{"id":269,"date":"2013-12-05T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T22:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/?p=269"},"modified":"2013-12-05T16:43:11","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T22:43:11","slug":"unique-uses-for-sketches-of-saskatoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Unique Uses For Sketches of Saskatoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/SOS-Yellow-Bckgrnd3x3-72.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-273\" alt=\"SOS Yellow Bckgrnd3x3-72\" src=\"http:\/\/pauseworks.com\/sketcheswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/SOS-Yellow-Bckgrnd3x3-72.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s been great fun for me to hear the original uses people are finding for their copies of Sketches of Saskatoon.<\/p>\n<p>One creative Grandmom is gifting her grandson with a copy of SOS and turning it into a <strong>Scavenger Hunt challenge<\/strong>. Her plan is that over the next year the two of them will go on a series of adventures to visit all of the places in the book. What fun! I can hear the Saturday morning conversation right now: \u201cHeh, Gran, let\u2019s find page 23 today!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another individual took SOS to a dinner party as a <strong>hostess gift<\/strong> \u2013 in lieu of the more traditional bottle of wine. She reports the hosts were thrilled, and that the gift prompted quite a bit of conversation throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Of course there are many other uses as well. Think about a few of these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gifts for <strong>friends and family<\/strong> members celebrating Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries<\/li>\n<li>Classroom <strong>teacher<\/strong>, music or dance teacher, or team coach gifts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Going away<\/strong> gifts<\/li>\n<li>Gifts for people who <strong>used to live in Saskatoon<\/strong>, or who are thinking of returning to the city<\/li>\n<li>Gifts for <strong>neighbors<\/strong> who shovel your snow or take in your mail<\/li>\n<li>Welcome <strong>treats for visitors<\/strong> arriving from out of town<\/li>\n<li><strong>Travel exchange<\/strong> host gifts<\/li>\n<li>An item for your <strong>Secret Santa<\/strong> or gift exchange activities<\/li>\n<li>Thank you gifts for <strong>guest speakers, Board members, community volunteers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Appreciation gifts for <strong>clients or colleagues<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Special gift to include in goodie bags or as part of <strong>conference kits<\/strong> or party favors<\/li>\n<li>Give-aways at <strong>trade shows<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bonus gifts as part of <strong>special promotions<\/strong> and special offers<\/li>\n<li>And many more\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a novel use for Sketches of Saskatoon, let me know so I can add to the list of suggestions and share your inspiration with others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been great fun for me to hear the original uses people are finding for their copies of Sketches of Saskatoon. 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