7 Creative Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas is almost here and are you feeling just a little frazzled trying to come up with ideas for Christmas pressies? It doesn’t always have to rotate between clothes, socks, cosmetics and undies every few years. Here are some Christmas gift ideas that are not only creative but thoughtful too and you can bet it will be appreciated.

1. Gift Baskets and Hampers
   Instead of buying pre-packaged gift baskets from a gift shop or the chemist’s make one of your own. Put things in the hamper you know the gift-receiver will enjoy. It could be chocolates and lollies, cosmetics, assorted foods, bathroom products, wine or anything else. You can buy several little and inexpensive gifts and when they receive a hamper full of goodies, they will enjoy the fact that it has not just one, but so many gifts.
   
   
   Fill A Gift Basket Full Of Goodies- photo by Tania Gail
   
   
2. Personalised Gifts
   There are several options for giving personalised gifts to someone. Harvey Norman’s photo gift centre allows you to transform your photos in great ways into posters, canvasses, mugs etc. Or at Foghorn, you can design a t-shirt for someone. Just look online and there are heaps of options to choose from.
   
   
3. An Extra Terrestrial Option
   You can’t fly them to the moon yet. But in the absence of that option, you can buy them an acre of land on the moon as a novelty gift. Also, a great way to sweep a lady off her feet would be to name a star after her!
   
   
4. Adopt a Pet
   If you know they’ve been looking for a pet, why not gift them one this Christmas? But instead of heading out to the pet shops, why don’t you adopt one? The RSPCA’s Adopt a Pet site lets you search for animals, birds, rodents, reptiles etc and choose the one you’d like to adopt.
   
   
   Pick Me! Pick Me!- photo by Erin Pettigrew
   
   
5. Use Your Imagination
   Instead of buying something this Christmas; it might be a great idea to make something. Some popular ideas are:

• Handmade greeting cards
• Bake something (cupcakes with personalised icing work really well!) or make fudge or everyone.
• Write a poem,
• Make a book of memories you have with the person
• Create a mix cd of their favourite songs or songs that say something about the relationship you share with the person.
• Record a video message (especially great for out-of-town friends and rellies)

6. Gift a Favour
   Instead of giving people things they don’t need, give them some favours that would really come in handy. Make them a book of vouchers offering them things you think they could really use.

• A massage for someone who works a physically tiring job
• Baby sitting (especially for new parents)
• House sitting for someone who rarely leaves thouse (while they go on a vacation, or even just go shopping)
• Dog walking
• A chat or even a cuddle
• A manicure or pedicure (great for mums and grandmas who’re too busy or too old to take care of themselves
• Teach them a skill you have.
  

7. Do a Good Deed
   Christmas is all about giving right? So instead of spending heaps of money on pressies this year, get some friends to pitch in and give a gift to someone who really needs it. You have heaps of options and here are some of my ideas.

• The Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast lets you adopt a wild animal and support it. (No you don’t have to bring it home!)
• You can make a donation to The Oxfam Fund to help poor communities around the world.
• You could sponsor a child through World Vison.
• Talk to those giving you a gift, and ask them to donate the money they would spend on you, to a charity of your choice. You could inspire others to follow suit.

So make this Christmas more fun and meaningful for the people you love by giving them pressies that are thoughtful and definitely can’t be recycled!

Have you got any other good gift ideas? Please share in the comments!

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