Free Christmas Presents for Everyone on Your List

While the economy might not be as nice as everyone would like, that doesn't mean that Christmas giving has to stop completely. There are many free Christmas presents that you can make at home. While a free Christmas gift might not sound appealing to the giver or the receiver, these types of gifts have come a long way from a simple knitted sweater.

A Free Christmas Present for a Child

Depending on the age of the child, a secret place to hide their valued "treasures" would be a lot of fun for them. All you need is an old book, a sharp knife, and some glue. First you glue the pages together. Then you use the knife to carefully cut out center of the pages, leaving a secret hiding place that can fool just about anyone. I plan to make some of these this year for my brothers. I think they will love them!

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A Free Christmas Present for a Teen

Many teens today are computer-savvy, and while they might know quite a bit, there's always someone who knows more. Kim Komando has a page on her Website that allows people to download free programs for their computer. If you're like me, you probably have plenty of blank CDs lying around the house, so why not burn some of the free programs that your teen would be able to use? You don't have to tell them that they are free, and they might get a lot of use out of them. Kim has a spyware-free guarantee on all her recommendations. I have used many of her recommended security programs with great success. I plan to make a CD with the setup programs for each member of my family so that I won't have to keep sending them the links every time they need them!

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A Free Christmas Present for a Mother

To keep her sane when the kids come over, why not help get her started early? A pre-proportioned jar of cookie mix would make it much easier for her to throw into the oven. If she had to find, measure, and mix the ingredients herself, she would probably end up with most of it in her hair or on her clothes with the kids around. However, with this gift, all she has to do is mix the ingredients and bake them! It's so easy for you and for her!

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A Free Christmas Present for a Father

If your dad's like mine, he probably doesn't cook very often. I have a way to save your dad some trouble. Bake and freeze a meal for him; that way he can just come home from work, pop it into the microwave, and eat dinner with no fuss or mess. I have plenty of food in my kitchen right now that I could make and freeze for him, but pasta is one of the cheapest and easiest things to make. One of my favorite recipes is for Cheesy Baked Ziti.

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A Free Christmas Present for a Grandparent

Grandparents love hearing about how their children, grandchildren, and maybe even great-grandchildren are doing. Therefore, giving them a family history book could be a great way for them to know exactly what is going on in everyone's lives so that they can brag to all their friends. For example, you can write a few sentences about how each person in the family spent their year, combine the sentences together to make a sort of book, and present it to your grandparents. This can be an ongoing gift each year, and you might even be able to get others in the family to help with this one. Also, how much fun would it be to look back in five years and see how everyone spent their time? I believe that my grandparents would love to receive a gift like this.

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If this article interests you in the art of frugal, cheap, or free Christmas giving, then you might be interested in seeing other material on the topic. I have written 2 articles recently on how to handle Christmas in a low-budget scenario. One of them was geared towards a couple's first Christmas together, and the other article was written for how to handle the gifts for grandparents. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to visit the other articles.