Use free Christmas coloring pages for cheap kids gifts

The huge car repair and holiday season means that I have to be more frugal than ever. Normally, we purchase coloring books or other small books for the kids at church. This year, we are using the free Christmas coloring pages for cheap kids gifts.

I experimented with creating the coloring books today. Instead of looking hokey the coloring books turned out to look pretty cute.  

Searching the internet turned up tons of free Christmas coloring pages. Hubby had some red paper that we made into covers. We were out of staples so I decided to sew the books. 

To me, they ended up with a better look than stapling would have provide. We'll pair the books up with some crayons or a small bag of candy for cheap kids gifts.

In addition to free Christmas coloring pages I also found some word searches. We'll have to create a different cover but these are going to make good cheap gifts for older kids. You can also make your own search or crossword puzzles in a word processor. Just don't forget to provide an answer sheet.

Tomorrow, I'll be honing my new found frugal skills. There is a ton of fabric that is just begging to be turned into homemade gift bags. In addition to the Christmas coloring pages turned books, these bags will add another touch to the cheap kids gifts. Who knows? I may get the hang of this frugal stuff yet.