Gift Idea needed

[zchristy]

Hi guys! My sister and her husband want to do a family gift exchange for each other's families- to try and save on the cost. So I need some ideas.

They live about 2.5 hours away, have a 1 year old little boy and are newly expecting #2. Her hubby is a student and she is a teacher. So I'm struggling to find something they can all do as "as a family".

I know my sister would like some new wine glasses, so i was thinking about something in that theme - for example wine glasses, a bottle of wine (For Mom and Dad after the new baby comes) and maybe a sippy cup and grape juice for Reese? Are there any children's books about grapes that might fit the theme just to be funny? Would like to give my nephew a cooler gift, but if I'm going with the family theme, there should be some kind of link. KWIM?

Would love some suggestions. THANK YOU~!

 

[HouseElf]

Book: Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes is a wonderful book. You can also put in a small hand puppet of one of the animals (Chapters I think had a nice mouse)

 

[Ahorsesoul]

Nice gift idea. A book on making your own wine might be nice.

 

[Gingerbug]

Not for the little ones...but wine charms are always nice and you might even be able to make some if you are crafty and have some pretty beads!

:tree:

 

[sierra_mtns]

Am I warped? Immediately I thought of "Drink Me" for your theme -- with a twist of Alice in Wonderland -- maybe a copy of the movie, with a small fruit basket (including grapes) and some cheese and the wine.

Or maybe the Aesop's Fables with the fox and grapes -- or the Stinking Grapes book (mentioned above) -- or the Very Hungry Caterpillar (doesn't he eat grapes too?). The "Grapes of Math" book is probably too old for your nephew, but it's a fun book too. Directions for making a green grape caterpillar (surf the web -- I haven't made one in 15 years) to go with the Hungry Caterpillar book. A decent vintage copy of Grapes of Wrath might be nice for the teacher/student.

Wine glasses, wine charms, great corkscrew, serving tray -- all kinds of places you can go with your wine motif/theme.