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Christmas Gift Idea Thread - Leave your suggestions!

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Rather than creating yet another thread to ask for christmas present ideas, i thought i would create one that everyone could contribute to!

If it's been done before - Sorry!
I'll list any suggestions up here if anyone wants to help!

So far here is what we've got...

Gifts for everybody
Alchohol
Chocolate
Day out Experiences (wine tasting,chef courses,dinner for 2,baloon trips,rally driving)
Books (if you know them well)
Gift vouchers
Dvd/Cd's or Blueray movie if they have a PS3 or blueray player
Become a laird/lord gift
Buy a peice of the mood gift set
Name a star Gift set
The Natural History Museum does some quirky gifts…
Raindeer poo in a box (odourless!) with seed to grow your own xmas tree, for £5:
http://www.nhmshop.co.uk/gifts-for-h...x/product.html
Hawkin’s Bazaar - great for unusual gifts/stocking fillers for all ages
http://www.hawkin.com/
Snowman soup - http://www.essentialpackagingstore.c...nowmansoup.php. Could add a mug to this.
No sew blanket - http://heartsandtrees.blogspot.com/2...-blankets.html
Journal in a jar - http://organizedchristmas.com/printa...t-journal-jar/ http://organizedchristmas.com/printa...ld-journal-jar
Homemade edible things - chocolate slabs, cookies, mince pies, cakes, fudge...
Homemade bath salts - http://www.allfreecrafts.com/bath-an...ex.shtml#salts
Snowman poo - http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1931

General Gifts for Adults
Curry hamper - if you’re within reach of Asian shops you can get authentic spices and pastes for a fraction of the price of supermarket prices

Wine book - ideal for wine hamper, this one’s a great introduction
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oz-Clarkes-I.../dp/0316726524

1000 Things to Do in Britain book - particularly good for people in their 20s/30s. There’s also 1000 Things to Do in London available
http://www.timeout.com/shop/speciali...n-britain.html

Membership of a local theatre - members get special offers

3 month trial membership of Spice (£36) - adventure/sport/social activities group. Look at ‘groups’ section to see if there’s one in local area
http://www.spiceuk.com/

Youth Hostel Association family membership (£22.95) - for value breaks away, many hostels do family rooms
http://www.yha.org.uk/
Ball of life - http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1928
365 facts/jokes in a jar - find 365 facts/jokes on internet, print and cut out, pop in jar and add a label
Mulled wine set - couple glasses, bottle red, mulled wine spices, cinnamon sticks, some of those little iced spicy biscuits...
Photo calendar
Photo bauble - clear bauble that you can add photos into (Boots sell packs of 4 for £5.99 and they are part of the 3 for 2 Xmas offer)
Pots of gold - small bowl filled with chocolate coins, other gold foil covered sweets and a lottery ticket/ scratch card or two and this

'Ethical' Gifts for Adults
http://www.thelittlechristmastreecom...k/ordernow.htm
http://www.thegoodbagco.com/shop/


Gifts for the in-laws
Premium Food/drink Hampers - handmade of course!
Home made cookies/fudge


General Gifts for imidiate fammily
Photo frames with a sentimental picture (digital if you want to spend a little extra)
Nintendo DS with adult games (eg. brain training/sight training,sudoku,puzzle games)
Subscription to the National trust (see quidco to save a fortune)
Painting(if you know their style)


Gifts for Fathers
Spirits
SatNav


Gifts for mothers
Luxery Spar day
Her favorite toiletries gift set


Gifts for grandparents


Gifts for young children
Soft toys
Pijamas
Sweets
Talking books
Football kit
colouring set
Lego - or similar building toys
Toy cars (try remote controlled if you can spend that bit extra)
Costume of their favorite tv/movie hero
Roller blades
Dolls
Baby play book
Finger/hand puppets
Aquadraw - ideal for young children 18mths+, can paint with water and no mess!
http://www.tomy.co.uk/products/rainbow-aquadraw/
Fancy dress box and face paints
Collapsible tunnel and tent - play indoors/outdoors, folds away
Craft box
Baking hamper
Gardening hamper
Books/DVDs/CDs - check out TKMaxx and The Works for discounted ones
Crystal growing kit – my brother had one and we still remember it now! For 10yrs+
http://www.nhmshop.co.uk/gifts-for-t...t/product.html

Fun bath things – eg colour changing ducks, character wash mitts, bath crayons, bath colour tablets
http://www.mulberrybush.co.uk/toy-st...-time-pg1.aspx

Gelli baff – turns bath water into coloured goo (comes with dissolver!)
http://www.hawkin.com/find/keyword-is-gelli+baff
Ikea gingerbread house to make kit - £1.95
Crayon cakes - break up some old crayons into muffin tin and 'cook' for 10 minutes at about 130 degrees. Leave to cool and unmould your 'cakes' - http://www.fawnandforest.com/blog/20...d-crayon-cakes-
Nappy cake - for a baby and can add red/green ribbon to make it look festive
Personalised Xmas story book
Baking set - plastic mixing bowl, spoon, cake decorating bits, flour, sugar, icing sugar, cake cases, fairy cake recipe. All wrapped in cellophane, this looks fab! Could also do all in one cookie mix in a plastic jar with recipe tag on outside. Maybe add a Xmasy wipe clean apron?
Craft kit - put it together yourself and you'll save loads of money on a ready made one. Could include playdoh, crayons and poster paint for younger ones and card, paper, stickers and pens for older ones.

Gifts for Teenagers
Concert tickets
Make up
Football season ticket
Latest football strip
Computer/laptop
Any console (Nintendo DS,Wii, xbox 360,PS3)
Console games
mobile phone
Jewelry
driving lessons
Perfume/aftershave
Gift vouchers for their favorite clothing store
Gocarting/Paintballing voucher for them and their friends
Pair of GHD Hair straightners (every teenage girl wants some of these!)


Gifts for Men
Premium Cigars
Football tickets
aftershave
Beer
Range of bottled ales


Gifts for Women
Experience tickets (romantic weekend for two, candlelit cruise,champagne dinner,spa day)
Bath spa lights - can float or be stuck underwater, ideal for hampers too

perfume
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