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21+ DIY Christmas Gift Basket Ideas

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outdoor camping inspired gift basket with s'mores ingredients

  Christmas gift baskets are the perfect way to celebrate the most wonderful time of year! Dig into these 21 festive Christmas gift basket ideas that you can sell to make some extra money this holiday season. The holidays are expensive. With gift-giving, Christmas dinners, and winter trips, it's easy to go over budget. If you’re looking to make some extra money this holiday season, look no further than these 21 Christmas gift baskets that you can sell.  DIY Christmas Gift Basket Ideas To Give As Gifts Or To Make For Profit  These Christmas gift baskets are Keep Reading

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What to Get a Newborn for Christmas {30+ Thoughtful Gift Ideas}

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A sleeping newborn baby and a sleeping puppy, both wearing Santa hats, are lying on a white blanket. Text reads: "Newborn Christmas gift ideas.

  The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to start brainstorming your shopping list! If you're looking for the perfect newborn Christmas gift ideas, you’ve come to the right place. I have over 30 of the best baby gift ideas for you to put under the Christmas tree this year. Whether you’re shopping for a brand new baby under 1 month or a 6-month-old, this list has the right gifts for your needs. I also have the best gifts to help commemorate a newborn baby’s first Christmas with lasting keepsakes and personalized presents that are sure to wow! Make this Christmas one Keep Reading

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21 Small Gifts to Mail to Friends

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A collage of gift ideas to mail to friends includes DIY bracelets, a leather tassel keychain, a crocheted pouch, mini lip balm containers, emoji stress balls, and colorful scrunchies. The central text reads "21+ Small Gifts to Mail to Friends.

  What's out in your mailbox right now? If you're like most of us, it's probably nothing fun, right? You may have a few bills and some junk mail, but when did you last receive something that made you smile?  We're on a mission to encourage others to send happy mail — small gifts that you can mail to your friends to brighten their day. It can be a small gift that you purchase or one that you make yourself.  The idea is to spread a little bit of cheer without expecting anything in return.  If you'd like some inspiration for cheap gifts and creative ideas Keep Reading

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50+ Fun Experience Gift Ideas – Things to Do for Kids and Families!

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A sparkling gold and white background features a wrapped gift with a bow. Overlaid text reads, "50+ fun EXPERIENCE GIFTS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES" in bold, glittered font in blue, pink, and black. A small circle in the top right corner says "Virtual Homeschool Group.

  Finding the perfect present for kids and families can be challenging. However, we have you covered with 50 great experience gifts for kids (and their families)! From indoor skydiving to a day at the zoo, these gifts are sure to provide hours of enjoyment. And, best of all, most of them can be enjoyed throughout the year!     So whether you're looking for something special for a birthday or Christmas gift, check out our list below. We know you'll find the perfect choice for an experience gift for kids! As an added bonus, parents will love them Keep Reading

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25+ Festive Christmas Bake Sale Items That Sell Well

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Festive image featuring bold text that reads "25+ delicious Christmas Bake Sale Treats" with a small Christmas tree icon. The background showcases various colorful baked goods perfect for your Christmas bake sale ideas, adorned with candy cane and peppermint decorations.

  It's the most wonderful time of year! The tree is up, Christmas music is playing, and baked goods abound. Now that the holiday season has officially begun, it's time to start thinking about Christmas bake sale ideas for your school or fundraiser. If you're having trouble coming up with Christmas bake sale items that sell well during the holidays, don't worry - I've got you covered!   In this blog post, I'll be sharing 25+ festive Christmas bake sale items that will sell out fast. Plus, I'll also share a few tips for how to make sure your Christmas bake sale Keep Reading

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10+ Fun Ways to Give Money as a Gift!

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A collage image with "10 Fun Ways to Gift Money" text in the center. The collage features four creative cash gifts: rolled dollar bills in cups, folded dollar bills taped in a row, a money fan, and clear ornaments filled with money and red ribbon.

  Every year I try to find a neat way to gift money to the kids in my life who prefer receiving cash instead of an actual gift. It may seem rude to some, but I don't think it is! What is inappropriate or tacky about giving someone exactly what they want and need the most for a birthday, Christmas, or graduation?!   Keep reading for 10 awesomely creative & fun money gift ideas for kids of all ages.... ....from the 9 year old who wants to pick out his own Nerf Gun at Target to the teenager or college kid who needs spending Keep Reading

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10 Festive Christmas Scented Hand Soaps

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10 Festive Christmas Scented Hand Soaps For Your Home

  I know there is a lot of festive decor and fun things about the holiday season, but can I share a small, guilty pleasure I have with you? I LOVE Christmas scented hand soap...LOL! Seriously, the Christmas scents just put me in a good mood, and I have been known to buy several hand soaps and hold onto them year round (although I usually only rock a Christmas soap dispenser during the appropriate months). If you're like me, you'll love this list of my favorite Christmas scented hand soaps from Amazon! The Best Christmas Scented Hand Soap The only thing better than Christmas Keep Reading

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15 Best Lego Gift Ideas for the Lego Lover in Your Life

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Everyone has a Lego enthusiast in their family! I need all the Lego gift ideas I can get for my kids AND my brother! Even as an adult, he LOVES Legos. Lol These would make perfect Christmas presents or birthday gifts. #8 and #10 are my favorite :D

