Q. hello .ok so guys please help ive already got a little gift for my six friends .so i only want to spend another ten euro on them .there girls and are about 12-13 years.does any body have any ideas on what to get them and if you know the price or the name of the shop [i live in ireland ]that would be even better but if you don't its ok .it would be even better if you had any creative ideas i was thinking on go to the euro store and get how many mugs you need for friends, and put Chocolate, candy, candy canes, tim horton girt cards, things like that and wrap it up in that clear plastic paper stuff and tie it with ribbon, and curl the ribbon pieces.
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Frankly, it sounds like you've got a great gift plan already. :)
But⦠other ideas might be:
socks (toe socks with funky print can be fun)
cheap earrings (in the states we've got Claire's⦠donno what you have, but a pair would be about 5 dollars (which, I think, still translates pretty closely into euros. Maybe 7 euros?))
Books (my friends are a bit nerdy. Fun things like blank journals with uber cool covers, or the next novel in a series they love (especially good idea to buy a manga book since they tend to be more expensive than a novel and so are more of a holiday treat), a sketch book for art friendsâ¦
â¦Books I loved as a pre-teen: Tamora Pierce series' (Protector of the Small is my favorite, but The Immortal series is for animal lovers (All of Pierce's books feature strong female characters and are set in a medieval fantasy world)), the Mediator series (girl who deals with ghosts. Very fun), Dealing with Dragon's by Patricia Wrede is hilarious fantasy.
Candy is always a go. :) (unless they're dieting, in which case it's good to avoid for politeness sake.)
hand made cards add a special touch if you're good at art. I make drawings and down size them to a fourth of a page with a copy machine. Collages, stamps, paintings, computer graphics all work. Making them yourself just adds a back-ground feeling of extra individual attention and personal thought/effort.
Band stuff - like posters, tee shirts, CD's, etc can be very fun too. Same goes for anything a friend is currently obsessing over. When by BFF was in love with the Alice in Wonderland book she loved even little things like a small pin or a pen with a photo of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter on it.
If you go the gift-card route, I'd advise choosing a specific store for it to go to, it shows some extra thought than a generic one does because there always the risk with gift cards of the gift feeling rushed and last-minute and as if the friend put no thought into it (which isn't often the case, but it can come across that way)
Cheap make up - like lip gloss, nail polish, maybe a funky color of eyeliner - can be fun to stick in with a candy bar. It makes candy feel less thoughtless (because just candy can also feel like a generic gift card) and is something they can actually use (which little junk like a cute stuffed animal might not be). Hair things like a colorful scrunchy or barrette can be fun as well since it's not something they would normally buy for them self but can also be worn with casual things as just a crazy fun accessory.
If they have a passion, like dancing or horse riding, it can also be a nice gesture to theme a more basic gift (like a blank note/sketch book) to their passion. Such hobbies can also be great places to start shopping. For example: thinking of my friend who loves to work at the Humane society with rabbits, I could go from there and look for the basic with an additional rabbit connection, or I might find a cute saying about rabbits that is on something she might like to put on her desk - she just moved so it's a bit sparse. Or maybe I find a cheap five-page kids book instructing how to fold origami bunnies. Little unique things like that can really cutesy-up a basic gift.
I hope this gives you some ideas, but really, your idea is pretty solid as it is - the wrapping sounds cute, and mugs are always usable. As pencil holders if nothing else! :)
Frankly, it sounds like you've got a great gift plan already. :)
But⦠other ideas might be:
socks (toe socks with funky print can be fun)
cheap earrings (in the states we've got Claire's⦠donno what you have, but a pair would be about 5 dollars (which, I think, still translates pretty closely into euros. Maybe 7 euros?))
Books (my friends are a bit nerdy. Fun things like blank journals with uber cool covers, or the next novel in a series they love (especially good idea to buy a manga book since they tend to be more expensive than a novel and so are more of a holiday treat), a sketch book for art friendsâ¦
â¦Books I loved as a pre-teen: Tamora Pierce series' (Protector of the Small is my favorite, but The Immortal series is for animal lovers (All of Pierce's books feature strong female characters and are set in a medieval fantasy world)), the Mediator series (girl who deals with ghosts. Very fun), Dealing with Dragon's by Patricia Wrede is hilarious fantasy.
Candy is always a go. :) (unless they're dieting, in which case it's good to avoid for politeness sake.)
hand made cards add a special touch if you're good at art. I make drawings and down size them to a fourth of a page with a copy machine. Collages, stamps, paintings, computer graphics all work. Making them yourself just adds a back-ground feeling of extra individual attention and personal thought/effort.
Band stuff - like posters, tee shirts, CD's, etc can be very fun too. Same goes for anything a friend is currently obsessing over. When by BFF was in love with the Alice in Wonderland book she loved even little things like a small pin or a pen with a photo of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter on it.
If you go the gift-card route, I'd advise choosing a specific store for it to go to, it shows some extra thought than a generic one does because there always the risk with gift cards of the gift feeling rushed and last-minute and as if the friend put no thought into it (which isn't often the case, but it can come across that way)
Cheap make up - like lip gloss, nail polish, maybe a funky color of eyeliner - can be fun to stick in with a candy bar. It makes candy feel less thoughtless (because just candy can also feel like a generic gift card) and is something they can actually use (which little junk like a cute stuffed animal might not be). Hair things like a colorful scrunchy or barrette can be fun as well since it's not something they would normally buy for them self but can also be worn with casual things as just a crazy fun accessory.
If they have a passion, like dancing or horse riding, it can also be a nice gesture to theme a more basic gift (like a blank note/sketch book) to their passion. Such hobbies can also be great places to start shopping. For example: thinking of my friend who loves to work at the Humane society with rabbits, I could go from there and look for the basic with an additional rabbit connection, or I might find a cute saying about rabbits that is on something she might like to put on her desk - she just moved so it's a bit sparse. Or maybe I find a cheap five-page kids book instructing how to fold origami bunnies. Little unique things like that can really cutesy-up a basic gift.
I hope this gives you some ideas, but really, your idea is pretty solid as it is - the wrapping sounds cute, and mugs are always usable. As pencil holders if nothing else! :)
Gift Ideas?
vllyofthed
Hi folks,
I was going to get something for my best friend witha budget of 30 dollars, and I was wondering if you had any ideas... He like photography, but has a camera already (idk wat model) and he is a swimmer on his school team, so maybe something having to do with swimming might work... He has an original xbox, but he really doesn't play it all that much although i know he likes it... Any ideas?
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Unique art gift is the best present.
Have you taken an array of photos throughout your relationship? If so try http://www.photoartomation.com/ArtWork/pages/08_Watercolor.htm
they convert a digital photos into paintings of different art styles and print them on canvas.
I have just received my beautiful painting from photoartomation.com and I am over the moon with it.
Unique art gift is the best present.
Have you taken an array of photos throughout your relationship? If so try http://www.photoartomation.com/ArtWork/pages/08_Watercolor.htm
they convert a digital photos into paintings of different art styles and print them on canvas.
I have just received my beautiful painting from photoartomation.com and I am over the moon with it.
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