The New Year is a wonderful occasion to gather with the whole family at the holiday table. This magical night involves miracles, the joy of loved ones and the exchange of gifts. However, the choice of gifts sometimes baffled. We will understand what you can give your husband's parents for the New Year.
Paired gifts
Preparing for the holiday, you must decide: either the gift will be addressed to both spouses, or you will prepare a surprise for each of them. The general New Year's gift to choose and easy and difficult at the same time. On the one hand, the task is simplified by the fact that instead of two gifts you need to come up with one. On the other hand, you have to find something that will equally please both the mother-in-law and the father-in-law.
Well, if the husband tells you the decision, because he knows his parents better. If he doesn’t have any ideas, you’ll have to call on your fantasy for help.
It should take into account several important points:
- age of spouses;
- their financial situation;
- their hobbies, tastes.
Depending on this, you can decide whether the gift will be practical, or it will be aimed at receiving enthusiastic emotions. So, we will consider some excellent options for New Year's surprises.
- Symbolic gifts. Traditionally, such a holiday is presented with souvenirs depicting the symbol of the year. But it does not have to be a statuette or a useless fridge magnet. You can find a themed bedding set in 3D, decorative cushions or a fluffy blanket. Such a surprise will be equally beautiful and useful.
- Items of comfort. There are many things that can bring harmony and comfort to a house. This may be a stylish floor lamp, biofireplace, decorative fountain, bonsai, salt lamp and similar products.
- Gift impression. If the parents of your spouse are still young and full of energy, you can please them with the opportunity to spend some time together. Theater tickets like an intelligent couple. Dinner for two in the restaurant will be a great gift for those who are busy with different things and do not find time for a beautiful romantic getaway. A trip to a sanatorium or a recreation center will allow you to spend time in nature and improve your health. A tour to a warm country will cause a lot of enthusiasm for any couple. And the most active spouses who love adventures can be offered a balloon flight.
- Gifts for health. If the parents of the husband are already in adulthood, you can give them something useful. Orthopedic pillows, a humidifier or air ionizer, massage seat covers and other similar things will show the spouses how you take care of them.
- Appliances. A slow cooker, a juicer, a bread maker or an automatic vegetable cutter can be an excellent gift, but only if the parents of the husband themselves want to buy such a unit, but for some reason cannot do it. If you are not sure whether this item is useful in the household, it is better to choose something else.
- To give. If the spouses spend a lot of time on the plot, the appropriate gift will be a set of plastic furniture, lounge chairs, BBQ or something else that increases the comfort of being in the fresh air.
- Entertaining gifts. If your relatives love to sing, give them a karaoke system. Other options are possible.
- Family portrait from photo. Find an artist who can create a masterpiece depicting spouses today is easy. This picture will be a worthy decoration of the living room and a wonderful reminder of your attention to family members.
- Handmade gifts. If you make natural soap yourself, pack a couple of fragrant pieces beautifully. If you are good in the kitchen, you can bake a delicious cake or gingerbread in the shape of snowflakes, cook tangerine jam for the festive table. And you can make a collage of family photos. By the way, a photo album with photos of grandchildren can also be a wonderful holiday gift.
It should be mentioned about the variants of unwanted gifts. Do not give the dishes, if the parents of her husband and so much. Towels and tablecloths are also usually in abundance among mother-in-law. Vases for flowers and other decor items are often unnecessary and just gather dust on the shelves.
Mother-in-law gift
If you can not choose a decent general gift, You can approach the issue, taking into account the individuality of each donated.
- Items related to the hobby. Take an interest in the latest hobbies of women. Maybe it is knitting, embroidery, scrapbooking, decoupage or something else. Specialized stores offer a large selection of materials for needlewomen.
- Accessories. If you know the taste of the mother-in-law well, you can present her an exquisite tippet. Beautiful purse or cosmetic bag will also be a good gift.
- A tea set. If a woman loves tea, you can give her several varieties of good tea and a box for storing it.
- Certificate. If the mother-in-law is young and looks after herself, a certificate to the perfume store or cosmetics shop will certainly please her. You should not give any specific means - let the mother-in-law make the choice on her own. A subscription for a manicure or a visit to the spa is also a good option.
In no case can not give age cosmetics. No matter how expensive she is, a woman can take this for a nasty hint at her age.
A duty gift set consisting of shower gel and deodorant is also unlikely to be received with gratitude.
Home slippers and a bathrobe can please an elderly woman, but a mother-in-law in her prime is puzzling. New Year is too magical holiday for such banalities. On this day, every woman wants to shine, to feel beautiful and elegant. From these considerations, it is worth removing from the list of ideas cookbooks, bakeware, pots and other such things.
Present to the father-in-law
- Items related to active hobbies. If the father-in-law is an avid fisherman, he will like the elements of appropriate equipment. Thermos and bowler will also be appropriate. If he is interested in sports, you can give him, for example, dumbbells. A home trainer is an expensive but extremely useful gift for someone who wants to keep himself in shape.
- Presents related to home hobbies. An e-book is a great gift for a literature lover. If a man is conservative, a collection of paper books with interesting subjects will delight him.
- Useful certificate. A subscription for a free car wash or salon cleaning is a pleasant surprise. Any motorist will appreciate it.
- A gift for health. An elderly man taking drugs can be given an electronic pill box. The device will not allow him to forget about taking medications.
- Accessories. A youthful father-in-law will like a soft scarf, a cozy fashionable sweater or warm gloves. If this is a business man, you can present him a tie or cufflinks.
You should not give a standard shaving kit, which is already becoming a topic for jokes. Power tools and spare parts for cars - items that are strange to take from a woman, even if she accidentally guessed with a choice.
Remember that the New Year assumes a festive atmosphere. Do not go too far in practicality, let the gifts pleasantly surprise, bring joy to the house. If you come to the choice with full responsibility, you can be sure that your family will become even stronger and happier from your attention.
Variants of gifts to parents of the husband can be very different. A small video review will complement the list of gifts.
