My dad. Retired, almost 60. DIY'er, already has tons of tools and gadgets. Watches too much court tv now that he's retired. Also big into tech/gadgets. He's gotten into his smoker this past year, and making lots of food with it. Outside often.
Anything I think of, he already has!
Does he have heated seats in his car? If not you could get him a heated seat cushion. What does he like to do outdoors?
for the woman who just bought a house - go on Etsy and get a personalized Christmas ornament with a picture of the house or a framed drawing of the house. Those are always hits for new home owners I know (and I got DH the drawing of our house when we moved in and he loves it!)
Do you have a specific shop you use? I love this idea!
That's an awesome idea! I just have to figure out how to get the recipes from my mom & sister...
For anyone whose relatives like gardening or nature but have "everything", a solitary bee hive (example). There are lots of different sizes and price ranges out there.
36 yo single mom of 2 young kids. loves to hike and be outdoors. will not get any real gifts other than a few handmade things from her 4 yo and 7 yo. somewhat sentimental--Last year I got her a framed picture of all of us (her, her kids, H and I) that she really cherished. Doing keto diet loosely, so tough to do fun food related gifts. Trying to do more thoughtful gifts since she will only get the one. Thoughts?
36 yo single mom of 2 young kids. loves to hike and be outdoors. will not get any real gifts other than a few handmade things from her 4 yo and 7 yo. somewhat sentimental--Last year I got her a framed picture of all of us (her, her kids, H and I) that she really cherished. Doing keto diet loosely, so tough to do fun food related gifts. Trying to do more thoughtful gifts since she will only get the one. Thoughts?
Maybe a really nice backpack or gadget she can use outdoors? Or something small and an REI gift card? National Park Annual Pass if you're near one? Or even a local county park annual pass.
... 34 yo woman - likes dogs, crafting, gardening, recently bought a new house ...
I don't know about your others, but for an animal lover what about these? They're socks and you send them a jpeg of a pet and they crop the pet's face and print it on socks. They're pretty cheaply made socks but for a little thing I actually love them. My brother and sister are going to be stoked! to have socks! with their pets' pictures on them!
I usually give my siblings something small, and then a gift card as the "real" gift, so I'm just going to tuck a gift card into the socks.
I'll post a pic of the socks I got if I get a sec. (what the heck. I'm at home, and I'm not busy. Get a sec. Lol.) also, the pink ones are from a sketch my sister did of her dog.)
Post by cabbagecabbage on Nov 7, 2017 14:36:21 GMT -5
I need a hostess type gift for a family with three little girls: 5,3, and 1. I’d love it to be something the kids can all enjoy together but not food because allergies plus mom eats a special diet. A toy or game? The budget is $20-25
My dad. Retired, almost 60. DIY'er, already has tons of tools and gadgets. Watches too much court tv now that he's retired. Also big into tech/gadgets. He's gotten into his smoker this past year, and making lots of food with it. Outside often.
Anything I think of, he already has!
Does he have a thermometer for his smoker? I got this one for my husband who is getting into smoking.
36 yo single mom of 2 young kids. loves to hike and be outdoors. will not get any real gifts other than a few handmade things from her 4 yo and 7 yo. somewhat sentimental--Last year I got her a framed picture of all of us (her, her kids, H and I) that she really cherished. Doing keto diet loosely, so tough to do fun food related gifts. Trying to do more thoughtful gifts since she will only get the one. Thoughts?
Maybe a really nice backpack or gadget she can use outdoors? Or something small and an REI gift card? National Park Annual Pass if you're near one? Or even a local county park annual pass.
I thought of the national park pass but we are not near any. I decided on a state park pass for her and the kids. I think they will get a LOT of use out of that.
I need a hostess type gift for a family with three little girls: 5,3, and 1. I’d love it to be something the kids can all enjoy together but not food because allergies plus mom eats a special diet. A toy or game? The budget is $20-25
live in a pretty rural area, both pretty into band/playing music, but i don’t see them much, so i don’t know the details.
will be getting each a Google Play GC but need something in the $20 or less range to go with. bonus if i can monogram it, because i love that.
Stuff from Justice especially for the 13 yo Do they need new and cute instrument cases? You can monogram some of them New music writing notebooks Music note jewelry/socks,
Can anyone recommend a beauty box/subscription that is good for women of all ethnicities? I have a group of friends who are all into beauty and I'd like to get something similar for all of them (we'll all be together when gifts are given) and it's a really diverse group.
