Need Gifts for Grandmother overseas, friend's newborn

[HolidaySingleGirl]

I'd like to send my grandma a little package. Last year, she sent me a package filled with so many wonderful little goodies. She's so good at that sort of stuff. I wanted to send her something last year but didn't know what.

Please help! It's going overseas.

Also, my friend had a baby boy earlier this year and I'd like to get him something.

Thanks for your ideas!

[ornamentmaven]

Candles, specialty food stuff, herbal teas, a blanket wrap, a best-seller...

[Daddy]

Well, for the baby there's something called My Pillow Pets that are extremely popular. They're very soft plush pillow/animals that come in unicorn, turtle and others. They're selling fast from what I read but you can buy them online at Amazon and places like that.

For grandma, if she's a tea drinker there are gift sets that come with gourmet tea bags or loose tea, a nice teacup and some biscuits. Peets.com and Starbucks have had them in years past or you can just Google around.

A nice throw would be good also and I saw a site a few years ago that personalized them for just a few dollars. Can't remember where though. I want to say Macy's but could be wrong.

Or you could give her a nice picture of you (maybe professionally done) in a pretty frame.

[HolidaySingleGirl]

thanks for the suggestions. She's not really a tea drinker but maybe I can find a cute gourmet coffee set or something to send her. She doesn't speak English so I can't send her a book.

I like the idea for the baby.

[BirdMan24]

Pillow pets are great. We bought my daughter one and she will not give it up... has to sleep with it every night

[MinnesotaMike]

Funny...my son has a pillow pet, and it went over like a fart in church. My advice: If it's their first child, send them a Target gift card. Believe me, they will appreciate it more than you know.

[Panda]

I think for the new born you should get them a nice comfy baby blanket with his birthday and name engraved in it or what minnesotamike said a gift card would be really nice because newborns grow really fast so its hard to pick out a gift for them.

For your grandma, i would get a nice cozy sweater for the cold winter !! or a necklace.

[MinnesotaMike]

Only problem with a baby blanket is they end up with about 20 blankets. At least WE did. With about 2-3 exceptions, they went in the next garage sale.

[HolidaySingleGirl]

I like the gift card for the baby and sweater for my grandma ideas. I want to avoid Black Friday like the plague, so I'll try to go shopping tomorrow or Wednesday, yikes.