It's nice to give gifts. It's doubly nice to receive them. Triple - to receive it in such a way that you can then excitedly tell how unusually the gift came into your hands. Not only children dream of surprises and miracles! In the non-children's world, where New Year's miracle- this is a gift sale with a 70% discount and a table in a cafe free from corporate events, we dream of adventures. Well, or at least about intrigues, scandals, investigations.
So how can you organize a ceremony for presenting New Year's gifts for adult family members and guests that is not only solemn, but also fun? We offer several ways.
Find me if you can (New Year's quest)
Collect all the gifts in advance in one place, but in such a way that finding this place is not easy. Block the path to gifts with messages for guests: let each one tell seekers where the next one is hidden. Announce that Santa Claus came, brought gifts, but didn’t just give them away, but hid them, and only the bravest, smartest, and most beautiful will be able to find them. It’s better to make a reservation right away that you don’t need to turn the apartment upside down, but just use the hints. By the way, about hints: they can be very different - riddles, crosswords, picture puzzles, rebuses, words with rearrangement of letters, tasks like “connect the dots”, etc.
Hints:
- first mark the places where you will hide the clues, then think about how to beat these places;
- it turns out especially interesting when the recipients of the gifts guess the place, but don’t know how to get the clue from there;
- try to “link” the tasks with stories known only to your loved ones, and the New Year’s quest will become intimate and truly family-friendly.
Making a promise doesn't mean getting married (New Year's resolutions)
Do your guests like to start life with a clean slate, and therefore every year with three boxes? Come up with funny promises and put them in a hat or a New Year's-themed box, and then announce to your guests that they will receive their gifts only after they draw “promises” at random and solemnly swear to keep them all year.
Clue: Avoid making too big promises! They should either be really funny, or completely unrealistic, or very easy to do.
For example:
- “I promise to feed the cat every day at 3 am for the whole year (even if she is against it)”
- “I promise to kiss my wife/husband on the nose before leaving for work”
- “I solemnly swear to take out the trash from my house after just 5 requests.”
- “I promise to wake up the whole family (and neighbors) in the morning with a cheerful cuckoo”
Guess the gift
Write the names of the gifts on the cards. Attach these cards to the foreheads of the guests for whom the gifts are intended, so that the guests see other people’s “gifts”, but not their own. Announce that everyone will receive gifts if and only if they guess correctly. To avoid pointing your finger at the sky every time, allow guests to ask questions that require a yes/no answer. You can ask questions about your gift as long as the answer is “yes,” but as soon as others answer “no,” the right to become an “inquirer” passes to the next guest.
Clue: the game will be more fun if the gifts are unusual (and certainly not pre-ordered!)
Cut once (New Year's lottery)
If the gifts are not targeted, universal, then pack them in opaque wrapping paper and hang them on long ropes/ribbons from one common (and strong) rope. Blindfold your guests with a scarf or put a blindfold on them and send them off, scissors in hand, to get themselves a gift.
Clue: It will be more fun if you play a little prank on the recipients - for example, wrap small gifts as if they were big ones.
Roll, little ball (New Year's adventure)
Take colored ribbons or laces, tie them to gifts, and then carry them throughout the apartment and mix them up. Give the other ends of the ribbons to the lucky recipients of the gifts.
Hints:
- such a presentation will succeed if there are no guests in the apartment for some time - so either give them guiding threads as soon as they cross the threshold, or at the height of the holiday send them into the yard to dance around the Christmas tree;
- Give the ends of the ribbons either targeted (“red - to mom, there is a cosmetic set at the end, blue - to dad, he has a subscription to a football magazine waiting for him”), or randomly, for example, invite guests to choose the colors of the ribbons themselves (this way the presentation of gifts will “grow up” intrigue).
Guess the quote - get a gift (New Year's quiz)
Lay out all the gifts (preferably wrapped) in a spectacular pile, take out one at a time and offer to compete for it: the one who is the first to show ingenuity will receive the gift. Find famous ones on the Internet - let applicants for gifts guess which movie this or that quote is from.
