i am so excited to share with you a fun gift idea i put together for our dear friends with a little family of three!
we wanted to surprise our friends with a fun basket including ingredients for a meaningful evening together as a family during the holidays. i quickly thought of a holiday movie night basket!
here’s how i created this fun holiday movie night basket for just under $15!
to make your holiday movie basket, gather the following:
– popping corn (we buy ours in bulk so i just grabbed some from our pantry)
– special popcorn toppings
– fun bowls for popcorn
– cash ($3) for a redbox holiday movie
i wanted to personalize the cash instead of just randomly placing it in the basket so i printed off this fun redbox graphic. here’s the graphic you can easily print off for your basket. i wrapped the cash in festive paper & glued the redbox graphic to the front.
the cash is a fun way for the family to pick out a new holiday movie or a favorite that’s watched year after year!
i found the fun bowls at big lots for $6 & tied the stack with candy cane ribbon.
the kernel season’s toppings are from walmart for just under $3 each. there are a ton of toppings to choose from, but i went with the kettle corn flavor – my favorite!
optional: you could even include m&m’s or another chocolate treat in your basket for all of those chocolate lovers.
for the popcorn, i filled a clear bag with popcorn kernels & tied it with twine. this is the most economical option, but you could include microwaveable bags if you think it would be easier for the family.
i placed all of the goodies in a basket i already had on hand with happy polka dot tissue paper.
a tag & baker twine tassel made this little basket happy & festive just in time to surprise our dear friends for the holidays!
total cost:
$0 popcorn already from our pantry
$3 redbox movie
$6 toppings
$6 bowls
total: $15
i’d love to read your ideas for gifts for families! what gifts do you put together for the entire family to enjoy?
love,
natalie
p.s. last year i made a fun basket for a family with ingredients for making these clay ornaments! this is such a fun activity to do with the entire family!
hi, friends! we’ve pulled out all the plastic tubs full of festive goodies & thoughtfully arranged our home in a hodge podge of thrifted, yard sale, vintage & new christmas decorations.
we might not quite win any awards for our holiday home, but oh how it’s cozy & warm!
the farmhouse is festive, y’all!
i thought i’d show you just a little peek into our december home…
don’t mind if we stick all the clutter in a corner & oh! don’t trip on the plastic tubs still by the door.
we’re still growing rows of salad greens, lettuces & chinese cabbage in the garden, which means large dinner plate salads for lunch & dinner. my favorite meal in the wintertime. & oh! the homemade year by jerusalem greer is soo good. i can’t put it down.
she’s also an arkansas gal!
pssst! that mason jar tumbler by my dear friend erin of tweetpotatopie is amazing! i use it daily. enter “natalielove15” at checkout in her shop & receive 15% off your purchase of $10 or more!
i have been spending quite some time wrapping gifts to put under the christmas tree. i enjoy wrapping our gifts early so that it doesn’t seem so much like a chore. it also creates a season of anticipation that i just love.
my sweet nephew gets his own special wrapping paper this year! i picked it up at joann’s craft store for cheap, cheap, cheap. i purchased a small box of crayons & washi taped it to the wrap. i hope it will keep him busy until it’s his turn to unwrap his gifts!
the theme of this season is indeed hodge podge. there really isn’t a rhyme or reason to the way we decorate or approach the spaces within our home. we just decorate with what we love – a mix of handmade, vintage, rusty & thrifted.
our coffee station is always one of my favorite parts of our home. i always love having guests over who enjoy coffee, tea & hot chocolate just as much as we do.
i found the little elf at a recent craft fair. he’s just perfect & will serve as our elf on the shelf when we have littles. for now he watches & guards the caffeine.
& of course, our holiday farmhouse wouldn’t be quite festive without our thrifted wooden nativity set. one of the wise men flew the coop this year so we’ve replaced him with the shepard boy.
baby jesus is only getting two gifts from our house this year, y’all.
love,
natalie
our wooden table is buzzing this time of year with christmas card writing, list making, book reading, meal sharing & moments in-between.
today i am gift wrapping on our dearly loved table, one of my very favorite parts of the holiday season.
i believe a package should be just as beautiful as what’s inside, don’t you?
you know my love for clipboards. we hang calendars from our thrifted clipboards & trade expensive frames for them.
i’ve shared this idea once before, but i thought we could all use a little refresher.
if you’re looking for a little inexpensive gift idea for the holidays, blossoms and billows’ prints are just perfect.
i recently ordered aubrey’s family monogram print for our home & thought what a wonderful gift it might be for the other little families close to us!
& if you’re in need of a quick gift, you can even order her prints as instant downloads! at just $8, you can gift your entire lady tribe with a fun print on a clipboard! i especially love this one.
to make your gift special, gather supplies you already have on hand. tie a bow around your print & chalkboard. tie a tag onto your goodies & gift it! so simple, festive & happy!
total cost: $9 ($8 for the print, $1 for the clipboard)
sweet aubrey is also offering an amazing giveaway of $100 to her shop! that’s 11 prints from her shop that you can keep or gift to others! yay!
to enter, simply:
1. check out the blossoms and billows shop.
2. follow blossoms and billows on ig @blossomsnbillows or like her Facebook page.
3. comment below with your email address & a creative wrapping idea!
i will pick a random winner next wednesday, december 17th, at 8am cst!
happy winning, friends!
love,
natalie
p.s. use code “zinnia” for 25% off your order in the blossoms and billows shop! yay!
giveaway closed! our random winner is jenna! we will contact you shortly about your giveaway prize! yay!