Welcome to the Mykidstime Christmas Gifts Guide. We have put together 100 Great Ideas for Christmas Presents for the Family, from Dad to Mum to Baby to Preschoolers to Girls to Boys to Teens to Grandad to Nanna (oh yes and we’ve even included some Christmas present ideas for your child’s teacher for good measure!)
10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad..........................................................4 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Mum........................................................5 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Baby.........................................................6 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Preschoolers............................................8 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Girls.......................................................10 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Boys.......................................................11 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Teenagers..............................................12 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Older Male Relatives..............................13 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Older Female Relatives..........................14 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for Teacher..................................................15
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Beat the Boss Mobile Phone
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A Hamper
The Beat the boss mobile phone, from GSMSolutions.ie, is the smallest and lightest mobile phone in the world, being only slightly bigger than 2 postage stamps! It operates the same as a normal mobile phone you can make calls and text and listen to MP3 and that is just a few of the things that are packed into this tiny little device. Price: €109.99 How about making up a hamper with all his favourite goodies e.g. could include cheese, cold meats, chutneys, his favourite bottle of wine etc. The kids could help you decorate the basket, and create little labels for each item.
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Airmid Natural Irish Handmade Gift Set
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A Kindle or an e-reader
This Airmid Natural Men’s Gift is a real treat for sensitive skin. Set contains natural handmade shaving soap, wooden shaving brush with natural bristles, natural handmade soap, and wooden soap dish. According to Airmid “Once you try a real soap to shave with, you’ll never use a commercial shaving cream again!”. Price: €30. is a great present. The new Kindle Paperwhite is the ultimate e-reader, with a new higher-contrast display, the next generation built-in light, a longer battery life and the latest touchscreen technology. Price: £109.00. 3G version also available, price £169.00. Or if they already have a Kindle, what about a voucher for some guilt-free book buying or a new cover? Gonedigging.ie sell personalised E-reader covers that fit Kindle, Nook and Kindle Fire, from 31.99.
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Personalised Apron
If the man in your life enjoys cooking, or perhaps to go with a set of cookery lessons, how about a fun present of a personalised apron ? This Don’t Mess with The Chef, from gonedigging.ie , can be personalised with their name and at €14.99, won’t break the bank!
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DVD Box Sets
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iPhone Cover
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Personalised “Why My Daddy is Brilliant” Book
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Magazine Subscription
They might be stereotypical presents for Dads, but DVD boxsets make a great gift. Some recommended titles worth considering: * The Wire * The Shield * Breaking Bad * Mad Men * The Sopranos * Band Of Brothers * The Killing * Fr. Ted For the GAA Fan, an iPhone 4/4s cover in their county colours could be the perfect present. Retrogaa have a selection of county colours available, including Dublin, Mayo, Donegal, Meath, Kildare, for just €20. Alternatively, you could personalise the cover with a slogan/ image/photo for €26 .
This charming bespoke book from notonthehighstreet.com, beautifully illustrated with space to draw in, is a wonderful way to show love for dads and daddies. From favourite hobbies to why they make them smile, the book has been especially written for children to say why they love the ‘superhero’ in their life. It even features blank frames for them to draw their own illustrations in or stick their favourite photographs in! Price: €20.03 A pressie that will last the entire year around - have their favourite magazine delivered to their door for the year.
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Winter Cycling Gloves
If Dad likes to cycle, then a pair of SealSkinz Winter Cycling gloves from Evans Cycles, would make the perfect present. They come with silicon finger end grips and are water repellent. Price: £39.99.
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Airmid Natural Irish Handmade Soap
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Airmid have a range of gift sets that would be perfect for Mum. Think any Mum would love the Lotion Cube & Bath Melt Lavender, Lemon & Teatree Moisturiser, which is keenly priced at €18, or the larger Lavender, Teatree Lemon Set which includes handmade soap, solid lotion cube, luxurious bath melt, and wooden soap dish. Price €30.
