With just under a week to go til Christmas it seems that everyone is about to go crackers with the pressure to get it all done. We have extra “its” here in Oz, as Christmas holidays also signal the end of school and the beginning of the big, summer break. So, if like me, you are still gift shopping, I thought I’d share some fabo present ideas. All are are made in (or the brainchild of) my home town, Melbourne and can be ordered online. And if you really need to ask? No. I’m not affiliated with, paid or reimbursed, to say any of the below.
Keep Cup 
What better way to keep your morning skim latte hot and piping & help save the planet? The Keep Cup even has space to mark your regular order and you can customise the cutest colour combos. Online orders are available with corporate or fundraising branding too.
Gifts for active kids: trampoline, hula hoop, dive bombs, basket ball, pogo stick, beach cricket set, boogie or surf board, skates, portable table tennis kit, Frisbee, kite…or how about gifting them sport lessons Gran and Pa?
Wallee
Since the Wallee arrived and is hiding with the ipad under the tree, I’m like a five year old again. I walk into the room, sigh, poke the wrapping and daydream about using it. I’m lying in the bath watching a movie or reading latest issue international mags in bed. And I’m cooking. Oh yes. In a perfectly clean kitchen with Jamie or Margaret Fulton this Christmas.
Healthy food gifts: herb vinegars, preserved lemons, fruit chutneys, mixed nut or berry baskets, signature muesli mix, spice blends…..or how about cooking lessons?
Frankie Magazine
This niche magazine full of all things Nana loved, is produced out of a living room in Brunswick, Melbourne and has circulation growth the envy of all the big magazines. It always has amazing foodie spreads, plus plenty of ideas for the slow life. Check out the subscription options here.
Surely you know Audrey?
The clever team at Working Dog (the producers of my all time fave film, The Castle) have done it again with this parody of all things celebrity chef and this must have comedy cook book. According to the official blurb: “Audrey Gordon’s Tuscan Summer is essentially a practical guide that will help you plan and carry off everything from a lazy Sunday brunch with friends to a formal sit-down banquet for 300 lactose-intolerant, diabetic vegans with severe peanut allergies“. You can follow Audrey on facebook and get her latest tips too. She must have relatives in Oz as she looks identical to my good friend, actress Heidi Arena?
How about you lovely readers? Love to hear your ultimate gift ideas below in our comments.
