With the right packaging, I theorize that practically anyone on your gift-list will genuinely appreciate one of the following gifts.
Upon first glance, my suggestions might appear silly, but imagine the potential if:
* you really believed in the authentic coolness of your gift,
* wrapped it just right, and
* anticipated a pleasantly surprised, “Oh, cool! It’s….
1. funky buttons
2. a retro iron-on patch
4. one unique marble
5. a special tin of mints
6. four cloth napkins
7. a slick 6-inch flashlight
8. a super ball (we’re never too old)
9. a box of Vegetable Lo Mein (don’t forget the chopsticks)
10. Archer Farms Cookies (really, anything from Archer Farms is a gift somehow)
11. the perfect nap blanket
12. this month’s National Geographic Magazine
13. matching candlesticks (ooo, with a box of large kitchen matches)
14. a pomegranate (click the fruit for instructions)
15. a kumquat
15. a box of organic tea (we recommend this)
16. an 8-ounce stainless steel thermos (cheers to healthy drinking!)
17. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
18. a pack of old-fashioned No. 2 wooden pencils (worth the first whiff)
19. an automatic pencil-sharpener or an old-fashioned crank sharpener (each cool for its own reason)
20. a jug of windshield wiper fluid, a new squidgy, and a vanilla air freshener
21. a crock of marmalade
22. Chris Van Allsburg’s The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (a picture book with allure!)
23. Carr’s ginger lemon cremes (you don’t believe me?!)
24. a half-gallon Mason jar (to put stuff in; invaluable)
25. a squishy ball, cylinder, or creature (how can you resist this Solar Flare Puffer Ball or the Knobbly Wobbly?)