I love the idea of this Birchbox 12 Days of Beauty box but I'm concerned the hair products wouldn't work for WOC: www.birchbox.com/product/31964
I want to get my DH a drone. I feel like it is an acceptable way to give a grown ass man a toy :-) I would really love for it to take video and picture, but would also like to keep the cost below $125ish. I think I have an uphill battle with that budget if I want quality pictures and video? I literally know nothing about then, and find it crazy that some are $30 and others are $300. Hoping for some black Friday deals I guess.
Any suggestions on brands or what to look for? Or even a specific drone?
My dad. Retired, almost 60. DIY'er, already has tons of tools and gadgets. Watches too much court tv now that he's retired. Also big into tech/gadgets. He's gotten into his smoker this past year, and making lots of food with it. Outside often.
I need a hostess type gift for a family with three little girls: 5,3, and 1. I’d love it to be something the kids can all enjoy together but not food because allergies plus mom eats a special diet. A toy or game? The budget is $20-25
I want to get my DH a drone. I feel like it is an acceptable way to give a grown ass man a toy :-) I would really love for it to take video and picture, but would also like to keep the cost below $125ish. I think I have an uphill battle with that budget if I want quality pictures and video? I literally know nothing about then, and find it crazy that some are $30 and others are $300. Hoping for some black Friday deals I guess.
Any suggestions on brands or what to look for? Or even a specific drone?
I saw some in Costco that were under $200. Don’t know anything else about them though.
Can anyone recommend a beauty box/subscription that is good for women of all ethnicities? I have a group of friends who are all into beauty and I'd like to get something similar for all of them (we'll all be together when gifts are given) and it's a really diverse group.
I love the idea of this Birchbox 12 Days of Beauty box but I'm concerned the hair products wouldn't work for WOC: www.birchbox.com/product/31964
If the recipients like nail polish, you could do the Julep maven box subscription.
I need a hostess type gift for a family with three little girls: 5,3, and 1. I’d love it to be something the kids can all enjoy together but not food because allergies plus mom eats a special diet. A toy or game? The budget is $20-25
My dad. Retired, almost 60. DIY'er, already has tons of tools and gadgets. Watches too much court tv now that he's retired. Also big into tech/gadgets. He's gotten into his smoker this past year, and making lots of food with it. Outside often.
Anything I think of, he already has!
My Dad is big into smoking too! Last year for Fathers Day we went to Bass Pro and got him a big set of funky spices and bbq sauces, and these big meat claws for shredding pork. He absolutely loved it!
can you search for specialized smoking tools? For BBQing, I've found tongs, spatula, etc that are themed, like the spatula had cut outs for different sports teams or other logos.
... 34 yo woman - likes dogs, crafting, gardening, recently bought a new house ...
I don't know about your others, but for an animal lover what about these? They're socks and you send them a jpeg of a pet and they crop the pet's face and print it on socks. They're pretty cheaply made socks but for a little thing I actually love them. My brother and sister are going to be stoked! to have socks! with their pets' pictures on them!
I usually give my siblings something small, and then a gift card as the "real" gift, so I'm just going to tuck a gift card into the socks.
I'll post a pic of the socks I got if I get a sec. (what the heck. I'm at home, and I'm not busy. Get a sec. Lol.) also, the pink ones are from a sketch my sister did of her dog.)
live in a pretty rural area, both pretty into band/playing music, but i don’t see them much, so i don’t know the details.
will be getting each a Google Play GC but need something in the $20 or less range to go with. bonus if i can monogram it, because i love that.
My sister got all the bridesmaids monogrammed jewelry travel pouches. I was 30 and still using plastic baggies and random boxes, so it was a hit with me. And I was way more into jewellery as a teen than now. I equated it with being an adult because my gramma would travel with one. Thanks, younger sis, for dragging me into my 30s.
My sister. 30's, married, no kids, a basset hound that she loves, is an NP. My ideas so far are a massage gift certificate, but I did that last year and she didn't seem to love it. Or a cheese board like this, with some nice cheeses to go with it
I don't know how much it would get used though. And it's another thing to be stored.
Go to Etsy and type in basset hound. T shirt, tote bag, makeup bag, wall art, key chain, anything.