Hints:
- in case the quotes go “tightly”, stock up - they’ll be guessed somehow;
- the presentation can be made more targeted: the guest guesses the source of the quote and receives a gift intended specifically for him;
- The lucky ones who have already named the correct answers are eliminated from the gift race.
Santa Claus has come! (New Year's performance)
Get a Santa Claus costume, dress a male guest in it and invite the rest of the guests to “earn” gifts - tell New Year's poems or fairy tales, sing New Year's songs or even dance New Year's dances (whatever those may be).
Clue: the newly-made Santa Claus receives a gift automatically - for his outstanding acting abilities.
Adult children of Captain Grant (search for treasure on the map)
Draw a map (accurate or very conditional), mark the hidden treasure on it (read: gifts) and invite guests to find it.
Clue: you can complicate the task - give guests not a map, but a compass and a search algorithm (“from the front door 5 steps north, then 3 steps west”, etc.)
FANTOMAS is back (forfeits with prizes and gifts)
Come up with fun tasks and invite guests to draw forfeits: a well-deserved one will be awarded for completing the task New Year's gift.
Hints:
- tasks can be different, but in no case serious, - for example, to recreate the chiming clock in any way; climb onto a chair and officially announce to everyone present that Santa Claus will arrive soon; depict a just opened bottle of champagne; eat a couple of slices of lemon without wincing; in five seconds, name all the ingredients of Olivier salad, etc.;
- drawing out forfeits can be “ennobled” - insert forfeit notes into the air balloons, inflate them, and at the party invite guests to choose “their” balloon and get a forfeit out of it without using their hands.
What grows on the Christmas tree (New Year's lottery)
Attach cards with numbers to the tree, and place gifts under the tree. Invite guests to choose a card, then find among the gifts the one marked with the same number.
Hints:
- It’s better if the gifts are “anonymous”, i.e. packaged identically;
- cards can be attached (tied, glued) to identical Christmas tree balls. This way, guests will not only be left with gifts, but will also retain the memory of an unusual holiday in the form of a Christmas tree ball.
Whom I love, I give it to him (New Year's lottery)
When inviting guests to a holiday, instruct them to prepare one gift, and then play out who will receive whose gift: to do this, you can write two sets of cards with names and simultaneously pull them out of two hats (one - “from whom”, the second - “to whom”) .
Hints:
- it will be funny if someone gets their own gift;
- It is better to agree on the maximum cost of gifts in advance;
- It is not forbidden to exchange gifts to everyone's pleasure after distribution.
What? Where? To whom? (New Year's quiz)
Prepare riddles about gifts in advance - and give them to recipients only after they guess what they will receive.
Clue: It will be better if the gifts are not from the “what would you call it simpler” series, but even if it’s a depilator or an iPhone, don’t give up, make up a riddle yourself.
And the Oscar goes to… (New Year's awards)
Describe each guest humorously without mentioning their name. Read the “resume” of the candidate for the gift to the guests and hand it over when the name is guessed correctly.
Come up with several “stations” and assign responsibility. Among the stations there may be “Tantsulkino”, “Golosyatovo-Pevcheskaya”, “UmZaRazumovo”, “ZOZhinskaya” and others. At each event, guests will have to “earn” points (tickets, snowflakes), which they can then exchange for gifts at the fair.
Clue: collective creativity counts! If each of the dozen guests at each station sings, dances, and squats solo, then the celebration and presentation of gifts will be greatly delayed.
"Safety"
Not every guest of yours will be happy to sing, dance and write poetry for a gift that he has not even seen. There is always a risk of getting into trouble - ruining the mood of both yourself and your guests. How to recognize people who New Year's games contraindicated (and just give them a gift)?
