When it comes to frugal Christmas gifts, whether you're looking for gift ideas for kids or cheap homemade presents, these tips will certainly save you cash.
I'll tell you, family and friends that we give frugal gifts to love them; especially the homemade gifts.
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Frugal Gifts
Especially in these economic times, more people are looking for ways to save money on Christmas without foregoing quality.
Boxes of chocolate can be a great idea for anyone and can be quite inexpensive depending on the maker. Local chocolate makers often have a great selection for a great price and offer some nice personalized touch.
Another option is to make a batch of fudge and give that out in nice containers. Or to simplify, you can give out jars of fudge such as Sanders chocolate fudge which run about -7 a jar. We just picked some jar up from Morley Candies the other day.
Frugal Gifts For Kids
I have two beautiful little girls and many nieces and nephews. So, right off the bat, you can't go wrong giving with the following Christmas gifts that they'll actually use:
Stickers - Great frugal gift; especially with the little girls; they love stickers.
Crayons and Coloring Books
Puzzles
Bubbles
Webkinz
Board games - We play Trouble, Scrabble, Uno to name a few
Inexpensive customized t-shirt - We buy cheap t-shirt's and press iron-on decals onto the shirts. The kids love this and you can go with whatever decal is hot at the time (peace signs, Dora, etc.)
Dollar Store Gifts - Especially the stores that change their inventory often. Especially if you have young children, go for quantity, not quality. Most young kids have limited fascination with their toys anyway, so impress them with 20 small toys from a dollar store rather than one toy from a normal retail outlet.Cheap Homemade Gift Ideas
Gift Baskets - There are so many ways to go on this. We make gift baskets full of goodies that people will actually get some use out of. And you can do the same. Last year our basket had the following: calendar, mug, soaps, lotions, and a movie gift certificate. Really, the possibilities are endless. The key is to fill the basket with inexpensive gifts that people will get practical use out of.
Bake - I like to cook and you can't go wrong with giving out homemade treats like granola bars
Unique Gift Certificates - We give out our "time". For example, last year, I gave my sister a gift certificate good for three nights out while I babysit.
Music - You can make your own CD of "greatest hits" to give out as Christmas presents
Jewelry - You can make your own. People love handmade jewelry and it's not hard to do. Just Google "homemade jewelry" and you're off and running