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Compact Organiser – Dill in a Pikle
We’ve all found ourselves in a pickle at times - the moments you never expect and are not prepared for! A spill on your shirt, a missing button, an unsightly chin hair, a torn finger nail, or lunch stuck in your teeth! Mothers have additional challenges ranging from nose bleeds to skinned knees. The “In A Pikle” bag, from Secret Fashion Fixes is a compact organiser for essential convenience items needed for the daily emergencies of life. Price: €39.99
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Personalised Apron
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Personalised Case for iPhone
A personalised ‘Kitchen Queen’ apron from gonedigging.ie , would add a touch of sparkle to any Mum’s kitchen life! The lightweight cotton cooking aprons are available in two stylish designs – one featuring the words ‘Kitchen Queen’, the other ‘Domestic Goddess’, and both come with some diamante sparkle! Price: €19.99 A Pickle Pie personalised iPhone case (suitable for the iPhone4, 4S and the iPhone 5), from notonthehighstreet.com, makes the perfect gift. Not only will their phone look gorgeous, it will make them smile every time they see it. It is the perfect way to brighten up not just your phone but your day. Price: €31.40
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DVD Box Set
DVD Boxsets make a great present for the busy Mums who never find the time to keep up with their favourite television programmes. Here are recommendations from the Mums on the Mykidstime Team: * Downton Abbey * Pride And Prejudice (BBC version with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy) * North & South * Modern Family * The Good Wife
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A Special Scarf
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Theatre or Concert Tickets
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A Kindle
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Cookery Course
Add a splash of colour to your Mum’s wardrobe with this gorgeous Printed Scarf from Boden. This scarf is the perfect length, drapes really well and offer good value. Comes in a variety of patterns and would be perfect for any season! Price: £19.00. There is always a concert or show on that your Mum would like to see and you can sometimes get special offers when you buy in advance. The Bord Gais Energy website or Ticketmaster has the list of upcoming concerts for 2014. A Kindle or an e-reader is a great present. The new Kindle Paperwhite is the ultimate e-reader, with a new higher-contrast display, the next generation built-in light, a longer battery life and the latest touchscreen technology. Price: £109.00. 3G version also available, priced £169.00. Or if they already have a Kindle, what about a voucher for some guilt-free book buying or a new cover? Gonedigging. ie sell personalised E-reader covers that fit Kindle, Nook and Kindle Fire, from €31.99. Obviously your mother doesn’t need to learn how to cook but maybe she’d like to know how to do something special like a Thai or Italian. Ballyknocken Cookery School has regular and varied cookery classes that may whet her appetite! For an extra special treat, why not add on the overnight accommodation to make a shortbreak.
A Cosy Pyjama Top
Mum wouldn’t love 10 What this cosy Funnel Neck fleece pyjama top from Marks & Spencer Ireland ? Soft and cuddly and perfect for snuggling up on the couch in style! Available in 2 colours. Price: €25.00
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Some Funky Tights
Slugs & Snails tights are more than just tights. Their designs are especially for boys so they don’t stop at the knee, which means that they can be worn with or without trousers. We love this High Flyer pair costing €12.99 and there’s a variety of other patterns available on their shop www.slugsandsnails.ie/shop Each pair comes with their unique Slugs & Snails© leaf logo and anti-slip soles to give grip to busy little feet, when they get moving! Available from birth to 4 years. And all the Slugs & Snails tights come packed into Slugs & Snails groovy boxes, which makes them perfect for gifts.
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Hanging Mobile
Little Citizens Boutique has no shortage of presents for Baby, but we particularly loved this Hanging Mobile from Djeco. Flat packed for easy gifting-- this envelope opens into an enchanting hanging mobile. A little deer hangs at the center, along with pompoms, ribbons and forest mushrooms. Price: €22.46. They also have a lovely colourful set of stackable cubes which would make a perfect baby gift costing €18.91.
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Personalised Baby Gift
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Tree / Plant that Grows with the Baby
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Superhands Baby Sign Book
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Cute Hat & Gloves
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New Baby Shoes
BumbleBee Creations have lots of personalised baby presents, but we loved these Personalised Height Charts. They have openings for photographs too, and available in blue or pink. Price: €16.99 Lots of trees and plants have meanings associated to them so when given as a present to a new born they can be extra special. Check out their special meanings here.
