Great gift ideas

Christmas presents the are the bain of everyone's existence. What to give? how much to spend? Who to give to?

These thoughts consume our waking hours through December or if your me late December and January taking advantage of the sales.

Stocking stuffers

Stockings have been around for many years and would include small cheapish items that a person needed and a few treats. In my childhood my Stocking had items I would need for the next year at school such as a pencil, ruber, pen, coloured pencils and felts. There would always be a new pair of knickers and socks, a bag of my favourite lollies, a small amount of chocolate and a few pieces of fruit. The expensive ones that were a rarity due to their price. Often these days stockings have included very expensive toys and gifts which is not in the spirit of Santa Claus. Too often kids are going back to school bragging about the expensive stuff they got from Santa while others still receive stockings that have those simpler cheaper gifts. So if you are doing up stockings from Santa think about the basics. If you are doing up stockings as gifts from yourself, go as nuts as you like. Here you will see suggestions for Santa Stocking stuffers I recommend choosing a few

Age 0 - 1 year

Soft ball

Teddy or other stuffed animal

Fancy bib

Items of clothing

Bath toy

Teething ring

Sunhat

Special decoration for the Christmas tree

Age 1 to 3 years

Stuffed toy

Doll

Items of clothing

Books

An age appropriate toy

Jigsaw puzzle

Ball

Sunhat

Special decoration for the Christmas tree

Age 3 to 5

Stuffed toy

Crayons

Coloured pencils

Play dough

Items of clothing

Interactive toy

Prices of fruit

Jar of favourite spread

Mini pack of biscuits

Reading Books

Colouring books

Early learner Books

Jigsaw puzzle

Bouncing ball

Sunhat

Special decoration for the Christmas tree

Age 5 to 7

Pencil

Colouring pencils

Pen

Ruler

Rubber

Pencil case

Small bag of lollies

Favourite fruit

Hair ties

Stickers and scrap book

Scissors

Glue stick

Craft materials

Garden seeds

Items of clothing

Small bag of chips

Matchbox cars or similar

Marbles

Lunch box

Sunhat

Special decoration for the Christmas tree

Age 7 to 10

Pencil

Colouring pencils

Pen

Ruler

Rubber

Pencil case

Small bag of favourite lollies

Favourite fruit

Books

Paints

Slime

Craft supplies

Items of clothing

Money box

A small toy

Dress up items

Hair ties

Sunscreen

Drink bottle

lunch box

Felt tip pens

Highlighter

4 colour pen

Water toys

Sunhat

Room decorations

Small Christmas tree for their room

A few Christmas decorations

Set of Christmas lights

Special decoration for the Christmas tree

Age 10 to 13

School supplies

Fruit

Pack of cards

Peanuts/ dried fruit

Arts and craft materials

Nail polish

Bricks

Basic sports equipment

Batteries for toys they already have

Books

Activity sets

Pack of Cards

Purse/wallet

Temporary tattoos

Batteries

Favourite lollies

Can/bottle favourite drink

Grooming tools

13+

Buy small items that suit their hobbies and interests

Favourite foods and drinks

School supplies

Batteries

A joke item

Keep up with that special decoration for the tree.

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Gifts for him/her/hir

Buying for a gender needs to be centred around their hobbies, interests and jobs. There is very little that can be truly called gender specific anymore.

There are some general gifts that can be given:

Chocolate

Lollies

Cans/ bottles of drink

Toiletries

Christmas socks

Some examples of hobby and interest orientated gifts:

Gardening: seeds, pots, plants, labels, twine etc

Fishing: nylon, weights, measuring tape, lures, fly tying accessories, hooks, swivels

Hunting: first aid supplies, batteries, dry matches, high energy snack foods, light sticks

Sewing : cottons, needles, pins, pincushion, elastic, lace

Knitting: needles, wool, large holding pins, notebook for tracking progress

Sports: drink bottle, first aid kit,

Christmas decorating (lol)

Wood working

Crosswords

Gifts for her

Non gender specific Gifts

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