I haven’t really been posting this week due to how crazy things have been since the very quick and unexpected death of my Grandma on Sunday. (By the way, thanks so much for all of the kind comments. It really means so much to have had such support through a variety of venues.)
But, I guess I couldn’t let the chance pass by when Works for Me Wednesday’s theme this month is holiday tips.
One thing that I really love to do for Christmas is to make baskets and platters of home baked goodies to give to family and friends. (You can check out our platters from last year, as well as a list of what was on each platter.) For people like closer family, I put together baskets that contain a larger quantity of goodies, and then the platters tend to go to people like Eric’s employees, the boys’ therapists, religious education instructors, and so on.
The easiest way that I make something like this happen (since we give out somewhere around 20 – 25 baskets/platters total) is to do some baking ahead of time and freeze any cookies possible. Then, closer to the time to actually deliver goodies, I make things that can’t be frozen ahead of time. If you are making just a few types of cookies/treats, it may not be as difficult to make them all close to delivery time. However, I like to give a good variety of items, so it just becomes a necessity to do some of it ahead of time.
I know this is probably not an earth shattering revelation as a Christmas giving idea, but it is definitely one that works for me! I think this gift is especially appreciated as more and more people lead such busy lives and have stopped making goodies (or anything) from scratch.
Do you give any homemade goodies for Christmas? What kinds of things do you like to give?
This post is linked to Works for Me Wednesday, Finer Things Friday, and Frugal Friday.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandmother. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
I love your platter idea! Can you come link up at my Holiday Recipe Exchange http://bit.ly/cOOkBook ??? Thanks so much!! It will help you get more traffic back to your blog too!! This is a perfect post to show how to share our goodies!
Thanks so much!
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