Unique Gift Ideas Considerations

By Mike Selvon

Unique gift ideas are often found in small, local retail stores. Some unique gift ideas involve items handcrafted with loving care or ones tracked down through surfing online. Unique gifts can be inexpensive and useful, too. There are a few starter ideas for choosing a great gift that will stand out from the rest.

Personalized items can be easily found in the Internet. One unique gift idea is to scan a favorite photo and send it to the Jones Soda Company to be made into a personalized pack of soda. The Jones Soda Company will ship the recipient their very own soda pack. This unique gift is great to give as party favors during a special event, too.

Consider a unique gift for a friend who is environmentally aware. Not just newspapers and cans are made out of recycled materials anymore. There are tumblers made out of recycled wine bottles and dinnerware made from recycled thermo plastic.

There are also items such as stuffed animals made out of recycled sweaters. These stuffed animals are one of a kind, because each sweater used is different from the next. This is great way to look at re-gifting.

There are also some great gift ideas out there that are more socially conscious. For instance, hand-woven fruit bowls by Rwandan women are offered at some common retailers such as Macy's. The proceeds for these bowls go to help rebuild the lives of these women who have survived genocide.

Another gift that goes towards a good cause is simple watches with faceplates of drawings created by children living with cancer. This gift is offered by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and proceeds from the sales go towards finding cures.

Another small but precious gift is an Amazon Harvest Bracelet. This unique gift is made of Choco seeds, and artisans who live in the Andes handcraft the bracelet. Profits from the sales of these bracelets go towards helping at risk Columbian youth with jobs and services.

How about adopting an animal to help protect native habitats? This is a great gift idea for someone who loves animals and nature. The Audubon Institute offers a huge list of adoptable animals that range from a green tree frog to a whole penguin colony. Adoption prices vary from animal to animal. People can donate as little as $15 to something as big as $1000.

A unique gift that people will never tire of is a keepsake video. Keepsake gifts are gift ideas unusual to other people besides the recipient. For example, you may want to record everyday moments of your newborn to send to a parent or grandparents who live far away.

Perhaps you could put together snippets of videos of you and your friends or your siblings to give as a going-away gift. This is a tangible way to relive those good times you've shared.

Creative gifts come in many shapes, sizes and price ranges. All you need is a bit of thought behind what you are giving and to whom, and the task of selection becomes easy.

Whether you decide to give a handcrafted gift, a unique gift of your time or a store-bought item, those that reflect a thoughtful selection are those that become treasured keepsakes.

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