Award one point for each statement that describes your guest or guest N:
- you have never, under any circumstances, seen N sing, dance in a group, or even tell a joke
- N rarely and sparingly smiles and does not like to laugh at all, does not watch comedies, comedy shows and KVN competitions
- N never tried to prank you on April 1st
- N always gives only practical gifts, carefully found out in advance what kind of gift you want, or generally takes the choice and presentation of gifts very seriously
- N hates corporate events and team building
- N reacts painfully to criticism
- N has no children (and has no plans to have them at all)
- N doesn't like to play cards, Board games, tanks
- N is painfully shy
- N uncomfortable (mini, heels, tight, etc.) or dressed very expensively
- N pathological neat
- N is very hungry and is in a hurry to start eating
If 3 or more statements accurately describe your guest, he should only be involved in the presentation of gifts as an objective observer. If among your guests there are those who fit 1-2 descriptions, then postpone the “gift games” until later - when your guests have eaten, raised a couple of toasts, gotten to know each other and relaxed.
Damir Sadrtdinov, showman, presenter and organizer of events, founder of the event company Artifact:“In a world where time is valuable, I think it will be a miracle to gather the whole family and loved ones. Naturally, you want to please them, but it’s not enough to just choose gifts and please (that’s another task!), you also need to turn the presentation of gifts into a game, and the holiday itself into a New Year’s miracle. I still remember the New Year, when my uncles organized the arrival of Santa Claus with a real three horses and a sleigh, and the miracle was that moment when Grandfather Frost, having given everyone gifts, having played with both children and adults, said that he Celebrate the New Year with us. It turned out that it was our uncle from Kaliningrad, whom we had not seen for more than 5 years!
How to give gifts in an original way? There are many ways, the main thing is to use your imagination! You can hide gifts in the room and play the well-known game “Hot and Cold”. Among my friends, I used to give prizes and gifts through the auction system for strange dances. This year my colleagues and I want to try a new way of giving gifts to each other: on the eve of a corporate evening, everyone will draw a card with a name and prepare gifts without warning the recipients. At the holiday, we will sign all the gifts and put them under the tree, and each recipient will have to guess from the gift who prepared it.”
Photo - photobank Lori
Have you already chosen what to give to your family and friends for the New Year? If this question still remains unanswered, take a look at online gift stores - you will be surprised how many cool things you can find in their catalogs if you look hard enough. So that you are not distracted by a banal assortment like soft toys or worthless souvenirs, we have prepared a selection of 30 unusual and cool gifts.
It would be too much of a hassle to search through all the online stores, so we took one of them - the online gift store E-xpedition - and found a bunch of cool gifts in its holiday assortment.
1.
A warm microplush blanket can be given to a person of any age and gender. One will find it more comfortable and warmer to play on a tablet, another will knit socks for his beloved grandchildren.
2. Animal hat for those who love animals
Animal hat "Husky" This hat is made of faux fur, although you can't tell by looking at it. A great gift for a girl who is crazy about huskies and all cats and dogs in general. It warms not only your head, but also your hands.
3. 3D lamps “imprinted” into the wall
3D Iron Man lamp These lamps seemed to crash into the wall and break through it. Moreover, some of them, like a soccer ball or Thor's hammer, crashed inside the room, while others - a mask Iron Man, Hulk's fist or the front of a yellow car - clearly from the outside.
A wall sticker imitating cracks is sold along with the lamp. A great gift for a child, or for a family with children, or for adults who like superheroes and unusual lamps.
4. Wireless mouse in the shape of a silver BMW i8
If your boyfriend or girlfriend is crazy about this car, a wireless mouse in the shape of your favorite model will be an excellent reminder of it and a visualization for making your wishes come true.
You definitely can’t do without a cool speech before handing over such a machine.
5. Aprons with a New Year's theme
If the person to whom the gift is intended often cooks and loves this activity, you can give an apron with a New Year's theme - Santa Claus and the more than erotic Snow Maiden.
The main thing is that it doesn’t look like a hint that it’s time to go to the stove.
6. Arctic Force Snow Blaster
One could say that this is a gift for children, but playing snowballs is fun for all ages, which can be played with equal pleasure and excitement at 10, 20, and 30 years old.
The Snow Blaster makes perfectly shaped snowballs that no longer need to be sculpted, and launches them using the conventional slingshot method.
Arm a company of at least three people with these, and the New Year will be very active and fun.
7. Gift baskets and parcels
In these baskets and parcels you won’t find banal “Raphaels” and bottles of champagne - everything here is real, in the literal sense of the word.
