The best gifts for the holidays

The holidays are just around the corner. In other words, you have to start thinking about Sinterklaas gifts for the kids. Or maybe even for adults because you celebrate December 5 with Sinterklaas dice. And once this is over, it’s almost Christmas. And then you want to arrive with something beautiful or special, but what?! We give you tips on where to find that one special gift to make sure you succeed!

Gift stores

Kado om de Hoek: For those looking for fun gadgets, be sure to check out Kado om de Hoek at Hogewal 1 in The Hague. This gift store is literally filled to the roof with colorful kitchen stuff, clocks, gadgets, toys, you name it! You name it! I bet you can find something original for Christmas here We buy small, so there is a big chance that nobody has it. Be sure to have your gift wrapped, because they do a great job!

Another recommended place to succeed for a nice gift is Kikke Spulle, also located in The Hague, but on Frederik Hendriklaan. Here you will find trendy home accessories that are super fun to give and get. When you enter the store you will be amazed to find something you want right away on every shelf and in every corner.

For the best spiritual gifts go to Danny the Cactus in Rotterdam. You really feel like you’re in oriental spheres in this store. You can also buy beautiful cactuses here. They are super hip and trendy these days and great to give away! You can find Danny the Cactus at the Schilderstraat 63 a in Rotterdam. A gift store full of inspiration, It´s a Present!, can be found in the‘9 streets‘ in Amsterdam.

You can find this super cute store at Gasthuis Molensteeg 4. But there is also a branch at Haarlemmerstraat 25, near Amsterdam CS and in Utrecht! In this store you can find all kinds of gifts for living, cooking, kids and gadgets. But also for the cutest and most original cards, this is the place to be! If you can’t find the perfect Sinterklaas or Christmas gift here, we don’t know what else to do.

Do you want to give nice home accessories as a gift? Then you should definitely visit Loods 5!

Loods 5 has several branches throughout the country and it is really impossible to leave here empty-handed. You are guaranteed to find a great gift here and surely something nice to keep for yourself.

Want to give something nice? Then you will certainly succeed at Chocolaterie Pierre in Haarlem or Hillegom. This chocolaterie makes its own chocolate in its workshop in Hillegom which you can admire directly from the store. You can buy the most delicious chocolates and bonbons here all year round, but around the holidays they make something really special at Pierre, giving you a special gift to give away.

Give a beauty treatment as a gift

Are you looking for a nice gift to pamper someone? Then give a beauty treatment as a gift!

Our country has several large wellness resorts. And who doesn’t love a whole day of bathing and getting languid in the sauna? In our blog that we wrote earlier this year, we highlighted a number of spas for you.

But even if the person you want to pamper has less time, you can still gift a nice wellness treatment. For example, you can gift a wonderful massage, tanning or floating session or an extensive facial from beauty salon Blitz Wellness in Heemstede. And if you’re smart, make it a gift for two so you can enjoy yourself. 😉

Or you give a total makeover as a gift. From hair to makeup. This can be arranged at Quinto hairdressers in Berkel en Rodenrijs or Bleiswijk. The professional hair salon closely follows the latest trends and techniques and is regularly retrained. This allows them to give the person you are giving a makeover as a gift a completely new and contemporary look.

Perhaps a bit daring, but if you are looking for a gift for someone who likes to get out of bed radiant in the morning, you can give a permanent makeup treatment as a gift. PMU Salon in The Hague specializes in permanent makeup for eyebrows, eye-liner and lips. Quite a special gift to give!

Give a nice evening as a gift

An evening at the cinema is always a good idea. Everyone will therefore be happy with a cinema voucher. Especially during the winter period there are always fun and entertaining movies running! Is the recipient not averse to a little comedy? Then give an evening ComedyCity in The Hague as a gift! Theater lovers will be delighted with a ticket to a new theater performance. Korzo Theater in The Hague is bursting at the seams with new productions.

A fun evening is of course complete if you have a bite to eat somewhere beforehand or have a drink at a nice wine bar.

Give an activity as a gift

Looking for a gift for an active person or someone who enjoys being busy? Then give an activity as a gift. Then you can join in as well. There are plenty of activities to think of. Like an escaperoom. We ourselves were able to try the ESC Amsterdam escaperoom and it is highly recommended! But also the VR-escaperooms of Escaperoom time are quite an experience.

They have different themes including Defuse the Bomb and the escape game based on the popular Netflix series Casa de Papel.

Want to give a group gift? Then the Prison Escape in Breda is the ultimate gift. Here you and 420 other prisoners must try to escape from a real prison.

But you can also think of something more sporty like a climbing wall, bouldering, ice skating or scrambling through an outdoor climbing park. You can read more tips for fun activities in our blog fun outings for a group activity.

Is this something too active? Then of course you can always gift a movie night or a delicious evening out for dinner. Here too we have plenty of tips to give you ideas.

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