Very Clever Gifts

What a super creative idea!  And according to all the recent publicity about chocolate, it’s a healthy gift idea as well.  Personalized chocolate gifts and chocolate party favors for any event, occasion and budget are now available thanks to newly patented technology that makes it possible to reproduce any picture, image, or message right on the surface of delicious chocolate.

I received a heart with my photo on it for Valentine’s Day.  I loved both the way it looked and yum, the way it tasted! You can now have very personalized gifts with personalized chocolates for wedding gifts or wedding favors, Bar Mitzvah favors, baby shower gifts, birthday party favors or unique birthday gifts, bridal shower gifts or corporate gifts using company logos..

Getting started is simple – just find the chocolate that is right for you, upload a photo or image and text – and create a memorable personalized gift.

Check it out now.  Your Photo On Chocolate

Sure, it’s great for Mom. Everyone wishes her well on the forthcoming birth of her baby…then everyone wishes her good luck on having the baby. But what about little baby brother, big sister…and certainly how about Dad, grandmother and Grandpa? Mom walked around for months “showing” that the baby was due…and now she’s thin again. So it’s obvious that she was going to be, and now is, a mother. So let’s hear it for the rest of the gang. Help them show off too with an appropriate gift announcing that they’re a “Cool Grandfather,” “World’s Greatest Grandmother,” and hundreds of other humorous T-shirts, sweatshirts, and polo’s. Check them all out at Cafe Press

For other custom and unique gift ideas, visit Cafepress.

The Voice-Activated R2-D2.®
Wowie! Look at this! Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the original Star Wars film, this motorized replica of the headstrong “droid” responds to more than 40 voice commands. His sensor helps him follow behind you, or it can be set to detect motion, turning R2 into a room sentry that sounds an alarm when a secured area is invaded. R2s lights, swiveling dome top, and distinctive happy and sad sounds faithfully mimic the real thing, right down to his occasional bad mood. (A simple command of, R2, behave yourself! snaps him out of it.) R2 can also replay sounds and dialog from Star Wars movies, answer yes-or-no questions, and dance while playing the famed cantina music. No need to find playdates for my children anymore!

Aren’t you curious? Won’t your children and grandchildren want to know about your day of birth…and their own? Mine did. Especially on my 40th birthday when they threw me a big party. So help your children find out (about your birthday and theirs) with an authentic historic newspaper, an original edition of a major paper from one of approximately 50 major U.S. cities back to 1880.

What happened on the day your parents were married? What fun. It’d be a great gift idea for mom and dad on their anniversary. These are original newspapers, so every date requested may not be available. Signed certificate of authenticity included. Think about it for milestone birthdays; 21st birthday, 30th birthday, and, well all the way up as gifts for 60th birthday, 65th birthday, 70th birthday…and on and on!

What do your friends and family love? My teenager loves Coca-Cola—she drinks Coca-Cola, wears Coca-Cola t-shirts and just loves those little polar bears drinking it on the holiday ads. One thing she doesn’t have is Coca-Cola stock. But she could! The company called OneShare.com sells, well, duh, one share of stock in various popular companies. You get a fancy legal stock certificate to hang on your wall and the company’s annual report that, along with all the company’s financial info, usually has some great artwork and photos starring the company products. OK, one share may not make you rich, although you will receive corporate declared dividends and have voting rights, but it a great addition to a collector’s memorabilia—whether they love Disney, Harley-Davidson, Campbell Soup, or a host of other companies. Check them all out. What a unique, personalized Baby Gift too. You can have it framed and inscribed: My First Stock. Watch them both grow!

My niece Maggie’s first birthday is just around the corner. The My Very Own Name Gift Set combines my favorite things: children’s books with Maggie’s favorite things: animals. This PERSONALIZED BOOK tells a story of animals that incorporates your child’s name into the story. She also gets a plush froggy and a t-shirt with her initial and an animal illustration on it. These are unique baby gifts for lots of occasions: bringing baby home from the hospital, first day of school, birthdays.

Little girls can also enjoy a tale full of fairies, princesses, and of course their name in My Very Own Fairy Tale.

Have you ever tried to get a jock to stop using your home for a practice field? Footballs tossed through the living room, basketballs bouncing of the walls, and soccer balls kicked down the stairs? Well, you might just get them to leave the soccer ball outside with the help of Kickin’ Video Soccer. This game uses a play mat and a TV where players can watch their moves on the screen. No ball! Players can practice their kicking, play one man or two man soccer. And unlike most video games they get a little exercise. This game can challenge children of all ages and skill levels from age 6.

Give  Unique Gifts of Land Can’t you just imagine owning land in any or all 50 states of the USA? Just like, or maybe even more than Donald Trump! Well, it’s possible thanks to the Own a Piece of America program created by American Acres Marketing Corporation. It’s so cool! They are selling 1 square inch parcels of land in each and every state in the country. Want to be a land owner in Hawaii, Fl, CA, NY and every other state? Just sign in and it’ll be yours. Talk about a creative gift idea! You really must see their site to get the feel for this enormous undertaking. It makes a perfect gift for a 5oth Wedding Anniversary, or a 50th Birthday gift or just about anytime including, of course, as a Christmas Gift. It’d be a terrific Patriotic Gift too. Check it out at Own a Piece of America You’ll love it!

Hammacher Schlemmer is Top Dog – what a great gift idea Our neighbors had a really cool gadget at their last dinner party: A Pop-Up Hotdog Cooker The Pop-Up Hotdog Cooker works like a pop-up toaster. This unique kitchen appliance lets you easily prepare two hot dogs (complete with toasted buns) in minutes and makes a unique gift. To use, simply drop two wieners in the center basket and the buns in the two toasting baskets on either side. The 660-watt electronic heating coil has four controllable heat settings so that you can cook the wieners and toast both buns to your taste preference. The kids will love it; so will dad.