Colorful and Creative Ideas To Fill Mason Jars~Give As Gifts!

You can make a thoughtful, personalized and inexpensive gift in no time at all with pint size to quart size Mason jars. Take into consideration the person’s special likes and dislikes, along with kitchen themes, hobbies, favorite colors and dietary restrictions. For example, If the person is diabetic, you’ll want to exchange food items for a sugar-free version. If you don’t have a print program to create labels or you’re computer challenged, find some printable labels online or on this blog OR simply go to your local craft store to look for beautiful seasonal rub-ons or scrapbook paper and clear scrapbooking stickers. Your own imagination is your only limit. * Remember to always wash and thoroughly dry jars first. Using your dishwasher is best.

Ideas To Fill Wide-Mouth Mason Jars, for Gifts (Various Sizes)

*Brownie Mix (You can pick up brownie mixes during the holidays for as low as $1.00 per box)

*Choc. Chip Cookie Mix (Such as Betty Crocker brand at Walmart for $1.50)

*Cake Mix (Such as Duncan Hines or Pillsbury.) Attach a “Doctored Cake”recipe to the jar.*Muffin or Bread Mix (Such as Betty Crocker.)

*Bake a Cake in a Jar. Instructions are on the internet.

*Cinnamon Pancake Mix (Add your own cinnamon to Walmart’s complete pancake mix.)

*Jelly Beans

*Plastic or Pony Beads and String

*Buttermints

*Homemade Chocolate Toffee or Peanut Brittle

*Make a beautiful “Jewelry Keeper” with the smallest Mason jars!

*Sewing Notions (Dollar Tree and Walmart are good places to start.)*Homemade Caramel Corn

*Buttons

*Hot Cocoa Mix

*Soup or Chili Mix

*Peanut M&M’s

*Party Mix (Add Goldfish Crackers for the Fisherman!)

*Make your own Chocolate dip (Chocolate Chips and 2 Table. Shortening) and dip store-bought Shortbread cookies half-way in Chocolate. *Sprinkle with candy sprinkles and let harden on wax paper overnight.

*Flavored Coffee

*Chocolate Dipped Spoons

*Candy Spoons for Tea

*Coffee Beans

*Peppermints

*Kisses with Scripture Tags

*Flavored Coffee Creamer

*Snowball Cookies
*Fill with children's Party Favors from the Dollar Tree (Kids love this!)

*Mother’s Frosted Animal Cracker Cookies (The Pink and White ones.)

*Candy Cane Bath Salts

*Beauty Jar with sample shampoos, lotions, lip balm, nail files, little Kleenexpackage, etc.

*Scented Tea lights

*Homemade Pet Treats for the Dog Lover.

* Gold or Colored Plastic Utensils for Party. Tie with raffia around neck ofjar.

*S’mores in a Jar Mix

*Pens and Post-Its

*Movie Gift in a Jar ($5.00 Gift Card to Blockbuster, 1 Mini Popcorn,Candy)*Candy Corn with Salted Peanuts (Halloween or Fall.)

*Peeps (Easter)

*Sugar Scrub for Face.

*Potpourri and Miniature lights, topped off with a doily, instead of a lid.

*Orange Slice Candy

*Trail Mix (Wal-Mart has the large Family size bags.)

*Cowboy Cookie Mix

*Candy Canes

*Herbed Rice
*Cough drops and Purse Size Kleenex for a Get Well Gift.

*Foil Wrapped Chocolate Hearts (Such as Palmer’s) or Candy Hearts

*Homemade Pralines

*Garden Seed Packets

*Small Seashells

*Crayons or Markers (These are especially cheap during back-to-school sales.)*Dip Mixes*Decorative Cookie Sprinkles (Dollar Tree.)

*Spice or Rub Mix

*Golden and Dark Raisin Mix

*Colored Sugar

*Make a Kitchen Safe~ There is an example at:http://www.frugalcrafts.com/craft_projects/Group_Crafts/secretjar.html

*Small Hand Soaps

*Chocolate Foil Wrapped Footballs or Baseballs

*Homemade All-Occasion Bag Tags

*Dried Fruit

*Dice Game, such as Yahtzee (All you need are copies of score cards, dice and pencils.)

*Jolly Rancher Lollipops or Candies (Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas.)

*Miniature Candy Bars (In Case of Emergency, Break Glass.)

*Donut Holes

*Gumballs

*Homemade Scented Playdough

*Tea Bags

*Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Sticks

*Live Beta Fish in a Jar. Cover with crocheted doily, instead of lid. Use quart sized, wide-mouthed jar. Add well-washed rocks or seashells and maybe a faux plant. Be sure to give this with a small container of Beta food.

*Jar of “lace & trims” for the person who sews. (Look into your own craftsupply and see what nice trim/lace/ribbon scraps you can come up with.

*Make a Memory Jar.

*Bird Seed in a Jar, along with a poem for the Bird Lover.

*Make a Bank, with a cute theme….Such as “Mom’s Mad Money” or “Retirement Fund” on the outside.

*Turn the Mason jar into a vase full of Hershey Kiss Roses.

*Fill Small Mason Jar with Reisen Candy (Jesus is the “Reisen” for the Season.)*Dipped (Chocolate) Pretzels in a Jar.

*Speckled Bird Egg Malt Balls in a jar decorated with Birds and maybe a Bird’s nest on top. (Nice for Easter.)

*Strawberry Malt Balls in a decorated 1950’s style Mason Jar.

*Make a Terrarium Jar.

*Little Gingerbread Cookies (They sell them at Walmart (during Christmas) in bags for about $1.50. They are the cheaper kind in the Stouffer bags, but they’re very good.

*Fill the smaller mason jars with body cream.

*Decorative hand soaps

*Fill Small Mason Jar with Scrunchies or Barrettes

*Snack Mix: 2 Cups Candy Corn (They now have them in Christmas colors, during Christmas.) 2 Cups plain M&M’s and 2 Cups salted OR lightly salted cocktail peanuts