Christmas is here! Well, almost. It’s in barely four days. Anyway, no matter how much time there is left, you better have Christmas presents to give. If you don’t, you’re probably panicking. It’s okay, I’ve went through that. Well, I know this might be coming a little late and if it is, I’m sorry, but here’s a list of a few ideas of Christmas presents. Hope it helps!

1- If you’re a parent and you have to buy something for your son or/and daughter, it’s not very complicated. Usually, the kids tell you what they want. If they didn’t, well here’s the trick. If they’re under 12, you can find the perfect present at a magic store called Toy’s R Us (am I spelling it right?). Seriously, you can find something great at any toy store. Why? Simply because every kid loves toys. There you have it.

2- If they’re older (teenagers), it can be more complicated, because teenagers usually like expensive things. Example: Wii, PlayStation 3, IPod, Blackberry, Cell phone (with that expensive year plan), laptop, etc, etc. If you think it’s too pricey (most of these things cost 200$ and over), you can try paying the present with someone else. Like for example, let’s say you’re dad and then just pay fifty-fifty with the mom. If it’s still too expensive, ask uncles, aunts, grandparents or cousins. Tada! You now have enough money to buy that costly electronic present that you’re kid wants so bad. You can buy a few clothes or books too and you’ve just given a great Christmas gift!

3- Now let’s say you’re a kid and your parents -tsk tsk unworthy parents- don’t give you enough allowance. OR maybe you –tsk tsk unworthy child- forgot to buy something for your parents. Then, you can make a card (everybody loves cards… right?), a drawing (unless you’re incredibly talented in art like me-not) OR… the big one. You can make “chore tickets”! Parents love them, though children hate them. But I guess that when you have no choice, you have no choice. Chore tickets are simply tickets that say that your parents can give you more chores. For example, you give your parents 20 tickets and let’s say one wonderful night after dinner, they don’t really want to wash the dishes, though it’s their turn and they’re really miserable about it. But ooh surprise! They have CHORE TICKETS! This means you’re stuck washing the dishes. Amazing, isn’t it?

4- Now let’s imagine that you’re parents are incredibly rich -or not- and that they give you a good allowance. What you do is that you go to the mall. Try not to spend all your money on clothes or video games. If you have parents who spend a lot of time in the kitchen, go to the kitchen department. I know, it sounds simple, but it’s a good idea. And it took me a few years before finding that one. Another thing is that usually, moms love to decorate their houses. Just go buy her a cute and original home decoration. Moms and teachers actually like that a lot. If you live in Canada, I recommend Stokes. Great shop for that kind of stuff. And cheap too! Just don’t tell the price to your parents.

5- Now teenage boyfriends and girlfriends. Girlfriends: cute teddy bears, jewellery, flowers, chocolates, CDs, poems, expensive makeup, perfume, etc. (It’s pretty much the same for older women.) Boyfriends: video games, CDs, poems (depends on the guy), anything that has to do with sports, etc.

I may have forgotten a few situations, and if I have (because there’s a LOT of different situations), then here’s something that goes for everybody. A present is something that is supposed to show the person that he or she means a lot to you. It has to be something that means that you know the person well, something personal that sometimes, only you and the other person understand. And that goes for friends, cousins, siblings and the people I have mentioned before. What’s important is that you remember the person that you care.

Merry Christmas everybody and have a happy New Year!