Unique Gift Ideas

Tired of giving toasters and towels?  Don’t care to just write a check?  Unique and personalized gifts are sure to be a hit – and remembered.  Here are a few ideas for those hard-to-shop for people on your list:

The Environmentalist
1.    Gift basket with organic wine and chocolates, seasonal flower seeds, and/or a gift card to their favorite local natural food market or nursery. 
2.    An annual membership to an environmentally conscious club like Sierra Club or World Wildlife Fund or to a local state park. 
3.    Adopt a tree or endangered animal in your friend’s name. 
4.    Make a donation to an environmental organization in their name.

The Adventurer
5.    Snowboarding gift certificate
6.    White water rafting adventure
7.    Rock climbing gear
8.    Kayaking trip
9.    Trail ride or horseback riding lessons
10.    Weekend travel package
11.    Tour in an area they plan to travel to in the near year (many travel agents set up gift registries to buy trip excursions) 
12.    Luggage
13.    Monogrammed luggage tags
14.    Backpack
15.    Passport wallets
16.    Money belt
17.    Hot air balloon ride
18.    Skydiving lesson
19.    Flying lesson

The Sentimentalist
20.    Throw him/her a surprise party
21.    Scrapbook of pictures you’ve taken over the years with them; if you’re throwing party, ask your guests to bring pictures and create the scrapbook afterward.
22.    Personalized CDs with their favorite music or songs that hold meaning in his/her life
23.    Family tree – there are sites out there to help you research genealogy now.  Ask the older generations if they have any old-time pictures of relatives.
24.    DVD of pictures set to music
25.    Framed collage
26.    Make a donation in their name to a charity/cause (s)he cares about

Anyone
27.    Gourmet cooking lessons
28.    “Backyard oasis” items  - grills, patio sets, hammocks, fun party lighting, etc
29.    Telescope
30.    Movies, music or books always make for nice personalized gifts
31.    Wine or fruit-of-the-month club
32.    Vineyard wine tastings
33.    Leather cell phone case
34.    Ipod case
35.    Picnic baskets filled with wine glasses, picnic blanket, plastic utensils, cloth napkins, salt/pepper shakers, etc