  Christmas is coming, and in this house that means one thing. Everything remotely Lego-related in the catalogs get big huge circles as not-so-subtle hints as to what will be on my kids' Christmas lists. In fact, Legos are on of my favorite gift ideas for kids ages 7-10! In reality, they have no idea that I am thrilled that they love Legos!   Best Lego Gift Ideas for Kids In my opinion, Legos are the best gift idea for elementary boys and girls for any holiday, whether it's Christmas or their birthday! Plus, if you ask my son, Legos are "totally cool" Keep Reading

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21+ Perfect Gifts for Kids That Cost Less Than $10

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The image features a promotional graphic with the text "21+ awesome GIFTS for KIDS all under $10!" in white and green letters. The background shows colorful, wrapped presents with bows, creating a festive atmosphere that's perfect for finding gifts for kids under $10.

  Are you looking for the best gifts to give your kids this year that don't blow your budget? I have got you covered with these gifts for kids under $10! There's no need to break the bank to treat your little one. I wrote about cheap DIY Dollar Tree gift ideas before, so now I figured we'd continue with low cost ideas specifically for kids! Whether it's for your own child, grandbaby, niece, or nephew....these cheap gifts will provide hours of entertainment without crushing your budget! These are some of the cutest, most thoughtful, and even practical gifts that moms and Keep Reading

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How to Make a REAL Money Notepad {Step-by-Step Instructions}

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A stack of money is fanned out in front of a colorful gift box with a polka dot and striped pattern. A red border surrounds the image, and the bottom left corner shows a watermark with the text "What Mommy Does.

  Today I have the neatest thing to share with you!!  I've been wanting to create this gift idea for the blog for quite some time, but I never got around to it because I always make these gifts at the last minute! Then I forget to take pics.  This year I got my act together and snapped pics of the entire process for you! It's pretty easy to make a pad of cash and they make the best gift! THESE ARE REAL MONEY PADS! Yes they are real. LOL Someone just asked me where I got the fake money! hehe It's not fake money - it's real life money. Keep Reading

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15 Great Gifts for Kids Who Love Art

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A collage of art gift ideas for kids who love art. It features a Crayola Color Caddy, a Macramé creation kit, a watercolor palette, a book titled "The Arts: A Visual Encyclopedia," and a Magnetic Mini Tile Art kit. The text "BEST ART GIFT IDEAS FOR KIDS" is prominently displayed at the top.

  I often have friends and family asking what you can gift kids instead of toys.  Many of us are looking to downsize in the toy department and would rather gift our children with meaningful non-toy gifts like these that they will enjoy but won’t cause all of the clutter or extra “stuff.” As someone who loves to draw & write in general, I understand the need for artistically gifted children to get their hands on more and more art supplies! There are so many cool art supplies & artsy craft sets you can give as presents for Christmas and birthdays.  Keep Keep Reading

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17 Brilliant Money Gifts Made with Dollar Tree Items!

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A collage of creative money gift ideas, including rolls of cash tied with twine, stacks of bills arranged in a Santa mug, a bow made from bills, and a mini Christmas tree decorated with cash. Surrounding the images are festive red and green decorations crafted from Dollar Tree items.

  Anyone who knows me knows that I just love discovering unique do-it-yourself gift ideas for the kids in my life.  I don't believe you have to spend a bunch of funds on an expensive gift.  A thoughtfully put together homemade gift can be just as meaningful.  I've written about lots of really cool DIY money gifts like the real money notepad  which everyone loves to receive. Then one day I realized that the dollar store is a great place to find inexpensive containers for creating my money gifts. So for this post I thought it would be neat to get Keep Reading

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How to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas

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scent hacks for making your house smell like Christmas

  There are a lot of great things about the Christmas season, but one of the best things has to be the smells! I absolutely love filling my house with things like homemade Christmas scented sachets or Christmas essential oils. It's taken me a while to figure it out, but this year I totally nailed it. I now know how to make my home perfectly scented. You can too! And, P.S. - you aren't limited just to the month of December! My home rocks some of the scents on this list all year long. ;)   How to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas When you think of Christmas Keep Reading

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Santa Claus’ Real Mailing Address

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Image showing Santa Claus seated and reading a stack of letters. Text above in white reads, "Where to Mail Letters Your Kids Write to Santa Claus' Actual Address." The bottom of the image includes the website URL "www.whatmommydoes.com" in red text.

  So my oldest is now 5 years old and she has written a letter to Santa. She knows the mail takes a while to get to the North Pole and is upset that we might miss the mail lady on Monday if we don’t address the letter NOW and put it in the mailbox. :=) I thought surely we can't actually do this. But something inside of me told me to double check that Santa didn't have an actual mailing address. And guess what? He does!   What is Santa Claus’ actual mailing address?  I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the United States Postal Service has a program Keep Reading

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Creative “Playdough” Money Gift

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picture of money hidden inside playdough containers - a Christmas gift idea

    I love it when someone shows me creative ways to give money as a present.  Maybe it's because I used to love getting money at Christmas or my birthday? Or maybe it's because I love seeing the look on someone's face when they open up their present and find another gift inside?  Whatever the reason, it's so nice to make someone happy with a simple cash gift. Giving money is great because everyone loves to receive it AND it couldn't be easier to put this type of gift together.  That leads to dilemma -----> How to make a money-filled present Keep Reading

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