Hey there Friends…Happy Monday! Hope you all had a fun Halloween weekend. I loved catching glimpses on Facebook and Instagram of all the kiddos having fun all dressed up. Now for my most favorite times of the year…Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Thanksgiving and Christmas brings gatherings and gift giving…
Sometimes, it can be hard to come up with the perfect gifts. You are in luck today- I’m excited to announce that I have teamed up with 29 incredibly talented and creative bloggers to share some fun neighbor gift ideas. Make sure to check out all the ideas below and visit everyone’s blogs for more details.
Do you live in a neighborhood with kids or do you have plans to visit friends with kids? I have the perfect gift that kids will love! And it is not expensive at all!
Why not put together a mix of our family favorite playdough? Add a spatula and cookie cutter and you have a recipe for fun!
Using the recipe below, pour all of the dry ingredients into a jar.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 Tbsp. cream of tartar
- 1 package unsweetened drink mix (like koolaid)
- 1 Tbsp. canola or vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- Optional: glitter
- Combine all dry ingredients in a medium saucepan.
- Add oil and water.
- Stir to combine.
- Heat on med to med-low heat stirring constantly until it starts to form a dough ball in the middle of the pan.
- Remove from the pan and knead on counter until soft, but not sticky.
- Caution: Will Be Hot!
- Once cooled, Enjoy with cookie cutters, etc.
- Store in a sealed plastic baggie when not in use. Will last a very long time.
- Larger glitter works best.
- The playdough will take on the color of the koolaid.
- If desired, add a couple drops of food coloring to make the color brighter. I have only done this with yellow.
Tie on a festive ribbon and a tag with mixing directions or a print out of the recipe…
If you liked my neighbor gift idea, here are 29 more to inspire…
Our Thrifty Ideas – Soda Tags Neighbor Gift
Dessert Now Dinner Later – Muddy Buddy Popcorn
Pretty Providence – Treat Pops
Blooming Homestead – Cookie Decorating Kit
Yesterday on Tuesday – Cookie Mix
The Happy Scraps – Homemade treat packaging
Over The Big Moon – Pepper Jelly
Just Us Four – Paleo Pumpkin Granola w/ Tag
Wait Til Your Father Gets Home – Rudolph Ornament
Happiness Is Homemade – Holiday Cookie Dough Tag
Cupcake Diaries – Twizzlers Holiday Tag
One Artsy Mama – Crochet Gift Card Pouch
Reasons to Skip the Housework – Hot Cocoa Set
Made to Be a Mama – Dishes Gift Set
Let’s Eat Grandpa – Easy-Sew Two-Hand Casserole Pot Holder
Dukes and Duchesses – Home for the Holidays Cocoa Gift
See Vanessa Craft – Cinnamon Vanilla Sugar Scrub
Carissa Miss – For Your Mistletoes
Occasionally Crafty – Salsa Neighbor Gift
Simply Designing – Mulling Spices
Domestically Speaking – Cinnamon Crumble Apple Pie + Printable
Creations By Kara – Christmas Bread Wrapper
Frog Prince Paperie – Luminary Kit
Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke – The Gift of Dishes
Giggles Galore – Homemade Vanilla
One Krieger Chick – Playdough in a Jar
Food Folks and Fun – DIY Coasters Gift Set
My Craftily Ever After – Printable Neighbor Gift Bags
Rae Gun Ramblings – Neighbor Gift Treat
What’s your favorite Neighbor Gift to give or receive?
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Cute idea!
Thanks…Your boys will love it! Mine want to play with it ALL THE TIME!
This is awesome. I have a kazillion kids in my neighborhood, so this would be a great neighbor gift idea for us. Thanks!
That’s what I was thinking too. It’s hard to find inexpensive ideas for gifts for kiddos. Thanks for all your work on the blog hop!
Homemade playdough is the BEST! This is such a cute gift idea!
Thank you! It’s always a hit at our house! My boys would play with it everyday if I let them.
This is such a cute idea! My daughter would love it with the glitter. It might just end up in her stocking this year.
We love the glitter too and this really is the best playdough I have ever made. Your daughter will LOVE it!
I love the play dough in a jar neighbor gift!
So simple, yet so fun!
Great idea!
Thanks! I know we would love to receive it as a gift…My boys love playdough!