New Year is one of the most beloved holidays of several generations and it’s hard even to imagine a person who would not celebrate it. For most people, the New Year has a strong association with gifts, so forgetting about such an important element of the celebration is unacceptable. At the same time, you always want to give something worthwhile that at the same time would not be too banal or stupid.
So that none of our readers puzzled in vain, we will consider the most popular and appropriate gifts for all the main categories of close people.
Choosing gifts for children
If for adults this holiday can still somehow do without gifts, then for children the New Year without presents is a complete failure and disappointment. Kids sincerely expect cool and cool gifts mainly from parents and other next of kin. Consider the various options for what you can put the baby under the tree.
- Toys can be a good solution for children.who have not yet outgrown the lower grades of the school, but such a recommendation is too general. First of all, for one of the two main holidays (the second is the birthday), you should not choose too modest decisions, otherwise they will be associated with an everyday gift from parents.
In addition, the chosen toy should correspond not only to the hobbies of the child, but also to his age.
- Gadgets and various accessories for them are popular gifts for any modern person, and even for the baby they often become an indicator of his “coolness”.If the child is very small, it is worth consulting with parents whether to distract the child from school new smartphone or tablet, but here’s a cute and beautiful case on the unit, which has already been purchased, you can always give.
- Impression - One of the best gifts for a person, especially if it is a child who is a priori impressive. At the same time, you need to remember that the New Year is a banal holiday, here it is necessary to have a small but real miracle, because, say, a good solution favorite concert ticket, especially if the person being gifted is already a teenager.
You can also beat something that the child really likes: for example, someone who likes to splash in the water can be given a subscription to the pool.
- Clothes and accessories are usually considered objects from the stop list for children, but there are two categories of minors to which this statement does not apply: fashion girls and teenagers of any gender. If the item is truly stylish, the child will quickly appreciate the fact that his environment considered the new image “cool”. Gloves, a bracelet and even a backpack (with the right print) will be received with a bang.
- Childhood is a continuous movement. If adults usually need a reason to go in for sports, then children just do it every day in huge quantities, without even thinking about it. Of course, it is more interesting to maintain yourself in physical form if sports exercises are clothed in some kind of game form, therefore goods for football, basketball, volleyball or hockey will be very helpful. With no less enthusiasm, personal transport will be accepted: a bicycle, a scooter, a skateboard or rollers.
Sometimes a good option is to install the Swedish wall directly in the nursery - the shell can be additionally equipped with swings or horizontal bars.
- As with sports, children rarely think about the role of creativity in their lives - they simply create if there is such a desire, but it is usually present. At the same time, a certain set for drawing or modeling is quite small for the New Year, so you should pay attention to large creator's Kitissued today for children of any age. With their help, you can try yourself even in an unusual role, for example, the manufacturer of soap.
- If we are talking about a girl, cosmetics can be a good gift for her. Contrary to popular belief, this gift will fit at any age, you just need to choose the right variety. Babies who want to look like a mother should give special children's cosmetics, which are not so good at holding, but completely harmless. A girl in a playful way learns the basics of makeup.
If we are talking about a teenager, then perhaps the time has come to give her real cosmetics for personal care.
- If the child is sociable and always surrounded by a lot of friends, for him the best gift will be something that can be used in a fun company. A popular option in recent years has become a trip to the quest room, where friends will have to turn into a real team to solve the problem. Alternatively, you can send all the kids to the movies.
Presentations for adults
That's where the space for choosing gifts is huge, so it is when choosing a presentation for the New Year for an adult. Sometimes such a person will be pleased that they, in general, have not been forgotten about him, and then even the most banal souvenir will seem like an sensible idea. In addition, in most cases, adults are not strictly attached to the New Year theme, you can give them anything - useful or long-desired.
For this reason, our list does not even remotely pretend to present all possible options, we only offer some popular, but not the most hackneyed solutions.
- Plaid with sleeves, decorated with, for example, deer - A chic, practical New Year theme gift that suits a person of any age and gender.This is a very convenient thing for those who like to bask under a blanket and are very upset that their hands are often outside - here the blanket is with you everywhere, and not just in bed, and your hands are protected from the cold. With such an accessory it’s convenient and warm to play on the tablet, at least knit socks.
- Animal style hat - A great gift for girls who love animals. In winter, such an accessory is useful in any case, but there is no contradiction in such a gift - although it looks like fur, in fact, the material here is artificial. This present looks very nice - usually it is also equipped with characteristic ears.
- Typical New Year print kitchen aprons - Another solution for all ages. Such a gift is good because it is inexpensive, but it creates the appropriate mood, and is useful in the household. Depending on the gender of the person to whom such a gift is presented, Santa Claus or his faithful girlfriend Snegurochka may be depicted on the product.
