Wow so many good answers .. But if you feel you must give them something : mug rugs ! easy, cheap (use scraps) and then its done ! With a time constraint; start in January and do 2 or 3 (divide the amount of people by 12 then you have the amount you will need to make per month) per month then you have enough for many come the holidays or even a few more come the holiday for drop in guests !