The issue of purchasing gifts for relatives for the New Year is very relevant. It is especially difficult for people with numerous relatives, when each family member needs to be given at least a little attention. It is sometimes very difficult to do this, since the main task of the gift is not only to create a festive mood among the donee, but also to be at least to some extent useful to him.
Selection features
When choosing gifts for relatives, one should proceed from the number of relatives, and if their number exceeds 10 people, then the practicality of most of the gifts is out of the question. In such a situation, useful gifts are acquired only for the closest people - parents, children and grandparents. Other members of a large family, such as brother-in-law, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, or sister-in-law choose inexpensive, but interesting and original gifts. Recently, the choice greatly facilitates the souvenir products with a Christmas theme, which appears in large assortment on the shelves on the eve of the holiday.
Animal figures that symbolize the coming year in the Eastern calendar are becoming very popular. Typically, these little things are not very expensive, but give a powerful charge of positive emotions.
However, before proceeding with the selection of gifts, you should familiarize yourself with the list of items that should not be given to relatives on the New Year.
- Facial care products, shampoos, problem skin creams and balms for hair loss can be perceived by a relative as a hint of lack of appearance, and, apart from resentment, will not bring anything.
- Items purchased in a hurry at the supermarket checkout, for example, simple lighters, cheap cosmetics, key rings also do not give special joy to the donee, since even the most inexpensive gift should be chosen with love and attention.
- You should not give a person who wants to get rid of the harmful habit of smoking, a cigarette case or an expensive lighter. On the contrary, it is desirable to fully support his blissful impulse and not to provoke him to continue smoking.
- Items of underwear, socks and nightgowns should also not be given. The exception is mutual gifts of spouses, and they are not presented at the family holiday table, but in private.
- Money is also not accepted to give for the New Year. On this holiday, each participant of the holiday feast is waiting for a rather pleasant surprise and emotions, rather than a material reward. In addition, a large amount will put a relative in an awkward position, and too little will be just uncomfortable to give.
Top ideas for the most loved ones
The choice of gifts for the closest need to be approached carefully. And if when buying a present for friends and distant relatives, you can limit yourself to a pretty knickknack, then you should choose a practical and necessary thing for relatives.
For parents
Parents in most cases, it is absolutely unimportant what gift the children will give them, for them it is much more important to be able to gather everyone at the same table and celebrate the New Year with the most dear people. A great gift for them will be a collection of CDs with TV shows they like or songs of their youth. A photo album made using the scrapbooking technique will also be a good option: parents will appreciate the thing, made by the hands of their children, and will carefully protect it.
In the album you can put photos of grandchildren or those pictures that parents do not have.
You can also donate a ticket to the philharmonic, ballet or theater, depending on the preferences of relatives. If father and mother are still full of energy and lead an active lifestyle, an excellent gift for them will be a subscription to the pool or fitness club. Superative young parents can give trip to exotic countries, and for relatives of old age to organize rest in a sanatorium. Avid gardeners, if funds allow, you can give garden swing, chaise longue or new greenhouse, and if both parents are fishermen, then two modern spinning and a good boat.
However, it should be borne in mind that the gift should be useful to both the father and the mother, and if, for example, the mother is indifferent to the hobbies of the father, then for her you need to prepare a separate gift. She can be presented and modern appliances: bread maker, slow cooker, microwave or robot vacuum cleaner. An excellent option would be a blanket with heating or a massager.
Spouse's parents
Gifts to spouse's parents can be both general and individual, and are not much different from gifts presented to their own parents. General options were discussed above, but as individual gifts you can give a lot of interesting things. For example, for the father-in-law or the father-in-law will be a great gift. expensive alcohol, leather belt, business card, purse or a stylish lighter. If you know the preferences in clothing, you can donate nice knitted sweater or scarf, and if the donee works in the office, then beautiful tie.
For the reader-in-law or father-in-law, an excellent gift will be good book, and for the car enthusiast - video recorder, a set of rugs or a massage cape on the back of the chair. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law you can give kitchen towels, a chopping board, tacks with New Year's symbols and a terry cloth robe. It is better to add a gift with a large box of chocolates and a bottle of good champagne. It will also be appropriate to present beautiful tablecloth, bed linen, amber panels or a flower in a pot.
Uncle and aunt
In most cases, uncles and aunts are very close people and ardently love their nephews. Therefore, the choice of gifts for this category of relatives should also be approached very carefully. A good option for aunts will be the original lamp in the bedroom which should be chosen based on her preferences. If the aunt is not averse to read before going to bed, it is better to purchase sconce with fluorescent light, if she prefers to watch TV at night, it is better to buy beautiful night light with a soft diffusing light.
