Every year, you always think of what gifts to give your loved ones during Christmas. You’ve experienced spending a huge amount of money on gifts only to find out that you overspend, or your receiver didn’t appreciate what you gave. This coming holiday season, you decided to go for inexpensive Christmas gifts to your loved ones. You realized that it doesn’t mean giving inexpensive Christmas gifts, you didn’t think much about it, it’s a low-end item or it’s horrible. Below are ideas of original, unique and inexpensive Christmas gifts for your loved ones.
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Customized family recipe book
You compile family recipes passed from generations to generations of your clan. Have it written in a nice paper and decorate it with ornaments or pictures of your family members.
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Knick knack boxes made from recycled paper
Make these eco-friendly boxes out of shredded papers. Be creative in designing the boxes by putting beads, ribbons and threads.
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Christmas treats
Bake cookies, cupcakes or cakes with Christmas theme such as cookies shaped like Santa or Christmas tree.
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Compose a poem and write your poem in a colored paper using calligraphy. You may add dried and pressed flower on your work and have it framed.
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Give jewelry accessories for both of them like gold bracelets with their engraved names.
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Are you musically inclined?
Compose a song and to make it more sweet, sing it for the recipient.
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Knit winter clothes
This is a really good choice for a personalized and customized gift. The clothes suit the occasion plus it is functional.
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Cookie jar
Don’t throw those nice, empty coffee or jam jars. Decorate your jars with ornaments, beads, or sequins. Bake cookies that you could put inside your cookie jar.
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Bath towels
Personalize the bath towels by having it embroidered with the names or initials of the receiver.
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Christmas Eve dinner meal
Cook for the receiver a favorite dish or a very sumptuous meal that the entire family can enjoy.
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Family photo album
Choose nice pictures of the receiving family. Decorate the album with fancy papers with lace or ribbons. You put as well the family name to make it more personalized.
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Catchy t-shirts
Buy plain colored shirts and put some catchy statements like “I’m the grandson of John,” or “I love my family” using water based acrylic craft paint.
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Baby sit
A very much appreciated gesture is your time, effort and your service. Take the kids for a stroll in the park or zoo for one whole day. You don’t only give your services to a friend or to a relative but you also have a chance of spending quality time with the kids.
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Massage
Why not offer your massage services to your parents as your Christmas gift?
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Pet adoption
Adopt a pet and give it to someone. Make sure the recipient loves the kind of pet you are adopting.
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Visiting an orphanage
Share your time with the less fortunate by spending at least one day with the kids teaching them to read and write.
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Share your skills
Are you good in swimming? Teach someone your skills.
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Walk your neighbor’s dog
Do you have an extra hand to walk the dog of your neighbor with your own dog? Initiate by volunteering to walk their dog.
Choose the best idea that you can give this Christmas season. It’s the time of the year to be generous and it doesn’t mean you have to spend for you to give something.
