I love to give out gifts on christmas, but am cutting it low on the cash this year since I'm going to start college soon. But I was wondering if you guys thought it was tacky to give home-made cookies as gifts. I'd still package them in cute little boxes and make them presentable. Would that be okay?
BTW, Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it :].
2007-11-22 03:54:16 · 27 answers · asked by w1luv 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
It's a great idea and it shows u took time to bake them somethin!
IDEAS:
You don't have to spend a fortune or valuable time at the mall in search of perfect Christmas gifts. Quite often the most priceless treasures are your own homemade cookies and candies presented in decorative tins or in one of the pretty packages suggested below.
You'll have a handle on decorating gifts from the kitchen if you rely on baskets. They come in a variety of styles, shapes and sizes and are commonly found on sale at craft and variety stores -- so be on the lookout for them throughout the year. Save any baskets you've acquired either from a gift you received or from a purchase you made for yourself.
Line the basket with white or colored tissue paper, then top with cookies that have been bundled in plastic wrap. Place the basket on a large piece of clear, colored or patterned cellophane; bring the edges of the cellophane up and tie with a ribbon. Add a decorative bow if desired.
At Christmastime, craft and variety stores sell a variety of papier-mâché boxes perfect for gift giving. In the photo (above), we stacked star-shaped sugar cookies in a star-shaped papier-mâché box that's been lined with wax-coated tissue paper. (Wax-coated tissue paper can be found at specialty cooking stores. It's sturdier than regular tissue paper and won't absorb the cookies' flavor and oils.) If you care to show your creativity, spray-paint the box and/or stamp it with festive designs. Let the box dry completely before adding tissue paper and cookies.
Little dressing up is needed when you fill inexpensive clear jars with colorful snack mixes and individually wrapped candies. Simply tie a festive ribbon and some tiny ornaments around the top for an easy-to-prepare present.
Don't limit your creativity to the suggestions shown above. Consider these other ideas:
Decorative tins, plates and candy dishes can often be found at bargain prices throughout the year at stores and rummage sales and at after-Christmas sales. Keep them on hand for last-minute gifts.
Stack cookies in a wide-mouth canning jar, cover the lid with fabric and screw on the band. You may also want to include the recipe for the cookies.
Instead of discarding potato chip cans, coffee tins or shortening cans, wash them, decorate the outside with wrapping paper or Con-Tact paper and fill with cookies or candies. Attach a bow to the lid and close.
Wrap cookies in plastic wrap, place a bow on top and tuck inside a pretty coffee mug or teacup.
2007-11-22 03:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love getting and giving handmade Christmas gifts! You have to remember that Christmas is not about how much you can spend but the thought behind the gift. Don't buy into all this modern day materialism. But the thing you want to remember is not to just make a bunch of the same cookies and hand them out cute...they should actually be something the person getting the gift likes. What I do is make a separate things for each person. My mother gets a chocolate cake with black cherries, my step dad gets pineapple zucchini bread, grandma gets raspberry thumbprints, my grandpa gets a plain chocolate cake and my aunt gets a healthy trail mix. Or is time is low I might just make one kind of cookies but I include a coffee mug (that reflects their personality) and flavored coffee or hot chocolate they like.
2007-11-22 12:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by Shiningami_Gurl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's definitely nice of you to give out gifts. Sure cookie is good! Packing nicely is good too. Just give out what you can afford, most people are very appreciative. Do not give the ones who whines or doesn't appreciate in the future. To me a gift is an evidence of someone's kindness and thougthfulness. Happy Thanksgiving!
2007-11-22 12:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by Q 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love home made Christmas gifts! A modest gif t made with love is worth more than the most lavish and expensive one. My grandson whose mother is Portuguese from the island Madeira, took him to spend Christmas with her afmily a couple of years ago. Usually his wish list was/is full of electronic stuff( he was nine years old) as is the case with the other grandchildren.However, he was delighted with the gift exchanges in Madeira: bags of homegrown vegetables, homebaked goods were part of visiting the homes of neighbours, where one might receive home made jams and jellies in exchange. For the younger children a homemade wooden toy (in his case a small car) remains a treasured reminder of that close community as it sits on a shelf in his bedroom. Your idea of homemade cookies in cute boxes sounds absolutely wonderful and I'm sure would be joyfully appreciated! Have a great Christmas.
2007-11-22 12:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-23 21:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by Piscotta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your vision of Christmas and the true meaning of giving is obvious in your question. I would definitely appreciate the time, love, energy and dedication that someone put into making a gift for me. The thought behind it makes it even more perfect. I, too, am getting tired of the commercialism that surrounds Christmas. This year, I bought lots of white socks - plain white socks and a host of jewelry pieces, buttons and all kinds of craft items and I am sewing buttons and trimmings on socks for all the kids I know (girls and boys). For adults - I am making (like you) cookies, jewelry, hair ornaments, teacher type gifts (I am a teacher), books, books, books. I made about 15 decorated 'cook books' for my single friends and filled them with recipes and ideas for the single folks and men who can't cook. I have made calendars with family pictures for family members (right from my computer) and creative stationary for my friends who like to write. Hey - I'm having a ball. I crochet and have quite a few scarves, hats, belts, etc. I am trying to find someone to teach me how to 'macrame' and it's on and popping! I also made some CD's of Christmas music, etc. for other friends. The ideas are limitless AND not expensive. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
2007-11-22 12:02:56 · answer #6 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas gifts are from your heart and that is what counts especially something made that is special for the person you give it to.
You can be so creative in making Christmas gifts with tools in the art from pouring fiber resin and let it harden with anything you want enclosed inside of it like butterfly's and things of that nature.
Use your imagination when creating a gift that one will be very pleased with it.
One of the first and biggest gifts I gave my Mother and Father on Christmas day was my very first recording of my music and put my talents to work producing my very own CD and the cost was $1,400.00
The result was enormous that the tears flowed form their eyes to hear one song I recoded especially for them. The shock of it was that they had no idea I was doing music as a musician and a recording artist as well.
I sold 500 copies of that Cd and didn't even keep one for myself. Today the only copy left is at my parents home.
Christmas is a very special time to give and when you give you give form your heart and trust me on this when you give from your heart there's no price in Gods world you can put on that.
Happy Thanksgiving and have a great Merry Christmas& Happy New Year
2007-11-22 12:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by bigapple 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh yeah, that would be perfect, even if people don't eat the cookies themselves, they can put them out when they have guests over. Plus, I think everyone knows you aren't going to have a lot of money since you are starting college, so they won't mind at all.
2007-11-22 11:57:28 · answer #8 · answered by beaners1229 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Homemade gifts are always the best because it shows that the person that made it put a lot of thought and creativity in it. And plus no one else will have anything like it.
2007-11-22 12:08:48 · answer #9 · answered by Jennie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are fine! I would love it if my friends gave me homemade treats as gifts.
You could also put a couple different types of cookies in each package for some variety.
Happy Holidays!
2007-11-22 11:59:40 · answer #10 · answered by soccerbina4 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