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November 20, 2016 By MississippiMom

Frugal Friday: Host an Ornament Swap!

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I have to admit that sometimes I get stressed out about gift-giving during Christmastime.  I want to do something nice for so many people, but to be honest, gifts for all my girlfriends just isn’t always in the budget.  (And I also worry because I never want someone to feel the need to reciprocate, you know?)  This year, I found a fun way to let my friends know I love them!  It’s something simple and fun, and you can do it, too!

I love to give (and get!) Christmas ornaments so this year, instead of buying a Christmas ornament for everyone, I invited them over for an ornament swap. Each person purchased (or made!) one ornament to give.  And, I hope I was able to give my friends more than just an ornament…we had a night of fun and fellowship.

I chose to make dinner for my friends, but all offered to bring something so you could certainly do the party pot-luck style…which would keep your costs down.

To exchange the ornaments, we each held a gift while we began reading “The Night Before Christmas.”  I inserted the words “right” and “left” into the poem, and each time I said “right” or “left,” we passed the ornaments in that direction.  Whichever gift you were holding when the poem ended was yours to open…it was fun!

Other suggestions include:

  • only homemade ornaments (even if all you can make is a Bible verse written on a piece of construction paper.)
  • A cookie swap.  (Each person makes a batch of her favorite cookies, and everyone goes home with an assortment.)
  • A crafting/cooking party.  I almost did this:  Have all the makings for beautiful sugar cookies ready to go and have a cookie decorating party.  It would have been a great way to visit while having fun and sending friends home with something their families will enjoy.  (A candy-making party would be fun, too!)

How do you stick to the budget when it comes to gifts for friends?

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