If there are chocolates, then they are made with honey and natural ingredients. If there are tea infusions, then they are real, with taiga herbs that give vigor and strength.
Moreover, in different parcels and baskets there are different gifts: there may be venison chips, stew, jam, and “the biggest candy of success.”
It's all coolly decorated, without vulgar colorful pictures, mostly using brown wrapping paper.
In the modern gift industry, which is choked with bright colors and artificial products, such gift baskets are perceived as really cool.
8. Whiskey stones in gift wrapping
I think now there is no need to explain to anyone what whiskey stones are. It is in these Schotland gift stones that the most important thing is class gift wrap, in which they look truly elite.
9. Whiskey stones in different packaging
More whiskey stones, this time gray and in gray packaging. Nine smooth stone cubes are held in a well-designed box with magnets.
10. Illuminated whiskey glass
These glasses light up at the touch of your hand and glow in different colors. It looks very festive and eliminates annoying confusion like: “Where is my glass?”, “Is this really my glass?”
You will recognize your glass by the color of the backlight - both in the light and in the dark.
11. Non-spillable thermal mugs No. 1
Thanks to a special system, car thermal mugs will never spill their contents on you. Mugs from the Contigo brand keep the drink at the desired temperature for up to five hours and make you happy stylish design. A great gift for those who are often on the road.
12.
This gun and bullet are very similar to the real thing, but made from delicious natural chocolate. If your friend or relative is crazy about guns, why not give them an “endorphin boost.”
13. Toolbox
It will be fun to give a girl or guy who has never held anything heavier than a computer mouse in his hands an adjustable wrench, a hook, a gear and pliers.
The main thing is that this person loves chocolate, because all the instruments are made from it, although they look exactly like the real thing. And that moment when your close person I haven’t yet understood what’s what, it’s priceless.
14. Down slippers
If you know that your friends or family have cold floors in their apartment, give them super warm slippers filled with down and feathers. Yet again, universal gift for any age.
15. Suitcase-scooter for creative travelers
Ride like a breeze through the city streets to the airport or train station, ride a scooter around the waiting room, catching the envious glances of children - the scooter suitcase easily unfolds and provides a fun time during the moving process. A cool gift for those who are always on the go.
16. Custard cup with an unusual bottom
The “double” bottom of this cup makes it easy to brew loose leaf tea and drink it without straining. When you need to brew tea, tea leaves are poured into a smaller container, and boiling water is poured into a larger water container, after which the cup is rolled over to one side.
When the tea has brewed sufficiently, you can turn the cup over to the other side of the bottom and drink the tea slowly without becoming too strong. Original gift for connoisseurs of loose leaf tea.
17. Serious reward for merit
The Oscar statuette, a copy of one of the oldest and most famous film awards, simply cannot be awarded without a solemn speech.
Moreover, you can come up with a variety of merits - from real achievements to ridiculous assigned statuses.
18.
A simple soft toy will only please a child or a soft toy collector. But such a bear with a secret inside will be an excellent gift for any friend.
There is a lock on the bear's neck that opens secret pocket. You can put any additional gift in this secret pocket. This will be a real surprise for your friend or relative, and he can then use the bear for his secrets and stashes.
19. For lovers of barbecue
The “Caucasus” set, made in Russia, is for those who adore kebabs, love to cook them, spend time in nature and put everything on the shelves.
One gift box skewers, a knife and an ax in cases, shot glasses and a flask fit.
20.
This gift will be useful for both travelers and those who love hiking. The 11,000 mAh battery is enough for eight full iPhone charges and three iPad charges. Two ports allow you to charge two devices simultaneously. This miracle cobblestone weighs less than 200 grams and takes up almost no space in your backpack.
21. Hats made of natural coyote and bluefrost fur
This gift is best chosen for those closest to you. No, not because you necessarily need to know the size of the hat - both the Esther earflaps and the Hephaestus model have special drawstrings to adjust the size.
It’s just that with close people you definitely won’t be mistaken about their tastes in choosing hats and you’re less likely to hear something like: “This natural fur! What a nightmare! Poor little animals!
Well, in general, earflaps are an ideal hat for Russian frosts, especially since the winter is expected to be cold.
