Candy Cane Dreams Gift Idea (Teacher, Neighbor's and Friends)

I made this last year for the boys teachers but then forgot to post it, so here we are a year later and I finally can post since we are in December!  I like finding fun unique gifts to give to people. I saw several ideas on pinterest and just kind of came up with my own.

What you need:

Candy Candy Hershey's Bar

Candy Candy Marshmallows (put in a fun Christmas bag)

Starbucks Via Latte Peppermint Mocha

Candy Canes

Lindor Chocolate (Peppermint if you can find them)

Santa Cup (Dollar Tree)

Starbucks Gift Card (because everyone wants a free cup of coffee / tea)

Put as much as you can in the cup, the rest I gathered up and put in a clear bag and tied with a ribbon and handed them out to the teachers. Easy gift but a yummy one!

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Wine Gift Basket

And to end the theme of Wine party is a Wine Gift Basket. I actually made up this gift basket the week before my mom's surprise party for one of my friends who celebrated her birthday with a wine theme also!

What you need:

Wine (I bought Middle Sister Sparkling White Wine)

Cheeses

Meat 

Crackers

Chocolate (because every girl needs some)

Wine glasses if needed (I skipped but easy to put in also)

Basket

I hit up Grocery Outlet, they have amazing deals on wine, cheese and meat. This basket would have cost me around $75 and I bought it all for around $30. Place all items into the basket and bam your done! And a pretty amazing gift for any body who loves wine!

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College Dorm Survival Kit Gift Idea

My bosses amazing daughter has been excepted into Providence College and I wanted to give her a fun college themed gift for her birthday. This could be a GREAT  going away to college gift also. I found several ideas on the internet for $100+, I figured I could do this myself.

What you Need:
Shower Caddy (Water proof perfect for showers - Amazon $39.99 on sale $12.95)
College Dorm Survival Guide Book (Amazon $11.73 Paperback)
College Tshirt (Providence College for my gift)
Shower Products (Bath Gel, Lotion)
Personal Products (Soap, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, deodrant)
Cotton Balls / Q-Tips
Hair Spray / Mouse
Brush
Gum / Candy etc

Fill the bag with tissue paper to make everything fit nicely. I filled the side pockets with all the fun stuff I bought. Buy things that they will need or special items they like!  I love the book to tie in the theme.  The Tshirt was perfect to tie in the college she was going to also!

Have a GREAT day!

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Future Film Maker Gift Basket Idea

My bosses son just had a birthday and he's all into making video's and films.  He's brilliant I must say, technology these days and kids blow my mind! I wanted to do something fun for his birthday and thought a Future Film Maker Gift Basket would be perfect for him.

What you Need:
Popcorn Bucket (Dollar Tree $1)
Bugles 
Assorted Candy (Whatever you want to add)
Popcorn
Caramel Corn
Chips
Action Magaphone (Amazon $5.37)
Hollywood Director's Film Movie Slateboard Clapper (Amazon $8.99)
Award Trophy (Amazon $3.64)

Add your items into the pop corn bucket and tada easy and cool gift!

Have a GREAT day!

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Life Gives you Lemons ... Cheer Me Up Gifts

A really nice lady that works at the YMCA that is always so cheerful and nice seemed a little down. We usually chit chat say hi etc and got to talking that she was just having a hard time lately.  I goggled Cheer Me Up Gifts and came across and idea on Michelle Paige's.  She had a cute free printable also to add to the basket.

This is a cute idea and rather inexpensive to make.

What you need:

Basket (I found at Hobby Lobby 50% off for $4.99)

Lemonade Cup (I added this to the gift at Hobby Lobby 50% off for $2.99)

Lemon Soap (Big Lot's $1)

Small Lemons (Grocery Store 5/$1)

Crystal Light Lemonade (Grocery Store $2.99)

Lemon Candies (Hobby Lobby $1.99)

Lemon Citrus Chapstick (Big Lot's $1)

Plastic decorating bag (Dollar Tree 25pk/$1)

Ribbon (White and Pink or just Pink)

Card Stock (For Tag and optional lemonade decorations)

Tissue Paper (optional to fit items in basket)

I had a plastic cookie bag I put the lemon's in.  I added some fun little details using my circut cutter. We had a Lemonade cartridge from the Lemon Battery Science Fair ProjectCaden did so I cut out a few lemons and a drink that I then cut out square's using the George Cartridge. I added in all the treats I picked up into the basket, I put a little tissue paper to hold everything together. I used ribbon to attach the free printable she had, I printed on white card stock and then added a piece of yellow card stock behind to make the tag pop.

