Published November 05, 2009 by CHUM FM
Free Gift Ideas from Shawn Gibson of Teatro Verde
Paper toys
- Go to papertoys.com and download patterns for dinosaurs, famous buildings even hotrod cars.
- It is educational and will fill lots of hours together cutting and pasting an item that can be admired.
- other sites: thetoymaker.com, artistshelpingchildren.com, freepapertoys.com
Personalized recipe book
- If your and avid cook or baker, pull all your favourite recipes together and add personalized notes that you feel are useful.
- Present them in a scrap-booking format with velvet ribbons and snapshots. Its a gift that touches the heart.
Home-grown Herbs or Houseplants
- If you have some seeds or shoots that you can plant and grow in pretty pots even glass jars or interesting food cans, nurture them into fullness, wrap in shiny paper or attract scraps of fabric. Houseplants are easy to take shoots and expand upon.
Home-made goodies
- Could be bakers goodies but I’m thinking home-made home and body goods. (links will be posted in AAS at chumfm.com)
Holiday Potpourri: http://www.recipezaar.com/Holiday-Potpourri-41779
Scented bath Powder: http://www.kitchencraftsnmore.net/bath5.html
Bakers clay christmas ornaments : http://www.make-stuff.com/projects/ornaments1.html
RE-GIFTING RULES from Shawn Gibson of Teatro Verde
1. Do keep track of who gave it to you first
I say keep a small notebook of who gave you what. I had a harrowing experience that involved re-gifting a pair of cushions to a friend -- who had given them to me two years before. I forgot. She remembered. And she let me know about it.
2. Rewrap and Retag
Re-gifting should include fresh paper and tags, with no tears, rips or holes. This is a common courtesy to the recipient of the gift
3. Don't EVER re-gift these items.
Obscure software, cheesy jewellery, scarves, fruitcake, pens, cologne, boxed sets of extinct bath products, videos or DVDs obviously acquired on a street corner, socks and any appliances or electronic gear the gif-tee would be puzzled to receive because they probably just got rid of it.
4. Do remember that re-gifts can be funny.
A friend of mine said that when he was younger, he and his sister would jokingly re-gift the same two board games back and forth to each other. If you think a friend would get a good laugh out of, say, a re-gifted self-help book, go for it -- as long as you make the prank clear.
REASONABLY PRICED from Shawn Gibson of Teatro Verde
FESTIVE HOT GIFTS FOR 2009
GREEN GIFTS
- $18.95 - take note take action clipboard, made from recycled electronics
- $16.95 - frame the future - photo frame
KITCHEN GIFTS
(Combo)
- $8.95 - Flexicado - scoop and slice your avocado at the same time
- $20.95 - Guac off - different variations using avocado’s
(Green & Clean)
- $35.00 - Clean food (cookbook) - book is broken down into four seasons, recipes that you will be eating close to the source from near by, supporting the local farmers and grocers and cutting down on the carbon footprint of transport, not to mention fresher food.
TEACHER GIFTS
- $18.95 - Monogrammed candle by fringe
- $14.95 - Monogrammed note cards by punch studio
OFFICE GIFTS
- $14.95 - The Daily Mood - Flip chart with emoticon to let people know what mood your in today
- $17.50 - 365 Excuses for all occasions - “Two words - Bad Clams”
MAN GIFTS
- $24.95 - The complete manual of things that might kill you
“A self diagnosis for hypochondriacs”
- $24.95 - Whisky Stones - cube cut Vermont soap stone that you freeze and use in your whisky to keep it cold but it does not dilute the purity of the whisky
WOMAN GIFTS
- $19.95 - decorative purse hanger, where to put your purse when your out for lunch or dinner. Hang it off the side of the table.
- $17.50 - 365 reasons to have sex - 2010 daily calendar for people who do it
KID GIFTS
- $27.95 - Rockabye baby CD’s - lullaby renditions of famous songs by Pink Floyd, Queen, or the Eagles
- $14.95 -Doodles at dinner - tear off paper placemats that give them step by step instructions to drawing different animals.
PET GIFTS
- $14.95 - doggie fart extinguisher - it looks like a mini fire extinguisher and clear the air of that doggie dirty air.
HEALTHY CONCIOUS GIFTS
- $12.99 - This is why your fat, where dreams become heart attacks a book illustrating the craziest fatest unhealthy food that will turn you off food all together. It did it for me!