Stress Free Christmas

Sometimes it’s hard to choose the right Christmas present or gift for someone. Maybe you don’t know them well or you want to give someone a real surprise. Looking down someone else’s list of ideas may spark an idea of your own so you can find exactly what you want to give, at the right price. Giving can have its difficulties. It can be hard to judge the “right” cost level, to avoid embarrassment or the feeling of being “beholden or obliged”. Unusual gifts for adults might include original art, or a gift token for some kind of “experience”, such as karting or rafting. More traditional gifts might be a bottle of their favorite hooch, a gift token from a national store, or chocolates, a wallet or a purse. Children often like almost anything, especially if it has paper to be torn off and a box to rip to pieces!

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Sometimes it’s hard to choose the right Christmas present or gift for someone. Maybe you don’t know them well or you want to give someone a real surprise. Looking down someone else’s list of ideas may spark an idea of your own so you can find exactly what you want to give, at the right price. Giving can have its difficulties. It can be hard to judge the “right” cost level, to avoid embarrassment or the feeling of being “beholden or obliged”. Unusual gifts for adults might include original art, or a gift token for some kind of “experience”, such as karting or rafting. More traditional gifts might be a bottle of their favorite hooch, a gift token from a national store, or chocolates, a wallet or a purse. Children often like almost anything, especially if it has paper to be torn off and a box to rip to pieces!

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If you are buying Christmas presents, the easiest thing to do is to ask the person what they would like to have as a Christmas gift but from experience, many people will say “nothing” or “Oh, anything will do”, then expecting you to magically understand exactly what they would like to have. Unless you have been specifically asked to provide a household item for someone, do NOT give them a new iron, cooker, kitchen utensil, or anything similar and expect gratitude! I do know one person who ASKS for these items but that is unusual, as these are considered work items as opposed to something personal to enjoy for Christmas. Many children will ask for the latest toy they have seen on TV. These can turn out to be real disappointments as these toys do not always perform in the same way as seen on TV, some advertisements can make toys seem magical, when the most magical item is the child’s imagination. This can often be stimulated with the traditional types of toys such as teddies and dolls or action figures. Many children do not get outside often enough these days and sporting equipment or a ball or bike can help with this.

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