Some people I know have already finished their shopping as of this writing although I know and I can feel that there are still lots who are cramming into stores looking for the affordable perfect gift to give to their loved ones.
We always say year after year that “Next year, I will do my Christmas shopping as early as September.” Yeah right.
So what is that so-called “perfect gift?”
There are so many gift ideas to choose from but in the end, the gift still will depend on what the receiver needs or would be able to enjoy. Or these would depend if the giver is spending a frugal Christmas like me.
A light rain jacket for someone who enjoys biking. A set of cookware for someone who enjoys cooking. Books for the bookworm. Puzzles and board games to keep children occupied. A new pup for the dog lover.
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Tags: Christmas, Frugal Christmas, gifts
The littlest pet shop toys are wonderful toys for children. Their feet have small magnets. They have teeny tiny accessories like bones and hats.
These are not for young children to play wth because of the small parts that can either get lost or swallowed (I hope not).
I got these on sale, by the way 🙂
Tags: For Little Hands, Littlest Pet Shop toys, Purse Strings, toys
Having said that I am going to spend a frugal Christmas, I have one after the other, slowly getting the things I need to see my plan of action into a reality
I got several things to use to be able to afford baking goodies as gifts
Sure, I shelled out some but I know these are for long-term use so I am still able to save, I think
Anyway, I got a silver 9 x 9 baking pan which was not bought on purpose but rather as an alternative The nonstick baking pan I was setting my sights on was not in stock so I settled for the silver baking pan which incidentally, is the FilipinoMomBlog’s Fab Holiday Finds week 3 theme
Here is a photo with the butterscotch bars that I and the kids baked last week, cooling in the silver baking pan 🙂
Tags: Christmas, family bonding, FilipinoMomBlog, food, Frugal Christmas, Purse Strings
Lasang Pinoy Sundays for this week is about Christmas Goodies.
I would have featured a few of the Christmas donuts that we had for the past two weekends but these were too “westernized” for me.
I have decided then to feature the butterscotch bars that the kids and I baked last week. This was in preparation for my Frugal Christmas theme. Yeah, even if I still have to practice baking which means I will shell out more than I have to, sige na, pangatawanan ko na 😀
Ok, I cheated.
I used a ready mix butterscotch/brownie mix (whatever) for this. I don’t know, it tasted like how a butterscotch bar should taste like. It was a bit, a teeny wee bit crunchy on top and soft and moist in the inside.
All sliced pieces baked from the 9 x 9 baking pan were gone before 24 hours were up (should I mention that we still had a pack of food for the gods given to us during that time). Maybe these were good to be given as goodies after all 😉
Tags: baked goodies, Christmas, Frugal Christmas, gifts, LaPiS, my family
We love chocolates, these are one of our favorite kinds of dessert. These are bribes rewards for the children if they are able to eat the food on their plates. One of the more popular brand names in our household is the Reese’s milk chocolate peanut butter cups.
For this week’s FAVORITE Photo Hunt’s theme, I give you:
Reese’s milk chocolate peanut butter cups.
Feel free to get one 😉
photohunt
Tags: children, dessert, food, Photo Hunter, Reese's, sweets
As I have already planned to make personalized Christmas gift tags, I have also visualized what kind of wrapper I would use.
Yes, its WHITE.
White goes well with any color, doesn’t it? And this incidentally, is the theme for FilipinoMomBlog‘s Week 2 of the Fab Holiday Finds Meme.
Well white should go with any colors, especially the gift tags I made, so here are the inexpensive “Japanese papers” I bought to wrap my gifts in:
Click here to view the photo a bit up close and see the expenses.
Tags: Christmas, Crafts, FilipinoMomBlog, Frugal Christmas, gift-wrapping, gifts, handmade crafts, holiday finds, practical tips, Purse Strings
