The Gift Ideas Blog

Here’s another gift basket and food gift idea: VivaTerra’s Root basket of Organic Fruit.

This wonderful fruit gift basket features twelve juicy apples and pears (six apples - either Braeburn, Fuji, or Honey Crips - and six pears - either Bosc, Bronze, or Anjou Seckel) grown on an organic farm in the Northwest.

The apples and pears, chosen for full ripeness and flavor, are handpicked upon receipt of order and packaged in a beautiful handcarved, reclaimed root gift basket. This organic gift basket makes an excellent present for those who love delicious organic fruit.

The Root Basket of Organic Fruit goes for $125 at VivaTerra.

Here’s an interesting gift idea that is useful and fun: The Amazing Water Clock.

This environmentally friendly clock is powered by water! It does not require solar cells, batteries, or electricity. Instead, it is powered by harnessing the natural energy in liquids. You can use water, fruit juice, sodas, coffee, and other fluids with electrolytes to power this unique clock. Add the fluid to the back of the clock and it keeps the time once you’ve set it! Try different liquids to see which powers the clock the longest.

The water clock has a sleek and modern style that reflects its scientific nature. Give this great gift to science lovers or kids as a useful and educational product!

Only $11.95 at Shop.com.

Johnny Cell Phone Holders

This is a useful gift idea for those with cell phones; it’s an inexpensive yet great gift, perfect as a stocking stuffer.

The cute Johnny Cell Phone Holder holds cell phones and provides a reliable place to put your cell phone when it’s not in use so you know where to find it when you need it again. This cell phone holder holds most cell phones on its feet and comes in a variety of colors. Pick among red, orange, green or blue. The holder is made of plastic and can also be used to hold remote controls! Dimensions for the cell phone holder are 3″ by 5″.

Only $4.95 at Wrapables.

Frosty the Snowman stuffed toy set from Build-A-Bear Workshop

Here’s a great gift idea for young ones for the holidays: The Frosty the Snowman gift set from Build-A-Bear Workshop.

This adorable holiday gift set includes the Frosty the Snowman DVD, a 16″ Frosty the Snowman stuffed toy, toys of the characters Professor Hinkle, Karen, and Hocus Pocus, and a $10 Bear Buck$ Gift Card that can be used at Build-A-Bear Workshop. The Frosty the Snowman gift package is valued at $68 but is available for just $55 at Build-A-Bear Workshop.

It’s a great gift idea for the young and the young at heart.

Here’s a great interactive gift idea that adds the perfect bit of color and luck to your gift recipient’s life:

The Luck Garden Growing Kit

This RedEnvelope.com gift comes with a green, rectangular ceramic pot, white clover shamrock seeds, soil, and instructions on growing your own lucky shamrocks! The shamrocks take about 2 weeks to grow. The pot in the Luck Garden Growing Kit is 3 1/2 inches high.

Give the wonderful and attractive gift of the Luck Garden Growing Kit to someone special in your life! This gift is $18 from RedEnvelope.com.

The Afternoon Tea Gift Basket

Here’s a classy gift idea for your favorite tea lover packaged in a nice gift basket: The Afternoon Tea Gift Basket.

The tea gift basket includes tins of English breakfast tea teabags and Earl Grey tea teabags, McVities biscuits, scone mix, a recipe booklet, a set to make English cream tea, strawberry preserves, raspberry preserves, and an English tea teapot.

It’s the perfect gift basket that contains everything your gift recipient needs to throw a delightful English afternoon tea party.

The English Afternoon Tea Gift Basket is available for only $33.95 at the English Tea Store.