Festive Fivers Contest.

wafcste

has a lot of cost-effective ideas in it !

http://www.hawkin.com/



You can spend hours grinning at the odd stuff in here !

http://www.hawkin.com/

fuzzyrazer

Name of present?................. Puppets

Do you make it or buy it?....... Buy it

Total Cost?..........................£4.99

Details.................................Great little site here,also does very cheap goody bags ready made,also other toys reasonable priced.cheap postage too..it states these are from 3yrs upwards,but i know babys etc love to watch these,& watching the adults trying to work them is just magic....loads of fun.....
What a fantastic gift, at a fantastic price! Let Moooo The Cow marionette keep your child entertained whilst they learn how to co-ordinate their actions and use their imagination.

http://www.turretsandtiaras.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=147

mia-fia

Name of present? Baloon Surprise :rotfl:
Do you make it or buy it? Find an old cardboard box, buy baloons and use your lungs to fill 'em
Total Cost? 99p for a pack of 10 baloons
Details (the more the better) Find an old cardboard box, go buy a bag of baloons, colour in the box in happy colours, blow up the baloons, squeeze 'em all into the 'happy secret box' - PERFECT pressie for little toddlers, watch their eyes grow with excitement when they open the box and the colourful baloons fly around them. :j
Where possible please add a link if it's an online offer

Ausweb

Name of present? A Money Tree

Do you make it or buy it? - Make It

Total Cost? Variable (but very little)

Details

Money doesn't grow on trees but does with this gift -

Find a small suitable branch and plant it securely in a nice pot, superglue pieces of cotton thread to a number of copper and silver coins (1p/2p/5p) and tie to the branches,

Add a card - and presto - You will never have worries because you grow your own money !

jessielicious

You could make a personalised puzzle by glueing a large photo onto thick card and then cutting it up into funny-shaped bits. You could then present it in a nice little hand-made box or an old jar you've decorated.

darcyleo

Here's an idea....

Go into a charity shop of your choice.
Choose books your intended recipient would like (up to £5)

In this way you are supporting the charity and getting some real bargain books to boot!

toozie_2

Name of present: Home Made Gift Certificate

Cost: Pennies and lots of your time

Details: If you know your friend or relative needs some jobs doing, and they don't have the time, energy, or are unable to complete the work. Make a Gift Certificate stating you will help them on a mutually convenient day to:
1.Paint a room
2.Clear the attic/garage
3.Dig the garden/weed
4.Baby sit all day to give the Mum a rest
5.Help move house
6.Paint garden fence/shed
7.Help them get their finances in order, swap gas/eledctric/phone providers and insurances

etc....the list goes on

Think of the money you're saving your friend or relative, in terms of a decorator, gardener etc, and think of the money your saving yourself by not actually purchasing their present in the conventional way

datarascal

Strictly for a young growing boy.
Artful print off of Rudyard Kipling's 'IF' poem.

I have a decent copy of it online here:
http://community.webshots.com/album/370236315uhPkrE/3

The above link is my own Paint Shop Pro 8 items, but Kiplings 'IF' is there too.

The cheapest & best frames for a boys room are available at Max Spielmann, Photo-Shops for about £5.00. They have plastic glass. The fastenings on the rear are not much good so take here.

Kiplings 'IF' is about a man's relationship with himself. I think it's impossible for anyone to try & obey any written words, so, it's meant to be a guide on life more than anything else.

It may be that the young boy who has a copy of Kiplings 'IF' on his bedroom wall may develop a stronger belief in himself. Heck, I don't know for sure, but may be so!

smileyBaldyBloke

Name of present: "Gifts that money cannot buy"

Make it or buy it: Make it

Total cost: Free - just some time & thought!

Details:

Recently I made a cheque book with each 'cheque' made payable to my wife and detailing individual gifts to be 'cashed in' as required. Including such things as:

* A lie-in (we have two young children)
* Foam bath with glass of chilled wine
* Car wash
* Girls night out / weekend
* A foot massage

The list is endless with a little thought

musey

smileyBaldyBloke wrote:

Name of present: "Gifts that money cannot buy"

Make it or buy it: Make it

Total cost: Free - just some time & thought!

Details:

Recently I made a cheque book with each 'cheque' made payable to my wife and detailing individual gifts to be 'cashed in' as required. Including such things as:

* A lie-in (we have two young children)
* Foam bath with glass of chilled wine
* Car wash
* Girls night out / weekend
* A foot massage

The list is endless with a little thought

I did a similar thing to this for my partner last year at Christmas, won't tell you what was on them but suffice to say he enjoyed every one lol

http://www.fun-vouchers.co.uk/

Just add your own ideas/promises to them and away you go!