Any creative Christmas gift ideas for my husband? He is 31. Thinking "outside the box." Creative ideas!

Question

Don't worry about cost....just any ideas!

He is into pretty much anything. It could be a sports idea, travel idea, beer idea, etc....

Answer 1

I don't know where you live so I'll give examples for my area and you can translate them to yours:

Season pass to Crystal Mountain (skiing)
Season tickets to Mariners or Seahawks
Camping Gear
Golf Gear or Greens Passes
Gift Certificate to the Movies
Tools or gift certificate to Home Depot.
Subscription to Sports Illustrated
Subscription to Playboy or Penthouse
Leather Jacket

Answer 2

Here is something I've seen done which could be a lot of fun, if your husband is willing to go along with it and he has a sense of adventure. It would take a bit of research on your part and some setting up. Essentially, it's a variation of a treasure hunt. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you like.

What you do is go to various smaller shops in your area that carry items that your husband might like. Smaller shops and specialty shops are probably best so that you can make arrangments with the manager or owner and be sure that your husband will get your gifts and notes. Alternatively, you could recruit friends/relatives to be at the shop (or other location - this would give you more options) when your husband gets there and give him the next clue. (If you can arrange for someone to go with him or arrange what time he starts, you can give your accomplices their windows for when they should be at their stations).

When you go to the shop, purchase your gift. Then arrange for the store to hold the gift for your husband along with a note. If the store will wrap the gift, even better. The note should direct him to the next shop. The message can be simple, or a puzzle of some sort that he has to figure out.

As for the gifts, they can just be things your husband has indicated he would like, or you could make them fit a theme leading up to the final gift (example - luggage, clothes, tickets to an event in a distant city, appropriate equipment for the event, plane & hotel reservations to leave that evening). Use your main gift to decide what the other gifts need to be if you're doing the theme hunt. If you can keep him guessing what the gifts have to do with each other or why you would be giving them to him (getting him one of those hats with the beer holders, for example, if your final gift is tickets to a hot sporting event), so much the better - making sure everything falls into place when he gets the final gift. You can mix up cheap/tacky and expensive/quality this way and still get him a complete package.

The first note should be left at home, or you can start it with a phone call directing him to the first shop - whichever you think he will follow up on. The last shop, of course, should be the main gift. You could even scatter clues along the way as to what the final gift will be. Better yet, the last gift doesn't need to be at a shop - it could be a romantic hotel room with dinner for two laid out and you as the last gift (packaged appropriately, of course)!

Answer 3

Wrap the bedroom door in Christmas wrap and a big bow. Put a note on it that says "get nekky and then enter". Have the room full of lit candles, goodies, champagne and you wrapped only in a big bow. Tell him "merry Christmas, I'm your gift." Have toys, lotions, fun stuff. And if you want a nice ring bracelet or necklace, outfit, etc. But give him you. I did that to an old boyfriend and girlfriend, he's STILL talking about it.

Answer 4

Planning a nice getaway for just the two of you is always nice.

You can also do the "12 days of Christmas" where each day you do/make something for him.
Anything from his favorite dessert to a massage. Make everyday about him. Definitely gets him the Christmas spirit.

Answer 5

How about computerized controllers for outdoor Christmas lights.

Come on, we have all seen the video of the lights.

Your hubby would love to be able to do something like that at your house.

Wow the neighbors!


http://www.Lightorama.com

http://www.AnimatedLighting.com

for assistance there are many forums that offer support (there are nearly 6,000 members worldwide on http://www.PlanetChristmas.com alone.

With a minimal amount of time and effort, you can create homes that look like these:

Some favorite decoration sites are http://www.ChristmasUtah.com by Marty Slack;
http://www.LightsOnDisplay.com/ by Mike Ziemkowski;

http://www.LindsayLights.com by the Lindsay family in Canada;

the homes shown on Planet Christmas.com; http://www.planetchristmas.com/ShowingOff2006.htm

the 2007 LOR decorating contest winners; http://www.lightorama.com/Videos.html

and some submittals from the customers of Animated Lighting; http://www.animatedlighting.com/showcase/customershows.asp

Answer 6

Try this website, these are great gifts. I only have
their wedding page marked, but you can go from there. My mother loved it. Just a suggestion

http://www.chimesofyourlife.com/Weddingwindchimes.html

This company personalized wind chimes, you can say
anything. They even have an inscription page if you
cant think of anything to say. Great selection of chime
colors, sizes, and different wind sail shapes.

Answer 7

you can make a scrap book of your pictures together during christmas and pictures of something you wish having then the last page will be him, and you will write there that he was the most beautiful/wonderful gift you ever had in your lifetime...

Answer 8

Tickets to a great concert.

A gift certificate to have his car detailed.

Plan an unforgettable vacation.

Answer 9

I'm getting my husband a puppy. I plan to buy puppy things like collar, bed, toys...etc and wrap them all up so he opens them in the morning. then at breakfast when my mom and dad come over they are going to bring the puppy for him. hes gunna love it!

Answer 10

Pfft, clearly don't think outside the box, put your box in a box of course!