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Some people are a cinch to shop for come the holiday season, while others can be more of an enigma. When it comes to the latter, shoppers should determine what tickles their mysterious friend or family member’s fancy, such as a favorite hobby or even something to do with his or her profession.
Food is a passion for many people and provides holiday shoppers with a great opportunity to make a loved one’s holidayseason even more special. Perhaps thanks to the increase in cable networks focusing on food, foodies, those people with an appreciation and passion for cuisine, havegrown in number in recent years, and holiday shoppers with foodies on their lists have a host of potential gift options at their disposal.• Cooking class: Many foodies don’t just like eating food but cooking their favorite cuisine as well. For those who like to get their hands dirty before filling their bellies, consider paying for a cooking class.Many communities have cooking classics for various types of cuisine, so consult your friend or family member, asking them which cuisine they’d like to learn and when they’re available. Or let them find their own class and then pay for the class. This can be a great way for foodies to learn something new and meet fellow food afficionados along the way.• Specialty spices: Spices can makethe difference between an ordinary meal that’s void of flavor and a meal that’s so flavorful it won’t soon be forgotten. When spicing things up for a foodie this holidayseason, don’t just buy regular spices at the grocery store. For example, instead of standard cinnamon, buy a specialty spice like Mexican or Vietnamese cinnamon.Such specialty spices can add extra flavor to a meal while becoming the go-to spice
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for the home chef among your friends and family members.• Pressure cooker: Many foodies are fawning over pressure cooking, which can cut down on cooking times without sacrificing nutrition. Some recipes may take half the time to prepare with a pressure cooker as they might with a more traditional cooking method, an important time saving element that’s attractive to foodies who want to enjoy their favorite foods but feel pressed for time on weeknights. And while pressure cookers employ steam to cook foods quickly, that steam also traps flavor, whereas boiling can wash flavor out.
Many foodies also laud pressure cookers for their nutritional benefits.Steaming certain foods can intensify their flavor, which allows cooks to rely less on potentially unhealthy additions like salt or butter to ensure a meal is flavorful.• Serving dishes: Of course, manyfoodies want to share the fruits of their labors with friends and family. For the person who loves throwing dinner parties,consider some serving dishes this holidayseason. Serving dishes can range from casual (for the foodie who can’t wait to fire up the grill) to formal (for the gourmet foodie), so get a feel of your friend or family member’s preferences before purchasing a set of serving dishes. • Cookbook: The ideal fallback item for holiday shoppers who can’t seem to find anything for their favorite foodies,cookbooks filled with recipes for dishes from their favorite type of cuisine (i.e.,Italian, Thai, Cajun, etc.) are sure to please.When gifting with a cookbook, peruse a few of its recipes to determine if there are any special ingredients that appear throughout. If there are, purchase these ingredients and gift them as well.
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Few things make holiday shoppers
happier than giving a gift that instantly
lights up a loved one’s eyes. All the work
that goes into finding and securing the
perfect gift becomes worth it and then
some when the recipient’s smile stretches
from ear to ear.
A great holiday gift often involves
someone’s favorite hobby. When gifting
the family sports fan, the options are end -
less. Sports fans tend to wear their hearts
on their sleeves, and they’re liable to be
just as vocal with appreciation if any of
these gifts are waiting under the tree for
them this holiday season.
• Magazine subscription: Many sports
fans feel they can never get enough infor -
mation on their favorite teams and sports.
A magazine subscription to Sports
Illustrated or another periodical focusing
on a particular sport can provide insider
access for a year or longer. Magazine sub -
scriptions are typically inexpensive, but
they provide lots of bang for your gifting
buck, especially weekly publications. In
addition, many magazines now give print
subscribers access to exclusive content
online, playing to your favorite sports fan’s
ever-growing desire for more knowledge.
• Sports apparel: According to
IBISWorld, a California-based market
research firm, online sporting apparel
sales were expected to approach $5 billion
Gifts no sports fan should go without
in 2012. Driving those
sales are sports fans who
can’t wait to don the gear
of their favorite teams.