You don't have to have the lemon's etc I just thought it would be fun and I had the cartridge and paper so it was easy to do. Make it fun add what fun lemon's you find, I recommend Hobby Lobby they had a whole lemonade section. 

Have a great week!

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Road Trip Gift Basket

Most of you know I take class at the Y religiously during the week, you would think I would be a stick figure after all these class but that is a story for another day ... lol. One of my favorite instructors is moving, her husband is the military and they have been stationed in another state.  They will driving since they have 3 dogs and a daughter so I wanted to make them a road trip basket. Since they are healthier I tried to do healthy snacks, but hey they are allowed to splurge every once in a while too.

What you Need:

Basket

Crossword Puzzles (for the one not driving)

Pens

Toothbrushes

Tooth Paste

Deodorant

Hand Lotion

Drink

Gum

Snacks

Put it all in the basket and you can put a little note in also.  I was late of course that night so no note from me.

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Themed Birthday Gift ... Movie Madness (Teen Birthday Gift)

Next on my list of themed gifts is one I made my for my bosses daughter she is turning 17 this week and I wanted to make her something fun but didn't want it to be generic or something she may not like.  So I went on Google and found a fun gift idea for a Movie Madness on Cottage in the Oaks.  What teen doesn't love going to movies?  Most of these items can be found in the dollar bin except for the movie card I found the cheapest one $25 at the grocery store.

What You Need:

Clear Bag

Popcorn Bin (Or Bags)

Microwave Popcorn

Candy

Snacks

Gum

Drink

Gift Card

Ribbon

What you do:

I found a large clear gift bag that I arrange all the itmes in.  I tied it with fun ribbon I found at Michael's a while back.  It was red and white like the popcorn bags and the design reminded me of popcorn.  I used paper popcorn bags instead of the plastic popcorn bin I was going to to do, since I was mailing these items.

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Themed Birthday Gift ... Manly Man Gift Basket

Onto another theme, this time for those men in your life.  It was my dad's birthday last month, he's on of those guys that has everything and doesn't really need anything.  So he's super hard to buy for.  I love making gifts from the kids, but there is only some many handmade kids things that can be given also.  So onto a Manly Man Gift!

I picked up some of his favorite things:

Beef Jerky

Pepperoni Sticks

Pretzels

Potato Chips

Gummy Coca Cola Bottles (I'm sure he doesn't eat these anymore but when I was little he always did).

Utterly Smooth Lotion (His hands are always rough)

His Favorite Beer

Basket

Easy pease, find the things they love the most add it to a basket you can find at the Dollar Tree and ta da you're done!

Do you Theme Gift?

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Themed Gift Idea ... Dragons Oh my (Once Upon A Time Gift Bag)

Yesterday I showed the gift for Stacy @ Stacy Uncorked and her family, today I show the gift I did for her daughter Princess Nagger.  Stacy let me know PN loves Dragon's, so I thought why not make a fun Dragon / Fairy Tale gift.  I couldn't find all things dragon so I ran with a Fairy Tale as the Dragon as my focal point. 

I hit up Michael's Craft store for a few items and then Target to complete my items.

What I used:

Canvas Bag

Iron On Letters

Wood Castle (I found a pre-painted one at Michael's)

Stuffed Dragon

Foam Castle Craft

Zany Tales (Like a Mad Lib but Fairy Tale Version)

Princess Bracelet (Since they call her Princess Nagger)

Hot Tamales (Wrapped up saying Dragon's Breath)

- Hot Glue Gun & Sticks

- Hot Iron

I first started out with a canvas bag, I then took these fun iron letters that reminded me of the font on fairy tale books.  I first put them on the bag and figured how I wanted them on the bag.  I then took my hot iron and set the letters on how it like them.  I took my trusty hot glue gun and glued the castle down in the middle.  I wanted to keep with the dragon theme.  So I took some Hot Tamales and went to my computer took a flame and added the Words Dragon's Breath.  I wrapped this around the box and done!  I took Pink Tissue paper to match the bag and put it all in. 

