Let's face it: the holidays are often tough on any budget. The good news is that it doesn't really need to be! All it takes is a bit of creative thinking and bulk buying to put something special together for those on your list—whether you're looking to treat a neighbor, your child's teacher, or your very best friend! Scroll on for five mason jar food and craft gift ideas that you can assemble in just one afternoon. Finish them off with a printable gift tag, and you're done—under budget and just in time for the holidays, too! Be sure to download the Free Gift Tag Printables here!
Don't you just love baking this time of year? Give a few of your favorite people the excuse to do just that over the holidays with a Mason Jar filled with layers of dry ingredients needed to make Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bites. Embellish the lid with a piece of Wide Natural Burlap cut to fit the round top of the jar, and use Red Baker's Twine to attach a printable tag that directs your gift recipients to the full bites recipe. Download the Free Christmas Gift Tag Printable here!
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Allow your pal to express their love for color this Christmas with a jarred gift like the one we assembled here! To recreate, fill a Mason Jar with Fine Line Markers, Erasable Colored Pencils, and blank Color Your Own Cool Doodle Bookmarks. To finish, use Natural Jute Cording to tie on a printable tag that encourages your friend to get to coloring this holiday. Download our Free Christmas Gift Tag Printable here!
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One of our very favorite things that the holidays makes totally acceptable is an influx of sugar into our diets. Give your loved one an excuse to indulge with a Mason Jar filled with finished Pumpkin Spice Cake Bites! Bake up a batch of the bites at home (consider making a few batches so you can create multiple giftable jars at once!), then attach the coordinating printable gift tag to the jar with Neon Ribbon. Download the Free Christmas Gift Tag Printable here!
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Here's a gift that's perfect for the crafty person on your list! Fill Small Craft Bags with Sand in different Christmas colors (think: red, green, gold, silver). Place the sand-filled bags down inside a Mason Jar and top with a Battery-Operated Tea Light Candle. Screw the lid on top of the craft supplies, and tie the coordinating printable gift tag to the jar. Now your gift recipient has everything he or she needs to make their own twinkling Christmas candle this season! Download the Free Christmas Gift Tag Printable here.
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We've all got that one friend who's both salty and sweet. Give them a cheeky gift this Christmas that says it all and is tasty, too! Fill a Mason Jar with salty and sweet snack mix using holiday-themed red and green M&Ms, then decorate the top of the jar with cut lengths of Black & White Patterned Washi Tape. Finish by tying the coordinating printable gift tag to the rim of the mason jar using Red Baker's Twine. Download the Free Christmas Gift Tag Printable here!
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