Why not give the gift of signing for Baby and parents ? This bright and colourful board book introduces parents and their little ones to the first forty signs they will need to communicate with each other. From food and drink to fun toy and animal signs, this book will get the parents of Ireland communicating with their infants before they can even talk! Price: €14.99 This patterned hat and mittens set from Boden costing £22.00 would make a lovely present for a baby this Christmas. There’s a choice of spots, stripes or appliqué, all in non-scratch yarn, and guaranteed to keep young heads and hands toasty warm. We adore these Penguin Soft Baby Shoes, from notonthehighstreet.com. They have non-slip suede soles, and on a “stay on” design that really works! 100% cotton linings mean warm in winter and cool in summer. With a free gift bag this footwear makes an ideal gift for new born babies, terrific toddlers, cruising children or cool kids. Price: €22.61.
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Vtech Sing and Splash Fish
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Personalised Babygro
Let’s splash around! The Sing and Splash Fish from Opening Minds is a fun bath toy with interactive features for water-play fun! Having a bath has never been so much fun! Priced : €14.99
A personalised babygro from Bumblebee Creations would be prefect for baby’s Christmas slumber! Choose from a selection of designs/logos or why not design your own. Price: €14.99
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Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Gift Set
Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Gift Set from BigGreenS10 This mile.com, is the ultimate care set. Normally €14.87, at time of writing reduced to €12.64.
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Wooden Fairytale Puzzles
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Handy Manny Set
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Paint Your own Breakfast Set for Santa
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Personalised Book
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Maths Mice
This wonderful jigsaw box from little citizens boutique, contains three wooden fairytale puzzles: Goldilocks, Snow White and Hansel & Gretel. Great puzzle for beginners, recommended for 3 year olds and up. Price: €18.85
Kids Swinger
The place for cool kids: The bright red Kid’s Swinger, from Adam & Friends is the ultimate favourite place to dream and read books. Manufactured using robust, weatherproof and UV-resistant rucksack material, it would be the perfect addition to any play room. Price: €95.00
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Wow Toys
WOW Toys from MyToysDirect.com are high quality, battery free developmental toys, and are guaranteed favourites with all pre-school children. Fun and bright designs such as Dudley Dump Truck, Police Place Pete, Penny’s Pooch n Ride and loads more. WOW Toys help develop idea & imagination, fine motor skills and social development. Suited for 1.5-5yrs, and hours of fun guaranteed. Prices range from €9.99 to €19.99 and come with a FREE mini figure while stocks last.
Fans of Disney’s Handy Manny, will love this set from PartyMad, with tabard and cap. Suited for 3-4yrs. Price: €12.99 This Paint Your Own Breakfast Set from Babybitznpartypieces.com contains a bowl, plate and mug, paints and a brush to let your child paint them as they wish. Price: €7.99. A personalised storybook is a lovely present. Gonedigging.ie have a good selection – we loved this “Letter to Santa” book, which can be personalised to feature the child’s name on every page. Available in hardback/softback, it’s sure to bring the spirit of Christmas to any child. Price: €13.99
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Fold & Go Castle and Dollhouse
The Fold & Go Wooden Castle from Opening Minds, is sure to please any little knights! It has a working drawbridge, dungeon, and a handle for portable adventures. Little girls might prefer the Wooden Dollhouse which as well as being portable, also opens for easy access. Price: €39.99
We love these cute Maths Mice from With Love and a Needle, which can help children with simple adding, subtraction and multiplication. Similar to an abacus, their tails have beads for counting. Available in boy/girl/ neutral fabric. Price: €8.00
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Sock Monkey
Little kids love soft toys. For something a little different, Shudiva Handpainted/ Handmade have a lovely selection of handmade sock monkeys, which would be perfect for young boys or girls.
Personalised Backpack
Creations have a great range of per10 Bumblebee sonalised gifts. These spacious quilted backpacks featuring a cute image, can be personalised with the name of your choice, and available in both boy and girl design. Price: â‚Ź24.00.
