Christmas is just around the corner and making a gift list for the fam is making you pull your hair, right? Worry not, we have you covered so you can be the perfect secret Santa and pick the best Christmas gifts for your folks.
Fine Wines To Pamper Hampers: We've Got The Perfect Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Folks
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Pamper Hamper
Luxurious, organic and deliciously fragrant, gift a pamper hamper from Neal's Yard Remedies to your parents and see how glow in this winter. UK's iconic herbal beauty brand that is used by the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Kate Moss and Thandie Newton, Neal's Yard Remedies has super indulgent hampers for Christmas this year. Available both for men and women (pick them up for your aunt and uncle or even for your brother/sister), the hampers include some of their best ranges of bath, skin care and even aroma oils. Prices start at INR 3,500.
Fine Wines
When Christmas is around and your folks are the sort who cares for fine things, then there's hardly anything to top a gift of good old wine. If you're hoping to something from the Indian vineyards then choose a Grover Zampa Chêne (red) or a Sula Dindori (white) to go with. Rose is quite the thing now and you can pick the Fratelli MS Rosé to keep up to the trend. Spencer's liquor store is a good place to get your picks, and thankfully, you'll also get to pick a few international wines, if you've got a good budget to indulge your cousins. Prices start at INR 800 (basic ones) onwards.
Dance Workshops To Indulge
If you think mom and dad hardly gets time to spend with each other doing something fun, then this Christmas sign them up for a dancing workshop. To keep it fun and simple, sign up the parents for a salsa, bachata or a kizomba workshop (or a private session) at VLS, and we can bet they're going to have a great time matching their moves. With special instructors there to guide them and special flooring that doesn't hurt to fall, you can be rest assured that you're parents are going to come back home with a happy smile. Sesions start at INR 1,500 for individuals and INR 3,000 for couples.
Fancy Bakeware To Keep The Goodies Coming
It's just that time of the year when the air around your place just wafts with the delicious smell of cakes, cookies, tarts and pies. You know you can't help yourself from gaining a ton of weight every year this time because your parents can't help themselves from baking treats during the season. For the parent whose Amazon wishlist is full of baking essentials, nothing will get you a louder yelp and a bigger grin than gifting a set of Le Creuset bakeware. And while Le Creuset's stoneware baking utensils make for every baker's dream possession, you can also pick Fujihoro's enamelware as gifts for your parent. Prices of these bakewares start at INR 3,500. You can find Le Creuset on Amazon and Fujihoro on their website stores.
Tea Hampers For Sprightly Tea Time
Gifts for mom, dad, siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles are taken care of; only the loving grandparents are left. A specially curated tea hamper with special blends for this seasons is a fitting gift to pick. Sue's Yogi Kettle has variety of curated herb and flower tea hampers with their signature steepware and tisanes for picks. For something more Christmassy you can make a hamper out of Karma Kettle's winter flavours of spiced apple rooibos, strawberry and hibiscus, and orange and chocolate.
Staycation At A Nice B&B
Can't make it to your hometown this time on the holidays and you definitely don't want your parents to feel lonely and sad. Fix this nicely by booking your parents a lovely staycation at one of the nice B&B's in town. Straight out of a dreamy picture, you can book them a stay at the colonial home of Ivy House at the quiet neighbourhood of Swinhoe Street for a charming and tranquil staycation. For other feel-at-home gorgeous B&B's check here, here and here. Slightly more away from the hubbub of the city, you can also book them a luxurious stay at the Rajbari Bawali.