Contain Yourself: 5 Cute Mason Jar Gifts for Your Crew

With the holidays coming up, you may have found yourself getting stumped while coming up with gift ideas for your friends and family.

 

While it’s easy to randomly pick the first thing you see on the shelf at the store so you can cross off the task off your list, those kinds of gifts tend to be impersonable most of the time. Where’s the thought in that?

 

In honor of National Mason Jar Day on Nov. 30, here are a few gift ideas for a handful of people in your life that can all fit inside a Mason jar.

1. For the princess:  SPA IN A JAR

What you’ll need—

• 32 oz. Mason jar

• Face mask

• Body scrub

• Hand lotion

• Chapstick

• Nail filer and clipper

• Nail polish (pick whatever color that best embodies their personality)

• Mini nail polish remover

2. For the foodie:  COCOA IN A JAR

What you’ll need—

• 16 oz. Mason jar

• 6 tablespoons powdered creamer

• 6 tablespoons powdered milk

• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar

• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder

• 2 tablespoons milk chocolate chips

• 2 tablespoons candy canes (chopped into small pieces)

• ½ cup mini marshmallows

Attach instructions to the lid and viola!

3. For the bedridden patient:  GET WELL SOON IN A JAR

What you’ll need—

• 16 oz. Mason jar

• Mini hand sanitizer

• Fuzzy socks

• Cough drops

• Lip balm

• Travel Kleenex or Saline Soothers nose wipes

• Can of soup (you can never go wrong with chicken noodle!)

4. For the homebody:  FISHY IN A JAR

What you’ll need—

• 16-32 oz. Mason jar

• Small aquarium rocks or pebbles

• Other aquarium decorative plants and/or figurines

• A fish! (recommended: Betta fish are totally B.A.)

Remember to poke holes in the jar top to allow air flow.

5. For the S.O.:  SWEET TALK IN A JAR

What you’ll need—

• 16 oz. Mason jar

• Popsicle sticks or small pieces of paper

Write on either the popsicle sticks or pieces of paper date night ideas, memories you and your significant other have shared, or even reasons you love them!

 

Pro tip: choose a colored Mason jar and/or place a fun-patterned cupcake liner under the twist-off top to add extra spunk to your gift

Mason jar gifts are very versatile, meaning you can tailor them however and to whomever you want. If you’re ever given the opportunity to give a handmade gift, always go for it!

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