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Tile Art Necklace Kit
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Bunting for their Bedroom
ArtandCraft.ie have a lovely selection of creativity kits on their website. This Tile Art Necklace Kit allows your girl to design and make some trendy ceramic tile necklaces. Price: €18.85 How about some cute handmade bunting from Bui Crafts, for your girl to hang in their bedroom. All products can be personalised to your requirements, and some of the fabrics even glow in the dark!
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Joli Lapin
This Joli Lapin by Djeco, from little citizens boutique, is an adorable way to store your elastic, for that great childhood game – Elastics (also called Chinese Jump Rope). It’s one of those infinite games where you never get bored because there is always room for improvement. Price: €9.46.
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Bows for her hair
If your girl likes bows, then check out Uneek Bowtique, for something really different. All handmade by 13year old Kloda, she can customise to your requirements. She also customises high-tops, and adds some beautiful laces, so well worth stopping by her page.
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Magic Set
The Deluxe Magic Set from Adam & Friends would make a delightful present for any wannabe magicians! This fantastic set includes ten professional caliber, yet easy-to-master, tricks for beginners! Suited for 8+ years. Price: €33.95. For younger girls, the Discovery Magic Set is suited for 6+ years. Price: €15.95
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Glitter Studio
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Personalised Toy Storage Bag
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Fairy Door & Dust
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BoxSet of Enid Blyton Books
This cool art set by Galt, from Opening Minds has over 100 pieces to create sparkling artwork, including stencils, pens, paints, glitter, stickers and gems. Age 6+ Price: €19.99
Buddybags are a play mat and storage bag in one, ideal for the quick tidy up of toys around the house. They also have lots of other uses and can easily be hung up, meaning much less storage space than conventional storage systems. They also have a shoulder strap means they can easily be brought along on trips. Buddybags can also be personalised, making for a brilliant, yet practical gift. Price start from €24.99. Shudiva Handpainted/ Handmade have a lovely collection of unique handmade items, perfect for gifts. We loved these cute Fairy doors, and combined with the Fairy Wishing Jars, would make a beautiful unique present for the little girls who believes in fairies. End Blyton continues to be a favourite amongst kids, so why not give the gift of a boxset of Malory Towers which contains 6 of the series, costing €17.87. Perhaps they prefer mystery books? If so, this Famous Five Collection priced €7.45 containing the first 3 books would be a great start for their collection. Both available from Book Depository which offers free delivery worldwide.
Thinktangles
now and again, a game comes along which is 10 Every so utterly brilliant, it simply makes you shout ‘wow!’. Thinktangles falls into that category. The game consists of a series of challenges that require you to think at speed and race against your opponent(s) to locate images, words and letters in a constantly changing playing area. Available from The Happy Puzzle Company. Price: £14.99.
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Battleship, available from Opening Minds is the classic naval combat game that brings together competition, strategy, and excitement. In head-to-head battle, you search for the enemy’s fleet of ships and destroy them one by one. No ship is safe in this game of stealth and suspense. Suited for 7+ Years. Price: €19.99
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BuddyBags
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Marble Run
Play, Tidy, Go! Buddybags are a play mat and storage bag in one, ideal for the quick tidy up of toys around the house. They also have a shoulder strap means they can easily be brought along on trips. Buddybags can also be personalised, making for a brilliant, yet practical gift. Price start from €24.99. This Kubix Marble Run from little citizens boutique is a set of wooden building blocks that come together to form a marble “rollercoaster”! Packaged in a cute box with handles, this would make a lovely gift. Price: €49.65
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Make your own clock kit
This make your own clock kit from The Happy Puzzle Company is a clock-making kit with a difference! Both sides of the wind-up clock are transparent, meaning that the workings of the clock are completely visible. They will be able to see how the swinging pendulum causes the different cogs and springs to rotate, move, turn the hands of the clock and make the bell chime too - all in only 13 steps! Price £14.99.
