Share your list but not for the kids!

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I have made my list for Aidan but have no idea on what to get anyone else! So I thought we could share lists on the adults we are buying for!?
 
Mum- possibly perfume
Mum birthday - nanny plaque, sweets and scarf

Dad- birthday and christmas - no idea

MIL - 'purse & sweets

Fil - shooting scene clock and sweets
FIL birthday - DVD box set, smelly set and sweets

Grandparents - smelly gifts sets
Nanny - scarf and sweets
Granda - Guinness and sweets

Hubby - bike, DVD, shirt and t shirt
Bro - possibly a canvas and sweets, if not voucher
SIL & BIL - possibly photo Callander, just wee token gift
 
Here's mine so far:

DH - aftershave, chromecast and ?

Dad - no idea, maybe a really nice bottle of whisky and some smellies
Dads partner- M+S giftcard and a scarf

Brother - mini stocking of man things
SIL - mini stocking of pretty things
(also giving B+SIL money as they haven't long got married and bought their first house)​

Mum- ?
Mums partner- ?

MIL - voucher for a massage
FIL - bought 2 bargain beatles collectible books

BIL - Cinema vooucher
Aunt - chocolates and smellies
 
Here's mine so far

OH: firetrap boots from sports direct, will also get something else

Mum: Yankee candle gift and maybe slippers or something else

Dad: having £20 to put towards a season ticket to the football

FIL: birthday is 2 days after Christmas so getting him a manchester united football top.

MIL: charm for bracelet and bottle of wine maybe

Sister: pair of slippers, chocolate and pic of Alex

BIL: lynx set and chocolate

SIL and partner: not sure

OH's grandparents: pic of Alex.
 
Mum- Boots Royal Jelly giftset, bottle of wine from LO

Dad- he always gets a family present, it's always his Birmingham City season ticket, his National Geographic subscription, and a book.

MIL- Not sure yet, I'm leaning towards gardening stuff, like some new gloves, maybe new tools, plus a bottle of vodka from LO.

FIL- He's got tickets to see the old rock band Thunder next year.

Nephews- Loads of sweets and chocolate for the older ones to share, Fireman Sam puzzles for the toddler, and Rockabye Baby CDs for the newborn.

BIL and wife- Some sort of spicy cooking set.

Sister and husband- wine, chocolates, and an offer to babysit!

Close friends- beers, chocolates, flash cards for their daughter

My best friend, who is LO's Godmother- Not sure yet, but my best idea so far is a gift voucher for her to have a manicure
 
I was going to do all hampers for the adults this year.

Nieces (15 and 22)

Travel size perfume
Shower gel
body lotion
body scrub
candle
chocs
nail varnish
bath balls
bath flower
face pack
small wine for 22 year old, maybe diet coke with name for 15 year old
hot chocolate spoons (plastic spoon with melted chocolate set on it with marshmallows stuck on)

MIL and SIL

Christmas yankee candle holder
candle
chocs
Maybe small wine each
Maybe a personalised item for MIL with the boys on

they are much harder to buy for as are fussy and also SIL has extremely sensitive skin so I'm not sure which kind of pampering products they can use.

Bil and nephew (19)

Bottle of beer
Bar of Choc
DVD
Short bread for BIL
Smellies
something funny if i spot anything

FIL

Personalised item with boys on
beer
dvd
chocolate brazil nuts

my Grandad

Mince pies
beer (or whatever he drinks, will have to check that with my mum)
personalised item with boys on
possibly one of those tall glass coffee mugs and small bottle of the spirit you need to make the irish coffee he likes.....

Mum

personalised item again
something paddington bear
candle
maybe candle holder
smellies
Mug with hot chocolate spoon.
snowball and chocs set I've seen in Tesco

Mums husband

mug matching mums
errrrrm.....liqueurs or beer
biscuits maybe. I don't really know what he likes.


if i see any tree decs with names/titles on that are a decent price I may add those in
and may get the boys to decorate something for the grandparents or do a calendar or something
 
Rio's dad - aftershave, Ralph Lauren lounge bottoms, new shirt for work, Elemis face cream, rl sock giftset, framed photo of him and rio, car valet giftcard

My mum - snow fairy shower gel, Liz Earle skincare set, hand knitted slipper socks, wall canvas for her lounge.

My dad - debenhams voucher and a bottle of port

Mil (well ex) - Yankee candle, molton brown hand cream, loccitane gift set

Fil - molton brown shower gel, rl jumper

Sil - Yankee candle, Kipling handbag

Sil husband - glenmorangie whisky

My aunt - 1881 perfume her favourite, dove giftset and gloves

Uncle - boring lynx, box of beers, money envelope

Nan - Elemis gift set, slippers and pyjamas, jam and marmalade set

Grandad - box of beers and a cardigan

17yo girl cousin - river island bag and purse
20yo male cousin - river island jeans and tshirt
Cousins girlfriend - river island purse and opi nail varnish x2
 
Mum- Radley Handbag (from me and my bro
Mum from kids - toastie Maker
Dad - breadmaker probably
Dad from kids- personalised Chopping Board
Dh- night away at a spa hotel with dinner and spa experience
Brothers ??
Mil - scarf, cath Kidson gift set and something else for bout a fiver
Sfil - jumper
mil from kids - personalised Cheeseboard
Fil and smil - food hamper and probably vouchers
Bil and sil - ???
Grandad - bottle of cointreau
aunt - food hamper
Cousin - pandora charm
friends - elemis gift sets and jewellery mostly.
 
OH £200 - Wii U & Mario Kart, Mario Brothers U and ??

Mum £25 - Slippers, Book, Weighted Hula Hoop, Photo mug & Photo of kids
Step Dad £15 - ??

