These fun gift ideas make the best Christmas presents. You'll find original holiday gift suggestions for everyone on your list from avid readers to four-legged friends. Many are great for last minute shoppers!
Also consider making donations to a favorite charity. Below you'll find some do-it-yourself gifts. Think about other fun gift ideas, such as making a pretty certificate and offering to help with organizing, cleaning, filing or give a massage or a promise to cook and deliver a dinner, breakfast or a pie.
How about a gift swap of kitchen utensils, clothing, or small appliances if funds are low?
Gifts for Everyone on Your List
*12 Unique & Jazzy Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List
Gifts for Organizing
*Finding Zen In The Container Store & Organizing Challenge
*6 Household Ideas From China Make Life Easier & More Pleasurable
Gifts for Body and Soul
*Shed Calories, Relieve Back Pain, Improve Concentration & More With A Treadmill Desk
*Does Your Bed Make You Happy? A Guide To Buying A Bed, Bedding & Beyond
*How To Journal (Offer these ideas with a lovely journal and pen)
*A Magical Used Cookbook Shop & A Divine Cookie Recipe
*Food Truck Food: Donut Recipe
*Preserves: Recipes for Jam, Pickles, Salsa, Bread and Other Food in Jars
*Preview Of Bobby Flay's New Cookbook, Bar Americain
*Debunking Kitchen Myths (great cooking tips!)
Gifts of Food
*Best Chocolate: Websites, Recipes, Quotes
*Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Recipes From France
*New York Fish Market: Order Fabulous Seafood Online
*Top 10 Picks From Metropolitan Cooking Show
*Best Food To Come Out Of Philly Since The Cheesesteak
Gifts for the Home
*Patricia Hansen's Lush Signed Giclee Prints: Fine Art For Less
*Chinese Peasant Paintings: Colorful, Lively Depictions Of Everyday Life
*Show Your Mojo With Coffee Table Books
*Inside My Designer's Home, Cool Ideas For Comfort And Style (great bathroom!)
*40 Great Tips For Arranging Flowers . . . Fashion Your Own Great Flower Arrangements
Gifts of Vacations
*Romantic Design Ideas From An Exquisite European Boutique Hotel (plan a vacation)
*Beijing, China and Shanghai, China Travel (photos to inspire you!)
*Free in NYC: NYC Parks and Other Fun in the Big Apple
*Edinburgh, A Fabulous Walking City
*An Insiders 9 Favorite NYC Restaurants
*Packing List And Other Tips Before Trips (not a gift—invaluable tips)
*Top 7 Books To Give As Gifts And To Read
*Favorite Authors' Favorite Books
*Coffee Table Books . . . Feast For The Eyes & Great Gifts
Gifts to Make
*Best Banana Cake Recipe Ever! Chocolate Chips Optional (bake and give)
*Gingerbread Houses . . . Fun, Decorative & Can Be More Than A House
*Create This Fabulous Family Cookbook & Enjoy These Simple Recipes (collect recipes this year and make the book for next year or for birthdays)
Gifts of Photographs and Framed Art
*Easy, Inexpensive Do-It-Yourself Picture Framing
*29 Great Tips From A Pro For Buying Picture Frames And Hanging Artwork And Family Photos
Gift of Family Fun
*Top 10 Ways To Win At Scrabble And Words With Friends (share these tips along with a new Deluxe Scrabble Board)
Gifts Need to be Wrapped
*Japan Home Ideas: How to Boil Eggs, Display Plants, Wrap Gifts
See my bio for links to more of my ideas (including dozens of recipes and relationship articles) and to my blog, Confessions of a Worrywart.
