| Christmas, is wonderful time, a time for giving and | | | | heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol levels, obesity |
| sharing. So if everyone is going to be giving and | | | | and what not. It is most likely that dad will get to enjoy |
| receiving presents, how do you ensure that your gift is | | | | his food as which parent can bear to deprive another |
| special and will be most lovingly remembered by its | | | | of what his precious offspring had taken pains to |
| recipients? Burning a hole in your pocket is not the | | | | prepare? |
| worst thing to worry about when you have bought an | | | | Lego is definitely great for kids as it promotes |
| expensive gift. Finding out that someone has gotten | | | | creativity, problem solving and logical sequencing. Of |
| the same thing as you is. Thus if you are willing to | | | | pivotal importance it that you can purchase it |
| hand make your gifts and have the imagination to | | | | anywhere, thus sparing you the agony of trawling |
| tweak them a little to become totally different, you will | | | | though malls. Now, what makes it The unique |
| never be short on unique Christmas gift ideas. Here | | | | Christmas gift idea is going the extra mile and building it |
| are some quirky ideas to get your creative juices | | | | into his or her favourite character, animal, object... |
| flowing and your hands working. | | | | Whatever the child adores. Should you be absolutely |
| Bake cookies or gingerbread men. Add M&Ms to | | | | devoid of ideas or are working with two left hands, |
| give the latter cute buttons and eyes. Make these your | | | | you could bribe, beg, threaten or simply coerce the |
| unique Christmas gift idea by using icing to personalise | | | | sales person into selling you the display set. |
| the gingerbread men with its' recipients' names. I | | | | To quell office politics, you could use the same unique |
| suggest that you abstain from christening your gifts if | | | | Christmas gift idea for both the office glutton and the |
| they are meant for overly sentimental friends. Firstly, | | | | messy colleague who seats beside you. Firstly, get |
| they may not have the heart to eat your masterpiece | | | | plain glasses and fabric paints. Two colours - red and |
| and then, cry over the poor thing when it has grown | | | | green are sufficient and this saves time alternating |
| mould. However, do be kind to your friends this festive | | | | between colours. Then, personalize each cup with their |
| season and abstain from even attempting the | | | | names and throw in lots of candy. A steady hand |
| suggested gift if your baking skills are not up to par. | | | | should get each cup done in a jiffy. The former |
| The best bet for a Christmas gift that will touch Mum | | | | recipient can polish off the treats and use the glass to |
| and Dad's hearts is breakfast in bed. Not only is this | | | | hoard even more junk. On the other hand, your sloppy |
| kind to your pocket, it also gives your parents more | | | | friend can put the glass to good use by throwing in |
| privacy and time together amidst the Christmas hustle | | | | miscellaneous items, thus keeping their desks a little bit |
| and bustle. Cook all the food that dad loves but is | | | | tidier. |
| forbidden by mum due to over paranoid concerns of | | | | |