50 Fun Holiday Gift Ideas
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Here are our 50 best fun, affordable holiday gift ideas:
1. Make cookies or fudge and wrap them in a reusable container.
2. Cook a special dinner for a friend or loved one.
3. Give someone a special a day of pampering.
4. Create a drawing or painting that has special meaning.
5. Make them a piece of jewelry out of seashells or beads.
6. Video rental gift cards
(Or make it into a movie gift basket and include the gift card, popcorn, and 2 bottles of soda, packaged in a bowl)
7. Pass along a family heirloom or something that has sentimental value.
(One of my favorite gifts was a silver jewelry box and old-fashioned earrings that my grandmother gave me.)
8. Give them breakfast in bed.
9. Give them an old photograph that has been tucked away for some time.
(Making a photo into a 5x7 or 8x10 and framing it is a great idea!)
10. Create a hobby scrapbook with images, articles and tidbits about their favorite activity.
(One of my favorite gifts have been scrapbooks from family members.)
11. Create a gift voucher for one hour of doing whatever they want.
12. Weed their garden for them or rake their lawn.
13. Gourmet coffees with a personal coffee cup
14. Give them a pound of their favorite kind of chocolates or nuts.
15. Child's artwork, framed
(Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc. will love this gift!)
16. Journal with special inscription inside
17. Teacup with box of herbal tea
18. Deck of cards and book of card game rules
(Great gift for guys!)
19. Homemade cocoa mix in a pretty jar
(Include a mug!)
20. Collage of special photos
(One year I made my mother in law a collage of her favorite photos, she loved it!)
21. Gel pens and pretty stationary
(Teen girls will love this gift!)
22. Bottle of sparkling cider
23. Home baked bread, include recipe
24. Disposable camera
25. Basket filled with deli cheese and fruit
26. Craft supplies
(Find out what kinds of crafts the recipient likes and put together a basket for them)
27. Holiday serving bowl or platter
28. Pretty basket filled with special jams or mustards
29. Decorative napkins and napkin rings
30. Fancy chocolate bars tied with a ribbon
(Godiva is a good pick!)
31. Gardening gloves with a plant or flower seeds
32. Photo album, hand decorated is even better
33. Makeup tote
34. Homemade cookie mix with instructions for baking
(Package in glass containers, attach with a pretty ribbon, see instructions here)
35. Variety of bread mixes
36. Special coffee cup filled with candy
37. Fancy magazines tied together with a pretty ribbon
(Sign up for a subscription and attach a note "Look for 12 more issues in your mailbox!")
38. Gourmet popcorn and flavored oil
39. Locally made barbeque or steak sauce with basting brush
40. Pancake or waffle mix and a bottle of real maple syrup
41. Movie theater gift cards
42. Board games
(Amazon has tons of board games on sale right now!)
43. Home-baked cookies
44. Note cards and book of stamps
45. Picture frames
46. Specialty cookbook
(Include mixing spoons and a bowl)
47. Pretty glass jar filled with candy
48. Collectible sports cards
49. Muffin mixes with muffin pan
50. Nail polish kit
