Rainy Day Reads

These are for those people in your life that deserve a bigger gift come Christmas Eve, but where you are always stuck for what to get them. A fun gift in a jar filled with many little things will have a wow-effect of its own, and if you manage to find a theme that fits the person, I think it will be a sure hit. It is a lot easier to find many small things to fit a theme, rather than one big thing to fit the person completely.   Some of these things might be hard to fit in a mason jar, so feel free to use any sort of container that suits your need. Either go for a Christmassy one, or for one that suits the theme. You could for example use a packing cube as a container for a travel themed jar or a beach bag for the pool-vacation themed jar. Have fun with it! For the traveler This is based on the backpacking sort of travel. See below for ideas for a pool-vacation jar.  Fill up your container with mosquito spray, rehydration powder, packing cubes, a travel toothbrush,...

Gifts in jar is a fun way to give gifts to those you struggle buying for or if you need to bring something for the hostess of a Christmas party or something similar. This post will focus on smaller, mostly inexpensive gifts in a jar, suitable for bringing along for the hostess or to give any friends or relatives you don’t really exchange bigger gifts with.   When making a gift in a jar, it is nice to have a theme. It can just be the person you are giving the gift to, if they have many varied interests and you know them pretty well. If you are struggling to come up with something, some sort of theme will help you fill that jar in no time. Below are a series of suggestions for themed jars and inexpensive items to put in them, that will hopefully help you out. Hot Chocolate in a jar Pour some of your favorite hot chocolate powder mix into a cute, small container and tie a bow on it. Add a small bag of marshmallows and a cute mug and you are good to go. If they really deserv...