Give A Little Bit Of Your Love

Shopping may be the least fun part of the holidays, but seeing your loved one's face when they open a thoughtful gift is the best.  Here are some gift ideas that Haus recommends.

 

  1 | The Creative Family, Amanda Blake Soule

  2 | A Long Piece of String, William Wondriska

  3 | Pioneers, Phaidon

  4 | The Competition Bicycle, Jan Heine

  5 | At Home, Bill Bryson

{all books can be found on Amazon, but I encourage you to shop locally if possible}

  1 | Safe Radio {$59.99}

  2 | Bird Bottle Opener {$25}

  3 | Ringpoem Napkin Rings {starting at $6}

  4 | 32oz Carafe {$24}

  5 | Apple TV {$99}

  6 | Baggu Bags {starting at $3}

  7 | Ikat Mini-bowls {$8 each}

  8 | Pebble Placemat & Coaster {$6 each | $14 | set of 3}

  9 | 8oz Carafe {$36 | set of 3}

10 | Tea Set {$16 - 48}

11 | Heath Ceramics Bud Vase {$22}

12 | Canole Carousel {$80}

13 | Tomato Blanket {$25}

  

  1 | Pencil Case {$14}

  2 | Feild Notes Pencils {$3.49 | set of 6}

  3 | iPhone 4 Skin {$25}

  4 | iPad Stand {$25}

  5 | Field Notes Notepad & Leather Cover {$9.95 | set of 3; $22}

  6 | Wastepaper Basket {$55}

  7 | Fisher Space Pen {$22}

  1 | Bracelet {$85}

  2 | Serif Tote {$26}

  3 | Classic Pajamas {$69.50}

  4 | Ballet Slippers {$55}

  5 | Cashmere Lined Leather Gloves {$98}

  6 | Ring {$45}

  7 | Kashmir Scarf {$59}

  8 | Necklace {$150}

  1 | Bike Bell {$20}

  2 | Wood Wristwatch {$75}

  3 | Brooks Bike Saddle {starting at $60}

  4 | Classic Shaving Kit {$150}

  5 | Donegal Hat {$62}

  6 | Vintage Bowtie {$65}

  7 | Dopp Kit {$95}

  8 | Ray-Ban Aviators {$139}

  9 | Wooden Flashlight {$48}

10 | Stanley Flask {$22}

  1 | Wood Catapult {$27}

  2 | Peasant Hat {$24}

  3 | Hair Clips {$6.50 each}

  4 | Charley Harper Memory Game {$16}

  5 | Animal Blanket {$25}

  6 | Art Dough {$9}

  7 | Log Cabin {$22}

  8 | Mask & Tail Set {$48 | set of 8}

  9 | Robot Placemats {$14.95}

10 | Rock Crayons {$5.50}

11 | Hero Mask {$15}

12 | Wooden Blocks {$38}

13 | Rockabye Baby Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles {$16.95}

14 | Puppet {$32}

*The best kind of giving is charitable.  Donate your time to a local shelter, food bank, Salvation Army or soup kitchen.  Check out the links below for more charitable giving on a global scale.

  1|  Heifer International donates animals and seeds to bring people out of poverty throughout the world

  2 | The World Wildlife Fund protects habitat and threatened animals

  3 | The ASPCA prevents cruelty to animals 

  4 | Engineers Without Borders builds a better world and has over 350 projects in over 45 developing countries around the world (including America).  They bring water, renewable energy and sanitation to areas fostering a better condition of life to those in need.

  5 | Oxfam International is a confederation of 14 organizations working together in 99 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. 

 6 | The United Nations World Food Program provides food and farming education to people in developing countries in an effort to end world hunger.  You can make a huge difference in the life of a child just by purchasing this super cute bag.