Easy Christmas Gifts in a Jar
Sometimes it is the simple things in life that makes us happy. Easy Christmas mix recipes in a jar are one of those simple things. Do you have a ho...
Sometimes it is the simple things in life that makes us happy. Easy Christmas mix recipes in a jar are one of those simple things.
Do you have a hobby of making gingerbread cookies? Why not put the ingredients in a nice clear container; write the recipe on red colored paper; cut the colored paper to match the top of the jar; and wrap the colored paper around the front of the jar with white ribbon. Place a green and red bow on top and you have an easy, cheap, homemade Christmas gift idea.
Brownies are delicious gifts anytime of the year, but especially during the Yuletide season. Look up your favorite brownie recipe and put the ingredients into a cool-looking jar. List the the recipe, roll it up, and place the rolled recipe into jar along with the ingredients. Wrap the jar in colored plastic, and tie the cellophane with a bright, red ribbon.
How about those spice green and red candies? You can find them sold in most stores. These are perfect Christmas mix recipes you can stuff in a jar and wrap in colored plastic.
Jelly beans in a jar are another traditional Christmas gift. Easy, fun, delicious, and low in calories as well.
M&M’s in a jar is another wonderful Christmas treat. Buy a bag of red and green M&M’s, either plain or with nuts, and fill up a jar as a Christmas gift which anyone would love to receive.
A time-honored Christmas gift in a jar is the colorful hard sweets, like peppermint sticks, Christmas hard candies with filling or red and white mint swirl bits. This makes an inexpensive Christmas gift idea for a large extended family.
For chocolate lovers, why not put chocolate pretzels in a jar. Chocolate pretzels come in packages, and are available in your local supermarket. What a sweet treat this gift would make.
How about specialized gift items in a jar? These may include chocolate golf balls, chocolate baseballs, chocolate footballs, chocolate soccer balls. Any of these fun special gifts would be popular with your friends & family who loves these sports. You might even use a few real mini-balls to make a great homemade, non-food Christmas gift in a jar.
No matter what you choose-traditional, off-beat, baked or bought, making easy Christmas gifts in a jar is fun and allows you to be as creative as you want to be. Gifts in a jar can be an inexpensive treat to give to your colleagues at work; your friends, and even your family members.
The best part is you can go to your local store or shopping mart and gather all your favorite sweets and chocolates to make as many jars as you need. Most of these jars make fun, holiday gift ideas under 10 dollars. Have fun & be creative!
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