Finding presents that can appeal to a family full of different personalities and preferences can be a challenge. Whether shopping for kids, husbands, in-laws, parents, relatives, or chosen family, there are many personalities to consider when shopping for the perfect gift. From tracing family history to whipping up a batch of fresh Christmas cookies, these gift ideas encourage bonding and time spent together with the special people in your life.
Trip to the Zoo
Have a family full of animal conservationists? Take them to the Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden to marvel at creatures from around the globe. Top off the trip with a Fahlo Bracelet, which comes with access to a tracking map and card with an animal’s name and picture, or a Fahlo Plush toy, also complete with a tracking map. Fahlo partners with nonprofits to donate more than $1.6 million to wildlife conservation.
Family History Coffee Table Book
History buffs and family lineage researchers unite and visit the Top Notch Genealogy & Research Services. There, you and your family can create an extensively researched, beautifully designed family history coffee table book. It’s the perfect keepsake for any home and will help you celebrate old memories while making new ones.
Knitted Craft Kits
A stop at Bernina of Evansville will thrill any sewing, knitting, and stitching enthusiast. Buy your resident crafting hobbyist items to help with their latest project, like German-made Isacord Embroidery Threads that come in more than 400 colors. Go big with a sewing table such as Horn of America, by Bernina. It might be hard to wrap, but it’ll be a present they won’t soon forget.
Tasty Heirlooms
Love making your grandmother’s favorite recipe? Memorialize it for the entire family — and future generations — to enjoy by getting it engraved. Award World Trophies and Gifts offers custom engraved gifts that etch your message — such as that handwritten recipe — onto cutting boards, pie pans, and more.
Unique Jewelry
Sleigh your family’s holiday looks with bling from Droste’s Jewelry Shoppes. Loved ones born in July or April will shine with a 14-carat yellow gold ring sporting five 0.90-carat pear-shaped natural rubies and 1.14 carats of natural diamonds. A 14-carat two-tone fashion ring with 0.20 carats of diamonds also adds sparkle. Goldman’s Stores Inc. also sells beautiful pieces, such as a 9.65-carat vivid zircon pendant that is accented by a 0.24-carat natural diamond halo in 14-carat white gold.
Jewelry Repair
Protect those baubles with repair services by Turley’s Mfg. Jewelers. The 76-year-old family business restores broken links on bracelets, gives priceless watches new juice, rebuilds earrings, resizes necklaces, and more.
Sweet Treats
Whether a master chef or a cooking novice, your favorite foodie won’t mind a sweet treat or two. Donut Bank’s iced cookies are a year-round customer favorite and often sport holiday-centric designs. Can’t decide what to order? A Donut Bank gift card can be spent to fill up your table with the brand’s signature doughnuts, hearty bagels, or special-blend gourmet coffee.
Singalong Sprees
Entertain little ones with a Tonie from Santa Creative, available at Tools 4 Teaching. Record or upload up to 90 minutes of Christmas carols, greetings, or exciting stories that they can replay at will. Toniebox is sold separately.
