For any extended family we're baking cookies, making fudge or apple infused alcohol.
My real creativity is going toward my 8 year old DD's gifts this year. She loves Star Wars, but also loves girly things so it's been hard to find things that fit her style. She needs a new jewelry box so I have one I picked up from the thrift shop that I'm going to repaint and revamp into a Star Wars jewelry box. I also was stuck for a main gift for her and saw someone else on here was planning on making a Star Wars dollhouse for action figures for their son (sorry don't remember who you are but want to give you credit!) and I so loved the idea, action figures are the one thing she's asked for consistently so I'm totally stealing that idea and making one for her. I'm going to use one of those cubby storage unit things and repaint it, decorate and furnish it to be Star Wars theme with each cubby serving as a different room (command center, jedi training room, detention unit, etc.)