2007 Christmas List of Secret Santa Gifts for the person you do not know at all

It is almost time for Secret Santa pick, so here is the 2007 what to buy Secret Santa list.

Every year at work, and with family and friends I end up doing the Secret Santa gift exchange. It makes it easer and less expensive to buy for one person, and it is fun guessing who has your name. I always end up with the name of some one I don’t know that well. Or if we do it by hints, not name, I always get the ones that make no sense. So I struggle every year to find a decent gift in the price range that I hope the person likes. I figure I had better put some work into it as I am hoping the person who got my name or hint is as well. If the hint is good always go with that, but when you have no idea you need to be careful and go with a nice neutral or general gift. So for every one out there who is like me and could use some help, here is a list I have come up with.

The good thing is that most Secret Santa gifts have a price range so I have organized my list that way. However there are just some things you never go with unless you know the person well enough that you know they would like it.

Coffee/tea mug
Coffee/tea gift sets
Cologne or perfume
Alcohol or any thing related to alcohol
Clothing
Joke or gage gifts
Personal care products sets, like hair or nail care sets.

$10-$20 range:

1) Kinetic Motion toy - classic perpetual motion desk toys such as the galaxy – perpetual motion toy
2) Newton's Cradle, also known as balance balls - The same number of balls will swing up on the opposite side and the clicking will go back and forth until it stops
3) Mini Digital Camera with 16MB SDRM memory, image quality shift and auto shoot modes, USB cable, and carry pouch. It requires 1 AAA battery
4) Mini Pool Game or Mini Zen garden.
5) Desktop water fountains – large selection to pick from in this range.
6) Gourmet food basket – no nut or alcohol products
7) Gift certificates to for a mall. Ones that can be used in all the stores in the mall, not a specific store.
8) Seasonal “theme” gifts like a Laughing Santa or singing snowman.
9) Candles are always the quick and easy gift. Just keep in mind that every one gives candles and not every likes candles.

$21-$40 range:

1) Keychain Digital Photo Frame. It is compact 1.1” size and has 512 kb flash memory that holds about 40 pictures.
2) Kinetic Motion toy – Such as: Pit & Pendulum, give the swinging arm a light push and watch the pendulum make designs in the sand. Or Stellanova - a magnetic levitating globe with computer controlled levitation.
3) Executive Sandbox - Construction Zone, Day at the Beach, Great Outdoors are all a fun twist on the traditional Zen Garden.
4) Desktop water fountains - larger selection to pick from in this rang.
5) Gourmet food basket – no nut or alcohol products
6) Gift certificates to for a mall. Ones that can be used in all the stores in the mall, not a specific store.
7) Seasonal “theme” gifts like Christmas Tapestry throws.

$41-60 range:

1) MP3 Player
2) Curtis Home theatre system
3) Kinetic Motion toy - Solar Motion Ferris Wheel
4) Desktop water fountains – large selection to pick from in this range.
5) Gourmet food basket – no nut or alcohol products
6) Gift certificates to for a mall. Ones that can be used in all the stores in the mall, not a specific store.
7) Seasonal “theme” gifts like a Laughing Santa or singing snowman.
$61-$100 range:

1) Levitron AG Anti-Gravity Globe – This electromagnetic toy uses minimal power to create real levitation. Suspended in mid-air, the Earth globe defies gravity.
2) Portable DVD Player
3) Digital home weather station
4) 2 GB video MP3 player
5) Kinetic Motion toy - Dancing Helix
6) Desktop water fountains – large selection to pick from in this range.
7) Gourmet food basket – no nut or alcohol products
8) Gift certificates to for a mall. Ones that can be used in all the stores in the mall, not a specific store.

Written by: Lori-Lee Craig
Medieval Magic
www.medievalmagic.ca