Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas
Are you looking for some inexpensive Christmas gift ideas? Here’s a few fun ones!!
3. Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Teachers, Pastors, and Sunday School workers.-
- “Thanks for giving Sally a hand” tag with hand lotion.
- “Thanks a ‘latte’!” tag with a gift card from local coffee shop.
- A mug or bowl saying “You are ’souper’! – soup mix, custom decorated soup bowls or homemade soup.
- “You are out of this world” tag attached to a Milky Way candy bar.
- “You deserve an extra payday!” tag attached to a Payday candy bar.
- “There is no ’sub’stitute for you!” tag attached to a gift card for the local sub shop.
- “You are ‘extra’ special” tag with a pack of Extra Gum.
- “Thanks for helping Jimmy ‘bloom’” tag with a bouquet of flowers.
4. Make Cookie Jars. My friend Regina gave me these recipes and these are her cookie jars!
Country Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar Ingredients
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Directions:Using a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, layer in the ingredients in the order given. Pack down the jar after each addition to make the ingredients fit. Put the lid on, and cover with an 8 inch circle of fabric. Secure the fabric over the lid using a rubber band, then cover the rubber band by tying a nice piece of ribbon or raffia around the lid.
Attach a tag to the ribbon with the following instructions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of softened butter, with 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Add the entire contents of the jar, and mix by hand until combined. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
Special Butterscotch Chip Cookies in a Jar
1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup high protein crisp rice and wheat cereal
3/4 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS:Layer the ingredients in the order given in a one quart wide mouth canning jar. Firmly pack each ingredient in place. It will be a tight fit, but all ingredients will fit in the jar. Use pinking shears to cut an 8 or 9 inch circle from gingham, calico, or a seasonal fabric. Place the fabric over the wide mouth lid and rim and secure with a rubber band. Tie on a raffia or ribbon bow to cover the rubber band.
Attach a card to the ribbon or raffia with the following mixing and baking directions:
Empty jar of cookie mix into a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup of butter or margarine, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Use hands to mix the wet and dry ingredients together. When completely blended, roll into large walnut sized balls. Place on unprepared cookie sheets and use the palm of your hand to flatten each cookie ball. Bake at 350 in a preheated oven for 8-10 minute.
Feel free to share your crafty ideas in the comments section. Hope these were helpful! Remember it truly is the thought that counts!
Acts 20:35 “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Walk with the King!
Courtney
Another thing is homemade hot cocoa in a jar.:) Doing this for a fund raiser. By the way thanks for your blog. It is an inspiration.:)
Sharon 🙂
Excellent ideas! My favourite is the photo collage – that is absolutely priceless. Your Dad must really treasure it.
Those are all great ideas! My favorite was the picture collage you all did for your dad. Beautiful and great memories!
Hope your big feast is going well today!
Blessings!
Mary Joy
What great ideas, thanks!
here is my tutorial on the same thing I posted last week. 🙂
http://dandelionscottage.blogspot.com/2010/11/homemade-christmas-gift-ideas.html
i love the picture collage idea… I may have to whip that one up!
hugs,
rachel
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Courtney, these are great ideas. Thank you.
I LOVE the Grandpa gift idea! We would need to modify it as we have 10 children (and there are 4 more grandchildren to boot!). Great gift ideas! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Those are all great idea! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Those are great ideas. I love the smores gift boxes, those are so cute!
A friend of mine makes cupcakes like the cookie jars and sells them on Etsy for those who want something a little different than the cookie jars and aren't good bakers. She even customizes the frosting colors, and she will cut some awesome deals for parties and such. http://www.etsy.com/listing/59048847/mouthful-of-awesome
Thanks for the ideas Courtney! I hope you Thanksgiving was wonderful!
Love the s'mores all package up! How cute is that! I may do that for my girls for one night of advent!
These are lovely ideas. I'm looking to do homemade and handmade ideas for Chirstmas.
God bless you and your family.
I *adore* the photo collage. Totally taking this one for our own… Thank you!
These ideas are fabulous, Courtney. Thanks for sharing! I especially like the photo collage. We may have to steal that idea for my dad! : )
love the SMORES idea! co cute.
What cute ideas!
Cxx
Thanks for some fantastic gift ideas. Goes to show that meaningful and great gifts need not be expensive.
Cheers. 🙂
thanks for this post… I will be referring back to it!
I have a new hobby – I am sewing Christmas dekoration – that is also good as a little gift! Will have it on my blog http://www.einbisschenhaushalt.de on Tuesday, but you can look on the preview post if you look up my twitter-news on the sidebar.
Great suggestions! I love the country oatmeal cookie recipe..sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Stop over and visit me over at Free 2 Be Frugal sometime!
Where did you get the clear boxes for the s'mores? So cute!!
Also Check out The Monogram Divas Personalized Gifts for the perfect gift for any occasion!
http://www.themonogramdivas.com/
My favorite is the monogrammed cosmetic bags! So cute!
Thanks for a great blog
Best Christmas gift ideas
Some lovely ideas here… definitely bookmarking this page. Especially love the “Grandpa” photo idea – my first thought was that I could coordinate this with my sister as we don’t live near each other but then also wondering how to do it with only 6 children between us!
Another idea: My friend once gave me an “ice-cream kit” – a bowl filled with little bags of marshmallows, M&Ms, sprinkles etc and a long sundae spoon.