I personally recommend several gifts for your family this year. If you have children, they probably play video games. I highly recommend video games for your son or daughter this year. New video games cost around $50, but the amount of time they spend in playing them makes it a much cheaper idea than going out to the movies or out to eat a few times. They can have loads of fun for many hours if you can them one of the most popular video games this holiday season.

For adults, you can buy gift cards to Barnes and Noble or your local restaurant. I recommend trying to find gift cards to locations where your family likes to shop. A Barnes and Noble card is great because you can encourage your children to read more books and spend less time on the computer. Most adults like these gift ideas too because they can find books on the subjects they love.

Cheap movies are always a great gift idea. You can buy $5 movies at many of the major North American retailers. If you buy a cheap movie, you want to make sure to get an older movie as newer $5 movies tend to be bad movies that did not do well at the box office.

Believe it or not, digital cameras are still popular items for the holiday season. More digital cameras are sold during the Christmas season than any other time of year. You do not have to spend a lot of money on digital cameras for children. Many of the cameras available now come prepackaged and can cost less than $50. I would buy a nicer camera for an adult, but children would appreciate any of the digital cameras on the market today.

Christmas gift ideas for 2011 tend to be more economical than in years past. People just are not spending money like they did in past years, so many companies are addressing this by offering cheaper gifts that are friendly on the wallet. I would check out the Top 10 Christmas Gifts 2011 website where they recommend all of the top products selling on Amazon today!