Cheap Christmas Gifts

By

Anner2001

Family cook book is a great Idea! I also take my old holiday cards from the year before and cut out the fronts with my scrap booking sissors. I use them as gift tags or glue them to the front of lunch sacks for gift bags.

By danielle (Guest Post)

i think that this site is a good idea but needs more recipes on home made nick nacks im 19 and on a very low budget but would like to give my family nice gifts that are easy to make please keep up the good work because there are plenty more people out there like me

By caitlin~13 (Guest Post)

Last year I made the mistake of buying all things in groups like soaps and stuff, and lipgloss (which EVERYONE does).So this year I'm gonna get some green and red paint, pens, and some glitter and clear glass ornaments and write their name on the ball, so they can have something they can use. I'm gonna put candy canes and stuff in a bag and pass them out to my friends @ school!

By

Gramie3

I have used lunch bags (I like the white best but they are now hard to find around here, brown looks just as nice) paint, stencil or the best one let kids make Christmas designs on it. You roll 2 rolls down at the top, punch 2 holes to run curly ribbon and fill it with home baked cookies, candy, a couple candy canes, a few dollar store toys, trail size shampoos, soap etc.. or whatever depending on the person you are giving the gift to. When bag is full tie a bow, curl ribbon, add nametag and you have a gift all ready to go. My family and friends all love it when I do this as they have a bag to keep, plus a lot of fun seeing what other treasure is in the bag. The kids think I am just the greatest as I give them a whole bag of candy and toys. For items I put in bag I have a bin that gets jewelry, toy cars or what ever I may find at flea markets, yard sales or on sale at stores all year. Then I have fun going though as half the time I have forgot what I put in the bin. LOL I also use a couple of dollars to buy ribbon and such whenever I see it on sale even if I don't need it at the time. I have paid as little as 5 cent for a large roll of curly ribbon. Don't just get the Christmas colors as this bag thing works great for last minute birthday and other occasions as well. Children like to come in the door with "Mom I need a birthday gift for so & so for a party tonight or tomorrow. Hope this gives you some help and maybe a new tradition to start. You can make the bags anytime during the year, rainy or sick days when the kids need something to do make bags. This is also a lot of fun for children's bible study class, if your church is visiting nursing homes or somewhere let children make bags to put little gifts in. Growing up my Mother used many brown grocery and lunch bags to wrap gifts in all hand decorated.

By

blue dog

You can crochet with the fancy wool around the $1.00
wool stretch gloves that you buy in dollar stores. Maybe someone would give you what they had left from making a scarf. Also, I crochet beads around plain white socks for little girls.
Blue dog. Donna R.

By (Guest Post)

When times were tough , a friend of mine made a coupon booklet for her children , in which they could redeem a coupon for a day out with mom , go out to dinner , rent or go to a movie . This made it easier because all of these could be bought at a later date also it gives you one on one time with each child , builds a special memory for them to grow up with .

By (Guest Post)

Funny old books are nice - you can still get them cheaply at library sales, thrift shops. There's all sorts of great stuff at thrift shops - from vintage to brand new - Put together little collections of them to give - things look better grouped....