Christmas is the time of the year for giving and I love doing it, but it can get costly. I usually start off with wanting to get something for all of my parent helpers. Then of course I want something for all of my 1st grade team. I can’t forget the office staff or our two wonderful custodians. And then there is the something special I need for my aide. Wow! That is a lot of people, but they all matter to me, so I want to give them a little something. Well, I did. Maybe you don’t want to go to quite the extreme that I did, but coming up with inexpensive ideas can still be a little difficult, so I thought I would share some of my favorites.
My usual favorite is what I call the cozy bundle. I used to have to catch the Black Friday sales in order to get a good deal on the throws, but now I can find them at Walmart for as low as $2.50. I take these little blanket throws and put them in a gift bag along with a word search book and a small bag of candy, which I usually get from the Dollar Store. I can do this gift for under $5.00. These cozy bundle gift bags also work as a great "get better" and "thinking of you" bags.
This year I went a different route. I went with scarf and glove sets. It was actually pretty fun shopping for all of the different scarves. The prices of the scarves varied, but were as low as $3.00, again at Walmart. The gloves came in a set of two for $1.50, which I split up. While I went above $5.00 for most, it is a gift idea that could easily be purchased for less. Oh, and I purchased the gift boxes at the 99 Cent Store for a set of 3. I've already given out these sets to the staff and they really seemed to love them.
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