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Themed Gift Idea ... Welcome Home Basket (Dinner and A Movie Night)

Next on our themed gift basket idea is a Dinner and a Movie Night.  My amazing Bloggy friend Stacy from Stacy Uncorked moved back to town.  I wanted to make her and her family a Welcome Home Gift. I've made a version of this as a wedding gift before and it was such a hit that I thought I'd do a smaller version.

What you Need:

Bowl or Colander

Spaghetti Noodles

Spaghetti Sauce

Popcorn

Candy

Movie

Tissue paper as s filler

I put tissue paper at the bottom to help put all the items in the bowl.  I was going to add a thing of french bread but I wasn't sure when they would eat and didn't want to buy something that goes bad.  I also was going to put in a bottle of Wine but she makes the best wine and thought it would be a little silly giving her wine. 

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Themed Gift Idea ... Craft Birthday Gift Bag

We attended a birthday party a few weeks back and I wanted to do something fun for the little one.  I thought what better then a craft bag of fun things to make and do with mom and dad.  The party was at a pumpkin patch, so I went with a Halloween themed bag but this can  be done with any theme or just a fun bunch of different crafts.

What you Need:

Bag - I used Frank 'n Stein

Any Crafts 

(I used)

- a mini pumpkin

- pumpkin design kit

- build a cat

- build a spider

 - glow stick

It turned out so cute!  And little kids love to build things and be crafty.  My boys were trying to take over the bag before it left the house :).

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Personal Gift Idea .... Welcome Home Basket (Seattle Themed)

And we finish our week of personal gifts with a basket to someone who moves back or moves to an area.  The sister of my leader of my women's group at church was moving back to the area.  I wanted to make her a little something.  I thought a Welcome Home Basket would be perfect.  Since we live in Seattle I thought why not put together a basket of things about Seattle.  We are known for some great coffee so I went on a hunt for coffee.  Then I went and picked up some Almond Roca, it is made right here in Tacoma.  And of course I needed a sweet treat to put in the bin.  I made some scones that are famous at the Western State (Puyallup) Fair - The recipe will come soon!

What you Need (this is for Seattle - Make if for the City you want)

- Starbucks Drink Packets

- Seattle's Best Coffee

- Tully's Coffee (McDreamy bought it a while back)

- Almond Roca

- Homemade Puyallup Fair Scones

- Bin

- Card Stock for a Logo if you want

You can make this for any city/state you want.  Find the things that make that city special.  We are of course known for Coffee so that was the main theme of my basket.  I could have thrown in some apples too :).  I was going to make a logo but I found this Taste of Seattle one that I printed on Card Stock and sprayed with glue and attached to the basket.  Have fun with it and you can bring a smile to someone's face!

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Personal Gift Idea .... New Job Gift Basket

As most of you know I love to give a gift basket.  There is just something about putting together a gift with things that you know will bring a smile to someone's face.  I love spending time and finding just the right items for each one.  My friend in my Women's Group at church got a new job.  It was a HUGE opportunity and one that I know she had been praying on.  I was so excited and wanted to give her a little something for her first day.  I went to pinterest and found a few ideas from D.I.Y. Louisville and Darling Doodles.  I took these ideas as my spring board and created my own basket.  Next time I may find a cool bag with the person's name embroidered on it.

What you Need:

Notebook - For Taking Notes

Highlighters - For highlighting important notes

Pens - because they always get stolen

Fruit Snacks - When you don't want to walk to vending machine

Calculator - To add up the big bucks you'll be making

Binder Clips - Bind your lips if needed or reports it's a toss some days

Creamer - When you need to take the edge off black coffee

Aleve - For those days that won't end

Book - Stories of Faith when you need a pick me up

Candle - When you need a moment

Lotion - To keep hands soft from all the paper cuts

Room Spray - When the boy funk gets too much

Lip Gloss - In case a cute guy comes by

Gum - When you need a little chewing to keep you awake

Altoids - For anyone with smelly breath

Chocolate - When all else fails eat some!

I had this all wrote out on a nice little piece of paper (totally forgot to put it in basket .. lol).  I put this all in a nice basket and added a little cute smiley dude and wrote Congrats on your new job.

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Personal Gift Idea .... RELAX Gift Basket

Getting close to the holidays I'm going to show off some fun personal gift ideas you can make for the holidays, birthdays or a just because gift!  This is a fun gift that was easy to put together for Cole's Teacher for her birthday.  It cost around $20 to make and was a priceless gift I must say so ... lol.

I found this RELAX gift idea with FREE printable on Little Miss Suzy Q's site.  She had it listed great so it was easy to buy for and put together. 

