How to Make Some Hug Coupons

In the busy lifestyle of the modern family, we sometimes forget to take the time to lavish affection on the ones we love the most. Hug coupons are a simple way to request and receive a squeeze from your favorite people. Make and keep some hug coupons handy for the special folks in your life, because we can all use more hugs in our daily grind.

Things You'll Need

  • Printable business cards
  • Stickers
  • Crayons, markers or colored pencils

Instructions

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      Printable business cards make thrifty hug coupons that you can print out on sheets at a time. Use standard business card templates from your computer's programs to get started.

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      Choose a font for your hug coupons. If you are making them for your children to give to others, a casual font such as Comic Sans or a whimsical font like Treehouse is a good fit while brush scripts and romantic fonts such as Apple Chancery may be more appropriate for coupons for the love of your life. Websites such as Dafont.com and Fontineed.com offer font ideas and free downloads.

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      Add a picture or image to your hug coupon. This could be a photo of your child or clip art that acts as a visual reminder to stop and hug. Keep the image within the crop marks of the template.

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      Make up your hug slogan. Coupons might say "HUG ME NOW!" or "Good for One Free Hug." Add taglines such as "Never Expires" or "Because I love you!" to support your hug request.

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      Print out the cards on standard, perforated business card sheets. If you made the coupons for a child, let him personalize his coupons with stickers and drawings.

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      Fold your finished hug coupons along the perforated lines, separate and store in a convenient place. Hugs are now just a coupon away.

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