There’s something that takes the specialness out of giving a gift when you buy someone something that they know they are going to get. A great way to get around this problem is to make sure you buy at least one gift that will be a complete surprise and this can be something that you make yourself or a fun novelty gift. Another fun way to get a gift for someone and add a sense of secrecy to it is to do a secret Santa this Christmas. This is popular with work colleagues and groups of friends who want to buy a gift but can’t afford to or don’t have time to do it for everyone in the group.
Here’s how the concept works:
- Everyone in the group writes their name down on a piece of paper and folds it up before placing it in a bowl or a hat
- Then each person takes out a piece of paper with a name on it
- Whatever name you draw is the name of the person you need to buy a gift for
The key is to keep quiet about whose name you drew out, so that when everyone opens their gifts nobody knows who bought what for who.
This can be a fun way to buy secret gifts for groups of people but what do you do if you want to buy your loved ones presents and you don’t want them to know what you will buy?
Brainstorm Ideas
You will need to start by brainstorming a few ideas about what interests the person has, what hobbies they do and what things they like. This can include anything from enjoying a glass of wine through to being a movie buff or a keep fit fanatic. Don’t forget to take simple things such as their favourite colour into consideration, as this will affect everything from what wrapping paper you use through to the actual gift.
For example: If you know they love red and you want to buy some jewellery, then you can buy them something with a ruby stone.
Get Creative
There are plenty of generic gifts you can buy your loved ones, from a bottle of wine to chocolates and flowers but if you want to really blow their Christmas socks off, then get creative with your gifts.
Think about the following:
- Can you make something they will like?
- Instead of getting a bottle of beer, buy a novelty beer glass
- Replace a pair of regular socks with some fun patterned socks
- Don’t get generic drinking glasses when you can buy some ice straw moulds
- Forget a plain mug when you can get a coffee mug with a funny slogan on
Top Tip: Never ask them for ideas, as this will also give the game away about what you will be getting them and make sure you hide them well, to avoid them from finding them when they go under the bed to grab their slippers.
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