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[betty]

I fixed a box of everyday items for my daughter of over $100 worth of things she can't imagine ever being without. Doubt she will appreciate it now, but if I can get her to replace each item as she uses, she will have a small "stash" of her favorites in lotion, deodorant, shampoo, etc. Some of her loved items are $10 apiece. So they aren't cheap basics! By next year, these may be consider luxury items instead of Bath and Body works, Clinique, etc that are the "now" luxury items.

[Prudy]

This year, various people on my list are getting:
LED flashlights, battery chargers, winter gear, heavy duty sleeping bags, vehicle emergency kit ("homemade"), longjohns, vehicle "goodie" bags (shelf stable snacks and protein drinks), good weather alert clock radios, and camping/fishing/hunting gear etc.

Some things I've given before: firestarters, fatwood bundles, candles, oil lamps, gardening kits, camping supplies, radios.

[Rezgirl]

SIL told me last night that they'd like a Coleman lantern for Christmas. They want it for camping, but it doubles as a prep item.

My parents gave us our Christmas present early- A chain saw. Very generous this year. We are not a family that spends outrageously for Christmas, so this was special.

[Granny]

Blizzard Preparation Kit:

Wrap a big box in festive holiday paper and fill it with a box of cocoa, 2 bags of marshmallows, a box of graham crackers, 2 family-sized chocolate bars, a box of popcorn, a DVD/movie and maybe a board game like UNO or Jenga or even a deck of playing cards. Can write a little poem and attach to box.

(If you are creative and write poem, please share cuz I need to finish my boxes and not coming up with anything good)

[Stephanie]

Blizzard Blast

Here's a little package from us to you
to prevent the chance of Winter Time Blues!

No matter how long the snow might last
you're bound to have a Blizzard Blast!

Sipping hot cocoa and making s'mores
Will keep you happy while your stuck indoors.

Make sure you snuggle and laugh a lot
as you sit by the fire that is warm and hot!

[Stephanie]

That was just off the top of my head, adjust as you see fit! Hope it helps a bit!

[snapshotmiki]

Just got home from our employee Christmas party tonight -they do the dirty santa game and what I ended up with that no one wanted was a hand cranked flashlight. They never guessed that that is what I would have chosen from the start! Merry Christmas All!

[JCK88]

LOL Snapshotmiki....I never heard of "Dirty Santa" game but it sounds like the "Yankee Swap" they do around here. I love it that you got the crank flashlight you wanted!

[Crazy4Canning]

@ Stephanie

Methinks you've been watching or reading too much Dr Seuss.

Good grief, get outta my head, will you!?!?!

[Stephanie]

Hey!!! I like Dr.Suess!

[GirlNextDoor]

Are "Dirty Santa" and "Yankee Swap" anything like "Chinese Christmas"?

[kyles mom]

We gave these last year to family members to keep in their cars or desks at work as a starter kit. Wal-greens had their water bottles for $1.99. Some of their bottles had a few items, which is where we got the idea. This is what we put in them: small roll of tums, spray hand sanitizer, tylenol, travel package of tissue, travel size lotion, band aids, couple sicks of gum and throat lozenges. Not a lot, but something to have at work or in the car. For several it was the most they may have had in there for emergencies. You could add hard candies, small sewing kit, hand warmers etc. . .

[ROSARYCHAPLET]

from costco $10.00 three day emergency kit good for car, home, office
flex-stell rung ladder for multi-storied homes.
fire extinguisher
smoke detector carbon monoxide detector
water bobs!!!
water barrels
lts foods

[ROSARYCHAPLET]

under the twelve days of christmas banner i made my sister and b-i-l a gift basket in a bucket of short term food storage. it came with directions on now to continue to do the $5 or $7 shoestring budget prepping.

Edited by ROSARYCHAPLET, 14 December 2009 - 02:09 PM.