Cheap and Easy Gift Idea

I've seen a lot of "emergency kits" floating around in stores and on the internet.  I think they are a FABULOUS gift idea, but half the time they can cost upwards of $20-50!  Sometimes even more for the more "niche" kits.  Need a quick and easy gift that may be more functional (and cheaper) than the traditional gift basket?  Try one of these, or think up your own!

Fashion Emergency Kit (for the busy girl or guy on the go):
-1 Bottle of cheap clear nail polish (to fix runs in panty hose).
-Several pre-threaded needles with different colors of thread.  Make your own needle book using craft felt.
-Fabric swatches for emergency patches (find some sale quilters fabric in a few colors, or cut up clothes from a thrift store outlet)
- Double-sided tape.
- Coated rubber bands (like hair ties).
- "Shoe Goo" to make a quick fix for worn out shoes.
- Plastic hair bonnet or Dollar Store umbrella.

Walk of Shame Emergency Kit (know anyone in college?):
- T-Shirt
- Shorts or Leggings
- Perfume/cologne sampler
- Brush-Ups/Wisp/Travel Toothbrush and Paste
- Dry Shampoo
- Travel Deodorant
-Water Bottle
- Fast Flats (or similar)
- Cheap make-up (if woman), razor and shaving cream (if man)

Emergency Spa Kit
- Pretty bag of baking soda (great facial scrub)
- Black tea bags (to reduce eye puffiness)
- Mint leaves
- Dried lavander
- Eye mask
- Cotton gloves and socks
- Travel sized lotion in an interesting scent
- Mini nail polish bottles
- Small bottle of olive oil (makes a good cuticle soak)
- Nail clippers
- Nail file or combo buffer

Emergency Gentleman Kit
- Fake Mustache
- Cheap razor and travel-sized shaving cream
- Sample size cologne and/or aftershave
- Clip-on bow-tie
- Monocle
- Spray grey hair dye
- Bubble pipe

Emergency Beauty Queen Kit
- Plastic tiara
- Sash (you could make one with wide ribbon and fabric paint, especially if it's for a young child).
- Wig or curlers
- Sparkly costume jewelry
- Lipstick
- Baton/CD of dance music/Piano sheet music
- Bedazzled T-shirt

Emergency Zombie Survival Kit
- Water bottle
- Can of food
- Squirt gun
- Axe or some other travel-size aerosol deodorant re-labeled as "Zombie Repellant"
- Map with good potential fortress locations highlighted, and marked for "survivors colony"
- Ace bandages
- Green, red, and/or brown face paint (to "blend in" with the zombies).
- Journal and pen
- Surgical mask (in case of airborne zombie virus)


As for what to put these in, here are a couple crafty patterns/tutorials for making your own pouch! From Pretty Modern and Skip to my Lou (both of which are pretty awesome blogs to browse for more crafty ideas).