Christmas Gift Guide 2015

With Christmas fast approaching it's time to think about what gifts to get loved ones. I tend to find with each year it gets harder and harder to find idea's, so with this in mind I've a few idea's below in my Christmas Gift Guide which may help inspire that all important gift buying.

Gifts for Him

Monogram Nautical Flask from Treat Republic. This flask costs £35 and can be personalised using 3 font types, making a great gift for him.
Stainless steel 4.5oz hip flask, with glass porthole. Personalise with the first initial of their name. Highly polished and hard wearing, perfect for all of those long fishing trips and days out in the cold.

Wicker Fly Fishing Creel Basket from The Basket Company. It costs £25 and will make the perfect gift for any fishing lover.
This fishing creel basket is handmade from high quality willow, has a brown faux leather clasp and adjustable canvas shoulder strap. SIZE: L 35cm x W 22cm x H 19cm. A traditional Wicker Fly Fishing Creel Basket ideal for the storage of all your fishing tackle.

Mens Clothing from Jockey. Starting from £14. Premium men's swimwear, lounge wear and underwear in top quality at affordable prices.
Jockey’s autumn/winter15 sports collection is available now, offering t-shirts, briefs, shorts and much more.

Gifts for Her

Personalised Gifts from Lukedrewthis. Printed from your child's drawings. Cushion costs £28.

Unique gifts for families and friends that are truly personalised, printed with their own child's drawings. The perfect gift for family and friends and the kids are so proud to see their artwork cherished.
All t-shirts are 100% organic, pre-shrunk ringspun cotton.
All bags (except canvas shopper) are 100% organic cotton.
Packaging is 100% degradable. I'm sure you'll agree these gifts would make great Christmas presents.

Oval Lidded Picnic Basket from The Basket Company. Costs £35. A lovely traditional style picnic basket. It is handmade from full buff willow. Choose from red or blue gingham lining or remove the lining if you prefer. These wicker baskets are ideal picnic baskets, sewing baskets, shopping baskets or simply as a nice decorative item in your home. Take a look for more wicker gifts.

Wild Dining Baby Deer Side Plate from IWOOT. £12.99.
This Wild Dining Baby Deer Ceramic Side Plate will ensure that meal times are never the same again. This quirky side plate features a baby deer as its centrepiece, sporting a scarf and accessories. A great gift for teenagers. IWOOT have lots of great Christmas gifts.

Gifts for Food Lovers

Tea from Teapigs. From £3.99 a box. These tea's would make a great stocking filler gift for tea lovers.

Or why not try teapigs spiced winter red tea? It's like Christmas in a cup! Caffeine-free rooibos tea with orange cloves and cinnamon. Think mulled wine, mistletoe, winter coats and rosy cheeks… You can drink it as a caffeine-free chai latte or add a drop of brandy to make a hot toddy.

Christmas Food Treats from Asda's Extra Special range. Various prices.
Treat him or her to that Extra Special sweet treat with truffles, chocolates, biscuits, panettone and more from the Asda range.

The Gourmet Chocolate Pizza Company Make your own Pizza Kit from IWOOT. £12.99 
The Make Your Own Pizza Kit is perfect for any chocoholic, as each bite fills your mouth with creamy chocolate-y goodness. Homemade is always best and you can get the kids involved too, and probably covered in chocolate for half the fun. You can create half and half pizzas, a dried fruit pizza or a sugar coated pizza for anyone with a sweet tooth, the possibilities are endless. Make someone a special gift or keep it for yourself just because you’re a lover of chocolate. After all, you’re never too old to enjoy chocolate.

Gifts for Kids - Create

Mini Baking Kit from BKD. Prices start from £9.99

Award winning children’s baking company offering fun, messy baking events across London. BKD launched a collection of kids baking kits which have started hitting the shelves of major retailers across the country. There are 8 designs - including a Christmas Gingerbread Biscuit Kit and Gingerbread Man Biscuit Kit ideal for Christmas presents or stocking filler gifts for budding mini Jamie Oliver's or Mary Berry's! 

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Frosty Fruit from Sambro's Taste 'n Fun. £19.99. A fun way to get children to eat more fruit.
Make delicious and healthy sorbets easily at home with Taste 'n Fun Frosty Fruit. You can create flavoured sorbets just by taking frozen fruit and extruding it through the machine. Mix up fruits to make great flavoured sorbets.

Kids Play

RC Illuminated Moon from Brainstorm. A great gift for budding astronomers. £24.99.
Bring the moon into your own room. The authentic moonscape shines moonlight just like the real moon. The remote controlled moon automatically scrolls through twelve illuminated lunar phases. Manual function allows you to set your own moon to look just like the moon outside. 

Marvel Avengers Super Pinball Table from Sambro. £19.99
Get ready for some high speed fun with this Marvel Avengers Super Pinball Table! This pinball table is completely portable so you can bring the fun with you wherever you go. It comes with lights and electronic sounds. Keep track of your scores with the automatic digital scoring. Hit the flippers, hit the bumpers and keep the ball in movement for as long as possible to attain the highest possible score. Hours of enjoyment!

PLYT  £24.67. PLYT is a competitive, fun, family, maths board game that is perfect for all ages from (4+) and abilities to play together. PLYT was developed a few years ago by two parents because they couldn’t find anything fun for maths they could all play together as a family without the best always winning or having to dumb down to the lowest level. PLYT is a perfect Christmas gift for the whole family - what could be better than giving someone a great family game which is also going to help them - everyone’s maths will also improve whilst having fun playing! 

I think you'll agree there are some fab gifts here and although I've categorised them some are obviously suitable for more than one gender/age group. I'm really looking forward to Christmas shopping this year and buying for my loved ones. Exciting times ahead!