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Top 10 Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa Gifts Under $10

Stack of gifts with purple bowsEach year, the average household spends about $417 on the holidays. For those living on a tight budget –which is most of us these days – it’s possible to find thoughtful, unique Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa gifts that are affordable, for $10 or less. Here are our top 10 under $10 unique gift ideas:

1.  Books: Head over to the closest bookstore and take a look through the discount section. Some books are actually still under $10, and if they’re specially selected to reflect the interests of the person, books are great gifts.

2.  Gift Baskets: Put popcorn, other snacks, and a movie rental gift card together into a nice basket. Or a gift basket filled with chocolates, coffees or teas can be a special present.

3.  Kits: Giving a gift to a crafty person or a cooking enthusiast? Find a pretty container and put together the ingredients for a yummy cookie mix, the tools they’ll need to knit a scarf, a camping survival kit, or a set of useful household gadgets and tools. Click here for a few ideas.

4.  Board Games & Puzzles: Fun for the whole family! Puzzles and games are affordable and thoughtful gifts.

5.   Gift An Experience: Sometimes an experience can have longer lasting value than buying someone a physical present. An object might lose its shine, but a good memory lasts forever. Give a gift certificate to a yoga class, to the person’s favorite restaurant, for a movie ticket/rental, or a cheap concert ticket.

6.  Kitchen Goodness: Everyone loves nice mugs, glasses, dishtowels, and gadgets for the kitchen.

7.  The Essentials: No matter what, you can never have too many socks, hats, scarves, or gloves! Give the gift that will keep your family warm, comfy, and stylish.

8.  Personalized Photo-books &Videos: Put your photos into a personalized book, an album, a scrapbook, or even a nice frame. This can be a fun project to work on with your kids. If you’re feeling ambitious and have access to a computer, you can make a digital slide show of your photos. Or with a video camera, have your kids star in a homemade music video that grandma or grandpa will love.

9.  Plants: Plants are beautiful, inexpensive gifts for anyone. But they are particularly special gifts to teach kids how to care for living things.

10.  One-of-A-Kind Objects: You can put together a beautiful photo mobile for under $10. Or another option: Etsy artisans make gorgeous jewelry and objects that are often under $10 and are completely one-of-a-kind.

Any more ideas about nice, yet inexpensive holiday gifts? Talk about it at this forum on The Beehive.

Related Links: Top Five Handmade Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa Gift Ideas, Avoiding Holiday Impulse Buys

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