It’s so important for kids to explore with their imaginations and really put their brains to work. This helps a developing brain and teaches kids at a young age that it is a good thing to be creative! I have a nephew that is turning seven years old in a couple of weeks and I know just what to get for him.

This is a book just for doodling! It’s called, “Do you Doodle?” and there are 200 doodle pages with the start of a doodle on each page. The kids can add to the start and create amazing pictures. They use their imagination to see the start into a finished product. This would be great to take on car trips and can be used for a wide variety of ages.

This gift would be great paired with a pack of crayons or colored pencils.

I have come across a great gift and this is a must-share! I am so excited. I love to give people personal gifts that they can treasure for years. I, however, do not have the time or creativity to make everybody a scrapbook. That also gets quite expensive to print all of the pictures and get the book, stickers, background paper, and more.

That is why I was so excited to come across these Shutterfly photo books. This make great personalized photo books. They are easy to order and inexpensive. These would make great gifts to your Dad for Father’s Day, a high school graduate, a wedding present to newlyweds, or anybody in between. Anybody would love to receive this gift! It is fun, personalized, and creative.

I can’t wait to get these created and ordered. If you are wanting one for Father’s Day, I would get a move on–you have one week left!

I love giving the gift of money, and I’ll admit I also love getting the gift of money! In giving this gift, people can use it how they want, on what they want, and when they want. It’s perfect.

I dislike giving people money in cards. I feel like it’s boring and so used over and over again. It’s unoriginal.

I found this creative, fun idea to give the gift of money. Buy a box of chocolates. The bonus about this gift is that you can eat them! If you have to, throw them away. Just don’t tell anybody, someone might smack you. Nonetheless, keep the holders to use.

With the empty box, fill it with various coins and bills. When I make one, I’m going to get gold dollar coins, $1, $2, $5, and $10 dollar bills. Just make sure you tell whoever gets this as a gift to open it all the way! Have fun with this, and get creative with it!

I love getting gift cards as gifts! I can spend them when I want and on what I want. I like to save my gift cards for a rainy day or when I’m having a bad day to cheer me up. When I give gift cards, I like to try and be as creative as possible without giving the boring card to hold it.

I found this great idea for a Starbucks (or any coffee shop) gift card. Ask the barista for an empty cup for iced coffee (the cups for warm coffee are opaque and not plastic). Put a gift card in the cup for any amount. Get brown and white tissue paper. But brown in the bottom and the white on top! It’s a creative idea that is loved by everyone!

There are many occasions in which a coffee shop gift card make a great gift. A congratulations, a thank you, an appreciation to a boss or coworker, and so much more!

Have you ever received a gift basket as a present from someone? It’s one of my favorite gifts to receive. It’s so fun! They’re so personal and have a great assortment of things that I can use. I’ve gotten gift baskets after my surgery and as a housewarming gift and they were both great!

If you love the idea of giving a gift basket to someone but aren’t creative enough (like me) to think of things that go great together, you have to check out this fantastic blog on gift baskets. Not only does this creative writer provide pictures and great instructions on  how to make gift baskets for different occasions, she provides printable cards to put in the basket. She provides several different ideas for events such as birthdays, baby showers, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, gifts for teachers, weddings, and so much more! It’s definitely my go-to site for giving baskets.