Frugal Holidays / Homemade gifts
Friendship Cake, Chocolate Covered Pretzels
This year, money’s tight with almost everyone I know. I always make cookies and candy for family and friends, but this year I’m giving homemade gifts to everyone on my list! I thought I’d pass on some of the gift ideas I’ll be using this year:
- All year long, I buy cheap containers from the Dollar Tree and anywhere else I run onto them. Canning jars are a good choice and sometimes you can even find them at yard sales during the summer. Fill your container, tie a simple bow (ribbon, raffia, piece of fabric) around the neck and you have a charming gift for anyone.
- For baskets or boxes, cookies are a wonderful choice. A box of decorated gingerbread people make a unique gift that can be quite impressive depending on your decorating skills!
White Chocolate Macademia Nut Cookies
- For smaller glass containers, pre-wrapped candies like the starlight mints or butterscotch discs are my favorite.
- For the canning jars, the RazzleDazzle recipe site has a bunch of ‘recipe in a jar’ choices. They’ve even been kind enough to make up gift tags that you can print out! I love it!
- Fresh baked breads (like banana or pumpkin) and muffins make a welcome gift, and they’re relatively inexpensive to make. Plastic wrap and some curly ribbon are all you need for wrapping!
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holiday pretzels
Chocolate dipped pretzels and peanuts topped with colorful sprinkles usually end up as someone’s gift.
- Remember to save those Christmas cards! They can be cut with decorative scissors and used for festive gift tags.
- Tissue paper can fill up an empty spot in boxes, bags or any other container you’re filling with home baked goodies. You can usually find it at a more reasonable price at one of the dollar stores (like Dollar Tree -my favorite!)
- An inexpensive ornament or cookie cutter tied into the ribbon makes a homemade gift even more special!
Happy gift giving!
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