You can also give a new Teflon pan, kitchen apron with a New Year's pattern and a set of cans for bulk products. If the aunt loves to do needlework, then a good gift will be organizer for small materials such as beads, threads and buttons. From the products you can present good tea or coffee, a big box of chocolates or a fruit bouquet.
Uncle is better to give something related to his hobby or hobby. For example, if he prefers to work in the garage, then an excellent option would be a set of tools or wrenches. If uncle loves beer, then beer mug will be very useful, and for the admirer of kebabs folding grill or new grill.
Amateur fishing will be happy sun umbrella, convenient gearbox and solar charging for mobile phone. Hunter can be presented new sleeping bag, insect repeller bracelet or a lantern with a generator. If the uncle is already aged and does not lead an active lifestyle, then a good option would be salt water bottle, electric blanket or massager.
Beloved husband
A gift for a husband is more difficult to purchase than for other relatives. This is due to the overall budget and the desire to make a surprise.In addition, to consult in this matter, the spouse is usually not with anyone, and therefore you have to decide everything yourself. So, the most common New Year presents for a loved one are purse, key holders, business card holders, leather belts, favorite cologne or stylish cufflinks.
You can make a start from the hobbies of your beloved man, and donate thermal underwear to a fisherman, a flavoring or a car vacuum cleaner to a motorist, and a skier, a tennis racket or bicycle accessories to an athlete. In this case, everything is strictly individual and depends on the husband's hobby.
For a male office worker you can buy large flash card or roomy organizer. If the husband is an active Internet user, then a good option will be new computer chair or laptop bag. In addition to material gifts, you can think of something for the soul. For example, buy favorite artist concert tickets or commit winter horse rideif weather conditions allow.
If the family pays the mortgage and there is no money left for gifts to each other, then you can prepare do-it-yourself: to tie a beautiful scarf to your husband or to make a new case for his phone using the scrapbooking technique.
You can also make a collage of joint photos and beautifully draw it on the paper.
A gift to his wife
The New Year's gift to the spouse is usually planned long before the holiday, as it requires certain financial expenses. The most common options are Jewelrywho are always happy to any woman. A good option would be a pendant with a zodiac sign or a symbol of the coming year according to the eastern calendar, as well as a set of earrings, pendant and bracelet with precious or semiprecious stones.
The decoration option is almost always win-win and helps her husband great when he doesn’t know what to give.
The next category of popular New Year's gifts for beloved women is sweets, and if the spouse is a sweet tooth, then you can order her a bouquet of sweets or fruit. The basket with fruit and expensive wine, decorated in the New Year's theme, and a large customized cake are well perceived.
However, it is necessary to determine the sketch and the recipe long before the holiday, since in the New Year the masters have a lot of work and there is a risk of not having time to place an order.
A nice gift for a beloved woman will be handmade soap or a set of luxury cosmetics. However, the latter is better not to risk and purchase certificate in a specialty store.
Perfume and eau de toilette are also an appropriate New Year's gift, but they can be given only in case of complete confidence that the spouse will like the fragrance.
You can also donate new phone, e-book or tablet. Modern women love fashionable devices and will be happy for such a gift. Active wives who lead a healthy lifestyle and love sports, can be presented a subscription to the pool or gym.
Grandma and Grandpa
A gift to these people dear to each person should be special. If there are children in the family, then in addition to the main gift you can attach their drawing or Christmas crafts, which will subsequently stand in the most prominent place in the house of the grandmother and grandfather. As a main present you can give them on a pair of good warm boots or buy something to give.
Older people are usually very kind to their dacha plots, and a new brush cutter, a set of tools for the garden or a beautiful statuette for landscaping will be very pleased.
If you have money, you can send it to a holiday home or pay for a costly recovery procedure.
You can also buy them home weather station as older people like to watch the weather, and many even record it. A good option would be battery-powered radiowhich will allow them to listen to world news in the summer, without looking up from the beds.
From food you can donate a basket with exotic fruits, a jar of red or black caviar, a bottle of wine or champagne, and, of course, a sweet gift. As practice shows, older people rejoice in sweets in a beautiful package more than children and are very pleased with this gift.
Only it is better to form such a set yourself and put in it only those sweets that will be in their teeth. In addition to the sweet New Year's gift, you can put a soft blanket or blanket.
Electric blankets with heating should not be taken, because by the age of many people due to various diseases their use is contraindicated.
