romantic post it notes, etc.). Another idea is where each day you give your man an envelope that has a preplanned date for each month of the next year. All of these ideas are great and I think, especially during this hectic time of the year, it is a great idea to make sure we focus on showing our mate how much we appreciate him!

Last year for our anniversary (which is about a week before Christmas) I gave my husband 12 envelopes that had 12 pre-planned, pre-paid dates! I really enjoyed doing this for him (and us!). Each month I planned something that we have never done before and wrote a little mushy note explaining why I picked it. A few of them were gift cards to restaurants that I know my husband had been wanting to try, other times it was doing something physical like ice skating or rock climbing. We had trips to museums or other tourist attractions around town and one was even an overnight at a hotel! It took some planning on my part, but we both have really enjoyed the adventurous date night we have had each month this past year. This would be great to do for your husband for the 12 Days of Christmas and The Dating Divas have great FREE print outs to go along with this theme!

In the past, both my husband and I have gone down the "cheesy" road of coming up with notes that go along with simple little gifts. Candy, for example, lends itself perfectly to putting its name into a little card. (You are the "Reisen" our family is so wonderful, My love for you is larger than the "Milky Way", I love when we "snicker" together, etc.). You could also give a DVD to your husband telling him that you give him "two thumbs up." Putting simple little gifts like this together with a little encouraging note wouldn't cost very much and can be put together rather quickly!

As I said before, I love gifts and so planning things like that for Jason fills me with butterflies and excitement! However, I have a husband who doesn't particularly care for gifts. I remember back when we were dating he very politely told me that I shouldn't buy him so many gifts! I was crushed... how could someone not like gifts?! Haha.  Well, my husband doesn't enjoy them. He did enjoy the 12 preplanned dates because that was creative and an investment in us, but overall, gifts aren't his thing. So, the 12 Days of Christmas for my husband will not be full of tangible gifts. Jason's greatest love language is "Acts of Service" and so cooking nice dinners, making sure to stay on top of house work without asking him to contribute, and the like will be things I will be planning for him. Perhaps your husband would appreciate some quality time with you doing something he enjoys each night (watching football or working on a project together). There is also a way to focus on a verbal or written expression of your appreciation where you tell your husband something specific you love about him each day of Christmas or mail him a little love note each day. To make it super fun for your husband, come up with 12 fun things to do in the bedroom each night! :) The point is, customize this 12 Days of Christmas Challenge to be something your husband would appreciate!

Have Fun!