With Christmas only 25 days away and approaching you soon, you may be excited to enjoy the holidays. However, you might also feel anxious or sceptical about what presents to get for your relatives or friends. Here is a list of gifts that might get inspire you or relieve you off of some stress.
Homemade (DIY) Gifts:
- Bake Goods or Cook a Meal:
- who doesn’t love food?! Whether you create something sweet or savoury make sure the recipient isn’t allergic to anything in it.
- A Sentimental Card:
- there are loads of things you can do with a card. You can easily tell someone how much you appreciate or care about them with a card.
- Homemade Coupons:
- with this option, you have the freedom to dictate what these coupons could be for. For example, if you are giving this to your parents you can have a coupon that says, “I will do the dishes and not complain about”. If you are giving a coupon to a friend, it could say “free meal on me”.
- Homemade Beauty Products:
- natural or homemade lip balms, bath bombs, and body scrubs are few examples of these gifts. They are often fun to create and serve as great presents to those who love to know what exactly is in their beauty products.
- Knit or Swen Crafts:
- there is a range of objects that can be fabricated from fabric or yarn. You can create pillowcases, clothes, blankets and even more.
- Edible Arrangements or Gift Basket:
- candy bouquets, “box of sunshine “(gift basket with either the person’s favourite things or things that make people happy and relaxed i.e. candles), or fruit bouquets or just one of the many options of making a gift basket. The items in these arrangements are relatively cheap or can be homemade.
Cheap Gifts:
- Candy and Chocolate:
- yasss! Sweets are such affordable gifts! Everyone loves their sugar!
- Candles:
- either for relaxing purposes or for the aesthetic, people enjoy candles. Scented candles would act as the perfect gift for people who love fragrances or practice aromatherapy.
- Lip Balm:
- winter is here, which means chapped lips. If you know a person who likes to moisturize or is always loosing their lip balm, this gift is ideal!
- Bath Bombs:
- who doesn’t love a warm bath? Spice, it up with a bath bomb! Bath bombs make great gifts especially, for those who love taking baths, enjoy using beauty products, or love the artistic masterpiece their bathtub becomes after using one.
- PopSockets:
- if you know an individual who has a hard time holding their phone whether it is too big or they are just really clumsy a popSocket would be useful to them. This is an item that can be attached to a phone or phone case and has many uses such as a phone stand, easier gripping area to hold the phone, cord wrap, etc. A popSocket can also upgrade the aesthetic or appearance of a phone.
- Mugs:
- tea, coffee, and hot chocolate lovers all use one thing in common, MUGS! You either buy a plain mug and specialize or decorate it or find a mug that is themed or has a funny saying.
- Phone Cases:
- clear phone cases can be bought for cheap. Most people like having a clear case because they can either put a picture between the phone and the case or they have the freedom to design/alter the case to their own desires.
Pricey Gifts:
- Board Games:
- a board game can either strengthen a friendship or destroy one but, let’s admit they are pretty fun. I’d recommend buying Cards Against Humanity as a gift or a classic game like The Game of Life.
- Phone Charger:
- every person has experienced either losing or breaking their phone charger. This is the perfect gift for individuals who are on their phone always and everywhere (charger can be used for on the go or as a backup) or for those who break everything they or have broken their charger.
- Gift Cards:
- if you are unsure of what to get someone or you know they are the type of person who enjoys picking out their own gift, giving them a gift card is a way to go. Gift cards can be from their favourite store, used to the movies, a restaurant, Indigo, a toy store, electronics store, or to Amazon.
- Clothes:
- sizing and taste make buying this gift a little hard to nail but, when you do the recipient will either be surprised or feel special. They may feel honoured that you are aware of their correct size and style of clothing
- Video Games:
- video games are surprising very expensive, however, there are many people who enjoy online and console gaming. Getting a person a highly anticipated game or a game they have not yet to acquire is a great idea. Many people love videos games for either the plotline, characters, gameplay, or the graphics of the game. I am personally attached to the Uncharted Game series for its storyline and top-notch graphics.
- Headphones :
- if you know a person who is constantly breaking their headphones or just loves music, this present is a really good idea.