Here is what she had listed:

Read- Book, reading glasses ,book light, gift card to a favorite bookstore.

Enjoy-chocolate, favorite candy bar, CD, DVD, I did Cutler's cookies (if you live in Davis County, you know why).

Lunch-gift card to a favorite sandwich shop, Lunchable, coupon for a lunch date on you.

Alleviate-lotion, fuzzy socks, sleep mask, pedicure gift card.

Exfoliate-Loofa, foot scrub, pummis stone or file.

Here is what I did:

R - Read - Book (It's hard Being Green, by Jim Henson)
E - Enjoy - Bag of Chocolate
L - Lunch - Gift Card to Subway ($5)
A - Alleviate - Fuzzy Socks, Sleep Mask, Gel Mask and Candles.
X - Exfoliate - Lotion, Loofa and Pedicure Set.

Extra Items you need:

Bin - $1 at Dollar Tree

Clear Bags - $1 (25 pk) Dollar Tree

Ribbon - $1 Dollar Tree (Blue, Pink, Orange, Green, Yellow)

Hole Punch

I picked up most of these items at the Dollar Tree.  I found a bin that could fit it all in and then medium sized bags and tied with matching ribbon to the color of the letter template she gave as a free printable.  I punched a hole in each letter and tied with the coordinating ribbon to the color of the letter.

I got a very sweet thank you card from Cole's teacher.

This was very simple!

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Girls Just Want to have FUN ... Youth & Tween Girl Birthday Gift

As most of you have figured out by now I'm a HUGE fan of giving a gift in a basket.  One of my besties daughters were having a birthday party together (she does this every year).  I must say I have been known to give them a combined gift.  I just couldn't do that this time since they are getting older.  So I thought why not cool gift's in a basket.

For the Tween Gift I found some of what I thought to be the best and favorite things.

What you need:
DVD - I picked up Tooth Fairy
Candy Bars / Candy
Lip Gloss
Glow Sticks
Stickers
Pedicure Set
Hair Bands
Gum
(other ideas, Teen Mag, Make up)
Basket
Wood Letters
Wood Character (something they like)

I put a little tissue paper in the basket and then filled it with all the fun items.  She is really into Soccer so I found a soccer ball at Micheal;s and letters to spell her name.  I used my favorite item the Glue Gun and hot glued it all on!  It was a simple but super fun gift!!

For the Youth Gift I wanted to switch it up a little so her basket had a few different items

What you Need:
Bubbles
Glow Sticks
Movie (Open Season)
Candy
Chap stick
Stickers
Nail polish
Hair bands
Baton
Basket
Wood Letters
Wood Flower (or what they like)

I put a little tissue paper in the basket and then filled it with all the fun items.  Caden found a pretty flower he wanted to use for her  at Micheal's and letters to spell her name.  I used my favorite item the Glue Gun and hot glued it all on!  It was a simple but super fun gift!!

This was another simple one but a huge hit!  Hope you all have a great day and give this a try!

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Then Comes Baby ... Mom to be Kit

After the wedding comes baby, in my case baby #1 came home from the honeymoon with us.  My dear friend is having baby #2 and it was her birthday so I did a duel gift.  I thought it would be fun to do a Mom to be Kit for her.   I looked on pinterest and didn't find exactly I wanted so I went and picked up what I always wanted when I was pregnant.  I think it turned out pretty darn cute.  Next time I may add some fun ribbon and a baby themed item glued onto the front of the basket but overall I was really happy with it.

What you Need:

A Good Book (who doesn't want to put their feet up and read)

Sprite (for upset tummy)

Pretzels (always good to snack on)

Red Vines (always a good snack too)

Saltines (Helps with tummy)

Gum (Mint helps with tummy)

Chicken Noodle Soup (Reminds me of childhood)

Tea

Chocolate (who doesn't need chocolate)

Plastic Cup with Straw

Crystal Light or Store Version

Basket

I won a giveaway a while back so I have a ton of bins on hand which helps since you all know my love of gifts in a bin.  I put some tissue paper in the bottom to make it easy to prop up everything.  I then placed the items in the bin and arranged it to make it look the best.  I really like how it turned out and my friend really enjoyed it.

Give it a whirl I'm sure you'd make any mom to be very happy!

