I don't hate Christmas, but gift giving stresses me out. I'm a divorced dad with 2 small kids. They get the lion's share of my limited gift giving budget, but I struggle with the rest of my family. We're not big gift givers and nobody expects fancy presents, but I don't feel like I'm very good at this part of the holiday season.My goal is to always find things that are unique and thoughtful, but that also don't break the bank (which is probably what many of us are after).I did themed gift baskets for my sisters and my mom and dad last year. For my sisters I went with a movie night theme: movie theater gift card, DVD of a movie that felt unique to them, movie candy, popcorn and so on to fill everything out. I probably spent $100 per basket. They're each married and have 2 kids. I felt like it was well received. The gift card (which was for $50) was the main gift and then everything else was just to fill out the experience.For my mom and dad I spent $100 on a local restaurant gift card and then put in a basket with a bottle of wine (for my dad) and some nice hot tea (for my mom).I actually felt I did a better job last year than I had in prior years where I would wait too long and then just try and jumble too much together. I would end up spending too much and it always felt disorganized.Anyway, I'm thinking about going the same route this year, but with a different themes. Some I've kicked around have been family game night or a local sports team theme.Any ideas or thoughts? Thanks. via /r/Gifts https://www.reddit.com/r/Gifts/comments/e8qsm5/family_christmas_gifts_on_a_budget/?utm_source=ifttt
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