Birthday Gifts
Need help finding a fabulous birthday gift? Give yourself a present- skip the shops and buy it online. Birthday gifts to put smile on any birthday boy or girl’s face are abundant and are easy to find in the virtual Aladdin's cave that is the world wide web. Just remember these simple rules...
Choose relationship appropriate birthday gifts.
Always buy birthday gifts that reflect your relationship with the receiver. You wouldn't buy the same birthday gift for your mom that you would your girlfriend, would you? We would hope not!
Remember it's their birthday gift, not yours!
Put their interests first. Don't buy your husband a DIY book because you want him to put up a few shelves, nor buy your brother a tie because you think he needs to ditch the grunge look. Buy birthday gifts for them, and not you!
Keep it personal.
Personalized birthday gifts offer a more sentimental option and are particularly fitting on landmark birthdays, like a 21st or a 40th celebration. An engraved bracelet, an embossed journal or a custom print are all original ways to treat your loved one.
It's not about the money, honey.
Avoid giving a birthday gift with an obvious monetary value, and never ever give cash! Although gift vouchers are sometimes the most practical option, they can be impersonal and imply a lack of imagination. If he's just too difficult to buy for, consider a gift experience – a day on the race track or a scuba diving lesson is an original alternative to a gift voucher.
Alphabet iPhone Cover
Available in a range of quirky designs from A to Z, these fun phone covers will not only protect her phone from scuffs and scratches but will make if far easier to find at the...
Price: £11.95 From The Letteroom
Gardener's Green Fingers Tin
Sure to be the nicest veg you'll ever eat, the Gardener's tin features tomatoes, carrots, worms and other things from the garden in biscuit form.
Price: £37.50 From Biscuiteers
Verity Keniger 'Rabbit' Print
With thanks to Verity Keniger, you can give an Easter gift that is a little more lasting than a cheap old egg. This limited edition screen print is one of only 50 of its kind and...
Price: £20.00 From Design Supremo
Frida Brooch
Tatty Devine bring the fearless, feminist icon, Frida Kahlo, to wardrobes everywhere with a beautiful brooch depicting the mustachioed, unibrowed artist. A brooch to inspire women...
Price: £39.00 From Tatty Devine
'Fetch' Card
Dougal's Den now have a range of witty (but true) greeting cards inspired by everyone's favorite domesticated pals.
Price: £1.99 From Dougals Den
Red and White Bunny Whisk
Hop on these red and white silicone bunny whisks before they're snatched up. With a small and a large whisk for whatever kind of whisking your ingredients need.
Price: £10.95 From Bloomsbury Store
Penguin Postcards
Postcards that bibliophiles everywhere will love. This pack of classic postcards contains 100 of Penguin's iconic book cover prints.
Price: £14.95 From Bloomsbury Store
Small Slushie Maker
Make slushies not war with this genius slushie maker. Create cool, colourful cocktails and beautiful beverages. What's better than owning a slushie maker as a kid? Owning one as an...
Price: £54.99 From Firebox
Queen Liz Bag
When you pop down to the shops for some Earl Grey and crumpets, make sure to have a Liz tote in tow. With this environmentally-friendly bag, you will be sure to receive the royal...
Price: £11.40-£28.45 From Zazzle
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (Hardcover)
Hazel was a 12-year-old stage IV thyroid cancer patient and was preparing for death until she hit the age of 14 and the tumours in her lungs miraculously began to shrink,...
Price: £7.14 From Amazon
Leather iPhone Bookbook
It's the good book for iPhone lovers and bibliophiles. Keep your iPod wrapped up in a brown leather book casing that doubles up as a wallet. You'll never forget the important...
Price: £49.99 From Firebox
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Paperback)
Extremely Loud and Incredible Close (now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock) is not a book based on 9/11 you think it might be. Oskar is a nine-year-old...
Price: £5.84 From Amazon
Colour Changing London Umbrella
Marvel at this incredible umbrella that at first glance appears to be plain but when it rains, iconic images of London like Big Ben, the Union Jack, a red bus and other famous...
Price: £26.99 From The British Museum Shop
Silver Skull Handled Alexander McQueen Umbrella
Whether you want to sing in the rain with Gene Kelly or set fire to it with Adele, this macabre Alexander McQueen umbrella is the perfect accessory to keep you dry and en trend.
Price: £345.00 From Oki-ni
Tibor Kalman Sky Umbrella
Never have a gloomy rainy day again with a blue sky opening up over you every time you need to use an umbrella. Nothing but blue skies up ahead!
Price: £33.99 From Not On The High Street
Vintage Coronation 3D Master Reel
Featuring three reels and a story booklet, you can transport yourself back to the 50s and relive Queen Elizabeth II's coronation with this vintage master reel kit. With any...
Price: £30.00 From Urban OutfittersFeatured editorial
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