Gift Ideas
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Gift Ideas

  1. Have a honey of a Christmas (Basket filled with rolls and honey jar)
  2. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas (bag of Jolly Ranchers)
  3. Merry "Kiss"-mas (Hershey Kisses)
  4. May your holidays be merry and "Sprite" (bottle of Sprite)
  5. Just poppin by with a warm Christmas 'Hi'!" (attach popcorn, or soda pop)
  6. The holidays can be a strain
     on our body and our brain
    so when you feel stressed,
    a hot bath is best
    It truly will help keep you sane!
    ( Attach bath oils, bubbles, scents, etc...)
  7. You are "soup-r" Merry Christmas (soup mix with ribbon)
  8. Not a creature was 'stirring'....(wooden spoon tied with ribbons or rafffia, attach a mix for your favorite drink or baked good)
  9. We have to ad-'mitt' you're a great neighbor (oven mitt filled w/treats)
  10. Bake up some Christmas cheer. (frozen cookie dough w/ attached cookie cutters)
  11. 'Spice' up your Christmas (Apple cider w/ wassail mix attached or spices)
  12. Hope you have a 'whopper' of a Christmas!! (box/bag of Whoppers)
  13. This in 'mint' to wish you a Merry Christmas!!! (mints attached)
  14. For a 'Deer, Deer' Friend!! (sack decorated like reindeer fill with treats)
  15. To a really 'grate' neighbor or 'Tis the season to be 'grateful' (Grater and Cheese)
  16. You 'sweeten' our lives (container of candies)
  17. May your Christmas be 'seasoned' with love (Seasoning mix)
  18. Have a 'bright' Christmas (luminaries~sand, small candle, bags or pretty candle)
  19. One good 'turn' deserves another (pancake or muffin mix w/ pancake turner)
  20. When you feel like a basket case,
    Take a Break---And slow your pace
    (basket with bath items)
  21. Take a Break From a Busy Day--
    And Sweep All Your Cares Away
    (attach a whisk broom)
  22. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (cheese ball and crackers)
  23. Wishing you a note worthy Christmas (pad of paper and pencil)
  24. "Roll" into the Christmas spirit (sweet rolls or mix)
  25. We wish you a full 'measure' of Christmas cheer (any mix in a measuring cup or attach measuring spoons)
  26. May you cup be filled with joy this Christmas season (Christmas mug filled with candy or hot chocolate or cider mix)
  27. Your friendship has warmed us the whole year through....
    We hope this hot chocolate will do the same for you!
    (hot chocolate in a special container)
  28. When Santa "Chex" his list, he won't find anyone nicer than you (Chex mix)
  29. Hope 'Yule' enjoy the show! (fill bag with video rental coupons, popcorn, drinks, candy, or just some of these)
  30. Have a 'Berry' Merry Christmas (Bread and a jar of berry jam)
  31. Friends are the 'spice' of life. Merry Christmas (spices or cinnamon sticks tied with ribbon)
  32. 'Olive' you for all the nice things you do! Merry Christmas (can of olives)
  33. We 'relish' your friendship!! Merry Christmas (Relish tray/ can of pickles, olives ,etc.)
  34. We just couldn't 'restrain' ourselves from wishing you a Merry Christmas!! (Strainer with bow or fill strainer with treats)
  35. We couldn't 'pasta' up the chance To spread some Christmas cheer, Happy Holidays!!! (attach bag of pasta -- Christmas shapes would be fun)
  36. May the 'absorbing' spirit of Christmas 'blot' out your troubles, 'Soak' up your sorrows, and 'wipe' away your difficulties!!!! (attach to a roll of paper towels)
  37. Feliz Navidad (Chips and Salsa)
  38. We whisk you a Merry Kiss-mas (wire whisk filled w/ candy kisses, tie with ribbon)

When the hustle and the bustle of the Christmas season comes,
And the shopping and the baking seems to not be any fun.

Then it's time for you, my dear, to take some time to rest,
And just relax a bit from your merry-making quest.

Before you lose it all completely, and you think you're going to drop,
Just get out this little packet, and some corn begin to pop.

Now, go get your favorite person, your sweetie or a friend.
And before you even know it, Holiday worries seem to end.

So have a Merry Merry Christmas. May your house be blessed with cheer,
And may Christ's spirit be with you always, throughout the brand new year

 
(You could rent your favorite movie, Or watch a good show on T.V.,
Or have some soda and a chocolate bar with that popcorn.)

Gifts With Extra Meaning

Are you someone who likes to give a little something to everyone. Maybe just a loaf of homemade bread or a jar of jelly? Well make sure you have enough for everyone. In your notebook, make a page for homemade gifts, whether it is a plate of cookies, homemade cinnamon ornament, a craft you make, a homemade Christmas card or other small gifts. Under each gift write the names from your gift list that you want to give it to. By doing this you might actually give something to everyone but you will also be organized when it comes time to make them. If you know you want to give 20 people homemade jelly but only have 10 jelly jars you can put the word out to friends that you need 10 jars or be on the watch for them at yard sales. (P.S. this year lots of people on my list are getting jam and I am making it as each fruit comes in season this summer so by the end of the summer that part of my gift list is finished plus I have one of each kind to enter into the county fair! Jelly is really easy and fun to make.) Below you will find some ideas for small gifts.

Give a Memory for a Gift

Homemade Mixes

There are some wonderful books out there with recipes for homemade dry mixes for everything from bean soups to bread mixes to hot chocolate. These can be made up at one time and then put into the freezer a month or two ahead of time. You can put these into fabric gift bags or pretty cellophane bags. You can also do layered cookie mixes in jars. Homemade mixes are always a hit with everyone. Ask people on your gift list about the things they remember from past Christmas' which meant a lot to them. Then try to give them their memory. Do they always remember there being oranges and nuts? Put them together a gift basket of oranges and nuts. Or maybe it was a special cookie. Or maybe like me they always remember my mother getting a live wreath for the front door but I cannot bring myself to spend the money on one at Christmas now. What a wonderful gift to show up with at a friends house with a small live wreath that will bring back memories for them. Giving a memory will probably mean more to someone than a store bought gift and show you really thought about them. Do not forget your notebook when asking about their memories.