Gift Giving
How to Find Secret Santa Gifts Everyone Wants
When I was a kid and beginning to buy presents on my own, it was easy to get gifts for my dad. He loved collecting old bottle openers, so I’d find them at local flea [read more]
Gift Ideas
Gift Exchanges
How to Figure out What to Buy for a Gift Exchange
I love giving people presents. When you pick the right present, it isn’t about buying. It isn’t about the person getting a “thing.” It’s about them being seen. Picking the right gift is a signal [read more]
Gift Giving
Gifts for Yoga Lovers to Add Namaste to Their Day
Spreading love through gift giving can do wonders to promote your good karma. Just ask an elf! Check out these elf-picked gifts for the yoga lovers in your life that both acknowledge their passion and [read more]
Gift Giving
7 Secret Santa Gifts Under $20 that Anyone will Love
Just about everyone who has run a Secret Santa has had a variation of this conversation: “Want to do a Secret Santa?” “Heck yes! I love those. Just… is there a, um… ” “Price limit?” [read more]
Gift Giving
Useful Gifts For College Students: Creating the Ultimate Care Package
While it might not be as exciting to focus on useful gifts for college students over entertaining ones, in the long run, your college student will thank you. After all, when college students are off [read more]
Birthdays
Rockin’ Ideas for How to Give Concert Tickets as a Gift
Updated 8/7/23 The first time I saw my favorite band in concert, I had to drive all the way to Canada. Arcade Fire was headlining the outdoor Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, meaning they weren’t [read more]
Gift Giving
The No-Wrap Gift Guide
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this week you’ve probably stocked up on more loot than a chipmunk with a hoarding complex. But if the idea of wrapping one more present has your packing peanuts in a jumble, you might want to consider these nifty no-wrap solutions! Elf Week rookies, these tips won’t help you much on the Wrapping Paper Relay, but they’re sure to save you a bundle of time and energy this holiday season…
1.) Let Pretty Packaging Pull Its Weight
Festively designed products not only look spiffy under the Spruce, they practically do the work for you when it comes to presentation. We love this adorable package of Pancake Mix from Chasing Fireflies, and these Scented Candle Tins from Voluspa. With not a stitch of Scotch Tape in sight, they’ll be the prettiest gifts ever to grace your tree skirt.