Gifts in a Jar

I'm always looking for fun, easy gifts that are a little different to give to family and friends. I love this idea of a gift in a jar. It's unique and you can put whatever you want in the jar so it can be customized for whoever you want. I've pulled some of my favourites from the interweb and shared them below.

Brownie Mix in a Jar from Call Me Cupcake

Christmas Scent in a Jar from Marci Coombs

Cinnamon Vanilla Sugar Scrub in a Jar from Tidy Mom

Detox Bath in a Jar from My Crazy Blessed Life

Dog Bone Biscuits in a Jar from Not on the High Street

Loves to Bake Gift in a Jar from the Gunny Sack

Loves to Craft Gift in a Jar from The Gunny Sack

Manicure in a Jar from Emma Courtney

Homemade Pancake Mix in a Jar From Good Life Eats

Playdough Snowman in a Jar from Repeat Crafter Me

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar by Love Grows Wild

Manicure in a jar by Cupkake in pumps

DIY Mint Sugar Scrub in a jar by Love Grows

I hope these gift in a jar ideas have helped you with any last minute gifts.
I'm sure going to be using a few of them.

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Reindeer Footprint Canvas

I kids always give homemade gifts to my family.

We try to keep the cost of Christmas low. And if I was to leave them get something in the €2 shop, it would probably be a cheap piece of tat that will get thrown away.

I love marking a moment in time and a memory of my kids for my parents to look back on and have meaning to it.

When the kids were a little younger we made this canvas for my mother. She loves it so much that it stays out all year long on a shelf in her sitting room. Christmas Reindeer in July?? It works.

It's really easy to do. All you need are some willing kids, a canvas and some paint.

Paint their feet and make reindeer from their footprint. We used their thumbs to make the fairy lights and I used a sharpie to add the finer details.

What do your kids give to their Grand parents for christmas? Do you go down the home made route like we do?

Don't be shy! Let me know in the comments below. I'm always looking for new ideas.

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Reindeer food.

I made these for the neighbors kids when I was giving out Christmas cards. They loved it and it didn't cost anything to make. I had everything at home. But the effect it had was priceless.

This what you'll need.

 We were going to do it in baby food jars but decided zip lock bags would be nicer and we could put a pretty label on it too.

 Fill your bags up with half porridge oats and half bird seed and add glitter and confetti.
Close the bag and tape it down.
Add a piece of card and staple it on to the bag.
Add you verse below and a ribbon and your done.



Sprinkle on the lawn at night

The moon will make it sparkle bright

As Santa’s reindeer fly and roam

This will help guide them to your home!

Merry Christmas everyone!

DIY Snow Globe

This is the simplest but most amazing thing I have ever made. I made these last year with Jasmin for her Nana and she loved it.

School holidays mean a gift for the Teacher. I didn't wanna get flowers or chocolates cos I'm pretty sure she would have loads of them. So we went with the Snow globe.

All you need is :
A jar (I used an Tesco apple sauce jar. It seems to be a good size)
Ornament
Glitter and small table confetti
Water
Glycerine
Ribbon to decorate.

Glue your ornament to the lid of the jar. Let it dry.
Put in the glitter and confetti. The course glitter is better if you have it.
Add the water and a few drops of glycerine. This makes the glitter float more.
Screw on your lid and check it's not leaking.
Add a ribbon or bow and your done!

Suprise some with a home made gift from the kiddos this year. They'll love it. I promise!

Only 4 more sleeps!!