As we get older, it often becomes harder and harder to give unique, special Christmas gifts. Gadgets can be expensive and toys are for kids, so what’s a person to get their friends and loved ones without spending a fortune?
The answer is here in these 8 ways you can surprise your loved ones with the ultimate present this year.
Unique Christmas Gift Ideas to Stand Out from the Crowd
- Entertain them – No, you don’t have to perform handstands and magic tricks. Just get them tickets to one of the many family-friendly Christmas shows in your area or their favourite concert.
For those who aren’t music fans, hook them up with a comedy club that caters to their tastes or tickets to see the newest blockbuster at a trendy movie theatre.
- Feed them! Gift cards are often seen as taking the lazy way out to give someone a gift. But taking that same idea up a notch makes it personable and thoughtful.
Instead of a gift card, gift your loved one with a “dinner IOU.” Create a card or purchase one that tells them you are taking them to dinner at their favourite restaurant at a mutually agreeable date and time. Your gift is the meal but it’s also your presence and great conversation.
- Pamper them, too. Many people consider spa treatments, mani/pedis, and salon days to be extravagant expenses they can’t afford. Find out what your loved one or friend really yearns for in order to relax and unwind and get them a gift certificate for that exact treatment.
Go a step further and schedule it for them, along with a promise to be their babysitter if they need one, so they don’t back out.
- Help them cross off their bucket list. Millions of people have bucket lists that are in the back of their minds. If your loved one has always wanted to skydive, get them a gift certificate to a class or an indoor skydiving arena. Be the push to help them cross off at least one of their bucket list activities and maybe they’ll get hooked and keep going! It could be anything from tickets to an Aventura concert or turning their hair pink! Make it happen.
- Pay for a housekeeper for a day. Not everyone is okay with a stranger coming into their house to clean, so you may have to feel your loved one or friend out on this one. But if they are overwhelmed from too much responsibility, a licensed professional housekeeper to come in and do some deep cleaning for them may be the best gift they’ve ever received!
- Plan a game night. Purchase a board game as a gift for your friend. Add some popcorn or other game-night snacks and note that you’ll be “game” for a fun night of activities when they are ready!
- Create a photo album. Scrapbooking is popular with crafty individuals, but if it’s not your thing, you can still give your loved ones a photo album or calendar full of their favourite pictures. Many companies will take your digital pics and create gorgeous photo albums or full-sized calendars from them without you lifting a finger!
- Induce a bit of nostalgia. Make your gift a throwback to their childhood by finding toys, music, games, and more that they used to enjoy. It’s easy to find replicas of past decades to add a bit of humour, whimsy and nostalgia to your gift!
Be the Favorite Giver
While it’s definitely better to give than to receive, you may be on the better end after your loved one opens these gifts and showers you with appreciation!
