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Giving gifts elicits a joyful feeling for the gift-giver. For the recipient, the emotional response is even greater. They feel a sense of belonging. When you receive a thoughtful gift from someone who has taken the time and careful consideration to find that perfect present, you experience love. It is a wonderful thing to behold.
To find that just-right gift for the special kids in your life, consider these fun and creative ideas that are sure to please.
Make it a DIY gift.
Kids Love WHAT excites them! Often, the most exciting thing is something they can make themselves. Do-it-yourself projects are not just for adults. To conceive of something unique, begin at home. Walk throughout your space and find items to repurpose. Make it yourself or present the gift with a how-to guide for your recipient to complete the project themself.
Some inventive DIY gift ideas include:
- Write down an easy recipe on a card and decorate it. Include all of the ingredients and required baking tools. Make the gift even better by offering your services as a sous chef.
- Encourage your child to learn the fine art of origami. Present them with colourful origami papers, craft glue, and a bone folder. Include a how-to book or find a suitable online tutorial to watch together.
- Assemble common household ingredients for a fun day of science. Giving the gift of science is twofold – your loved one receives a gift and a learning experience all in one. Work on the science experiment together, make logical hypotheses, and have a blast figuring out the results.
Offering kids a gift that involves DIY offerings allows them to be inventive and use their creativity to make something special along with some great memories.
Create an experience gift.
Sometimes kids receive so many gifts around the holidays that they become overwhelmed, even when they appreciate the thoughts and gifts. A way to keep that overstimulated sensibility at bay is by giving them an experience as a present.
If you have a young one with a sense of wanderlust, consider planning a special holiday for the family. It can be a one-on-one trip with one parent and one child for some amazing bonding opportunities. If there are two parents and two children in the family, plan two individual holidays for even more memory-making opportunities.
Other experience gift ideas can be broad-ranging, depending on interests. Some considerations may include the following:
- Indoor Skydiving
- Tickets to a Football Match
- A Complete Spa Day
- Painting Lessons
- Tickets to the Theatre
- Lessons for Areas of Interest
To create the most incredible experience gift for the special kid in your life, all you need to do is start with what they enjoy, and you are sure to make something great.
Make the presentation as fun as the gift.
The art of finding the perfect gift for someone includes the wow factor elicited during the presentation. When you give a gift, you are also giving the art form that is the wrapping. You can place your gift in a store-bought bag, pop it into a fancy box, use colourful wrapping paper, and add impeccable bows to enhance the anticipation. There is also a virtual wealth of DIY methods you can utilize to add character to the gift itself. Try some of these inventive ideas and remember to decorate:
- Use items found in nature such as pine cones, twigs, detailed leaves, and heather. Use a metallic marker to write the recipient’s name on a leaf, carefully punch a hole through it, and then wrap it around the package with twine or a fancy ribbon.
- Go to your local Visitor’s Centre and pick up a few maps. They are always colourful, detailed, and easy to use. Wrap your gift with a map that relates to the gift, your locale, or a place the recipient has always wanted to visit.
- Visit a local fabric shoppe. Purchase some lengths of fun printed fabric, or a bandana and use it to wrap a gift. You can tie the fabric so that the corners become a carrying handle or perhaps they can be arranged into a fluffy bow.
Watch this video for unique gift-wrapping ideas so you are sure to present your special person’s gift in style.