What’s more exciting than receiving a sock full of dry rice for Christmas? Getting a jar full of oatmeal, of course.
I wish you could have seen my 12 year old’s face when I told him we were going to make Instant Oatmeal as gifts for our church ministry staff. After all, in a land full of chocolate, candy canes, and marshmallow snowmen – why in the world would we want to give someone instant oatmeal? I reminded my son that our minister has had heart surgery and would likely not appreciate a gift of sugar covered corn syrup. I told him that our office administrator loves to eat healthy food, and that the others on staff would surely appreciate a convenient, warm breakfast.
I also reminded him how delicious this Instant Oatmeal is and assured him that it would look adorable in the jars I’d gotten on clearance after Christmas last year. I lost him after the word adorable. Ahhhh, boys. It’s okay though. He still helped me, and even if he doesn’t get why oatmeal in a jar is a great gift idea, I hold to the belief that our office staff will be thrilled. It comes in a jar, after all. What’s not to love?
If you haven’t made this Instant Oatmeal for your own family yet, I highly recommend that you get right on it. You’ll especially find it helpful this holiday season as you may be just a little bit busy with extra jobs like stuffing rice into socks, pounding nails into boards, and frosting homemade mint oreo cookies. Not only is this a very convenient and quick breakfast, it’ll warm you right up.
Find our Instant Oatmeal Recipe here.
Skip the individual bags and instead fill up gift jars with Instant Oatmeal Mix. Download and print these fun gift tags, then attach them to the jar so your recipient will know how to make their oatmeal.
Download Our Free Printable Instant Oatmeal Gift Tags
I may be in the running for the “Most Practical Gift Giver Award.” Who’s with me?
I love giving practical {often consumable} gifts! Last year my go-to female gift was hard lotion – so thank you for the intro to MadeOn! …which reminds me I need to make another batch for my girls’ stockings :-)
I’ve made homemade cleaning gift sets for my mom, aunt, and sister-in-law. The oatmeal in a jar is a great gift idea for my son who LOVES oatmeal :)
I love that idea. I would be thrilled to receive oatmeal! Lovely jars, too. Nice find there!
Actually, I’ve made and given people granola (pumpkin seed and pecan is my favorite). I’ll be making large batches to give as gifts. It’s delicious, nutritious, and practical as well as a good alternative to cookies that are everywhere.
This is a great idea! Who couldn’t use an easy healthy breakfast? It’s a two for one…tasty food and a little gift of time.