Gift Ideas for a Large Family

[janet]

Do you have a large family to buy for, but a small budget?

Please share your ideas here!

Here are a few of my favorite ones:

* Games, Puzzles, something they can all do together.

* Basket of fruit & goodies..sometimes this is appreciated so much, for alot of us cannot afford fresh fruit & goodies..so it is a treat!

* Snack Containers- Give each member a different small container with his /her favorite snack inside. Then the whole family can mix or match, share and refill..lol

* Coupon for Ice Cream..it gives the family a chance to go all together to the ice cream shop!

* Fill a basket with video rental coupons, popcorn, candles.

* Buy a Family Video for the family..make sure they have a player for it first.

* Music CD the whole family will enjoy

* Computer games..again, make sure they have a computer first.

* Large cookies, with each family member's name iced on it.


Janet

[MrsManiac]

I'm not sure this will fall into the "small budget" catagory. But I know a large family that we're buying a gas card for. And of course there will be the customary basket full of homemade goodies that the mom never has time to make herself. Also, and this a a freebie, an offer for a day of babysitting the littler ones so Mom, Dad, and the older siblings can take a break!!

[LisaHVA]

I know that this may not really be considered a cheap gift, but I still like it and it did save me money...My brother in law has 9 kids. There's just no way I could afford a decent gift for all of them. So we bought a family membership for our zoo. It's something they all will enjoy and was at least half of what I would have spent on them individually.

[LisaHVA]

By the way, I like the gas card idea and I do think it's a cheap budget thing. You can usually buy them in any amount. And I don't know about any of you but I'd be thrilled with a $5-10 gas card. It's still a help.

Hmmm... I may ask my parents for one for Christmas and then save it for summer to take the kids on road trips that would otherwise be to costly...

[hummingbird_0331]

Nice Ideas!!!

[MrsManiac]

I like the membership idea--and not just for the zoo. There are museums and theaters, too, that someone might appreciate. One year I bought a gift certificate for a friend of mine to a place that rented hot tubs by the hour--she and her dh loved it!!

Another thing that you could do: Cook a few freezer meals and take them over. You can make huge batches of things like chili or mostaciolli(sp) that will last for a while, until the rush of the holidays is over. Or make a few Christmas ornaments for them. One thing I'm doing for a friend that lost her brother is making a photo-frame ornament out of one of his favorite shirts. It's small, but will be very meaningful to her, and she's not obligated to display it at all times unless she wants to.

[hummingbird_0331]

There are some a good ideas!!!