| I love gifting and there is nothing more exciting | | | | and just focus on two or three of these |
| than the Christmas holiday season. Gifting should | | | | themes.Tip 3. Homemade Warmth.Ok, you may |
| be thoughtful and most of all, FUN! Here are some | | | | not have all the time on earth to be hand-making |
| tips to show you how I made a 50 year old man | | | | all your gifts. But we are talking about how to |
| weep on Christmas Day through my gift | | | | really touch your close friends and family on the |
| Christmas cookie recipes.I baked no less than 50 | | | | holiday seasons and there is nothing, absolutely |
| christmas cookie packages this holiday season for | | | | nothing, more special than a Christmas handmade |
| gifting. Not just because of budgets or lack of | | | | gift.Even if you can only take a couple of hours to |
| ideas but because I thought it was the best way | | | | bake some Christmas cookies, these will be the |
| to spread my love. And to my surprise, an | | | | most appreciated items that you can give. (Just |
| uncle-in-law, someone who I don't know very | | | | holiday gift shopping can take more time than |
| very well, was the most touched.It's an | | | | that itself!)You don't have to bake or hand-make |
| experience and result that I will never forget!I | | | | gifts for every single person, but you taking a |
| didn't know this, but with the tips you are about | | | | little time out (because it doesn't have to take |
| to read below, I touched his heart and made this | | | | long at all) will be evident in your gesture.Bake just |
| man feel very special.Tip 1. Gesture | | | | for your wife, or just for your husband, or just |
| Counts.Christmas gifting is special. Gesture really | | | | for your parents, etc. tells them that they are |
| counts, and it's not about the expensive gifts or | | | | more special than anyone in your life.Tip 4. |
| the brand names.Don't misjudge your gesture. I | | | | Standout from the rest.Being unique does not |
| made no less than 50 small gifts of Christmas | | | | have to take too much creativity. If you need |
| cookies and never guessed that just one out of | | | | inspiration, there is a lot of great information that |
| them all will bring an experience in my life that I | | | | you can find so quickly and easily online |
| (and the recipient) will never ever forget.Think | | | | today.Stand out from the rest and give |
| about the people around your life. Don't discount | | | | something different. Even if you are giving the |
| anybody. Be positive about everyone in your | | | | same gift to a particular person and they are |
| life.You should never expect anything in return. Of | | | | receiving the same type of item, by being |
| all Christmas cookies that I baked for the holiday | | | | creative in your thinking, either through a creative |
| season, my main worry was whether they would | | | | add-on to a Christmas cookie recipe, or through a |
| enjoy them. But because of my gesture and all | | | | color of wrapping, etc. you will stand out from the |
| the steps I took (as stated in this article) it | | | | rest.Personalizing items will guarantee that your |
| surprised me that not only ALL the recipients | | | | gifts standout from all others.Tip 5. Personalize |
| loved the cookies, but they were very impressed | | | | it.Take the time out to personalize your little |
| with the packaging and felt warm and loved. Now, | | | | packages. Tag each gift with a handwritten name |
| isn't that a great Christmas gifting | | | | tag and your Christmas gifts will be remembered |
| experience?People from all walks of life will enjoy | | | | and be appreciated.Think about each recipient's |
| your gesture. Many of my recipients were said to | | | | interests or favorite colors, etc and apply that in |
| be grumpy, picky, snobby, etc. types of people, | | | | your packaging.It was with the exact steps |
| but I did not want to exclude anyone. Turns out, | | | | above, simple but truly successful, that made this |
| even the picky ones were appreciative of my | | | | 50 year old man weep.You see, he went on to |
| gift.Tip 2. Good things come in small Packages.You | | | | tell me that he has never received any gifts, and |
| don't have to make large gifts or pack your gift | | | | one with his name handwritten to him, from his |
| boxes or baskets full of different gifts. Like I said, | | | | family, friends, co-workers, nor from his own wife |
| it's the gesture that counts.Think of just a few | | | | in his entire life!I was taken back and it touched |
| items that could be special to your recipients in | | | | me just as much as it touched him.How |
| general. For example, one of my cookies in the | | | | something so simple, thoughtful and easy has |
| Christmas package included a "Caramel toasted | | | | brought people together and made all my friends, |
| macadamia nuts cookie" recipe. I had just come | | | | family and network feel so special.Isn't that what |
| back from a trip to Australia and bought some | | | | the holidays are all about?~* Janlia Chong has held |
| local macadamia nuts. So, this made the | | | | onto her title as Baking Sensation because of her |
| Christmas cookie recipe special as it was from | | | | near endless knowledge of baking and packaging |
| somewhere else and a recipe that I baked up. I | | | | treats. Her ability to impress is one of her biggest |
| could have given each member a souvenir from | | | | traits. What's her trick? Simple, she takes |
| Australia, but instead, I used just one packet of | | | | something that sounds difficult and makes it easy |
| macadamia nuts and expanded the gift by | | | | and fun. Follow Janlia's advice and you'll be busy |
| spreading it through my cookie gifts.Try to think | | | | baking treats for the entire family. |
| of any seasonal or popular themes in your gifting | | | | |