Blogmas Day 8 : Gift Guide for the whole family

Christmas to me has always, and will always, be about family. It is truly the one time of the year that everyone is able to get together to enjoy each other’s company. The past couple of years, my family and I have received some unique gifts that allowed us to be together which meant a lot to us. Although buying gifts for the whole family isn't always the route people go down, I thought it would be a nice to come up with a couple of ideas to help you out if your a little stuck in your gift giving search! Hope you enjoy! 

Enigma Quests School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry

This is the perfect present for families that are ‘potter’ about Potter! Initially when we were given this as a gift, I was a little bit skeptical. Being locked in a room where you have to solve puzzles and do tasks to get the ‘key’ to escape doesn’t sound like fun to me. However, this was such an amazing experience!  I won’t give away any secrets, but it seriously one of the best presents we have ever received as a family. Plus it was a quality hour where nobody was allowed phones. (We also went out for amazing pizza afterwards!)

Snapfish Photo Book

The best kinds of Christmas gifts, in my opinion, are the ones that have been thought long and hard about. Nothing says personal more than a photo album! Snapfish have always been my go to online website for all photographic needs. I love how easy the photo books editing software is as it allows you to be so creative with what you make. I am currently making one of these for my family to enjoy with all of the pictures from our trip to America. (Although whittling them down is becoming very difficult!)

Personalised Family Oak Tree

As soon as I saw this I knew it would be the perfect gift! Anything personalised is a winner for families. I love this idea of the family tree being shown literally as a family with all of the names intertwined together. (I used to make something similar with scrabble letters and that was such a hit!) You can choose which colour you would like for the tree, and if you would like the frame as well you can pay a little extra. Although I am sure you could find something perfect in Ikea that would display it just as nice!

Personalised our family home print

Just like what I have just mentioned with the tree, a print is another amazing gift for the family. This really stood out to me on the ‘NOTHS’ website as there are a lot of personalisation’s that can be added to the gift. For example, you get to choose the colour, the words, the door number and road name. This really makes it truly special!

Personalised Family clock

This is the gift that my family needs. Keeping time isn’t an amazing thing in my household. We either run very early, or very late. Although when we’re late it is usually down to me having a last minute fashion crisis! I saw this and knew it needed a mention. Around the outside are lists of family rules, which are cute and lovely! In the center you add your family name. I love that this is the type of gift that you can keep forever.

I hope this gives you a couple of ideas if you’re buying for the family. They were certainly some of my favourite finds! Let me know if you have any other ideas as I am always on the lookout!

Happy Christmas!

Blogmas day 8!

I have put together a couple of ideas for a gift guide for some of the men in your life. I know that I struggle with getting my brother and dad presents as they don't ever give any hints or ideas of things that they want!

Ipod/Iphone/Ipad/Touchscreen gloves
Most people have touchscreen phones or iPods now and its always a pain having to put your gloves on and off throughout the winter season. I know this is something that I have used for a little while now and it makes such a difference! I am not sure of the science behind how they work but I think that it has something to do with small bits of wire wrapped within the fibres on the fingertips of the gloves. They are also really affordable and you can buy them for various prices. The best bet is to check online and see what stores do the best deals!

Nike Fuel band
This is something that my parents bought for my brother last christmas and it is something that he has worn all year to track how he is getting on with his training. It also works as a watch which means he doesn't have to have a lot of different things on his wrist. The bit I find most cool about it is that you can take the band apart and plug it into a laptop/ipad and update your details from the band onto a online account so you can keep track whenever. It also acts as a stepometer! They can be quite pricey but are great for everyone!

Movies
Something I always find that goes down well at christmas is a film of any kind. My brother is a big kid at heart so I have bought him the new despicable me film which he loves. There has been some great films on this year which I believe are all being released this month and I am sure that they will have some good deals where you can buy them. You can't go wrong with a film!

Toms
Although in the UK it is rubbish weather most of the winter/spring, so they don't really count for now but Toms are a great shoe for a great cause. When you buy one pair another pair is sent out to a child who needs it the most. This ethic behind the company is really good and it makes the somewhat expensive price tag seem worth it. I have thought about buying my brother some of these so he can save them for his holiday next year.

Crew Hair Gel
Boys are always using hair gel as much as they deny it they have as much hair products as girls do. This one by crew is a really good salon quality gel and doesn't leave little white bits in your hair like some high street brands do. It is also very affordable but can be a little stocking filler!

Socks
Everybody loves a festive sock. If you are not given a pair of socks at christmas then you are really missing out! There are some great ones being sold at Topman at the moment for quite a good affordable price. I also believe that there is a deal going on at the moment where you can buy a few different pairs for a reasonable price. So make sure you go and check them out!

Hope you like some of these ideas and let me know if you found them helpful!

xoxox

Blogmas day 7!

I have really been struggling this year with what to buy for my mum for christmas. However I have finally put together a few ideas that I have decided to buy for her as well as some other ideas that could come in handy for birthdays or just a treat!

Lush Cosmetics

If you have been reading some of my previous posts you may have noticed how obsessed I am with Lush Bath Bombs. This is something that I am trying to pass onto my mum. She isn't as keen on these as I am but she does like the bath melts and scrubs so she will be having one of these in her stocking! Lush is a really great shop to go to when thinking of bath products and although you can spend a fortune in the shop, the individual prices of one or two are very reasonable. 

The Body Shop

Every christmas the body shop always put together great little gift sets including some of their top selling products. I can usually count on my grandparents to put a small gift set like the one I listed above in each of my cousins and my small stocking. The body shop are doing a really cute gingerbread man theme at the moment which is really in trend with all of the christmas stores themes this year! (I also secretly can't wait for the shops to put some of these items into the sales in the new year!) 

Pandora

Every year me and my brother have always bought my mum a pandora charm and this year is no different. The new collection of christmas 2013 charms were put onto their website a couple of weeks ago and I must admit I am a little bit in love with the mittens charm. Although these charms can be a little pricey there are some other less expensive charms that you can buy which I feel look just as nice. 

Next

When buying anything for my mum clothes wise next is always the number one place that I go to. We have quite a big Next in my hometown and in my nearest retail shopping centre so we are always going into there. Next is also one of them shops that does on trend stuff at affordable prices. Although the clothes are relatively cheap they are really good quality. I mentioned a couple of days ago that I had found my favourite pair of leggings EVER in Next and ever since then I kind of rely on Next for decent outfits! They are also doing some cute christmas themed jumpers this year which I really want to buy for myself let alone for my mum! 

Zara

Zara is another one of them stores which I have a fling with now and then. At the moment Zara is really overpriced for what I can afford therefore I haven't been in it as much. My mum mentioned the other day that she really wanted a lovely warm winter scarf. A few bloggers have reviewed some of their thick double sided woollen scarves so I thought that I would have a look and have bought one of these for my mum. Fingers crossed she likes it! 

Hope you liked some of the picks I have found and let me know which ones are your favourite! 

Happy Christmas

xoxox