22. Hoodie for sofa Jedi
The Jedi robe is a thing in itself cool gift, and if it’s also a comfortable robe for the house, that’s great.
23. LED attachments for bicycles
Yes, now is not the season for bicycles, but if your friend loves to ride a bike and stays on it all summer, then why not give him something for his two-wheeled pet?
LED bicycle attachments create up to 11 images on wheels, are protected from moisture and have a built-in speedometer.
With such attachments, any bike will look cool, and in the dark it will be safer to ride on the highway.
24. Brutal jewelry for a man
Jewelry from the Spartam collection in the spirit of minimalism looks as if it was restored according to models of ancient jewelry.
Leather and steel - what could be more brutal? At the same time, there is enough variety: a sea of interchangeable beads for bracelets, change them at least every day.
25. “Enjoy your steam!” - men's bath set in a gift bag
This is a great gift for those who often visit the bathhouse or sauna. The set contains everything you need for a comfortable and enjoyable trip to the bathhouse.
26. Magnetic board for the refrigerator
Nowadays, all notes and reminders are made on smartphones, even stickers are already disappearing from our lives.
A magnetic board on the refrigerator is nostalgic for real objects and a cool addition to the kitchen interior.
You can write reminders and messages to your loved ones on it, or just arm yourself with colored crayons and wish your loved ones good morning.
For example, you can buy a winter bandana scarf with a 50% discount or within three days order Ellehammer bags, backpacks and suitcases with a 50% discount using the same promotional code as the 3D lamps: HAPPYSALE2015.
There are also gifts for purchases made at E-xpedition. For example, if you bought something on the site, you received an invitation to New Year's celebration to the Expedition creative park and a discount of 215 rubles at the Rosinter restaurant chain. In general, you get the idea.
That's all. I hope you liked some of these gifts, and you still have time to order them and receive them before the New Year.
Happy bright holidays and more unusual gifts!
Ekaterina Morozova
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New Year is always magic, it is always hope for the best next year, and I want to make this holiday even more magical. How and what to surprise your baby with New Year? - every mother asks this question.
Today we will answer this question. Colorful gift packaging, exquisite New Year's interior, an original decorated Christmas tree - it’s worth imagining about it along with the magazine website
Note to parents: how to give a child a New Year's gift correctly?
- Think in advance where will the gift be kept? so that the baby does not discover it ahead of time;
- If you hung socks for gifts - be sure to write or write the names of gift recipients;
- Plan all your actions carefully how and where to put a gift;
- If necessary negotiate with Santa Claus «.
Wrapping a children's gift - how to make a child's New Year's gift original?
New Year's packaging is always something special. Largely bright red colors with gold and silver decorations symbolize this holiday, but recently it has become fashionable to choose strict white that goes well with green spruce , harmonization in one style solution is completely your choice.
The role of packaging came to us from the USA, where its significance is placed above the gift itself . The presentation method, the color selection method - special people work on this to decorate this day.
How to give a gift to a child for the New Year - original ways
- The child should know where to look for a gift in New Year's Eve , because usually after the chimes ring, the kids run as fast as they can under the spruce to check what Grandfather Frost has brought.
- In most cases gifts are placed under New Year tree , but you can come up with your own specially designated places - by the fireplace or in one of the rooms .
- Some are fictitious throwing gifts all over the house so that the baby finds one gift, then another - they prolong the pleasure.
- You can also draw a diagram of the search for gifts , having previously sealed it in an envelope or placed it under the Christmas tree. The diagram shows in detail where to look for gifts - thereby making the search for a New Year's gift even more fun.
- Is there some more long search method - but the main thing here is not to delay. The first note should be left, for example, under the Christmas tree, where further instructions will be indicated where to look, for example, under the sofa in the room, then leave the second note there, where to look and so on, a couple of notes will lead the baby to the goal.
- There is a custom in Europe putting children's shoes on the threshold or near it, or hanging socks by the fireplace to hide some of the gifts there. Socks are usually hung for the whole family - each with a sock, and a name is written on each of them.
