*****12/13/14 UPDATE: Congrats to Mintpearls, the winner of the $50 Amazon Gift Card giveaway! Hope this gets you one step closer to your Kitchenaid mixer!*****
I present to you The Cuppacocoa Gift Guide… aka JoEllen’s wish list! Just kidding! (Seriously!) While I think Christmas is about a whole lot more than gift-giving, chances are you have a few people you plan to get gifts for. Here are some ideas. Hope you find something fun in your price range for the baker, the child, or the teacher in your life!
And by the by, wouldn’t it be nice to get an extra $50 to buy others (or yourself!) a gift with? That coooooould be you if you enter the $50 Amazon gift card giveaway below (sponsored by yours truly with a little help from Sambla)! It makes me happy when there are more entries, so don’t be shy about entering every day! 🙂
Reminder: I am an Amazon Affiliate, so if you purchase anything on Amazon through my links, I will receive a percentage. My opinions are my own, and I have linked items for your reference.
| The Baker | The Child | The Teacher |
| $50 – The Baker There is not much on this page I would be sad to receive (esp. those chocolate-chocolate croissants). Just sayin’. For something less perishable, consider a Williams Sonoma gift card. Oh, the possibilities! |
$50 – The Child A season pass for the family to a nearby children’s museum or park! Also, I hear Magna-Tiles  are high on the list. |
$50 – The Teacher For this much money, a gift card is a safe way to go. Amazon  is usually a safe bet. |
| $25 – The Baker A very nice version of a simple ingredient, such as Scharffen Berger Baking Chocolate, vanilla beans, or  fancy olive oil . |
$25 – The Child Try a fun board game that you can teach and play along with them, such as Apples to Apples  or Sequence . |
$25 – The Teacher If she hates killing bugs as much as I do, she’ll appreciate this amazing bug catcher  *. None of the students will be mad that she killed a bug (it happens), and she can still look boss catching those creepy spiders. |
| $10 – The Baker Food packaging supplies  are always fun! (Plus, it may even come back to you ;)). |
$10 – The Child Encourage the love of reading with a good book! Toddlers will love Press Here. Books by Andrew Clements were a universal favorite with my third and fourth graders. |
$10 – The Teacher Make this! Similar to a project I shared earlier, but a little easier and probably less messy. |
| $0 – The Baker Hmm… offer to wash dishes on a big baking day? |
$0 – The Child Play with them! Teach them a game, or let them suggest one that you can join! Spend 20-30 minutes giving them your undivided attention. Kids love it when adults play together with them! |
$0 – The Teacher Like I’ve said before, a sincere, heartfelt note is priceless! You don’t even have to force your child to write it– it’s just as meaningful from a parent! |
. Books by 
*Honestly, the Bug Zooka
So. Didya find anything you like? Please share in the comments below if you have more ideas!
P.S. I would love to see $50-$25-$10-$0 lists for:
- artsy-craftsy people
- moms/dads/grandparents
- home/interior designy people
- techy people
So please share if you have ideas :).
GIVEAWAY TIME!
Come back to enter once a day until Friday, 12/12/14!
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I would like to get my family Christmas presents with the $50. There’s no avid bakers, no more children, and I’m the only teacher in our family, so I’d probably go for a gift card for everyone…. Or try to think of something that my Dad and two 20-something brothers would like… :-/ My mom wouldn’t be too hard to choose for–I’d probably get her yarn or something for her crocheting/knitting projects.
these are such great ideas! nicely organized too!
Thanks, Jessica! 😀
I would love to receive a new Vera Bradley purse or bag!
Art!
Honestly? A pedicure… it would be a mini 1 hour vacation!!!!
As a baker, I received this last year and it was da bomb: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/king-arthur-flour-bakers-companion-cookbook
I’m sharing your giveaway over on my FB page… maybe you’ll get some more entries!
Ooh gonna check that one out. Yay thanks for the share!!