Do you need a fast inexpensive gift idea? No worries, I’m sharing a fun list of super fast & inexpensive for gifts for children, neighbors, co-workers, groups and more.
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Save Money, Save Time – Homemade Gifts
Below is a list of quick inexpensive gifts we’ve been able to make give over the years. And they’re easy to multiply for a group such as co-workers, neighbors, clubs, etc.
If you click on the titles you’ll be taken to a detailed post about that craft item.
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Also, there’s a whole list at the bottom of this post for all things holiday. Gift ideas, wrapping ideas, low-waste tips, etc.
This is a cute and delicious treat. Christmas trail mix!
You can buy *Christmas Trail Mix already prepared. But we wanted to make our own. So to sweetened popcorn we added various other things to add sweet/salty blend and color.
For those gardeners in your life – Gardener’s Hand Scrub.
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I mixed it up & put it all in a repurposed flip-top jar and added a cute label. My gardener’s hand scrub gift was scented with *Lavender Essential Oil.
I made these cute gifts for a ladies group I belonged to.
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I used small ½ pint mason jars filled from a larger bag of inexpensive *Mineral Salt Bath Soak. You can make a jar for everyone in your office for very little money and almost no time at all.
We made these for our grandchildren and also a slightly larger set for my dad one year. (Oh, and pairs for ourselves too – we love these!)
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Just cut out squares of denim from old worn jeans, fill with cheap *Bulk Rice mixed with a few drops of *Essential oil fragrance. So fun, so quick & so easy.
I wanted a gift to go with some homemade vanilla I made one year. So I grabbed a clean mason jar and mixed up a chocolate chip cookie recipe in a jar.
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I like that I could use a 16-ounce pint jar instead of the larger quart-sized jars. So you can make lots of these cookie mix jars in minutes with standard pantry ingredients & clean repurposed mason jars.
Homemade hot cocoa dry Ingredients can be placed in bags and tucked into large coffee mugs.
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Add a candy cane stirring stick and you have a gift that comes together in minutes. You can make this gift even faster using chunky thrift store mugs with packets of *Hot Cocoa Mixinside!
This has always been one of our favorites – experience gifts!
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We often get to enjoy the gift right along with the gift recipients. We’ve gifted a ‘dinner with us at a favorite restaurant’ to our parents, and several different excursions with our grandchildren. You can gift experiences such as zoo membership, concert tickets, museum passes, etc
Quick Homemade Food Gifts
Sometimes you want to present a food gift, but still don’t want it to take too much time or money.
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Pumpkin Granola – dressed up in a pretty jar. Add a festive ribbon & you’re done.
The No-Knead Skillet Bread – made & gifted in a brand new *10″ Cast Iron Skillet as part of the gift. Or simply wrap the bread with plastic wrap and embellish with a pretty bow. These gifts of homemade food have always been very appreciated.
What are your favorite fast last-minute gift ideas?
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