Personalised Gift Ideas for a Truly Special Christmas

Personalising Christmas gifts by adding names, dates or photos can make them truly special and show that you have put a lot of thought into your gift. These top 10 personalised gift ideas for Christmas should give you inspiration whether you’re buying for children, parents or grandparents.

1. Christmas Decorations

Christmas decorations can easily be personalised to make something that will be used year after year. Christmas baubles for the tree, stockings to hang by the fire, and reindeer or snowman figurines can all be great personalised gift ideas when the recipient’s name is added.

2. Christmas Cookies

Nothing is more thoughtful than homemade Christmas cookies. Choose a Christmas cookie flavor such as cinnamon or ginger and ice your cookies with the names of your friends and family members. Place the cookies is a clear bag tied with a red ribbon for a beautiful effect.

3. Children’s Books

There are plenty of personalised gift ideas for children, but personalised books are perhaps the most exciting. You can have a child’s favorite story printed with their name substituted for the main character. You can even have the appearance of the character changed to resemble the child. Imagine a child’s joy when they find themselves at the centre of their favorite story.

4. Traditional Toys

Traditional wooden children’s toys can easily be personalised by painting or carving a name and a date onto them. A wonderful example would be to have “Charlie’s First Christmas 2010” painted onto a small wooden rocking horse. What a beautiful addition to the nursery.

5. Printed Posters

For older children and teenagers, personalised gift ideas can be harder to find. One great option is to have a personalised poster printed with their photo or name incorporated into an image from their favorite movie or TV series.

6. Stationery

Christmas is a great time to give calendars, diaries, and notebooks to prepare your friends and relatives for the New Year. Choosing the right style cover and personalising stationery with the recipient’s name or initials will show you have put a lot of thought into what may otherwise be seen as an unoriginal gift.

7. Glassware

Whether you choose festive champagne flutes, brandy glasses, tumblers or a beautiful decanter, personalised glassware will always be welcome and well used around the Christmas period. For a cozier alternative, look for large novelty coffee mugs painted with names or printed with photos.

8. Wine Bottles

Personalised gift ideas relating to wine include engraved bottle openers and painted bottle stoppers. However, the most effective gift might be a bottle of wine with a personalised label than includes names and dates. Try to find a wine that is significant to the recipient, perhaps a variety from a country they have visited.

9. Photo Frames

Photo frames are ideal Christmas gifts and as well as including a significant photo, you can personalise the frame design itself to include a name and date. You can even make up an entire frame out of photographs to give a montage effect around a central picture.

10. Jewelry

If you are buying a piece of jewelry for someone special this Christmas, you might want to consider personalising it by having your names and the date engraved on it. On a larger item such as the back of a watch or a locket you might be able to have a short message engraved, but on a ring a name and date will probably be enough.

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