How to Create a Coupon Book From a Child for Mom or Dad

A child will be proud to give a personalized coupon book to his mother or father as they will be touched to receive it.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Printers
• Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Markers
• Pencils
• Printer Paper
• Computers
• Rulers
• Stickers
• Pencils
• Markers

1. Help your child come up with a list of things he could do to help out the recipient.

2. Include things like, "clean up my room without being asked more than once," "stop fighting with my little brother no matter whose fault it was," "set the table," etc.

3. Type them all into a word processing program, in 14-point type, with the introduction, "Present this coupon and I will..." Leave six blank lines between each "coupon" so that you end up with four to a page.

4. Select your entered text and arrange the document in two columns, lining up the text evenly in both columns so that you end up with eight coupons per page. Center all the text.

5. Type "COUPON BOOK" in bold 24-point type on a separate page. This will be the cover of the book.

6. Print your coupons using the highest print quality.

7. Draw crop marks evenly between each section of text using a ruler.

8. Take the pages to a copy shop and have them copied onto bright-colored paper. Have the cover text printed on a heavier stock, and then have all the pages cropped along the crop marks and spiral-bound into a little booklet.

9. Decorate the cover and the coupons themselves with stickers or drawings.

Tips & Warnings

• Having your child write out his coupons and then having them copied would give a the coupon book a special, handmade feel.

on 12/12/2005 A child should listen to their parents at all times, and not need a coupon to be handed to them in order for them to listen. This encourages children to behave as they choose, since the parents have given their authority to the children in the form of a coupon.

on 12/12/2005 I think typing everything and getting it copied is just a waste of time. All you need to do is use your hands to draw pictures for Mom or Dad, and use special pens for color! Then, you buy colored paper to put it on. I think making it handmade has a more meaningful feel to it.

on 11/22/2005 If the child is old enough to write, have him or her hand write the coupons instead of typing. Also, add creative designs and pictures - it shows that the child put a lot of effort into the project.

on 11/22/2005 For older kids, or artistically talented younger kids, make coupons in the shape of a dollar bill with pictures where the president's face would go (and other decorations of choice). I did it once and my Dad loved it.