Apparel makes a great
holiday gift, whether it’s
an authentic player jer -
sey, a team logo hoodie
or a personalized T-shirt
that directly connects
fans to their teams.
• Memorabilia:
Sports memorabilia can
be costly, but shoppers
can still find great deals
on everything from auto -
graphed items to relics of
a franchise’s fledgling
days. When shopping for
memorabilia, be wary of
auctions, where “shill
bidding” can drive up
the price of coveted
items. Shill bidding
occurs when owners bid
on their own items at auction in an
attempt to drive up the sale price. And
authentication can be an issue with regard
to sports memorabilia. The Federal Bureau
of Investigation has been cracking down
on fraudulent memorabilia. Shoppers
without knowledge of the memorabilia
industry might want to focus on less
expensive items that will be a hit under
the tree but won’t be a hit to their bank
accounts.
• Video games: Many sports fans
indulge in their love of a favorite sport by
playing video games. Like most technol -
ogy, video games are consistently rein -
vented, so last year’s game might already
be outdated, making video games an ideal
holiday gift. Those who want to go the
extra mile can include a new gaming con -
sole along with the latest video game.
• Tickets: Of course, sports fans might
like nothing more than tickets to see their
favorite teams play. Buying directly from a
sports team is a safe bet, but it can also be
expensive. Savvy shoppers can explore the
legal secondary market, which includes
online retailers like StubHub.com or even
league-affiliated programs like NFLTicket
Exchange, where they might find more
affordable tickets. When gifting tickets, do
so far enough in advance of the game so
fans have time to plan their trip and, if
need be, take a day off from work.
Holiday givingfor special needs
children
Everyone wants to get the perfect
gifts for people on their holiday shop -
ping lists. Shopping for a child with spe -
cial needs can make gift-giving a bit
more difficult. After all, buyers want to
ensure the gift is practical as well as
thoughtful. However, there are many
great gift ideas for special needs chil -
dren.
Buying gifts for kids with a disabil -
ity or other special needs make take a
little more time, but shoppers who con -
sider a child’s developmental readiness
as well as personal interests can still
find the perfect gift.
• Consult with parents and caregiv - ers. Parents often know best when it
comes to their own children and will
make the most reliable source as to
which gifts to buy for special needs chil -
dren. Parents may have a list of items a
therapist or teacher has suggested, and
these learning tools could make good
gifts, particularly if parents’ own budg -
ets are stretched. If you’d like to make
the gift a surprise for everyone involved,
go directly to a therapist or teacher and
ask for suggestions. There may be class -
room aides that can be bought to con -
tinue the learning experience at home.
• Assess developmental level.When it comes to special needs chil -
dren, age does not always dictate the
proper developmental level. A pre-teen
with special needs may not be on the
same level academically and socially as
his or her peers, while some special
needs children may be more developed
in a particular area than other special
needs kids their age. Assess a child’s
developmental level to help you select
toys that he or she can play with. For
example, a nonverbal child with autism
who likes marine life may benefit from a
colorful picture book where he or she
can point to the animals.
• Think about interests. Most chil -
dren gravitate to certain types of toys
and have specific interests when it
comes to play. A music lover may enjoy
a learner’s guitar or keyboard. Those
who like to build would probably like a
Lego (R) or Mega Bloks (R) set that can be
transformed into cars, trucks or even
space stations. Most children benefit
from art sets where they can explore
their creativity and also master greater
dexterity and imaginative thinking.
• Consider making a financial donation. Some children with special
needs require the use of specialized
equipment, such as braces or wheel -
chairs. Such equipment can be expen -
sive, and the child’s family might benefit
from a financial gift. A monetary gift to
be put toward medical supplies, travel,
gear, or even a charitable donation to an
association would make fine gifts.
Special needs children are just like
others in that they look forward to the
bounty of holiday gifts. Choosing pre -
sents that pertain to their interests,
needs and developmental readiness can
ensure that this holiday season is a
happy one.
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