gift ideas for in-laws

My ILs are coming for an entire week to help with our new house. We're talking basically slave labor for an entire week. They are going to be painting, sanding and re-staining our cabinets, helping to put up crown molding and base molding, letting the contractors in, meeting the cable guy, etc., etc.

They offered to do this -- MIL loves to paint and FIL loves all the carpentry stuff, too. They are so excited to come. I almost feeling guility having them come and do all this work with us for nothing! Not to mention, we'll only be helping in the evenings and weekends because we cannot take off from work. (We're just back from our long honeymoon!)

I want to get them something nice - any ideas? It can't be super expensive because between the wedding, the new house, and all the work we're having done on the new house, getting them a cruise or something isn't in the budget.

Any good ideas around $100 or less? I thought of a GC to a restaurant near where they live -- but they are in PA, so that might be difficult to get...

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Edible Arrangements

Carolina Cookies

Since MIL seems crafty, how about a GC to Michael's? And FIL likes carpentry- how about a GC to Home Depot for him?

Re: gift ideas for in-laws

1.your wedding pic of them in a pretty frame


2. tickermaster gift card

3. subscription to thier favorite magazine and a gift basket with wine and goodies


4. dvd set of a show they mighht like ....24, lost, csi etc..


5. electronics they might not have ipod shuffles, dvd player, digital frame

Re: gift ideas for in-laws

Great ideas, thanks! Keey them coming!

I think we will also definitely get them some prints from the wedding proofs. They aren't online yet, but I can have them made from the hard copies of the proofs we have... Maybe I'll frame one of the family or something, too!

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Maybe take them out for a nice dinner on Long Island while they are visiting you to help.

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outdoor gifts such as bbq set, or garden tools....home depot gc


stemless wine glasses


the rabbit corksrew if they are wine drinkers

Message edited 9/26/2007 2:04:02 PM.

Re: gift ideas for in-laws

If they like wine, how about a really nice gift basket with wine, cheese, etc. You could order one online and have it mailed to your house to give them in person or have it shipped to them in PA.

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Would they like going to a broadway play? Maybe you can get them tickets for while they are here.

Re: gift ideas for in-laws

Thanks for the suggestions!

They aren't big drinkers at all, so wine related gifts are out. (We are wine snobs ourselves, so it would be like giving them something we really want for ourselves! haha)

The suggestions are great!!

Thanks!