Best Christmas gift ideas for your loved ones
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Everyone is excited about Christmas for different reasons. For Christians, it’s the time to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, while for others it’s just the beautiful feeling the holiday season and beautiful Christmas decorations bring – a time to be happy and merry with the ones dear to you.
While we attend those fun office end of the year parties, visit relatives for Christmas dinners, dance and let loose at Christmas concerts, we should also take time to appreciate the people that have been kind to us all year round, and truly mean a lot to us.
To save you from cracking your head, thinking of gift ideas for the special people on your list while you’re playing Santa this year, Bdsunday has been kind enough to bring you the best 10 Christmas gift ideas that are different from the usual Christmas hampers, fruit cakes and mulled wines; that will equally blow the minds of anyone and keep them smiling through the festive season without having you break the bank.
Novels: Considering that most people will be on holiday from work this season, an interesting read will definitely be appreciated. Reading is also a very comforting way of relaxing and exercising your brain at the same time. When we read, not only are we improving memory and empathy, but research has shown that it makes us feel better and more positive too. Science has shown that reading has some amazing health benefits, including helping with depression, cutting stress, and reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer’s later in life. So wrap up a very compelling novel such as ‘Easy Motion Tourist’ and its sequel ‘When Trouble Sleeps’ by Leye Adenle and trust me, your gift will be more appreciated than a bottle of wine. There are other amazing literature books that can be bought in CMS Bookshop Lagos, Quintessence Park View Ikoyi, or online on Amazon or Konga.com.
Toys: For children, toys will never go out of fashion. Light up your children’s face with the brightest smile by wrapping up their favourite dolls, or merchandise from their favourite cartoon character and they’ll never forget that present. Remember that it’s never really that difficult to excite children. They’d rather have their dream toy, than go on a holiday to Paris or go on a shopping spree.
Jewellery: They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, it’s true. Gift your wife or girlfriend with a lovely pair of earrings, necklace, bracelet or wristwatch for Christmas and she’ll love you forever.
Scented candles: If you’re going to visit friends and family hosting Christmas dinners, it’ll be really thoughtful of you to buy something for their home; and what’s better than giving their house that lovely Christmas smell of cinnamon and vanilla. Get really nice, colourful scented candles and essential oils as gifts for your loved ones. You can never go wrong with buying them.
Work appropriate gifts: Buying gifts for your colleagues or boss at work can sometimes be nerve wracking, especially when you’re being careful not to pass across the wrong message. Since they’re your colleagues or manager it’s important that your gift maintains professionalism — but still gets the message across that you appreciate their hard work. So think of getting a nice business card holder, desk accessories, business calendar/diary or a briefcase.
Thoughtful gifts: since these are people dearest to you, you must know the things they’ve been longing for. Think of that your friend that’s always asking to borrow your earpiece and get her one, or that cousin that always compliments the smell of your perfume, he or she’d really appreciate it if you’re thoughtful enough to get them something that smells just as nice as your perfume smells.