New Year, like Christmas - family celebration, therefore, on this day you should gather as many people as possible so that support family relationships
and show the child the significance of this event and the family as a whole.
In Russia, every year people begin to understand more and more that they need each other, so teach your child to love his family from childhood,
and celebrate the holiday in a large family circle, so that as many socks as possible hang by the fireplace.
Santa Claus's mail is a great accompaniment to a child's New Year's gift!
- Telegram from Santa Claus will also be a great addition to your congratulations. Take a real telegram form from the post office, fill it out on behalf of Santa Claus in an original but reliable way, for example: “Dear Vanyusha, I came by at night and left you a gift under the tree. Say hello to mom and dad who opened the door for me. Happy New Year."
- The telegram can be “accidentally” found , checking your mail in the morning, or you can ask someone you know to introduce themselves as a postal employee and bring it.
- Evidence of Santa Claus' presence can be left in the apartment , for example, by laying out a piece of a beard or leaving a large red mitten that did not belong to any family member. You can also leave congratulations to the rest of the family.
- Now various services for sending postcards anywhere in the world , such a congratulation can be “blinded” in this way, but it is not known exactly when it will arrive.
Anyway, congratulations from Santa Claus “personally”
should greatly impress your baby and enhance the power of magic in his eyes.
A secret door is a great way to give a child a New Year's gift.
If on the 31st your baby did not wait for the chimes to strike, but fell asleep, and I already decided to look at the gifts in the morning on the 1st
, then the secret door is for you! 
Close the door to one of the rooms, having previously laid out gifts for all family members
. Wait until your child wakes up, let him gather the whole family to distribute New Year's gifts and commands the parade
.
Creating a festive atmosphere for bright impressions of the holiday and a gift for a child for the New Year
- Start preparing for the New Year in advance with your baby. Hang the garland above the fireplace or on the wall of one of the rooms.
- Decorate the Christmas tree with your child , believe me, he will be interested in hanging toys on the Christmas tree himself.
- Order a Christmas wreath made of spruce, wicker or rattan , decorate it New Year's toys and ribbons or buy ready-made ones and hang them on the door.
- Create an atmosphere of comfort and celebration at home, decorate, and use your imagination. Actively involve your baby in all kinds of handicrafts.
Have a nice one To you celebrating New Year and Christmas!
Just giving gifts is banal and boring, although it’s nice. It’s much more interesting to make a whole show out of this, a New Year’s attraction to bring pleasure to people and yourself. Fortunately, there are non-trivial ways to do this.
Method 1
The best way to give gifts on New Year's Day is to do it according to tradition. That is, with the help of Santa Claus. But it is not necessary to order such a service from special agencies and it is not even necessary to dress up in a “cotton wool beard” yourself. You can simply make a beautiful Santa Claus bag and, having packed the gifts there, discreetly put it behind front door and after the chimes, invite one of the guests to see if Grandfather Frost has brought anything.
Method 2
For this method, it is worth preparing in advance not only gifts, but also special resumes for each gift recipient. In these summaries, describe a humorous portrait of the person receiving the gift. Don't forget about both the pros and cons. Afterwards, when you gather the whole company, without naming a name, you read the resume and the public must guess who is described in this humorous resume. After the recipient is guessed, he is given a gift.
Method 3
This option is best suited for a large friendly company, where New Year's souvenirs are less personal, but more universal, playful in nature. In this situation, the presentation of gifts can take place according to the rules of a “pig in a poke” auction, or the gifts can be played in a fun, win-win lottery.
Method 4
Why not encourage your guests to contribute to their gift giving? Hide all the gifts in different corners of your apartment, and place all kinds of clues in the form of streamers or confetti on the floor and walls, indicating the proximity of the gift. If there are children among the guests, you can give them tips for a small fee in the form of spoken rhymes or a sung song.
Method 5
Somewhat similar to the previous method: play out a search operation using the “Santa Claus card”. On it, a cross marks the places where the forgetful grandfather, who dropped the map, placed New Year's treasures for guests and household members. The special code on the magic card contains the name of the person to whom it will help find the treasures of Santa Claus.
