3. Host a Sleepover

This is another idea from my friend Andrea.  She is a SUPER-MOM of three kids and it never ceases to amaze me where she gets all her never-ending energy from.  The idea is to host a fun sleepover for the kids as a gift.  Plan a fun dinner of their favourite foods, a night of cool movies, and let the kids stay up late and as an extra treat they can munch on their favourite junk snacks!  Works best if the gift giver has kids too so that they can all play and stay up together.  An added bonus is that it gives the other parents a night off without the kids, so they will be thanking you too!