Affordable Christmas Gifts

[*charmalea*]

i always ask for a meat or fruit tray

and those calenders sound cool !!!

i did up a hamper at the discont chemist for the familes i had to buy for , fit loads of stuff in for under $35 !!

also , the warehouse sells brandname toiletries so can do up a hamper and no one will know

and home made biccies /sweets are ALWAYS welcome (well they are in my house anyway )

ETA : if your after cool gifts for kids < $10 .. google kids gift list ... was a winner for me last year !!

[Nadine216]

Oh this year I'm making handmade gifts. It's a huge project, since I only started sewing this year. It's not that cheap (taking in account the wonderful fabric I just HAD to buy )

I'm making grocery totes, slippers, passport protectors, bookbags and various little trinkets like stichmarkers, bookmarks, earrings etc.

[ss_storm]

just checked out the Kids Gift List site- I could go crazy on there!! Have bookmarked it for future reference, some of the toys, although cheap, are quite nice!

[AliBaby]

Thought of some more to add

The reject shop have these great paint your own canvas with a picture on it and paints and paintbrushes attatched for $5.00!! Bargain and would be fun for kids to do in the holidays.

Also those cadbury chocolate stockings are always a winner and are $5.00 each.

Keep ideas coming.

[ss_storm]

For children (I'm going to do this for DD), you could make your own christmas stockings, or other christmassy things (decorations etc). I don't know how much the material is going to cost, but I don't think it will be that expensive as I shouldn't need too much (unless I stuff it up the first time..lol). I think it will have sentimental value as time goes on, something to mark her first christmas.

[smiles4u]

Ali ... my Mum still gives me those Cadbury Choc Stockings (and um, Humpty Dumpty Easter Egg for Easter) each and every year since i was a little kid

...... i'm a big kid at heart and life would never be the same the day my Mum can no longer give 'em to me (DP said he will take over doing the job of giving 'em to me when she can't anymore, how lovely is that ) !!

........................... ???????? ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TO GIVE MY 14YEAR OLD NEPHEW FOR XMAS ?????????? .............................

[ss_storm]

cd/dvd vouchers are always good, or a book voucher if he reads...boys are always so hard to buy for once they get older...my dad is the worst! Normally end up getting him something he can eat..lol. He has a sweet tooth, but high bp so shouldnt really be eating junk food...but I don't know what else to get him! Apart from clothes...but they are boring if you get them for every birthday and christmas!

What do you get hard to buy for dads?!? Doesnt have any hobbies (very occasionally goes fishing but doesnt have the time to go as he is a farmer), doesn't read, isnt into technology..i'm sure you get the picture!