Choosing a gift for parents for a birthday, New Year, wedding anniversary - tips and photo ideas
The New Year holidays are approaching. Many people think about gifts for their loved ones. And, of course, the question arises, do parents need a gift and what kind?
How to find your way through gifts
Before you buy a souvenir, determine for what event it is purchased. You need to think whether your loved ones need it or will be left on a shelf in a closet.
Also, the giver must decide whether the gift will be common for dad and mom or separately. More often than not, it is difficult to find one item that fits two people and only one person uses it.
Gifts for a parent couple
A child can safely give a souvenir to two parents at the same time. He will make it with his own hands, show his creativity. Of course, adults will be happy with such a surprise and will certainly hang it in a prominent place. A girl can do embroidery, knitting, sewing, and a young man can make an engraving or burn something.
Adults, on the other hand, can pick up an item for their parents that relates to their hobbies.
- If mom and dad like to travel, you can give them a trip when funds allow. A cheaper travel-related item would be a camera or a nice suitcase.
- For a wedding anniversary, you can pick jewelry whose design is similar. For example, mom gets a pendant and dad gets cufflinks.
- For gardeners, it will be useful to accept the gift of garden equipment, such as a lawnmower, which can be easily managed by mom. Or a set of tools necessary for work in the garden.
- The original design will add to the garden plot an arch for climbing plants, a small fountain or pond, beautiful figures of people and animals that will hide in the grass and on the curves of the paths. Other small architectural forms can also be found interesting.
- Home comfort will certainly create new pillows, a blanket or warm terry robes.
- Adults can also show their creativity, especially since their skills allow them. Many own a computer, so they can create a photo collage from photos of parents, bringing back fond memories.
Mom's gifts
Of course, it is rare to replace mom in the kitchen, her cooking is considered the best. Give her the gift of electrical helpers.
Kitchen accessories and gadgets
- An egg cooker that works on a timer.
- A bread maker that has recipes for different baked goods.
- A yogurt maker to make fermented dairy products.
- A steamer, given that it is better to eat cooked food than fried food at an older age.
- Original tableware is a good choice. A dinner set or a set of tea glasses with cup holders will remind you of your youth.
A lover of houseplants.
- If mom likes to take care of green pets, it is brave to buy an exotic plant, but it is better to enclose instructions on care.
- Beautiful vases will also please the mistress of the house. You can combine business with pleasure, put them in a scattering of sweets, which my mother will be happy to put on the holiday table, and the cachet will use as directed.
- Florarium can be a great idea for decorating a green corner.
- If there are a lot of flowers in the apartment, buy drip irrigation. This will make mom's labors easier.
- Gifted bonsai will look original in the room, as well as serve as a reminder of a loved one who gave it as a gift.
- A phytolamp for sprouts and plant lights is a proper gift for flower care.
To a lover of art and reading
A book has always been considered the best gift. Pick the author that mom loves. For a theater lover, present tickets to the Bolshoi Theater, and a passion for painting is facilitated by a trip to an art gallery. You will have to choose very carefully, taking into account the tastes and preferences of the woman.
Art can also be presented in a cardboard box. Today there are many coloring books for adults, for example, by number or painting on batik.
Home beauty salon
To make the mother look younger, it is worth taking care of some tools and cosmetics for spa treatments at home.
Be sure to cheer up mom's mood with a massager for different parts of the body.
Daddy's gifts
If you think that mom likes gifts more than dad and her choice is more diverse, then you're wrong.
A gift by occupation
- For your father's birthday you can give him a nice drink, such as wine, in a beautiful bottle. Today glassblowers create original products in the form of figures of builders, sailors, officers and other professions.
- Chess, you can also find, corresponding to the profession of the dad.
Gift for the sports lover
To watch your favorite sports programs on a big screen, you can give a parent a whole movie theater, with a big screen and surround sound.
A t-shirt of his favorite team with the name of the best player or glasses with the symbols of the sports club can make his father happy.
Objects for decorating the living room or room
An original gift can be something that will not only decorate the room, but also be functional
- A biofireplace, which will be put as a decoration, but its light will warm the long evenings.
- Globe Minibar. Today you can find a globe not only of the earth's surface, but also of the starry sky, as well as other planets and the moon. Choose a suitable interior, you can immediately fill it with your favorite drinks.
- If you love the sea theme, you should present a barometer in the form of a helm, a clock that looks like a life ring or a lamp made in the form of a lighthouse.
- Chair-massager, which can help a person to relax after a hard day's work.
Tools and accessories for the man
- A knife sharpener will help keep sharp tools in perfect order.
- If dad is great with gadgets, you can give him a Smart Home system for the holiday.
- A water heater that is suitable for home and cottage.
- A garden vacuum cleaner and shredder to help keep order in the garden. And the collected waste can be stacked in a beautiful compost box, donated by the children.
- A kebab or barbecue, which has a compartment for smoking food, a closable lid and preferably under a small roof in case it rains.
- Cultivator for tillage or mini-tractor, which will not only plow the ground, but also help to sow seeds and aerate the lawn, because it has interchangeable nozzles.
- If the dacha is used year-round, you can install a gasometer, cleaning system or a greenhouse for your parents.
Choose original gifts for their loved ones, you can in any case, even if you are limited in funds. After all, it is not for nothing that there is a saying "expensive is not a gift, expensive attention. Do not leave your loved ones without warmth on New Year, just gather the family around a set table. This can be the main gift for parents.