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Very creative ideas
Comment from : Sue Jarrard

We have three boys and one of our favorite places is the Army Surplus store!
Comment from : Chris Ross

My favorite find of this year was at Easter I went to a thrift store and they had Christmas coffee mugs for a quarter apiece We took them home at around Christmas time I went to the dollar store and bought hot cocoa put two hot cocoa is in it and a candy cane and a few little chocolates and it was a really great gift under about $150 apiece with bag included
Comment from : Velocity AKA sloth mom

I make a lot of my Christmas gift (cookies, quilts, microwave bowl covers and a canning mat) a lot of people love this
Comment from : Dawn Sheaf

if you are a canner, get a cute basket from Goodwill and fill it with home-canned food Beef Vegetable Soup, Salsa and jams and jellies are a huge hit with my family
Comment from : Rachele Kelly

Oh a craft box would be fun for the kids!
Comment from : Revera

Got our turkey for 49 cents a lb ooohhh yeah
Comment from : Sunny Sky

Your camera is great quality
Comment from : TimelordUK

During back to school sales office depot / staples will put things out for 01 you can only get 3 of that item and you must buy $5 worth of things in order to get the deal So every year we will take advantage of those deals, I will usually go at least 2 times a week to get the sale items (They have great sales on other items at the same time they just aren't a penny) I only have 2 kids that are still school aged so we usually have lots of left over supplies for at home, to replace things the kids have used up at school, and to donate I try to make sure I send a bag full of all the things the school wanted each child to bring for school supplies for kids who's family can't afford to buy all of the school supplies they need It has worked so well that even with me buying all the extra I save about 200 dollars a year on school supplies My kids school usually asks for about 50 dollars worth a child each year
Comment from : Desire Love

thank you for sharingwe used to draw names
Comment from : Jody Sappington

Great ideas Will try some We’ve also done homemade brownie, pancake, cake mix in a mason jar with cute tag with instructions printed on card stock This year making homemade microwavable moist heat packs Sugar scrubs in a jar, essential oil infused epsom salt bath soak in cute baggies (epsom salt from dollar tree), lentil or flax seed filled eye pillows, homemade lavender and peppermint headache balms, painted pine cone ornaments made into Christmas trees, snowmen and elves, printed pics inexpensive frames
Comment from : SarahB

I love the photo album from lunch bags!! Would love to try it Is there a tutorial somewhere?
Comment from : Laura Weber

we have lots of kids we tried to convince them to do xmas gifts at newyears no go LOL so we gift big on birthdays and simple gift at xmas
Comment from : Get to the Farm

I buy jewellry all year from our second hand store for 25-50 cents some is new and wrap them separately and give to my granddaughters They love them The favourite gift last year was a Chinese coin necklace She looked up all the symbols and had lots of fun 50c
Comment from : Ev Palfy

My girls are named Hope and Faith brGrace is a lovely name
Comment from : D J Terry

I made homemade bars of soap one year
Comment from : Wendy Blackstone

Found turkeys for 39/pound after thanksgiving this year! Whoohoo!!!!
Comment from : Jsb Apple

Merry Christmas to your family Cindy Anderson Roth in Florida
Comment from : Springsteadgal

Russian Friendship Tea, canned jelly
Comment from : Laura Browning

dollar tree
Comment from : Michelle Sunshinestar

Asian stores sell tea cheap
Comment from : Michelle Sunshinestar

What great ideas!!
Comment from : JaTon

Mr Dress Ups tickle trunk made those for years with our boys toys that run on imagination are the best toys ever
Comment from : grandma lynda

I bought my daughter a cashmere sweater, with the 20000 (yes, 200!!!), Lol tag still on it I paid, (drum roll please) 300 at our local Agape thrift store!!! How insane is that??? I love, love, love getting great stuff at resale shops
Comment from : usermane1908

Great advice on everything!brI made a garden basket for a coworker one year - a pair of gardening gloves, a basket, a spade and some tulip bulbs I spray painted the basket to match the main color of the gloves She loved it! brYou can, also, find really nice books at Goodwill
Comment from : Vickie Allen

My mom would take the Christmas cards she got last year cut them punch a whole in it and use them as present tags for the next year presents
Comment from : halloween2brenda

we used the trimmings off the bottom of our Christmas tree and made wreaths for each of the kids teachers this year for christmas cost me nothing but my time used a bow that was left over from last year for decoration on the front of the bow
Comment from : Caffeine & Chaos

Our goodwill is expensive Like $7 or $8 for a shirt and it wasn't a new shirt Isn't that a bit expensive?
Comment from : Tasha Hargrove

I am a loom knitter, and it has been wonderful! Christmas was so much fun this year because of it!
Comment from : Melissa Holeman

When my kids were young, I would always buy clearance Halloween costumes They loved to play dress up, so they'd get updated sizes for their dress up trunk
Comment from : AlohaPrepper

A gift seniors might enjoy is pretty blank note cards and stamps to go with them Add a nice pen and they are ready to send a note to friends that have moved or even neighbors they may want to thank The forever stamps don't run out if the price goes up and this save them a trip to the post office especially in bade weather
Comment from : Margaret Bedwell

