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23 Days Until Christmas - A Festival of Lights - Flashlights that is!

Gift idea: Cool flashlights

Makes a good gift for: Techies, men, teens, outdoorsy people

My soon to be father-in-law LOVES flashlights. He is addicted to head-lamps and flashlight alike. I have found that the more flashlights around the house, the better. One under the kitchen sink. One by the front door, one in each car. So here are some solid flashlight options.

The classic: Mag-Lite

Mag-Lite - $28.20

Old-fashioned design with modern technology:

Leather-Wrapped Flashlight from Red Envelope - $14.99

High-tech Gorilla Torch – these things are awesome. They are super-bright and can be attached to almost anything:

Joby Gorilla Torch - $29.95 - $59.95

Twelve Days of Fun for Everyone

Our Shop features a couple of fun pre-made sets for different tastes and ages, but there are lots of other things you can put in Twelve Days Boxes, and lots of other fun sets you can make for someone on your Christmas list. Here are some other ideas:

Twelve Days of Classic Toys - think of all the fun toys that don't need batteries! Here are some ideas:

Bouncy balls
Wind-up toys
Small Slinky
Tops
Small Lego sets
Marbles
Jacks
Small stuffed-animal
Hacky-sack
Small jigsaw puzzles
Small brain-teaser puzzles
Finger-puppets
Small noise-makers (whistle, harmonica)

Twelve Days of Toys for Boys (or Tomboys, as I once was):

Army men
Matchbox cars
Squishy bugs (like these)
Small action figures
Parachute men

Twelve Days of Beauty for Girls*:

Lip gloss/chapstick (there are lots of cute ones out there now)
Small nail polish set (lots of drug stores sell sets of small bottles - you could put a couple bottles in a couple different boxes)
Hair clips/ties/headbands
Jewelry
Compact mirror
Candy necklace

*This set could be made more appropriate for a tween, teen or young woman just based on the quality of the gifts chosen!

Twelve Days of Growing for Gardeners:

Seeds
Seed-bombs
Plant-markers (there are tons of cute ones on Etsy, just make sure based on their measurements that they will fit in the box)
Nice hand-soap and/or lotion (or a lotion bar)
Nail scrub-brush
An I.O.U. for some time weeding in the garden!

Twelve Days for the Fisherman/Outdoorsy Person:

A fishing license
Fishing lures
An I.O.U. for some bait (no one wants worms in their Twelve Days Boxes!)
A planned itinerary for a day on the lake or the river
Waterproof matches
Sunglasses-cord
Small flashlight
Hand-warmers

Twelve Days for the Tech-lover:

Phone back-up charger
Phone accessories - there are tons and tons of these out there depending on the phone and the recipient
Giftcard for phone applications
Phone or MP3-player mini-speaker
Headphones

Twelve Days of Fun for the Office:

Fun pushpins
Paperclips in fun shapes
Erasers in all sizes and shapes
Cute sticky-notes

Twelve Days for the Kitchen:

Beer-stoppers
Wine-stoppers
Beer/wine markers/tags
Small salt and pepper shakers
Small sets of spices/salts/peppers

And don't forget to look back at these blog posts for other ideas on gifts that will fit in Twelve Days Boxes!

Twelve Days is also on Pinterest, where we have lots of boards with Twelve Days gift ideas.

Twelve Days Gift Ideas for Specialty-Interests

In addition to kids and adults, there are lots of other speciality-type ideas. Here are a couple ideas for babies (or, probably more-so for parents of new babies), foodies/wine lovers and technology lovers:

Babies:

Twelve Days of Christmas for Babies Gift Set - $99.00

- Pacifiers
- Socks
- Rattles
- Wash cloths
- Bath toys
- Bibs
- “Babies first” ornament

Food/wine Related:

- Salt cellar
- Salt and Pepper shakers
- Wine stopper/wine spout
- Wine-glass markers (check out this blog post)
- Fancy salt, pepper or spices (check out this blog post)
- Tea-ball or tea bags

Technology Ideas:

- iPod nano
- Earbud-type headphones
- iPhone/iPod speakers

- USB storage devices

Twelve Days Gift Ideas for Anyone

Once you get your Twelve Days of Christmas Gift Box Set the fun part begins - filling your boxes with twelve fun, thoughtful gifts that your recipient will love. I have found that once you get in the Twelve Days mindset, you can think of lots of gift ideas, and you will find great gifts all over the place - everywhere from the drug store to a cute boutique shop.

To get your creative engines going, here is a list of some great ideas that will brighten the Twelve Days of Christmas for all ages! Tomorrow I will post some ideas more suited for adults. You can also follow Twelve Days on Pinterest to get more great ideas for gifts that will fit in a Twelve Days Box.

Toys for all ages:

- Legos
- Puzzles (wooden or metal “brain-teaser” type puzzles as well as small jig-saw puzzles)
- Bouncy balls
- Jacks
- Wind up toys
- Silly putty
- Yo-yos

- Keychain games

- Tabletop games

Candy

- Hard candies

- Truffles

- Gum

- Mints

Ideas for Girls:

- Coin purse

- Lipgloss/chapstick

- Hairclips/ties

- Nail polish

- Jewelry

- Compact mirror

Ideas for Boys:

- Army men
- Matchbox cars

Other fun ideas:

- Music box
- Keychains
- Tiny books
- Bookmarks
- Figurines
- Musical instruments (kazoo, harmonica)
- Seeds
- Colorful shoelaces
- Magnets

- Paperweights

- Ornaments

- Picture frames

- Gift cards

- Movie tickets

- Concert/sporting event tickets

- Make your own gift-certificates or I.O.U.s for a homemade treat or meal

Next week I will be posting more gift ideas for adults, kids and some specialty interests, so stay tuned!

43 Days Until Christmas - make the holidays smell better

Gift idea: Perfume or cologne

Makes a good gift for: Anyone – men, women, teens

Some people, like my mom, have a certain perfume or cologne that they have used for ever, and will never change. My mom has hers, and my Grampa was definitely an Old Spice man. But not everyone is like that. Some people like to experiment, or like certain types of scents. These little gift-sets would make a great gift for someone who likes to try new things, or is undecided in the scent department.