From intangible gifts can be handed photo album with the latest pictures of children and grandchildren, which with the development of various gadgets, each family has a great many. Grandmothers and grandfathers often do not have computers and smartphones, and therefore they cannot contemplate the photoglobes of their children over the past few years. Therefore, a photo album with many interesting pictures will please them and will be reviewed many times.
Brother and sister
It is quite simple to choose a present for younger brothers and sisters who do not have their families yet. In such cases, you can limit the standard souvenir or prepare a small surprise. A suitable option for the little sister will be jewelry box, stylish scarf or beautiful bag.
Sister teen can buy computer accessory, speakers, headphones, phone case or a soft toy. Well perceived and bright jewelry, silver ring or earrings. If the little sister is interested in cooking, you can buy for her silicone bakeware, curly grater or sushi set.
For a brother, a good option would be own-made hat and mittens, mouse pad, antivirus program or a new computer game. If he has a car, you can donate smartphone stand, anti-slip mat on the dashboard or car hanger. You can also buy Thermocup, flexible keyboard or pay him a parachute jump.
Married brother and married sister better to give family gifts. In this case, you can buy something from small household appliances, for example, a toaster or electric kettle, either give them two tickets to a good performance.
Distant relatives
Gifts to distant relatives should be more symbolic. The only exceptions are stepfathers and stepmothers who raise a donor from a very young age and who are honored as their own father and mother. So, for your beloved stepfather, you can choose leather wallet, engraved cigarette case or good alcohol. For stepmother a good option would be bathrobe, kitchen utensils or a beautiful flower in a pot. Daughter can be presented a beautiful carpet, an original vase or a certificate for a master class in soap making or beadwork.
Choosing a gift to the sister-in-law, one should make a start from how warm a relationship has been with this relative. If the relationship is quite friendly, then you can give her good perfume, original box or a joint trip to the spa or pool. If the relationship is not very friendly, then as a reconciling gesture you can buy her a beautiful picture, a gift coffee set or a ticket to the premiere of a good performance.
Symbolic options
Distant relatives, such as cousins and aunts or grandnephews, should be given modest gifts. The most simple presents are mugs and pillows with New Year's symbols, small plaids, sets of Christmas candles, piggy banks, decorations for the cake and inexpensive desktop souvenirs. This also includes notebooks with New Year's cover, fridge magnets, aromatic oils, handmade soap, photo frames and desk calendars.
In such cases, the assertion that the present is not the gift itself is true, but attention.
List of original gifts
Funny and creative gifts are very well perceived by relatives and are remembered for a long time. Below are some of the most original ideas that make the holiday brighter and more interesting.
- T-shirts and T-shirts with funny inscriptions can be presented, for example, to the family of a brother or sister.
- A set of products from the time of the Soviet Union will be an unforgettable gift for relatives of the older generation. It can include a can of condensed milk, a bottle of Soviet champagne, Indian tea with an image of an elephant on a wrapper, a can of sprat and green peas and a stick of smoked sausage on a can.
- Nominal statues and medals with New Year's comic greetings can be presented to parents, uncles and aunts, as well as matchmakers.
- "Bouquet" of multi-colored socks will be a good gift for the mistress or brother-in-law.
- Wall calendars with the image of the donee and New Year wishes will be an excellent gift for any category of relatives and will remind them of the donor all year.
Cooking surprises with your own hands
A gift made with your own hands is usually presented only to the closest people. These include parents, grandparents and spouses. Good New Year's surprise will be Any knitted item, for example, a hat with a scarf, warm socks or a beautiful pullover. Needlewomen can embroider Christmas picture of beads or thread and insert it into the frame for photos. Can cook with their own hands Christmas cakes in the form of Christmas trees and snowflakes, pack them in a beautiful wrapper and give to all those present.
Appropriate for the New Year and scrapbooking technique. With its help make out albums, photo frames and covers for gadgets. In the same style, you can make cards for all relatives and write on them an individual greeting or a joke verse. As subjects for the quatrains, you can use the names, professions and degree of kinship of the donee, and ask each of them to read the wishes at the holiday table.
If time permits, then for all guests you can sew a Christmas felt boot, hang them on a Christmas tree and put a small souvenir inside - a symbol of the New Year.
After the gifts to all relatives are ready, you need to take care of the packaging. Not too large items can be placed in New Year's paper bags, and it is better to pack dimensional gifts in boxes, wrap them with beautiful paper and decorate them with a bow. Then you should decide the sequence of congratulations from your relatives and pick up warm words and sincere wishes for each of them.
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