Parenting Pointers: Customizable Gifts for Any Occasion

If you are looking to give a gift that will really make an impact on the recipient, you should find something that will be not only personal but customizable. Customizing a gift shows that you really put some thought into it and planned ahead to make the recipient feel special. Below are some ideas for gifts that will make a big splash at any time of year.

Personalize Your Gift

A very common and often appreciated way to customize any gift is to personalize it by including engraving or embossing a name or initials. For example, monogrammed towels are a great gift that anyone can use in their home. Engraving a picture frame and including a personal photograph is another great way to make a gift a custom surprise. Consider a key chain, wine glasses, beer mugs, coffee mugs or a door mat that is personalized with the recipient's name or initials.

If your recipient is a colleague, consider a personalized writing pen or paperweight for their office. Everyone could use a new set of personalized stationery on which to write letters or thank-you notes. Whether you are giving a gift to a host or hostess, birthday boy or girl or just want to say a simple thank you to a friend, make it personal with their very own name. Everyone likes to see their name in lights!

Gift Baskets

Gift baskets are a great customizable gift. You can either make your own or do some online shopping to fine pre-made, high-end, unique gift baskets. If you’re creating your own, you could include the recipient’s favorite food or drink, along with some things that they like such as books by their favorite author, magazines that they enjoy or gifts that have a theme or hobby in common.

If you are looking for a pre-made option, look online to find lots of unique themes such wine or beer lovers' baskets, baskets for the do-it-yourself handy man or woman or a basket filled with items that could help warm a newly purchased home. Think about including the recipient’s favorite flowers in the basket or items of their favorite color. Gift baskets come in all shapes, sizes and price ranges and can show that a lot of thought went into the gift.

Experiential Gifts

Gifts do not all have to be tangible, concrete items. Some of the best gifts may be an experience that is one of a kind, such as a getaway to a nice resort or a fun city, a spa treatment or a zip line through the jungle or woods. Consider a road trip getaway to a favorite city. Depending on the preference of the recipient, an experience unlike any other in their life could be the best customizable gift they could ever receive! Think about what your recipient enjoys and look for a gift that will create memories they will always remember.

As you can see, there are many ways to make your gift stand out from all the others that the recipient receives. Making it personal or customizing a gift can go a long way toward making it the star of the show! Happy shopping!

This article was provided by Samantha Greenbaum, creative outdoorsy mother of two. If you’re like Samantha and love going that extra mile to give that unique, personalized gift, check out custom bobbleheads.