My Brainstorming Nightmare
My nephew’s birthday was coming up fast, and I totally blanked on gift ideas. I grabbed my phone and typed “cool gifts for 10-year-old boys” – boom, 5,000 options popped up. Overwhelmed, I dumped my coffee all over the notebook where I was scribbling ideas. Classic.
Wallet vs. Awesome Scale
Started sorting stuff by price because my budget’s tighter than my jeans after Thanksgiving. Anything over $50? Nope. Saw these fancy remote-control cars with cameras – epic, but cost more than my car payment. Scrolled past fast.
- Mini skateboard – Cheap and he’d wreck the driveway with it
- LED strip lights – For his “gamer cave” obsession
- 3D puzzle dinosaur – Kid knows every T-Rex fact ever
- Custom Fortnite poster – His username printed huge
Realized I had to mix funny + useful. Found a fart cushion that makes sounds – shoved that in the cart immediately. Uncle points achieved!
Delivery Disaster Mode
Ordered everything online since the mall gives me hives. Tracking said the puzzle would arrive AFTER his party. Panicked! Sprint-walked to three different craft stores at 8 PM, sweating like crazy. Found one – uglier dinosaur, whatever.
Wrapping Paper Wars
Tried fancy origami folding like those YouTube tutorials. Looked like a drunk octopus wrapped it. Said screw it and used duct tape with Marvel paper. Threw in some crushed tissue paper because gifts need that crunchy sound.
The Big Reveal
At the party, he opened the lights first – yelled “YESS!” so loud the dog hid. The puzzle? He’s building it now with his toothbrush sticking out his mouth like a weird chimney. But the fart cushion? Golden. His mom glared at me while he shoved it under his cousin’s chair. Best twenty bucks ever spent.
Final tip: Always buy cheap gag gifts. Uncles need revenge for sticky birthday hugs.
