Gifts For Parents in general

I always think it's difficult to buy gifts for my parents, more so than any one else. For example, there are many different things I can buy for my brother, that I know he will love -computer games, any WWF merchandise, clothes etc. But, with my parents, it's a different story. You can't keep buying the same things ever year, or it just gets boring. This year, I decided to make a present for my parents, instead of buying one, as this would make a more original gift. We have some prints at home, and I knew that my dad wanted to have them framed, but they never were. So, I thought this was what I would do. I bought two wooden frames, which were quite ...  Read the complete review

Last year we were particularly stuck at Christmas - years of presents for parents meant we had pretty much run out of ideas. We came up with an idea that works pretty much anywhere. Find a local restaurant that has a good reputation, whether it be Balti, Chinese, or plain old English steak house. Most will let you prepay an amount for a table, with a date to be set later. This is a present for the parents, a chance for them to enjoy themselves and each other. And no dishes to wash either. It worked well for us anyway. NB: It helps if the parents in question still actually like each other. ...  Read the complete review

Dear Readers Do not waste money on buying that for your families such as Candlestick holders, Lava/UFO lamps etc. Don’t waste your money on something they won’t appreciate. Buy something which would be useful to them, and slight hints – i.e. Soap for your older bro. A pot of skin lotion for your Mum, and a decent pair of shoes/ a shirt/ trousers for your Dad, who’s still wearing clothes which he bought 10 years ago. Also take them shopping with you to see what they want and find it somewhere else for cheaper. I hope this was a useful tip. P.S. Santa does exist, tell your parents this and you’ll get more presents. Bye folks ...  Read the complete review

I like many of you try to struggle this time of year in deciding what to buy for Christmas for our beloved parents. You want it to be something nice, something they like, my parents are keen readers so books are a option but they both like different kind so that is a struggle. I may decide on the Nelson Mandela autobiography but because my Dad is sporty I may buy him one of the football one. For my Dad, after shave is an alternative or a tie as he needs them, but that is to ordinary something everybody thinks of, you need to think of something that no-one will expect, so think of their hobbies, what they might need. My mum likes jewellery but I think I ...  Read the complete review

My husbands grandmother lived in Australia and at 94 she couldn't travel to England any more, so she didn't get to see our son, so for christmas we gave her a photo album catalogueing our sons life from me being pregnant, scan photo's and then photo's of Max from day one we also included some hand prints and little pictures he had done and popped little stories and funny little things he had said and got up to it was a really pleasuable gift to create and give. Unfortunatly she passed away earlier this year but the memory book went to our sons aunt who also lives in Australia so she can now enjoy our son too. ...  Read the complete review