Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Reasonably Priced X-Mas Present Ideas

Christmas season is probably the most economically demanding time of the year. Nevertheless, there are a lot of ways to come across low cost X-Mas present ideas.

Create It

If you’re crafty or have any unique abilities, you can make a gift. For example, if you sew you can make the person a sweater. If you are a closet rhymester or song writer, write a poem or song about the recipient. Sing or read the song or poem and have the original framed.

Coupon

A hand made coupon book may be a a great Christmas gift idea. Make unique certificates for doing errands, organizing, and cleaning for the recipient. You could propose to arrange their photos into albums, do a week’s worth of dishes, or clean their house. If the recipient is a husband or wife you might present loving pleasures such as foot massages and date nights. A coupon book can be created by printing off empty certificates that can be located on the Internet and bound with staples or ribbon.

Gift Baskets

If you’re looking for a present for a whole family, and don’t have an idea what they like, a gift basket might be the perfect answer. You can fill a low cost basket with homemade cookies or muffins, small packages of cocoa mix, coffee mugs, and ripened fruit. You may also want to consider garden decoration gifts such as bird houses, bird feeders, or garden statuary. A youngster may enjoy a gift basket full of toys from the dollar store. Some ideas could be chalk, bouncy balls, jump ropes, balloons, colorful windmills, small stuffed animals, play clay, and gum.

Teen girls might appreciate a gift basket consisting of burettes, clips, brushes, eye shadow, hair color, and a magazine or two. A new mother may like a gift basket full of soothing bath salts, foot creams, and essential oils. If you are able, add a gift certificate to a health spa, beauty store, or a specialty shop. The important thing is that you incorporate thoughtful X-Mas gifts that take into consideration what the recipient enjoys.

Treasure Trunks

Children enjoy getting treasures, so why not present them a treasure trunk? This Christmas present is relatively straightforward and you can incorporate products from discount stores, online stores, and even your own closet.  First, get a box with a safety lid. It can be a decked out plastic tub, cardboard box, or an authentic trunk. Then, choose a theme. If your theme is dress-up, you can load the chest with necklaces, hats, old clothing, play batons and swords, shoes, ribbons, and pendants. Several, Some other, A few theme ideas include pirates, royalty, medieval, nature, astronauts, or extraterrestrial. 

As you can see, with a bit of thought you can find original Christmas present ideas that are quite affordable. All it takes is a little bit of digging to find out what the persons interests are, if you don't already know what they are, and a visit to the nearest dollar store. Don't forget, it's the thought that matters.

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