Gift Guide under $25: Your mother who made the best Snow White Costume in 2nd grade and Daddy who still buys your favorite ice cream when you're home

Who doesn't love fondue? It's interactive, it involves food, and can be oh-so-yummy.
The Fondue Kit and Book $10.00



You know parents love those personalized gifts, from your 1st grade ornament to your "I Love Daddy" photo mug. And if your parents are like mine, they have a competitive edge and what better way to bring out some healthy competition with a personalized monopoly game. Why you can even buy Grandpa Pete Avenue for $500.
Photo-opoly Game $22.00


We all know hands are the first signs of aging and my mother and Oprah swears by this hand cream from Australia. Which means I do too since I always "borrow" it from her when I'm home. It smells great and is not greasy at all. Mothers (and Oprah) always know best.
Jurlique Hand Cream 1.4 oz $25.00


You really can't go wrong with a personalized gift, and as our parents get older, you know they become more forgetful. Like my dad forgot his wedding anniversary... which makes this calendar so great. You can add childhood halloween pictures for the month of October to adding personal dates. Like I added on June 20th, buy your daughter a flat screen TV.
(Editor's note: I made this for my parents anniversary and it was so easy. Plus it is one of the "lesser pricey" sites out there and the calendar came out great even with old scanned photos)
Personalized Calendar Lulu.com starting at $12.49


I know your mother is a bonafide Betty Crocker, but my mom is Betty Crocker's stepsister, the anti- Julia Child of cooking. That's why she relies heavily on cook books (or the phone for making reservations). Trader Joe's has several cook books but what makes this one great is they have the nutritional info and pictures for every recipe for us visual learners. And who doesn't love their local TJ's?
Cooking with Trader Joe's Cook book $15.00



Money Bag Gift
Living in a Muggle world can be so tough. And if you know my mother and I, we dragged my father across country to Harry Potter Land for some wizardry fun. It was awesome drinking Butterbeer, going to Honeyduke's, walking through Hogwart's, until we came to the wand station. Harry Potter's wand. $30. Dumbeldore's wand. $30. Plastic and made in China. My mother and I absolutely needed to have one. My father was so upset that we wanted a piece of plastic for $30 that he had enough wizard shenanigans and left us by ourselves for the day. I'm not kidding- this is what happens on our family vacations.

Regardless, my mother and I bought the wands along with the rest of the 10 year olds waiting in line. She got Harry Potter's, I got Hermione's. My father got beer from Hog's Head to drown his frustrations. I've digressed.

I know your parents might not be as big of fans as my mother is of Harry Potter, but with this wand....oh the spells you can cast on your TV! With a flick of the wrist, you can change the channels and raise the volume. Remember, swish and FLICK!
Magic Wand Remote Control $89.99