At the same time, women should be given such things with some caution - the apron should neither “send to the kitchen” nor look vulgar, since there are models of such a plan.
- Snow blaster - A technological solution for those who are ready to fall into childhood again, only with a serious, adult approach. Similar device allows you to automatically sculpt snowballs perfectly round in shape and run them by analogy with an ordinary school slingshot. In everyday life, such a thing, of course, will not be useful, but if there are at least two other like-minded people with the same “weapon”, there will be no more effective way to organize the New Year mood.
- Gift parcel or basket - This is an interesting symbolic gift for those who have long since lost the habit of miracles. Instead of giving gifts in a banal way, such a present can really be received by mail from a person who decided to surprise you. There, most likely, there will be nothing really expensive, the emphasis is usually on various food products, but they are made in the best traditions of the past - all natural and without flashy brown paper.
Of course, such a set is sold ready-made, but the recipient will probably get the impression that he returned in time at least half a century and received a real parcel from somewhere far away - this is the miracle everyone is waiting for.
- Down slippers - Another inexpensive gift option, which, in spite of everything, is in stable demand. It is no secret that warm air rises to the ceiling, and cold air drops, it is also well known that it is enough to cool the legs to catch the whole body. Down-slippers are not only very soft, but also incredibly warm, they are once and forever solve the problem of socks - at home they simply will not be needed. Of course, all year round you don’t like such slippers, but in their design literally everything says that they were created just for winter.
Interesting ideas for friends
Honestly, good friends are obliged to know what a friend is dreaming about - it definitely slipped into the conversation at least once, and this will be the perfect gift, because what could be better than fulfilling a dream?
Giving a friend the gift that he wanted, you will once again show that friendship is no coincidence: at least you know how to hear a friend and are ready to take certain steps to make the loved one happy.
Another thing is that it is not always so simple. Often, adults, accomplished people as a whole already have everything that others could give them, and the only thing that is missing is that it has not yet appeared, because it costs a very impressive amount or, in general, is not measured by financial categories. Naturally, to leave a friend without a gift in such a situation would be completely stupid, therefore consider pleasant solutions with a meaning that will help you get out of the situation.
- Tea or coffee they often give it to colleagues, spending a small amount on such a present, but your friend could turn out to be a real connoisseur of the drink, and you could find something very rare and expensive for him. It is possible that the person who presents is not only able to afford such a gift, but even tried what you give - it still does not change the essence, because you show the value of a person.
- Alcohol in a sense, very similar to tea or coffee, but it is usually given only to the stronger sex. You should not give such things if a friend is completely non-drinker or uses only on very large holidays, however, in all other cases, such a present will work, only Do not be too lazy to find a large store and choose something not the most typical there.
A small amount of strong drink will help someone relax after hard work or will be productively used during the next holiday.
- Tie - Another popular corporate gift option for men, but if your friend does not work in a company where he is gifted with them annually, such a present will come in handy. The essence of such a gift is to take care of the appearance of a loved one, but strangers meet him precisely by their clothes. If a suit or even just a shirt is not completely alien to the person being presented, handed a tie will help to impresswhether it’s a job interview, a business meeting or a date with a charming lady.
- Oil burner - A good gift choice for women who have everything. Women, as representatives of a more sensual sex, are very meticulous about all the details around them, including the atmosphere in the room. Various aromatic oils today are no longer a rarity in our country, they began to be used not only as components of various cosmetics, but also as incense. With aroma lamp you provide a gifted girlfriend with a good mood and pleasant relaxation.
- Tableware as a gift for the New Year seems too banal option, but in fact it all depends on how to approach this issue. No one forces you to opt for inexpensive and banal solutions - it is quite possible to give your friend an expensive and sophisticated service or set of dishes. Let them not be used everyday, but the hostess will no longer blush in front of the guests due to trivial plates. In addition, dishes are not always used as cutlery: You can give a commemorative plate from a distant country, which will be a wonderful souvenir.
- Cigarette case - A common gift for men, but for ladies, even if they smoke, such products are usually not released. In fact, such an accessory is not so necessary - most modern gentlemen do without it, but with it your friend will look like a true aristocrat.
- Headphones - A gift option that does not impose restrictions on the gender of the person being gifted, since everyone listens to music without exception. The beauty of this decision is that you don’t have to worry about whether a friend already has other headphones and if someone else will give him the same gift. Anyone who has experience with this accessory knows that headphones are usually not only eternal, but not even durable, because in any case, your present will not have to gather dust for too long.