Method 6
Giving a gift can be turned into a real game. As they did in noble families a century ago. Prepare a gift for each guest. And wrap it in a colorful package with his name written on it. And wrap it on top with several more layers of paper, on each of which write the name of each guest. Then you gather the whole group around and give someone a gift - he removes one layer of paper and gives the gift to the person whose name is on the next layer. And so on until the gift is in the hands of its recipient. By the way, a similar “matryoshka” principle can be used when packaging gifts. Put a really valuable gift in the smallest box (so as not to give a reason for New Year's disappointment), put it in a larger box, and so on.
Method 7
It is very appropriate for the New Year to remember the ancient game of “forfeits” and adapt it to the presentation of gifts. Place pieces of paper with the names of the gifts in special bags hung on the New Year tree. And in a special bag, let them contain pieces of paper with creative tasks that the future owner of the gift must complete. Everyone in turn “pays the forfeit”, and then receives a “reward” chosen by their own hand - a New Year’s gift.
Method 8
You can please your guests if you prepare the following gift giving method for them. Again, hide the gifts first, and then hang pre-made business cards for each guest on the tree. On these cards, in addition to the usual details and regalia, write some funny characteristics of each of the guests. And on back side write the place where you should look for his gift.
Method 9
Gifts can be both personal and family in nature. Based on this principle, you can prepare thematic group gifts that reflect the guests’ hobbies or even passion for any activity (and such a gift, as you know, is the most expensive). For example, avid gardeners can be given a small Christmas tree, hung with bags of garden seeds, a subscription to Gardening magazine, and clippings useful tips. And novice (or successful) housewives will find a Christmas tree with a variety of recipes useful. The main difficulty in implementing this Method is the long preparatory work, which is subsequently compensated by the gratitude and joy of loved ones and friends.
Method 10
You can turn the gift-giving ritual into a very romantic and touching event If, in addition to each gift, write a small letter and hang it on the Christmas tree in a beautiful envelope. These sincere, lovingly written New Year's messages, confessions and wishes will be appreciated.
Most people, when buying a New Year's gift for friends and family, give it to them just like that. And usually this is accompanied by words such as: - “Happy New Year!” Or - “With new happiness!”
Trite? Yes, it's corny. So what to do? How to find a way out of the situation? How to give an original gift for the New Year? This is the question we will try to answer for you right now. Read the article and you can choose any of the options offered. And believe me, it won’t be trivial and your guests will definitely like it.
1 way.
To warm up, we will describe to you a method that everyone already knows. This is an option with notes or riddles. That is, you hide your gift in some place. And you come up with riddles that you write on notes. Give the very first note to the guest. He reads it and must guess the answer. The answer is where the second note is. There he finds a second note and solves another riddle. And again he finds a note there. You can come up with any number of riddles this way, but it’s better to limit yourself to five or seven. And after them there is a note with a riddle where the gift itself lies.
This option more suitable for children and teenagers. But adults also enjoy playing this game. Especially if the gifts and riddles are interesting, and the company is already tipsy.
Method 2.
Sing a song! Everyone knows the famous New Year's song "If you don't have an aunt." It is performed in the wonderful comedy “The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath.” We remade this song in our own way and we got these lines:
And after this song you can give either gift Certificate, or money. But it’s still better to get a certificate, for example, to a clothing or jewelry shopping center. It’s somehow not customary to give money to friends for the New Year, and all this is not appropriate.
3 way.
Organize a spontaneous performance! Everything is simpler here than you think. You buy gifts. Then you need something like a black box. And you will also have to find a magician or wizard costume. Well, or at worst just some kind of costume. You put all the gifts in your black box. Go out with him and put the box on the chair. Here you can show a trick if you know how. Or put on another show. And then you call your first guest and ask him to sing, dance, tell a poem or an anecdote. In general, as in kindergarten- until he does something to please the magician (Santa Claus), he will not receive a gift.
Here, of course, instead of a magician’s costume, you can wear a Santa Claus costume, but this topic is already hackneyed, although it is relevant every year.
Therefore, if you do not want a magician and Santa Claus, then the costume of the symbol of the coming year will suit you. Here you will definitely please everyone.