Last but not least, I had to share with you a really easy but useful, and quite presentable, gift idea for party favors, stocking stuffer, kid’s gifts, or a thoughtful gift for anyone on your list.

My daughter made these party favors for all the Pampered Chef attendees, and agreed for me to post these for your pleasure.

Supplies:

• Hot Cocoa mix
• Chocolate Chip morsels
• Mini marshmallows
• Disposable cake decorating plastic bags
• Yarn or ribbon
• Tags (optional)

Instructions:

1. Fill each cake decorating plastic bag with:
2. 4 Tbs of hot cocoa mix (Carnation, in this case)
3. ½ cup of mini marshmallows
4. ¼ cup of Chocolate Chip morsels
5. Tie at the top with a color yarn or ribbon
6. Attach a tag with instructions for hot cocoa preparation (optional).

My daughter loves crafts, so she prepared special snow flake tags, with hot cocoa preparation instructions, and attached them to each cone with a yarn tie.  Doesn’t this look lovely??

Tip: If you use different brand of cocoa mix, please read directions for the amount  of cocoa needed for two servings.  Some brands might require more or less than 2 Tbs per serving.

photo credit: timparkinson

So, there are only few more shopping days remaining until Christmas, and Hanukkah already began, but  you are still running around looking for some great gift ideas.  Also, your budget is running dry, yet the list is not complete….well you can always complete it with some great homemade gifts, or gifts from the heart.

Here are some ideas:

• Homemade cookies or cakes
• Homemade candy
• Cookie lollipops
• Festive popcorn (popcorn mixed with melted pastel chocolate mints)
• Coupon book filled with things you can do for that special person on your list:

• Take them shopping
• Treat them to lunch
• Take them to the movies
• Help them clean their house or their car
• Invite them to your house for dinner
• Get together for a tea or coffee and offer a shoulder to lean on

I used the coupon idea for my daughter’s 30th Birthday, and presented her with a book of 30 different coupons.  She loved it, and we had fun fulfilling these throughout the year.

Everyone has a creative side, so I know you can come up with some more ideas, which I would love you to share with me, and our readers.

If you have exhausted all your ideas, please check out these:

“12 Best Inexpensive Gifts for Christmas” (click here ), and of course for any other occasion.

Hopefully now you can relax (at least with brainstorming), and get ready for the HOLIDAYS!!!!

HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!