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End of School Year Gifts ... Plus Helps with Dead Brain for Summer Time

I wanted to do something special for Caden graduating Kindergarten and I found on pinterest and idea of a basket full of things to prep them for First Grade (forgive me for the life of me I can't find my link I saved, so if it is your's PLEASE let me know and I'll add).  Well I couldn't do one just for Caden I have have one for Cole to so I made a end of 3rd grade basket also.  This was a very simple one to make but the boys were so excited to dive into it. My plan is each day they are to do one or two pages out of the workbooks to keep us from hitting the dreaded Summer Dead Brain as my mom use to call it.

For these I hit up the dollar store, yup it really is packed with activity books and you can load up and make a great gift with out going bankrupt.  I did also add some fun Memory books for the kids to fill out so I can put them in their scrapbooks (yup when I get around to making those).

Caden's Basket!

Cole's Basket

What you Need:

Activity Books (Reading, Math etc)

Flashcards

Puzzles

Reading Books

Coloring Books

Colored Pencils / Crayons / Pencils

Bins

I had some extra bins from a project I did a while back (I'll show that one soon).  I fanned out the material so the kids could get a glimpse of everything in the bin.  Cole will be entering 4th Grade so I found material for 3/4 grade and he LOVES mechanical pencils so I bought him a whole pack (I think he was the MOST excited for those).  Caden will be entering 1st Grade so I found material for 1/2 grade and he LOVES color pencils so I bought those for him.  He is my reading bug like me so I put in an extra book for him.  If I had more time I would add a little ribbon and a tag but I they loved it!

Kindergarten Graduation Gift Basket

3rd Grade Gift Basket

I wanted to do a little some fun for the kids to fill out and I'll put in their scrapbook (ummm humm ... reminder to self get those done).  I went to my favorite site that I used when I was doing newsletters for the PTF, Teachers Pay Teachers Website.  I found these super cute books that I printed off on my home printer and stapled together for little books.  The ones I picked were FREE downloads but you can always use the pay for one's also and they are really reasonable.  The 3rd Grade Memory book I found HERE.  The Kindergarten Memory book I found HERE.

Easy gift to do and makes summer learning fun!

Hope you all have a GREAT day!

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Gift for the Science Enthusiast (Inexpensive & Fun)

As most of you know that I LOVE to do theme gifts and giving something that is unique and not just the usual item you buy and throw in a bag.  My best friend's son (my dinner guest every other week) had a birthday a few weekends ago.  She loves to do experiments with him.  So when I came across this science kit on I Can Teach My Child.  I had to make it.  It was so simple to make, I picked up most of the items at the Dollar Tree & Walmart.  This super cool kit cost around $20 and I swear was a HUGE hit worth so much more.  

She even put together a really cool pdf that you can print with experiments and what is needed for each experiment.  NOW you MUST sign up for her email alerts to get this download (I will NOT add a link here, you have to go to her site, click on the link science kit above to get the FREE download).  You can always create your own, but I'm all about the easy and really a few extra emails won't kill me.

What you Need:

• Download and Print the Fascinating Science for Kids eBook
• Matching Printable Gift Tags
• Goggles (Alexis Notes: I gave up finding in the winter so I skipped!)
• Personalized Lab Coat (a men’s white-collared shirt from Goodwill with the child’s name written on it) - Alexis Notes another item I skipped
• Marshmallows
• Rubber Bands
• Balloons
• Food coloring 
• Funnel
• Vinegar
• Baking Soda
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• A few tablespoons of Yeast (Alexis Notes - I picked up the 3 pk of yeast)
• 2-Liter of Diet Soda
• Mentos
• Oil
• Bar Magnet (Alexis Notes - Couldn't find so skipped)
• Rock Salt (Alexis Notes - Couldn't find so skipped)
• Radish seeds
• CD/DVD (Alexis Notes - Left out)
• Cap of a Sports Drink (Alexis Notes - found one on the side of Rick's bed .. lol)

Combine all of the materials and print off a gift tag.  Wrap up the basket in some cellophane and add your tag!  I just printed and added a paper clip.  You could  laminate the pages back-to-back and bind them with a metal ring, if you want.

I skipped a few items due to time and well I couldn't find at the two stores I went to so they will have to just pick those up.  I loved this gift so much that I also made it for my bosses son.  He is a great little guy who loves experiments and I just knew this would be right up his isle.  I mailed it off and my boss let me know it was perfect for him.  SCORE!!!

Happy Monday hope you all had a great weekend!