Winter Gift ideas
Winter is upon us and as the winter chill sets in, here are a few easy gift ideas to make shopping quicker during the colder months, allowing you to be home, enjoying a hot chocolate by the fire. Easy winter gifts include gloves, hats, scarves, thermal underwear (they make them in attractive styles now), rugs to snuggle under and hot chocolate kits.
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Shopping in winter involves driving to the shops, searching for a carpark, close to the door, dashing out in the rain, shopping with the masses, dashing back and protecting your new purchases from the rain (and hail)... doesn't it all seem a bit hard? It takes the shine out of buying a gift for someone. Never fear, Good Tidings has put together a list of gifts for those giving gifts during the colder months. Find both unique and tried and true gifts. And of course, most are available online so you don't have to leave the couch to be generous.
Traditional Gifts for Winter
- Gloves , mittens, scarves, beanies, socks - not sexy, but really useful. Matching sets are nice.
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Hot chocolate
mixture and mug. Brands including Max Brenner, Lindt, Koko Black, Cacao, Frauss and more offer delicious gourmet hot chocolate DIY kits. Or a no fuss gift can come straight from the supermarket with a tin of Milo, some marshmallows, an ample sized mug, sugar, milk and spoon. Maybe grab a battery operated, handheld milk frother to create an authentic frothy milk.
Or get extravagent for the lover of hot chocolate and buy - Hot water bottle and trendy cover. Either order online at Peter's of Kensington or eBay, or pick up a great cover at your local craft market.
- Mini umbrella . These are a very handy gifts for your recipient to keep in their bag, in their desk drawer at work, in the car or anywhere they like. It comes in handy with the unpredictable weather.
- Sky umbrella . Shelta make a beautiful black umbrella with a sky blue and white cloud lining. Even on a rainy day it can be blue skies for your friend.
- Good book. A great engaging read that you can sit down at morning tea with and be turning the last page as the sun sets is a great way to spend a rainy winter's day. Something by Marian Keyes, or maybe the latest in the Twilight Series?
Unique Gifts :
- Knitting needles , wool and a pattern. Much like you can feed a man fish for one meal, or teach him to fish and he can feed himself for life, don't give a pair of gloves, teach the recipient to knit and they can make gloves for life. Either include a knitting class, teach them yourself, or find a good book on how to learn to knit.
- A spa voucher . Give your friend a pamper hour, or an afternoon lazing at a thermal springs retreat like Daylesford or Mornington Peninsula Springs.
- Board games to play on a rainy day. Many hours can disappear on a Sunday with a close friend and a game of Scrabble or maybe Monopoly ?
- Yoga or Pilates DVD . Getting the motivation to leave the warm house to go to the gym is hard in winter, give your friend a DVD so they can keep trim for the summer months in the warmth of their own home.
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