How to Put Together Last Minute Christmas Gifts

Last-minute Christmas gifts can be both thoughtful and inexpensive.

Christmas can be a stressful time of year. There are decorations to put up, holiday dinners to cook, cookies to bake, parties to attend, cards to mail out, and gifts to buy and wrap. This year, make things a little simpler by implementing some do-it-yourself homemade gift ideas that work even when you are pressed for time and on a budget.

Things You'll Need

• Medium-sized basket
• Candle
• Olive oil
• Crackers
• Cheese
• Bows or ribbons
• Frame
• Calendar
• Cookies
• Tupperware or decorative tin
• Index cards
• Christmas card
• Book of stamps

Instructions

Gift Ideas

1. Select a bottle of wine from your wine cooler or pantry. Perhaps you like red and you have an unopened bottle of white you know you will never drink. Wrap a pretty bow around it and you have a holiday gift.

2. Find or purchase a medium- to large-sized basket. Fill it with unopened items from around the house, such as a candle, olive oil, a box of pasta, crackers and cheese. Tie a pretty bow or ribbon around the basket and you're done.

3. Bake and decorate Christmas cookies. Place cookies in a decorative tin or a red or green plastic container. String a cookie cutter through a ribbon and tie it around the tin or container for a decorative touch.

4. Gather favorite holiday recipes. Very neatly write the recipes down on index cards and tie them together with a bow.

5. Frame a picture. Print out a picture online--make sure it isn't copyrighted--or use an old calendar. Not only are pictures from outdated calendars great for framing, but you also will be recycling the paper.

6. Give a Christmas card. Inside the Christmas card include a book of stamps .

References

• Homemade Gifts

Resources

• Christmas Gifts