Price limit on gifts for DHs side. £5 and thoughtful?!?

[Suddengeekgirl]

Can it be done?

MIL has reported that as there will be so many of us at Christmas (14 I think) there will be a £5 cap on presents.

TBH we weren't even going to buy for all 14 so will have to discuss that at a later date.

Anyhow, is anyone else having the same challenge struggle I'm not really sure where to start!

Although I am tempted to get 4.5yo ds and 2.5yo dd to choose for everyone. Then there can be no complaints!

We are the only ones who will have dc. Everyone else is aged between 26-85!

On the plus side I suggested secret Santa to dh who thought it was brill!
He's going to talk to MIL so fingers crossed he can swing her round. :)

Thank you for all the suggestions though! :)

My mum tried to suggest something like this for our family. I promptly shot her down about what a bad idea it was. Her response was that she could think of loads of things for under £5 that she would like (mainly wine, chocs, candles) so she couldn't see the problem. Luckily I have won this battle and hope tat will be kept to a minimum this year (by dropping subtle hints about what I would like). Dm also didn't get the secret Santa idea, saying she would still have to buy for her parents and it wouldn't be Christmas if she didn't buy for her children, etc, so it's Christmas presents as usual apparently.

Lush did (last year) a small box of beautifully wrapped goodies for a fiver. From memory, there were a couple of items in each box.