There doesn't need to be high expense when buying Christmas gifts. The best presents to give and receive at Christmas time are the thoughtful ones and those that make us laugh.
So if we can donate to the needy and laugh while we're doing it, we have the complete gift. My aunt has the perfect solution for achieving this and because she knows her presents are the best, it's an all round success. It's called a lucky dip. Consequently, the big box of presents we save back for Boxing Day is one of the highlights of the holidays and brings much laughter to all the family.
We are very fortunate to have someone who takes the time and effort to ensure all the family get something to open at Christmas time and yet, it's quite a simple answer to meaningful gifting that we can all learn from.
Trawling the busy shops for gifts can be stressful, especially if, like me you don't like shopping at the best of times. Quite often I'll find myself spending a good deal more money out of a need to merely purchase something because I'll feel guilty if I don't get something good. So this year, we gave ourselves a challenge. We could only buy for the other family adults from charity shops and maximum spend was £10 per item.
There's so many charity shops on the high street that need extra money to keep them running. In order to help out those less fortunate than us, spend a few pounds getting some stocking fillers. It makes more sense than ever to help the needy at this time of year. With charity shops having racks & shelves full of interesting, quirky and cool items, there's never a problem finding something for a funny lucky dip either. And that is the genius of my Aunt's offering. Not only do we all have multiple gifts to unwrap, but by using old newspaper instead of wrapping paper, the fun of actually unwrapping, is prolonged - the paper goes in the recycling box and even if the presents aren't to our tastes, we can just recycle them in the charity shop.
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