My workplace has a gift exchange for Christmas and I want to participate, but I am a single parent on a limited budget so I don’t know how “special” my gift will be. Any suggestions?

The ability to share gifts with others should never be dependent on the cost since sharing your heart is what makes any gift special. But I can also appreciate that your gift budget is limited, so consider these suggestions:

Do you have a skill that can be offered as a gift certificate, to be used whenever the recipient is ready to redeem it? This may include lessons of any kind: baking, music, painting,...