I love the idea of the imagination box My four year old grandson loves to dress up as different characters Those mittens someone made for you were precious I'd like those stuffed with candy
Comment from : Grandma Patty

I use the funnys too
Comment from : Karen Brandenberger

My brother and I actually for a bunch of boxes for Christmas one year when we were kids My uncle got probably about 50 or more for us for free from his work
Comment from : Kyle McCoy

I gave my mom a laundry basket filled with supplies and she loved it
Comment from : Living Weird Esther C

Thanks for all the ideas I retired from work this year but for the last few Holiday seasons I would give my coworkers baked goods or canned jams,etc One year I gave handmade soap & they seemed to love it I worked with all women so it was easy enough Brad I have been wanting to ask about your Moringa Dosage I just bought capsules & wondered how many Mg that you have to take to help your pain If you or Christa could answer that question that would be great Thanks
Comment from : Vida Reich

Last year we wrapped boxes for our 1 year old granddaughter last year She loved it She got real gifts also but the boxes rocked
Comment from : Community Surthriveal

With no disrespect you talk about being parents who don't feel the need to buy your children the latest gadgets your own statement shows the complete opposite because you the parents have all the latest gadgets what does this show your own children practice what you preach one rule for them another rule for you !!!
Comment from : Theukurbangam3rs

we stopped celebrating ""christmas"" last yr, it isnt biblical, it is actually a pagan holiday celebrate Jesus and his birthay everyday, when you volunteer, do it for his birth do the history check, the tree is in the bible, adorned with gold an silver, and it wasnt to celebrate Jesus' birth i know a lot of people wont like it, but he wasnt born dec 25th, unfortunately, it is a wordly celebration this is just MY takiing on what the world has made into his birth and from what i take from his word, - please no haters
Comment from : mai pi

We use the comic pages as wrapping for boys birthdays etc and sewing patterns which are 20 for a dollar in our op shops for girls' birthday presents
Comment from : Stephen Smith

I use scrap fabric, old/extra pillowcases, or seasonal fabric and make various sizes drawstring bags for my gift wrapping, reusable pretty and easy to use I'm making the marshmallow blow guns for each of my kids and the pipe to make them is cheap, I think that may be what is the most fun on Christmas Day I'm a bit concerned about the chemicals in pvc but I'm gonna choose to shrug it off
Comment from : The Anachronistic Life

Shared
Comment from : Carol Oaks

Our dad always wrapped our presents with the funny papers!!!
Comment from : yellowbird30

they have shipping thing from some companies we buy from in brown paper we save it all year round and let kids watch Christmas cartoons and they have fun coloring and making pretty and we wrap everything but Santa gifts in
Comment from : My Beer Pocket Book With Ashley Britton

I give tribute cards, This year I am buying them from the National Arbor Day Foundation, It plants trees in the national forests and from Doctors Without Borders
Comment from : Katherine Miller

Christa, I sent you a pattern, that I think you will be very creative with
Comment from : Norma Mason

you guys rock! guess what you inspired me to do for gifts this yearjars of Sazon! My father in law loves cooking so I took you're recipe, made the blend from spices I already had and wrapped a bow on it! he's going to love it - thanks guys xx
Comment from : kayleighpebble

Two I can think of is a recipe book Especially in the family where everyone contributes their favorite recipe and you make a book for each family to have all the family recipes Also with the kids go to the dollar store get a box of the clear plastic ornaments Squeeze some glue in there roll it around add glitter and a special ornament they made,
Comment from : Theresa Rausch

last yr I made hug in a mug gifts ,cheap mugs with a instant hot chocolate ,candy cane stirrer some tiny marshmallows , cost roughly 50 pence each ,this yr I am using cups and saucers from the charity shop to make shabby chic ones with fancy flavoured teas in them x
Comment from : Jo Walby

Our extended family gathered for Thanksgiving and we all donated money as a group for Compassion International My DIL's grandmother came up with the idea to do this and I honestly loved doing this! One of my favorite gifts last year was a photo collage of my grandsons that was mod podged onto a painter's canvas by their great aunt She made one for each set of grandparents (and great grandparents) as well as for the mommy and daddy of the kids :) One of my DIL's made photo albums with their wedding pictures in them and will be adding new pages to each of our albums over the years as their family grows I love it!
Comment from : Debbie G

This vid was packed, with good ideas how about homemade candles, pick up your glassware at the thrift/charity shops the wicks and bases online are mega cheap all scents can be custom made for that special person and come a black out they will thank youlol
Comment from : loch ness

Wonderful ideas! When the grandchildren were younger I always crocheted them scarves and hats I always made jelly out of everything Nothing went to waste Like Christa said a small amount of Christmas fabric and ribbon from the Dollar store and I'd have gifts for co-workers, the trash men, mailman etc brthere is something out there you can make for someone
Comment from : Brenda Collins

Also, get a picture frame and a gift bag at the Dollar Tree Cut out the artwork on the bag and frame There is also a cute tutorial on making a holiday lattern out of 5 Dollar Tree picture frames
Comment from : Sullivan Homesteader

