November 2022 JBLM MWR e-Focus

3 unique ideas for gift-giving

It’s easy to find one-of-a-kind holiday gifts through MWR

Don’t know how to find that unforgettable holiday gift? JBLM MWR offers unique gifts you can buy at lunch or after work right here at JBLM. Take a look at some unique ideas for gifts that will always be remembered.

Idea #1: Personalize your gifts

Your Arts & Crafts Center is also your holiday gift shop! Come in and discover all the personalized items you can create. Get a jump on holiday gift-giving with unique and crafty items. Here are some ideas:

• Create personalized holiday photo cards at the Arts & Crafts Center’s photo kiosk.

• Purchase unique keepsake wood-and-glass ornaments designed by Arts & Crafts Center staff. You even can add your own custom engraving on the glass ornament.

• Order coffee mugs printed with your favorite photos.

• Make a colorful ceramic plate with your child’s handprints on it for parents or grandparents to hang on the wall or for display.

• Decorate your tree with ceramic ornaments from the paint-and-go studio, or even paint and bring home your own ceramic light-up Christmas tree from the studio!

• Create a family memento with personal objects artistically arranged in a custom shadow box.

• Custom-frame your family portrait.

• Order engraving on glassware, photo frames, keepsakes and other items that you order or bring in.

Please note that Friday, Dec. 9 is the last day to order framing work to be guaranteed completion before Christmas, and Friday, Dec. 16 for engraving orders to be guaranteed completion before Christmas.

Want more ideas? Call or drop by to ask about creating many more customized gifts. Call 253-982-6719 or drop by to ask about our selection of materials and projects.

Idea #2: Give them experiences of a lifetime

For that hard-to-please person on your gift list, the easy solution is to give them an adventure they won’t forget!

Sign up your family or friends for a trip with you to explore the great outdoors through the Outdoor Recreation program.

Visit JBLMmwrRegistration.com for details for an adventure of your choice this holiday season! Choose from fun tours, hikes, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, mountain biking and more.

Go even bigger with a surprise trip to Disneyland or Walt Disney World for the entire family — all active-duty families receive discount pricing through Disney’s Military Salute program. Leisure Travel Services also offers discount tickets to Universal Studios, Legoland, Six Flags, Sea World and other popular destinations.

LTS is located inside Northwest Adventure Center at 8050 NCO Beach Rd., Lews North. For more information, call 253-967-3085 or see the current destination price list at JBLM.armymwr.com/programs/leisuretravel-services.

Idea #3: Buy recreational gear at our shops

For the golfers among us, be sure to get in on JBLM golf courses’ annual Holiday Sale Dec. 1–23. You’ll find bargains with in-stock items at a minimum of 10 percent off, plus door prizes and holiday treats.

Eagle’s Pride Golf Course is off I-5, Exit 116 (253-967-6522). Whispering Firs is located at 895 Lincoln Blvd. at McChord Field (253-982-2124).

Also stop by the Northwest Adventure Center to purchase a variety of winter snow sports and sporting equipment accessories! Best of all, you never pay tax, so you’ll spend less than at off-base outfitters.

The NAC is at 8050 NCO Beach Rd. at Lewis North. Call 253-967-7744 for more information.