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Magic Set
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GAA Pyjamas
The Deluxe Magic Set from Adam & Friends would make a delightful present for any wannabe magicians! This fantastic set includes ten professional caliber, yet easy-to-master, tricks for beginners! Suited for 8+ years. Price: €33.95. For younger boys, the Discovery Magic Set is suited for 6+ years. Price: €15.95 After another great summer of GAA, perhaps your little boy would like these county colour pyjamas from retrogaa. How about a set of Clare pyjamas, to celebrate the 2013 hurling champions. Price: €19.99
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Roald Dahl’s Scrumdidlyumptious Story Collection
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Personalised Football Money Box
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Lego
Six Roald Dahl favourites come together in this very special box set: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator”, “Danny the Champion of the World”, “George’s Marvellous Medicine”, “The BFG” and “The Twits”. Complete with fun and fascinating extra material offering a sneak peek into the wonderful world of Dahl, this is a collection to treasure forever. From the Book Depository. Price: €17.83, with free delivery worldwide.
From gonedigging.ie, this personalised football money box is perfect for any budding football fans or players. Add child’s name, date of birth, and their team, and colours. Price €25.99. You can never go far wrong with Lego as gift. Year after year, boys and girls everywhere love making and playing with Lego. Opening Minds have a good selection online.
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Space Adventures Room Sticker
Transform a boy’s room with these 69 Walltastic Space Adventure Stickers from kidswallstickers.ie. Let them get ready for a galactic mission and experience the thrill and adventure of being an astronaut. Simply peel and stick to any smooth surface, including walls, doors and furniture. They are also removable and repositionable. Priced : €35
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Beanbag
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Scratch Off World Map
Made in Waterford, ChillBags Beanbags, come in a variety of colours, and would make a great addition to any teenager’s bedroom. The Scratch Map from notonthehighstreet.com, is an uber massive wall map of the world, featuring a gold foil top layer.The result is a totally unique and personalised world map, as you scatch off the places you have visited! The Scratch Map also includes facts about certain countries and cities. Price: €22.61
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Hottest Tickets in Town
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Music
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Phone Cover
Teenagers will always have a favourite group or artist that they would love to see in concert. Or for the sports enthusiast there is no shortage of events to choose from. Find out what’s on and when on Ticketmaster.ie What teenager doesn’t like music? Check out the charts and get some of the top albums. Unsure of who they are ‘in’ to? Take the easier option and get an iTunes voucher! Most teenagers will appreciate a new phone cover. GSMSolutions have a good range of reasonably priced covers for iPhone 4/4S, iPhone 5, and Samsung. We liked this Breaking Bad iPhone cover, which could be a good hit with a teenager who has followed the series.
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Skateboard Helmet
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Phone Credit
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Customisable Duvet Cover
If your teenager likes to skate/skateboard/scoot, then this Plain Lazy Skate Helmet is ideal. Featuring the Plain Lazy Since Birth logo, its designed for skateboarding, scootering or inline skating. It has extended rear coverage to protect against backward falls. Plain Lazy also stock a good range of skateboards. Price £20.00.
Ever tried to keep a teen in phone credit?!! Every teen will appreciate some phone credit for Christmas and Mum & Dad will appreciate not having to top up for a while! We’re loving this Doodle Duvet cover from notonthehighstreet.com. Doodle duvet cover is printed to look like a giant piece of file paper, and comes complete with its own pack of 10 wash-out doodle colour pens so that your teenager can make it individual, endlessly! Wash the duvet cover for a totally fresh start all over again! Price: €56.52
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Speakers
The Jam Wireless Portable Speaker, is a powerful speaker delivering 360-degree of clear sound. It connects wirelessly up to 10 metres away, and works with all Bluetooth-enabled devices: smart phones, tablets or 3.5 mm audio output. Smart and compact design, it comes in a variety of colours. We loved the red or the blue. Available from Amazon. Price: £25.00.
Driving Lessons
older teenagers driving lessons will always be 10 For needed and very useful too keeping people safer on the roads. Most driving schools will let you buy a set of lessons. Or what about arranging for another trusted relative to take your teen out for some driving practice (saves your sanity!).