A couple of ideas that might help someone: gift baskets with your home canned foods Add a potholder, a dishcloth, a spatula and a loaf of homemade bread (I did cinnamon raisin) Also, a bag of microwave popcorn in a popcorn tub with a coupon for a free movie at your local Drug Mart
Comment from : Sullivan Homesteader

we are spending less AND spending more putting this autistic community together we felt was not safe in Pueblo So, we close on beautiful property with acreage tthe 16th that will be our gift to each other and the autistic community
Comment from : The Antique Autistic

These are some really fabulous ideas!
Comment from : EmeryShae

One year, I took a nice picture of my brother (actually smiling) and printed a 8x10, framed it and gave it to my Mom for Christmas He lived across the country so when she opened it, she loved it so much she cried (happy tears)
Comment from : We Lil family of 3

we get tin's from the 99cent store, and fill them with home made cookees, the butter and coco chip are all bought on sale during thanksgiving time My granddaughter has a cell phone she got for her b-day last year so I got her a new phone cover and a SD memory card so it will look like she got a new one, and the memory card will give the phone some more space for pic and music
Comment from : Melanie

My favorite gift is a story my daughter who is an aspiring writer wrote for me for my birthday
Comment from : Sherry Angstadt

I have made baskets for Christmas gifts with newspaper weaving technique and filled them with homemade gifts: soaps, necklaces engraved in bones, jams, truffles, etc If you want to see the newspaper weaving baskets, here there are: wwwfacebookcom/lartizanne/ Hope one day I make tutorial videos for sharing the technique with all the homestead friend on Youtube
Comment from : Anne Zoubair

I work at Goodwill - should make you two Goodwill Ambassadors! Merry Christmas! Great ideas
Comment from : Donna Norris

I put a large portion of my budget into clean foods this year I have family in the North and I send visa cards that I earn using my credit card (paid off every month) I also save my change all year and use that to buy the grands' gifts My daughters that live here will receive home made vanilla and orange cleaner along with room sprays
Comment from : Lynn Dutt

Love you bothbrY'all feel like family
Comment from : Russell Patrick

Love the craft/art box idea! Please do another one of these, great ideas!
Comment from : Sue Antonich

Thank you do much What great ideas! I love Linda's pantry That lovely lady has me dehydrating for the first time in my life I just love you both
Comment from : Patty

I am hoping to get some cranberries and make my own cranberry sauce after Christmas
Comment from : lisa1967

Buy bags of Halloween candy after the holiday Many don't have Halloween designs on them so give someone a whole bag or repackage to get note gifts out of a bag
Comment from : Creative Frugal Fun

heres a share i love to get and give homemade recipe books-they are fun to make and sharing your best recpies rocks- many blessing and thanks for the ideas
Comment from : movinon04

Thanks for the ideas Have a good evening!!!
Comment from : Traci Perdue

The makings for homemade Laundry soap in a quart jar with instructions and the recipe for when they want to make it for themselves :)
Comment from : Lindas Pantry

Hi I love your videos My husband and I buy extra turkeys for (99) a pound around thanksgiving and can it My husband dosn't eat chicken but he will eat chopped up turkey in gravy Love it
Comment from : Gail Reese

Your news paper bill (for the past three years) should be arriving soon Please be sure to catch your paper boy the next morning after it arrives LOL
Comment from : fortbuilder100

You can also donate a service I will come to your house an rake the leaves in your yard or I will babysit for 2 hours or I will pick up the mail for a week, etc
Comment from : Ann Poucher

i buy 90 of my fabric i sew with from Goodwill skirts and dresses are the biggest bang for the buck
Comment from : Hey! Jos Home

Repurposing wool has been around for years I think sometimes we forget our elders always did it but thanks great reminder 👍😀
Comment from : Lynn Martin

I begin Christmas shopping for NEXT year right after Christmas THIS year - ie clearance sales Stack your off, Kohl's cash, Yes2You Rewards 'cash' etc for even more savings (I recently picked up $145 of merchandise at Kohl's for FREE) I was finished with my shopping (and my wrapping) by Last April! If I do see something that tickles my fancy (like a 'Service for 8' new silverware set at Sam's Club for my Mama) I think it was 60 off? I never have a huge bill in December and I look like a hero!
Comment from : Dana Lynne

At the start of school, I used to buy my child at least 4-5 sets of supplies, one for the start of school, one for part of a Christmas gift box, one to help fill an Easter basket and one for emergencies/lost or brokenthere never was no need to buy full price and any extras could carry on to the next school yr or be donated I always budgeted that into my Aug-Sept budget and kept sinking funds for school supplies and back to school and winter wear and often in the spring bought clearance snow suits and she got it for a Christmas gift unless her coat needed to be replaced before Christmas
Comment from : MegaHistorygirl

awesome ideas thank you :)
Comment from : beckie 0512

I LOVE the imagination box idea! Sunshine would have the BEST time!! :D Thanks for sharing!!
Comment from : Hearth and Dome

I'm not going to lie, my first thought when I saw the title of the video was "Save money on Christmas by not celebrating pagan holidays" Even though I don't agree, I'll let the video play because I love you guys anyway lol
Comment from : Palmetto Paratrooper