On the eve of holidays, everyone must prepare gifts in advance to their friends and relatives. Relatives can easily give practical and useful things that will be useful in the economy. You can choose budget options, and you can opt for more interesting and unusual gifts. We have original ideas to help you make the right decision.
Practical gifts for home
For relatives and friends you need to choose good and practical gifts. For example, it may be something that is useful in the house or will be an interesting decoration of the interior. Such gifts are perfect for any holiday. Such gifts can be given to relatives who have not seen or know about their tastes and preferences for a long time.
Throw pillows can be a practical and pleasant gift.
Try to choose something unusual. You can make these pillows yourself using patchwork, puffs or batik.
Hand-made-gift is always original. In addition, you can give sofa cushions with photo printing or personalized embroidery, which will make a simple present more unusual.
Stylish vases and unusual candlesticks can also play the role of practical gifts for the holiday. Remember that close people can not give such gifts in a single copy, that is, it must be a pair of vases or candlesticks. In addition, as a supplement, you can give your family a set of original handmade candles or unusual bouquets that are suitable for the items you donated.
You can give a photo frame or photo album to a loved one. Pay attention to electronic devices, where you can upload a large number of different photos. In particular, such a gift will be appreciated by relatives of the adult generation: parents, grandparents.
Beautiful plaid also quite suitable as a practical gift for a loved one. In addition, it is necessary to consider such an option as a set of towels or bathrobes for the whole family. In this set for each family member will find their own individual copy. These gifts are great for the New Year or housewarming.
You can choose the classic option - this treats You can bake your own cake and decorate it in an original way. If you do not have culinary talent, then you can choose something from the finished product. Check out the beautiful handmade chocolate gift baskets.
Or it may be a set of unusual cookies: French macaroon cakes, Italian macaroons, unusual Japanese pastries or Chinese sweets with predictions.
Why don't you donate a big basket with various goodies? A grocery set in such a package is an actual and useful gift for any holiday. Filling a gift basket can be anything: various delicacies (cheeses, sausages, caviar, olives, etc.), a luxurious tea set with jars of aromatic jam or honey. It is quite possible to fill the basket with exotic fruits or sweets. It all depends on who this gift is intended for.
In the event that you absolutely do not know what can be presented as a gift to relatives, then you can choose a win-win option. Of course, we are talking about a variety of gift cards.
It may be certificate of home textile store, souvenir department, popular supermarket or home appliances store. Original card pack, and your loved one will be happy to receive such a necessary and practical gift for the holiday.
Interesting options
A holiday gift should be anything but ordinary. You always want to give a loved one such a gift that he himself will not buy. Therefore, you should immediately abandon the banal things that can be found in any store. It is better to pay attention to interesting - and even unusual - options that will appeal to everyone.
Very often, as a gift for the house, relatives are presented with beautiful home plants. Of course, a home flower is a practical and even useful gift. But instead of the classic version, we recommend choosing something more original. For example, it may be tropical mini-garden under glass or, in other words, florarium. Such a gift will appeal to everyone without exception. This mini-garden looks very original in any interior.
Its main feature is that such compositions from plants do not require special care and daily watering.
Why not, as an original gift, donate to your loved ones some board game? Such a gift will be appreciated by relatives of all ages. You can choose classic options, for example: lotto or backgammon. But it is much more interesting to present for the holiday a strategy game that can be played by a large company. Such a gift will appreciate even teenagers.
As an option, you can consider such an unusual gift as home planetarium. Studying stars and planets will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults. A great gift that will allow the family to spend the evening with benefits.
If you want to give something original that can be useful and will become a decoration of the interior, then pay attention to unusual options table lamps. For example, this is the so-called salt lamp. This is not just a lamp that can serve as a nightlight and which will become a bright decoration of any interior, it is also a useful device. As a rule, such lamps improve the quality of room air and have a positive effect on the overall health of a person.
In the event that you need to choose a gift for a large family, it is best to give them for the holiday an unforgettable fun and a lot of positive emotions.
As a present you can give certificate for participation in a family master class in painting or pottery. All members of a large and friendly family will be able to take part in such an event. As a result, each of them will carry with them a picture or a ceramic product. Also a perfect certificate for participation in the culinary master class.
Exclusive designer toys can be quite an unusual and pleasant surprise. To date, such products can be found in specialized stores souvenirs or make to order. This gift will appeal especially to women. Unusual dolls will be a bright piece of home interior.
By the way, pay attention to the handmade homemade dolls. Lovely brownie can be not only a great gift, but also a real talisman for the home of your loved ones.
In addition, you can go to the water park or take part in an interesting quest. It can also be a gift card for a family clothing store or a certificate for a family photo session. It is necessary to choose certificates for such events that will be of interest to all family members. This is not only a great gift, but also the opportunity to be together and have fun. As a gift, the gift card of the entertainment center is also excellent.
Budget options
You can choose something from the category of budget gifts. Such a gift does not mean that it is something of poor quality. Today, you can easily find original souvenirs that relatives from another city may like.These can be cute little things that will remind loved ones about the holiday.
Postcard - perhaps the most common and popular gift from this category. In order for the gift was original and memorable, you should immediately abandon the banal options that are sold in a regular store.
You can make a postcard yourself in the technique of scrapbooking, quilling or iris-folding.
The gift will be very original and unique. Such postcards can be found in specialized souvenir shops, at exhibitions of national craftsmen or made to order.
Personalized mugs or cups with an unusual design can be a great gift for a loved one. You can choose the original set for a large family, for young or elderly couples. Aged people will appreciate the options with lids, comfortable spoons and a biscuit box.
Young people will like unusual options. For example, it may be a mug that changes color when a drink is poured into it.
You can also donate set of stands for mugs. Such a gift will be appreciated by women of any age. It can be coasters from a regular store, it can be personalized variants or handmade items. The present is quite practical, original and inexpensive.
If you do not know what to give to relatives, see the list of original gifts in the video below.