We’ll be taking today and tomorrow off to spend with our families, but we wanted to make sure you had all the resources in one place to help you with your last-minute Christmas shopping as well as activities for family fun over the holiday break!
Last-Minute Gift Ideas:
- Last Minute Gifts – Digital Video Games, Kindle Unlimited, Magazine subscriptions & more
- Last Minute Homemade Gift Ideas – Food gifts, frugal DIY gifts, & gifts from kids
- Last Minute Magazine Sale,
- Xbox Live Gold Membership f
Local Holiday Fun:
- Pacific Northwest Christmas Events
- Free or Frugal Family Events for this week around the Northwest & around the country
- Christmas in Seattle – Free & affordable fun
- Portland Family Travel Ideas – if you’re headed to Portland for the holidays, check out these ideas for family fun as well as kid-friendly restaurants in Portland
- Leavenworth Family Travel Ideas – if you’re headed to Leavenworth over the Christmas holidays, check out these fun ideas
- Victoria Family Travel Ideas around Christmastime
Holiday Recipes:
- Chex Mix Muddy Buddies – Christmas Version
- No Churn Peppermint Ice Cream
- Eggnog Pancakes
- Healthy Christmas Tree Snack
- 40+ Fudge Recipes
- Snowman Oreo Cookies
- Peppermint Kiss Cookies
- Christmas Tree Cones
- Ham, Egg & Cheese Wreath – Christmas breakfast idea
- Bacon Wrapped Sausage – Christmas breakfast idea
- Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree – good for easy Christmas morning breakfast
- Reindeer Cookies – easy, no bake cookies great for a Christmas treat for the kiddos
- Salted Caramel Cookies – easy cookie recipe to add to your hostess or neighbor gifts or just as a yummy holiday treat
- Eggnog Pie – quick, no bake pie – perfect for a Christmas Eve or Christmas dessert
- Mini Caramel Apple Pie
- Snowman Rice Krispie Treats
- Rocky Road Clusters
- Candied Popcorn
- Spice Cake with Rum Cream Cheese Frosting
- Whole Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe – this would make a great Christmas Eve dinner as you can stick it in the crockpot this morning & not have to worry about it till dinner during this busy last day of preparations
- Meat Lasagna – want a non-traditional Christmas Eve or Christmas dinner – try out this yummy lasagna recipe
- Slow Cooker Meatballs – simple but delicious appetizer
More FUN Ideas:
- DIY Snowmen Using Recycled Starbucks Frappucino Bottles
- Homemade Salt Dough Ornaments
- Candy Sleighs – Perfect for Table Settings on Christmas, Present Topper & more!
Last-Minute Groceries to Buy: