we did the color theme last year, gave all purple items (for malchus), grape juice, purple laffy taffy, grape jelly, etc. and I wrote a poem which I printed out on lavender paper. Some years, I just do my (mom’s) hamantashen, chocolate chip cookies, grape juice ,a fruit, and a box of raisins (not this year,though :p).
I have downsized a great deal. I used to give out around 70-80 shalach manos baskets or bags every year. Now I participate in my shul communal shalach manos, and give around 30 out to really close friends and family. I also used to give out around 10 bags to elderly friends of my father-in-law O”H, on his behalf. He couldn’t make shalach manos bags up, and it made him happy to know they were getting something on Purim when they normally wouldn’t. They are all gone, now, but my kids still remember our driving to him and going around to his friends with him, before bringing him back for the seudah.