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Personalised Seed Crate
Perfect for green-fingered friends relatives. These personalised seed crates from gonedigging.ie, include three packs of seeds, three markers, three flower pots, some compost for the flower pots and the growing instructions. There’s a choice of seed packages available, and the crate itself can be personalised. Price: €41.99
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Wine Hamper
This type of present is always appreciated, especially by wine connoisseurs, and there are lots of websites and different wines and prices to choose from.
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Golf Lessons or new Golf Equipment
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Hands-Free Car Kit
For the golfer in the family the golf gift list is never ending including novelty golf balls, golf bag, lessons, clubs, practice gadgets etc etc. A hands-free car-kit is a great present for Uncle or Grandad, ensuring safe driving. This Bluetooth Hands-Free Visor Car kit from GSM Solutions is easy to setup and can pair 2 devices simultaneously. Can be attached to your visor for easy access. Price: €29.99
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Home Brew Kit
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Magazine Subscription
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Wireless Internet Radio
Is Grandad or Uncle a bit of a beer connoisseur? This Coppers Microbrew Starter Kit has everything needed (except a can-opener) to brew beer. It comes in a box that fits easily into the kitchen cupboard, with a detailed instructional booklet and accompanying video, ensuring that even the most novice brewer can be confident of getting it right, first time. Price: €89.95 Uncle or Grandad will love a present of a year’s subscription to their favourite magazine, perhaps Goft Digest or a gardening or car magazine. Featuring both wireless internet and FM receiver, wireless internet radios receive broadcasts from both traditional and web radio, giving you great sound and thousands of stations to choose from. We liked this Pure One-Flow Portable Music Streaming system, which as well as being an internet radio, allows you to stream music, and has a connection for iPod/ MP3. Price: £94.62 from Amazon
DVD Selection of Old Movies
not put together a mini collection of old classic 10 Why movies or pick an actor from the past and get the
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Tickets for Favourite Comedian
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Personalised Silver Bookmark
There are lots of comedians touring in Ireland throughout the year so it’s easy to get a ticket for his favourite which may be Dara O’Briain, Tommy Tiernan, Des Bishop and many more. If your buying for an avid reader, this beautifully personalised handmade sterling silver bookmark, from notonthehighstreet.com, has been specially designed to be functional yet lightweight enough to keep your place in a book without marking pages. Maximum characters 35. Price: €48.99
collection for them? e.g. Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart. Or you could go for a selection of great Westerns. Here are 50 Best Classic Films and The Greatest 100 Movies of All Time lists to help you choose.
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Handmade Soap Set
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Glasses Holder
The Airmid Natural Irish Handmade Gardener’s Gift Set is a must for all gardeners. It contains a hand soap, foot soap, locally produced soap dish and mini nailbrush. Made with invigorating peppermint, blended with eucalyptus, lemongrass and fresh healing tea-tree! A treat for hands and feet. Price: €18 Karen Jay Designs have a lovely range of handmade jewellery items, but we loved the L’Hoop, a clever unique glasses holder, for when the glasses are not in use. The L’Hoop mixes fashion with functionality, such that the chain/necklace looks good with our without glasses! Gift box with every purchase.
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Handknit Scarf
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Personalised Photo Calendar
A handmade wool scarf makes a lovely present, particularly at Christmas. We liked this Grace Handknitted Dusty Pink Infinity Scarf from Cari Designs. Made with cashmere and merino wool, this would be super soft and cosy. Price: €25.00. The “All Year Round” gift !! Create your own custom personalised calendar, using your favourite photos, perhaps ones of the grandchildren, or family shots. Pixmania have a good range of sizes and types available. A4 wall calendar starts at €15.95
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Cookery Course with Celebrity Chef
Most ladies (young and old!) would appreciate a cookery class, especially with a celebrity chef, for example The Tannery Cookery School, Dungarvan with Paul Flynn. You could even add on overnight accommodation in the Tannery Townhouse for an extra special treat.
