Frugal Friday - My Favorite (Easy and Cheap!) Gifts
For Frugal Friday this week FishMama is hosting a $10 or less present carnival! Love that! Since my camera took a bath this last weekend (quite literally), I don't have pictures (sniff) to go with this. I can give you ideas though! * Homemade Ornaments! If you're even remotely crafty, have the kids make ornaments for their teachers, grandparents and friends. Last year we made ornaments using painted TP tubes (you could color them if you don't have paint), pipe cleaners and beads. This year, we made "cupcake" ornaments using cupcake liners, giant and mini pompoms, glue and curling ribbon. They are adorable and the kids had a great time making gifts! All of these things were items we already had (since we're a wee bit crafty at our house!), so they were free to make. Total Cost for Us: Free; Roughly between $5 and $10 depending on what supplies you have to buy ($4 for a giant bag of pompoms, $1 for cupcake liners, and $2 for ...