Christmas Gift Ideas For Adults

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Buying gifts for adults is far harder than the kids I find, adults already have nearly everything they already need and if not they’ve gone out and purchased it themselves.

It’s a tricky one – you want to buy something special but then don’t want to break the bank at the same time, yes they may want the latest model phone or a new laptop/iPad but that’s way beyond most of our budgets at this time of year.

Here are a few ideas of gifts to suit all budgets, so where you are buying for your parents, partner or even siblings there should be something here to suit everyone.

Adonit Pro 3 Universal Stylus – Available from Amazon for £29.99

The Pro 3 has a new precision disc that not only creates a precise contact point with the screen but also has been engineered into one piece for added stability – no more blunders! The magnetic cap and clip to carry make it ideal for travelling as it can be protected in your bag. Ideal for business travel, students, designing and any other need. Pro 3 features a textured grip etched onto the barrel of the stylus to keep it where you want it whilst you make notes or drawings. Available to work with apps such as GoodNotes along with drawing/design apps, you will never need to put pen to paper again.

The Adonit Pro 3 is universal and works with most touchscreen devices. Available from Amazon in 4 colour choices: Pink, Black, Blue and Silver.

Brainwavz Hengja desk headphone hanger – available for £11.57 from www.brainwavzaudio.com

The Brainwavz Hengja is a practical headphone desk hanger that is suitable for large or small headphones of almost any weight. Its all metal construction allows the Hengja to be both sturdy and stylish, with no chances of it bending when even the heaviest of headphones are placed on it.

Built and designed as a strong, durable, reliable headphone accessory, the Brainwavz Hengja allows headphones to sit comfortably on its stand as its clamped to your desk, table or shelving unit.

The Hengja can be placed either horizontally (i.e. tabletop) or can be rotated to fit on vertical surfaces (i.e. table leg).

Elizabeth Shaw Chocolates

Available from most good retails in the chocolate aisles, these make great little stocking filler gifts or even gifts for teachers – with two children in school they have numerous teachers and teaching assistants over the course of a week.

I like to make up a little hamper of chocolates and sweets which they can all share – this way I don’t worry about accidentally forgetting someone, which has happened in previous years.

A monthly book subscription from uOpen

uOpen is the UK’s first subscription box marketplace – a website dedicated to showcasing the hundreds of brilliant boxes out there.

With something to suit everyone from beauty boxes to book subscriptions, kids crafts to alcohol subscription boxes. The website shows all the various boxes available meaning you can see them all in one place at the same time making selecting your favourite even easier. The above is this months “The bookishly classic of the month club” – A classic book each month for you to kick back and relax with, and what better way to relax than enjoying a book with a nice cuppa – each month contains a new classic book and a selection of tea bags. Priced at £16 per box.

Salted Caramel Vodka Crackers

Who doesn’t love a Christmas cracker?

But boy are the prizes inside just a little boring, even if you opt for the luxury versions.

These crackers from The Lakes Distillery are a lovely special treat for us adults, either for after Christmas dinner or even on Christmas Eve when we all do that last-minute rush wrapping job we swear we will never do again.

With a number of varieties available there is something for everyone (if you drink of course): The Lakes Gin, The Lakes Rhubarb and Rosehip Gin Cracker, The Lakes Sloe Gin Cracker, The Lakes salted caramel vodka cracker & The ONE whisky cracker.

The Really Nasty Horse Racing Game

Families can enjoy a ‘day at the races’ when playing this devious family board game. Just as in a real race meeting, players race their horses around the board to win at all costs. Be devious, bet your own horse or someone else’s but don’t tell anyone who you’ve bet on. For 2 to 6 players or teams and ages 12 to adult.

The object of the Really Nasty Horse Racing Game is to win the most money at the race meeting by getting your horse placed first, second or third in a race or by placing bets on winning horses. There is also a set of mischief cards to help you create havoc with the other horses and riders in the race.

Available to buy from: Debenhams, RRP £22

Spirits Subscription

I’m pretty sure most adults would be more than happy with a gift of a spirits subscription box, I certainly think of a few, myself included.

No matter what your favourite tipple is The Summerton Club has something for you. The Summerton Club is a premium spirits subscription box, sending out a fantastic aged bottle to its members every month.

The monthly subscription is £50 (you can cancel at any time), and you may think that is a tad steep however these are spirits you’ll find in your everyday supermarket. expertly curated selection of aged brandies (Armagnac, calvados, Cognac), rums (cachaça, rum, rhum, ron), whiskies (bourbon, whiskey, whisky) and more, from around the world. When signing up you can choose the frequency you’d like to receive your spirits. If you enter the discount code Emmy5 you can receive £5 off of a subscription (equivalent to 10% off the first month). Visit the website for more details www.summertonclub.com

Gourmet Chocolate Café Hamper

The perfect gift for chocolate and coffee lovers, this indulgent chocolate hamper is packed full of luxury chocolate goodies. The beautifully presented gold coloured hamper contains a pack of Palet Gourmands; handmade milk and dark chocolate buttons which are topped with fruit and nuts. These delicious treats contain raspberries, cranberries, blueberries, apricots as well as walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts. Also included in this gorgeous gift box is a 50g cube of whole coffee beans coated in thick, dark chocolate. And to complete the decadence and make your mug of coffee or hot chocolate complete you’ll also receive 12 Topitoffs – handmade discs of Belgian milk and dark chocolate to go on top of your favourite cup

Priced at £19.99 and available from Find me a Gift

Personalised Pillow and Canvas Print from CanvasChamp

There is nothing I love more than personalised gifts, especially if they have the children’s pictures on them.

CanvasChamp offers a wide of personalised gifts from canvas’, calendars, photo books, mugs and even photo cushions.

You are able to personalise with photos, colleges and even text of your choice and there is something to suit all budgets.

Making these personalised items on the website if very easy indeed – upload your image, check it looks as you wish and press order. Delivery is really quick too so you can still receive in time for that special Christmas gift.

Mary Poppins Umbrella

I’m not sure who was more excited by this delivery, Emmy or myself. It is actually supposed to be mine but as you can see she seems to have stolen it temporarily.

With the release of the brand new Mary Poppins movie imminent Paladone have released this amazing replica umbrella.

Full adults sized featuring the iconic parrot designed handle which is easy to grip for both children and adults alike. The umbrella itself is a lovely navy blue colour and features the classic Mary Poppins quote in white writing around the sides “Practically perfect in every way”.

Now the only question is – how do I steal it back from Emmy?

Personalised Fleece Blanket from Vistaprint – £54.50

I love giving personalised items as gifts, the whole process is just so much fun – from choosing the images I would like on them, designing the layout and wording to receiving the finished product.

There is something so special about personalised items for me, especially those which feature my children. Children grow far too fast so capturing those memories forever and looking back on them is just so lovely.

This personalised blanket from Vistaprint turned out far better than I hoped and making it up was just so easy.

It was just a case of choosing the size I wanted, there are 2 sizes available: 127cm x 152cm or 152cm x 203cm. You can choose for your blanket to be designed with the phots vertically or horizontally.

Add the photographs you want to add to your blanket, choosing a single photo or a collage of photographs. There are pre-selected layouts to help you or you could choose your own design – the choice is yours. Choose the background colour, add words, names etc until you are happy with your design.
I just love the finished effect, and delivery was super quick too.