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Digital Photo Frame
A Digital Photo Frame is a lovely way to save and see photos without needing to get them printed. Rather than having one in a frame you will have several rotating. It’s a perfect present for those with lots of photos saved up, or for grandparents to see changing photos of their family. The Sigmatek 8in Digital Frame from Pixmania Ireland, has an 8inch LCD Screen, 800x600 resolution, and handles lots of different formats of pictures. Price: €47.90
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Theatre Tickets (& dinner!)
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Personalised Tea Cosy
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Personalised Glasses Case
What about the gift of dinner & a show? Your local Theatre always has a varied programme of events throughout the year, from comedy, to drama, music and much more. Failing that, you could always get tickets for one of the bigger shows that take place in the city.
The ultimate gift for tea lovers, this personalised tea cosy from gonedigging.ie will look stylish in any kitchen and will keep teapots warm at the table! You can personalise it with any name and it’s a modern and attractive take on the trusty tea cosy. Price: €31.99 A unique and quirky personalised case to keep their glasses safe! We love these personalised glasses cases from notonthehighstreet.com, which feature a bold spectacle design and are personalised using a freehand machine embroidery technique. Price: €22.61
Magazine Subscription
year’s subscription for their favourite magazine, 10 Amakes a lovely present.
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Some home baking
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Personalised Sweet Treats
Give a really sweet last day’s coffee break by helping your child bake some scrumptious cup cakes. For that extra special touch how about adding the teacher’s name and a thank you, it won’t cost much but it will go down a treat! We have lots of great recipe ideas. Most teachers are delighted to receive a home made card or drawing or something they have made themselves. Encourage your child to take their time to make it as special as they can and to write a thank you message to their teacher. We loved these Make Your Own Wooden Christmas Decoration set from BabyBitz ‘N’ Partypieces, and at €2.99 are excellent value. How about a selection of sweets or treats but with a personal message written on them? Like our cupcake suggestion above, why not set aside some time one afternoon after school to make some special treats and ice or decorate them with the teacher’s initials? If you haven’t got the spare time, you can buy personalised treats on plenty of the online sweet stores, such as Marias Little Wrappers
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Offer Your Time
Why not offer to come in and share your expertise or talent with the class for the next school term? Teachers are always appreciative when parents can use their skills to help educate their pupils. You don’t have to be an artist or a computer whizz. Offer to come in and sit with kids during their reading hour or help with maths or start a chess club. (NB You do need to be garda-vetted so making this offer now will allow some time to arrange that and for the teacher to think through the schedule for the new term).
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A plant
Unlike a bunch of flowers which will only last a few days at the most, a lavender plant or a flowering dahlia are nice gifts that the teacher can continue to enjoy after school is out and maybe even plant out in their garden.
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Something book-ish
A well chosen selection of books for the class library will be much appreciated for next term. You don’t have to spend very much: a bundle of second-hand books tied up with a big bow is a thoughtful gift. Or what about a book token for them to enjoy some non-classroom reading over the Christmas holidays.
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A fruit basket
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Best Teacher Personalised Notebook
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Club together for a gift
Arrange for your local fruit and veg shop to make up a basket with a selection of fruit. Ask your child to draw a little card with some fruit on it and put a Happy Munching message on it. “They make them up to the price you can afford and it’s also a healthy option!” Teachers have to keep a lot of notes, so why not show your appreciation at the end of the term in the form of this blackboard-style personalised notebook from gonedigging.ie. This teacher notebook can be personalised with any Name in white chalk effect on the front cover and a Message to the inside message page. Price: From €10.99 It’s tricky to be able to find reasonable presents at a reasonable cost. So why not club together with a few other parents. With everyone putting a few euros in, you’ll have enough to buy a larger gift together. “A few of us are putting in a fiver each and getting a voucher for the local shopping centre. She can choose what she wants to buy”
Charity Gifts
Christmas time, charity gifts can be popular, for 10 Atexample Oxfam / Trocaire / Unicef / World Vision Ireland gifts. “The money I would have spent on a present for the teacher I used to buy gifts for the 2FM toy appeal”
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