Gift ideas for aunts
Posted by Stacey | Posted in Aunt, Aunt Birthday Gifts, For Her | Posted on 25-02-2010
Tags: Aunt, For Her, gifts for business professionals, gifts for chefs, gifts for crafty types
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I’m very lucky to have a big family. My mother is one of four girls, so I’ve got a whole lot of aunts! That does make it quite tricky to buy birthday gifts though… each aunt is quite different from the others and you have to find the perfect gift without ‘upstaging’ any other gifts you’ve bought the rest.
It probably doesn’t help that their birthdays are all within two weeks of each other!
In previous years the whole family got together and cooked dinner on one night to celebrate all four birthdays… but seeing as this is the year of Gift Revolution, I’m going to spoil each and every one of them without breaking the bank (or breaking a sweat!). I hope you find some of my suggestions useful for your own aunts!
For my arty aunt (the one who is a goddess in the art studio) I’m going to get a glass-fusing course. She has a lot of beautiful glass art around her home and I know she’ll appreciate the opportunity to learn how to make it herself. She’s also very keen on mosaic art and this course teaches you the basics of glass cutting (and you can make stunning glass pieces and tiles too) so it’ll be very very useful for her favourite hobby. You also get to make a glass object to take home, making it the perfect gift idea for someone who loves beautiful things!
For my business-professional art I’m going to get her something that’ll break her daily routine a bit. She spends 90% of her time in her office where she runs she her own business and she has very little time to look after herself! I’m going to treat her to a massage at a top urban spa that offers peace and tranquillity in the heart of the city. This is such a clever idea for busy people that don’t have much time to get to a spa retreat or luxury country club – just pop out of the office for an hour and a half during lunch time to get a little bit of pampering!
And finally, my aunt who is a whizz in the kitchen when it comes to gourmet meals and delicious nibbles. She’s a professional chef so she spends her days cooking main meals and serving up soups. I thought I’d show her what the sweet side of her kitchen is like by treating her to a fun-filled cupcake class! This one is all about the fun so she’ll be able to relax and enjoy herself in her favourite ‘me’ space. Have a look at this video to see what I’m talking about:
