With Easter festivities coming up, it can be challenging to consider buying a gift for your friends and family. Moreover, it can be tough to purchase gifts after using your financial resources to support your essential needs. However, getting Easter-related gifts for your friends and family can be affordable and does not have to break your bank. Some strategies to give your loved ones something they’ll cherish are sending them e-cards, e-gift cards, or even creating gifts yourself!
Send E-Cards If You’re Far From Loved Ones This Easter
If your living situation has you apart from your loved ones during this Easter, e-cards are a great way to send them a lovely message in time for the festivities. Blue Mountain and 123cards are two sites where you can create e-cards to send to your friends and family for low prices or for free, in some cases. Not only will this help you save money, but it also ensures that the cards you send to those closest to you will make it to them on time.
Easter E-Gift Cards Are Another Option
If you have funds to spare, you could send your loved ones e-gift cards. Many gift card sites give you the option to put in custom amounts of money, so you could send them gift cards as cheap as $5 or $10, since most gift card options can be customized to be lower. Some examples of sites to get e-gift cards are Etsy and Walmart. Alternatively, if you see your loved ones in person, you can buy physical gift cards to give to them personally.
DIY Gift #1: Easter Bunny Tails
One tasty treat one can make for their friends and family is compiling Easter Bunny Tails. To start off, you have to put marshmallows or other candy treats into a white tin-tie bag with a window to see the treats from the outside. You can optionally add an Easter-themed tag with a poem or message to your guests to the outside of the bag. Suggestions for treats to use are marshmallows, jellybeans, peppermints, truffles, nuts, or small chocolates.
DIY Gift #2: Carrot Pencil Holder
Another nice gift to make is a Carrot Pencil Holder. You will need:
- orange felt
- green felt
- scissors
- sewing machine
- thread
- carrot and leaf templates (optional)
First, Cut one leaf and two carrots. Cut one carrot with a curved top and one shorter. Next, sew details on the carrot with the top part. Then use the sewing machine to sew across the top to reinforce it and then makes stitches down each side to look like a carrot.
Next, stitch the two carrots together, starting on one side around to the other. Be sure to leave the top open and then place the carrot on the green leaf. Sew across the top of the carrot to attach. Trim the back close to the stitching line.
Though these DIY gifts are easy to make, you can also create something from the heart if you have your creative talents. If you love to draw or paint, consider making a festive piece of artwork for your loved ones. If you like to compose music, knit, or crochet, you could compose a piece of music for them or crochet or knit a small but nice gift for them instead.
It can be challenging to figure out what to give to your loved ones to celebrate Easter, but it does not have to break your bank. Sending them e-cards or e-gift cards or creating gifts from things from home is just as good for Easter for you and your loved ones to celebrate this special occasion.