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HELP - Family gifts for aunts and cousins

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EatPrayYoga · 19/10/2020 21:41

We have a few families we buy for - think aunts and uncles in 40s/50s and cousins, some with teenage children living at home.

We sometimes buy individual gifts but I want to spend less this year. What can we buy as "family" gifts other than chocolates, biscuits / sweets. Budget is £10-20 per family.

Ideas other than edible things were a nice candle, diffuser, family calendar, fun house gadgets (not that I can think of any)...

I buy separately for the nieces and nephews / under 18s.

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eenymeenymineymo · 25/10/2020 21:04

Reading with interest. This year I've suggested to my DSis that we dont swap gifts but I've yet to hear back with her thoughts.
I used to spend about £30 approx on her, my brother & their respective partners. Plus my DBro's 4 kids. Which added up super quickly. And have my own adult kids, their families etc too.

This year I'm thinking to only do gifts for the 2 younger nieces, still at school - but that sort of alienates DSis as she has no kids at all.
Elderly DMum certainly, but I'm imagining my DSis Christmas Tree with only a couple of gifts underneath it & feel my resolve weakening.

Ideas above are helpful though as maybe I should just suck it up buy a "family box" of choccys or biscuits & be done. Trying to please everyone & stay in budget too. 🥴🥴

myhobbyisouting · 25/10/2020 21:53

OP I've had an idea and had to hunt down your thread to share it 🤣

What about a board game? I've just bought the highly recommended Ticket to Ride for the bargain price if £18 but there are all sorts of games depending on their tastes

Exploding kittens, themed trivial pursuit, escape room games etc

EatPrayYoga · 26/10/2020 07:20

myhobby Thanks. I will have a look at that. Haven't heard of Ticket to Ride.

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RockingMyFiftiesNot · 26/10/2020 08:03

We had a lovely Christmas planter one year and some of the plants are still going strong (at least 2 maybe almost 3 years later). The M&S one in the pic is £25 but I'm sure you'll get one for under £20 in one of the other supermarkets.

HELP - Family gifts for aunts and cousins
EatPrayYoga · 26/10/2020 08:50

I like that a lot RockingMyFifties I think they would like that sort of thing.

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EatPrayYoga · 27/10/2020 07:50

I've ordered Milton Brown handwashes for them and I will may give something with them.

Not sure what, maybe chocolate or biscuits Grin or a steel soap if I can get them for a good price as I think that's something they won't have

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LayTheTableMabel · 27/10/2020 13:46

What about a board game, or a diy kit that can be done together. Christmas is all about doing things together imo so I am getting one cousin a diy lipbalm kit and another cousin a diy sandwich wrap kit. They are off etsy and have enough for them to do the kits together and split the results.

EatPrayYoga · 27/10/2020 13:50

I ordered Molton Brown handwashes for them.

They are not board game people except maybe one family and tbh one of them is awkward to buy for so I liked the idea of the handwashes as they are something they would use but not a brand they would buy themselves.

I like the idea of those kits!

The younger cousins (teenage) who I do buy for separately I already ordered loccitane sets with shower gel, body lotion, hand cream etc.

I almost bordered loccitane hand washes to stick with the theme but couldn't decide! I almost started a loccitane or Molton Brown thread GrinBlush

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