- Flash drive - A solution for those who have not come up with anything better. Although computers today are used by everyone without exception, in recent years such a gift has greatly lost popularity - now almost any gadget is freely connected to the Internet, which means that there is no need for a portable physical storage medium. On the other hand, copies of important documents are still better stored on a USB flash drive, which you can always take with you and for a friend who is actively working with documents, such a gift will still not be superfluous - his "competitors", as in the case with headphones, will not last forever.
If you also chose a flash drive of a non-standard “appearance”, guided by the hobbies of a friend, then the gift becomes good on both sides at once - both the souvenir is beautiful and practicality does not fail.
List of universal things
There are gifts that are both logical, enjoyable and not tied to the role of man in your life - you can give them to anyone. Here, the space for fantasy is most widespread, therefore consider some of the most common examples of New Year’s presents.
- The picture You can give it at any time of the year, but it will add, for example, the depicted symbol of the coming year to the New Year's flavor. Moreover, if you do not pursue a purely New Year's design, the gift will remain an actual decoration of the interior for many years, and yet the cozy atmosphere is already a good gift.
- Ball for decision making everyone saw it in the cinema, but in reality it can be met very rarely. Of course, it is not very correct to trust your fate in probability theory, but some people are so indecisive that they are constantly tormented by doubts even in such matters as what to wear or what to choose for dinner. For them, such a gift can be very practical.
- Even a cover for documents can be a good gift, if you come to the choice of a presentation with a creative intent. Honestly, it is better to make such things yourself, but only if you are confident in your abilities. Scrapbooking cover, and even exploiting the favorite subject of the gifted one, he will surely like it.
- Coffee table or breakfast tray in bed - Indeed, not the most ordinary solutions, but this is a plus. Most people are not very happy about the need to wake up in the morning and even on a day off, when a person has already had enough sleep, you often do not want to get out of bed. Any accessory that adds comfort to the moment of awakening should be received with enthusiasm, especially if you find it in a nominal performance.
- Invitation of Santa Claus - A somewhat unusual option if this is a gift for a person over eight years old, however, in recent years such decisions have been practiced quite often. In the end, if such actors are invited to corporate events, then why does the idea of inviting them to a home holiday look bad? Such a decision will appeal to those who want a little miracle on New Year's Eve, but in fact, the situation can be beaten completely differently if his granddaughter comes instead of grandfather.
- A glass ball with a landscape installation and falling snow inside - a very popular souvenir that creates a New Year's mood in any situation. The beauty of this decision is that it is appropriate in any case - for relatives, and for colleagues, and for friends.
- A wallet is a simple but very practical gift.. With this present, you seem to be symbolically hinting that new levels of income should come along with the New Year, which is regularly mentioned in congratulatory toasts.
- Suitcase, backpack or comfortable bag for traveling. If the giftee does not apply to those who constantly sit at home, and often travel on business trips or travel, the practicality of such a decision is obvious. Of course, this is not the same as directly sending a loved one on a chic tour, but if he starts to pack himself, then thanks to you his fees will be a little easier - at least you won’t have to look for a bag.
What is not worth giving?
An unambiguous stop list of gifts for the New Year does not exist - theoretically, everything depends only on the preferences of a particular person, and he may suddenly be glad even that everyone else would consider it a completely unfortunate present.
For this reason, the most sensible advice is always to build on the situation.
However, gifts that are often unsuccessful can still be distinguished, which we will do. First of all, some miracle is awaited not only by children, but also by adults. If you are not too close with a person, you can don’t give him anything at all - often this is better than giving a trinket. Most likely, you don’t need a little thing handed over by you with the New Year’s symbols to the donor, but now he feels obliged to you, and if he didn’t prepare anything in return, this will put the person in an awkward situation.
Another unwanted gift is personal items of any type. Cosmetics, perfumes and underwear are undoubtedly useful things, but all of them are usually part of a certain image that a person has determined for himself and is unlikely to deviate from him. If we are not talking about the closest person whose characteristics you know by heart, the probability of guessing with a choice will be minimal. With linen, the problem also lies in the choice of size.
If it seems to you that the recipient of the gift would still be interested in such a presentation theme, just hand the certificate to the appropriate store - let the person choose what he likes for himself.
In a situation where you want to show your location to a person as a gift, don’t even think about putting off the presentation choice at the last moment. As practice shows, you can’t pick up a good gift in the hustle and bustle - when time is running out, the mind involuntarily seeks to solve the problem as quickly as possible and grabs the most primitive options. As a result, in a panic you will almost certainly opt for a stupid bauble, all the shortcomings of which have already been described above.
In addition, the person to whom you will hand it over will consider such a present a gesture of politeness, but he will understand that you did not try to be interested in his real hobbies.
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