LIVE - The magazine for Optivo residents Winter 2017 | Page 5

Spread cheer all year!
A personalised calendar will be
treasured by everyone from
doting grandparents to besotted
pet owners. Select your favourite
photos and use an online service
such as Vistaprint to create your
calendar that will be printed
and sent for as little as £4.99.
Visit: www.vistaprint.co.uk
Check out our top gift ideas
that won’t break the bank!
Jars of goodies
Edible treats are the
perfect gift at any time!
Fill a jar with the dry
ingredients for your
favourite cookie or cake
recipe. If you do this
in layers it looks really
effective. Write out the
recipe and details of
extra ingredients they’ll
need (eggs, butter etc).
Seasonal treat
Make chocolate sleighs for
the kids (big and small) in
your life. Stick two candy
canes to the underside of a
large KitKat bar. Add smaller
chocolate bars to create the
‘presents’. You can even wrap
these. Pop a chocolate Santa
at the front and you’re done!
The gift of love!
Have you got friends or family
with young children who don’t
get out much? Give them the
gift of a date night! Treat them
to a pair of cinema tickets and
a bag of popcorn and then offer
to babysit for the evening.
For low cost cinema deals visit:
www.moneysavingexpert.com
/deals/cheap-cinema-tickets
Colourful surprise
For younger children, a
cardboard box full of balloons is a
cheap and easy present that will
keep them amused for hours.
Homemade bauble wreath
All you need for this simple wreath
is a wire coat hanger and some
old baubles. Bend the coat hanger
into a rough circle and untwist the
top (take care of any sharp ends).
Thread the baubles onto the coat
hanger until you’re happy with
how it looks. Twist the coat hanger
together, then add a ribbon or two!
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