Dad/Step Mum £40 - Hamper of some sort

Grandparents £30 - Family Photo & Frame and ??

Sis1 £25 - Socks, Knit Vintage book, Tea bag set and ??
BIL1 £15 - ??

Sis2 £25 - Socks, Book, Photo Mousemat & Soap & Glory set
BIL2 £15 - ??

Bro £25 - Book, Sock & Mug Combo, Guardians of the Galaxy DVD & Avengers Wash Combo.

MIL £25 - ??
FIL £25 - ??
BIL3 £25 - ??
OH's Nan £10 - Tin of biscuits
OH's Uncle £10 - ??
 
I bought my mum and step dad tickets to see madness in Birmingham before Christmas. So worth £100 I spent. They absolutely love them.

And I've bought OH some converse jogging bottoms

And so far that's it. I love buying presents but people are so hard to buy for!!! X
 
Here's mine

Mum - gift voucher for outfit, pj's, slippers, body shop body butter, yankee candle xmas one, calendar with pics of the boys, box of liqueur chocolates.

Step dad - gift voucher for next and will get a bottle of wine to open off boys

Sister - gift voucher for new look, 2 books, picture mug off boys and will get soap and glory set

Grandmother - calendar with pics of boys, bhs gift voucher and box of walnut whips.

Mil - Debenham gift voucher, calendar with pics of the boys, smelly set, Yankee candle Xmas set.

Mils bf - fat face gift voucher

Sil and bil - babies r us gift voucher (they r expecting) And slippers for sil

Sil and bil - restaurant gift voucher and slippers for sil

Ohs grandmother - smelly set and gift Voucher for m&s
most

Ohs grandmothers bf - some locally produced larger

Ohs aunt and uncle - smelly set each

Ohs cousin - £10 in money wallet

Ohs step sister - Yankee candle gift set, chocolates and a picture of her daughter and my kiddies in a nice frame.

Niece - tinker bell and pirate fairies set for Disney shop, frozen busy book, frozen purse and frozen chocolate

Friends kiddies there are any to buy for
1. Frozen jigsaw book
2. Dinosaur plush and book
3. Hetty cleaning Bucket
4 & 5 frozen watch
6. doc mcstuffins jigsaw book
and they will all have a selection box too.
 
sisters (age 14 and 12)
£10 in a card (this is what they prefer)
Movie hamper - popcorn bucket, bottle of coke with name on, cookie pizza, popcorn, xmas type sweets, a dvd, some pjs and cozy socks
and some beauty type gift set

my older sis and boyfriend-
movie hamper (same as above), would have included alcohol but she is pregnant.
might get them a little smellies gift set each

mam- no idea yet

nana- probs a photo calendar or something similar

nephew (2), Dino jeep set, will buy another toy to go with it, pjs, sweets
nephew (7), TMNT torch/room guard, Remote control lightning mcqueen and dusty, pjs, sweets
 
Here's my list -

Hubby - iron man belt, novelty slippers, new pj's, a book, camera for the car, football shirt, skin care set.

My mum - Downton abbey box set

My dad - no idea!

Sister (23) sing a long frozen dvd, slippers, book

Sister (19) make up brush set, food hamper for taking back to uni with her

Kids step grandad - lynx set and photo of the kids

Kids step grandad no 2 - picture of the 3 kids, homemade fudge

hubby's dad and step mum - picture of all 3 kids, homemade fudge.

My grandparents - a picture of the 5 of us in a nice frame

Close friends no 1 - Christmas cake, frozen mugs, frozen jewellery, frozen chocolate for their 2 girls.

close friends no 2 - table top pool set, nandos spice set. Photo frame, book, slippers.

Close friend no 3 - Costa lattes, syrup set, new look voucher

close friends no 4 - Christmas cake, frozen sets like no 1. For their girls.

I think that is everyone!

I have bought a lot of it already but have to wait until December to get the rest.

Xx
 
OH joggers, lynx set, jeans. Still to get Ralph Lauren polo.

Mum no idea

Step dad, willow tree grandad ornament

Dad willow tree granddad ornament

Step mum willow tree grandmother ornament

Brother no idea

FIL car drying towel, car shampoo

MIL Yankee candle

Nan Yankee candle

Nan brandy or vodka
 
Mom: Willow Tree Nativity Set

Dad: Barnes and Noble gift card

Sister 1: DVD/Movie night gift basket

Sister 2 and BIL: Liquor gift basket

FIL and his wife: Soup gift basket

MIL and her husband: Wine

Dance teacher: Dunkin' Donuts gift card, framed photo of her and Roxy if I can sneak a photo at the parade in November

Neighbors: Wine or chocolate

SIL: Money or a gift card

BIL: Money or a gift card

That's all I'm planning on buying for. I love to make gift baskets up. :) All the other adults will get a Christmas card. We don't buy anything for extended family really.
 
Mum - Nail varnish, bag + unsure
Dad - Cap + unsure
MIL - Personalied pen (courier), chocolate fondue + unsure
FIL - Personalised pen (courier) + cap + unsure
Mum/Dad + MIL/FIL joint - A Nanny/Papa + Nanny/Grandad "likes" poster.
Sisters - Glitter glass + chocolates + bath fizz
SIL - Glitter glass + chocolates + bath fizz
Younger SIL - Make-up, personalised glasses holder
SIL partner - T-shirt + tankard + sweets
BIL's - Tankard + sweets

Grandad - Ornaments for garden + book
OH grandma - Folded book, nail varnish with magnetic wands + pamper hamper

OH - GoT bits (asked for POP vinyls now), smellies, underwear, socks, sweets, shoes.
 
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