Five-Minute Easy Christmas Gifts
The Christmas holiday season can often be a hectic one as you try to juggle many tasks at once. As your gift list grows, you may be hard pressed to come up with several presents for a variety of people in such a limited time. Depending on who the gift recipient is, and how personal you wish to make the gift, there are several creative options for time-efficient small gifts.
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Food
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An easy way to make quick, personal gifts is to make extra cookies or fudge when you bake your holiday goodies. Line some Christmas tins with colorful foil paper and fill them with an assortment of treats. Or you can add individual coffee, tea or cocoa packages to decorative cups or mugs along with traditional Christmas candy. Wrap each cup or mug in cellophane and tie it with a ribbon.
Crafts
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With a computer and a laminating machine you can create a variety of quick and easy gifts that are decidedly personal. You can laminate your children's drawings to use as place mats to give to grandparents or turn smaller drawings into bookmarks with special messages from the family. For a tongue-in-cheek craft idea for that family member or friend who always insists you give him "nothing," glue a printed note on the outside of an empty jar. Label it "Jar of Nothing" and below that print the following: "When you were asked what you wanted for Christmas, do you remember saying, "Nothing"? Well, this time someone heard you, searched high and low and found this perfect gift for you."
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Cards and Coupons
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A gift card provides a quick and easy gift you can personalize to the recipient. If someone can't live without her morning coffee, give her a gift card to a coffee house. For movie buffs, give gift cards to the local cinema. You can buy an annual pass to museums or zoos for the culture or animal enthusiast on your list. Another option is to create your own coupon book for favors and chores throughout the upcoming year. This goes beyond money and offers the priceless gift of your time.
Charity Gift
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For the person who has everything, you can give a donation to his favorite charity in his name. Go to the website of the charity and make a donation and then write a special note in a card for your recipient. Or attach the card with a ribbon to an object that symbolizes the charity. For a charity that provides water to third world countries, attach a card to a bottle of water. For the American Heart Association, laminate a red heart with the date and amount given to make a commemorative ornament or bookmark.
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