Top-Five Christmas Gift Ideas

Unfortunately Noreen is ill today, so there will not be a live Fast & Fun episode this week. However, since she was planning on sharing her top-five Creative Memories gift ideas with you, Noreen wanted to pass along these ideas so you can wrap up your gift-giving shopping BEFORE the “Christmas Shipping Guideline” date of Tuesday, Dec. 12*, at 11:59pm CT for traditional products!

*CA Sunday, Dec. 10, at 11:59pm CT
*AU Sunday, 10 Dec., at 9pm AEDT

If you’re ordering Custom Products for a gift, for best chances of pre-Christmas delivery, we recommend placing your orders by 11:59pm CT on Sunday, Dec. 3 (AU Sunday, 3 Dec., at 9pm AEDT). Orders with Custom Products will ship on Dec. 8 (AU 9 Dec.).

Know someone who loves visiting a theme park so much they have an annual pass? Or a family who decided to surprise their kids with a trip over the Christmas break? Give them the joy of relieving every magical moment! Load up a 6.75×10 Happy Album Ebony Adventure Parks Cover with a package of 6.75×10 Horizontal Pocket Pages. Add in a pack of Adventure Parks mats and a Black Dual-Tip Pen so they can collect signatures from their beloved characters or to jot down special memories. When they get home they can simply slip their photos and journal cards into the pockets to revisit those whirlwind memories any time!

Whether it’s a friend or a sibling, help the overwhelmed recipient get those mountains of printed photos under control with a Power® Sort Box (or two or three!) and a Photo Labeling Pencil. That’s all they need to wrangle those photos currently living in plastic bins, envelopes and shoe boxes all over the house.

Tip: Schedule a time to help them organize their photos following these steps…

1. Gather: Pull out those bins, envelopes and shoe boxes and gather the photos together in one place.
2. Categorize: Use the Photo Labeling Pencil to write categories that make sense to them (names, dates, places, etc.) on the dividers included with the Power® Sort Box. Clear the post-holiday dining room table and place the dividers on it. Begin going through the photos and place them in a pile near the appropriate divider.
3. Each of the six compartments in the Power® Sort Box holds about 200 4×6 or 5×7 photos, so once a pile reaches that number, place the photos and divider into a compartment for organized and safe long-term photo storage.
4. Repeat for each category/compartment and order more Power® Sort Boxes as needed! 

Provide the kids with a fun activity that will keep them busy for an afternoon during the Christmas holidays. Bonus: It will also provide a welcome break for mom or dad! Start by choosing one of Creative Memories 8×8 Paper Albums — the 8×8 Birthday Bonanza and 8×8 Adventure Parks Paper Albums are full of bright colors kids will love and will work with lots of photos, while the 8×8 Christmas Cheer Paper Album would be perfect for them to use to with some merry photos! Add a few sheets of coordinating cardstock from the Rainbow Cardstock Sampler Pack and the Piece by Piece Mini Trio Punch Set so they can have fun punching shapes and making their own wild and wonderful decorations! Don’t forget to add some adhesive — a Tape Runner or Tape Chips will work nicely. Then download and print the free Decorative Ideas Flyer to include with your gift to jumpstart their crafty ideas!

Pack up a creative basket for your besties with any one of Creative Memories easy-to-assemble Card Kits, a Tape Runner & a bag of Flowerdale Mountain Blend Coffee! Make a date after the busy holiday season to get together for a coffee, catch-up and cardmaking date!

Life gets busy once a baby comes along, so make it easy for them to record all the precious moments of baby’s first year with the My First Year Album Kit. It includes everything they need — an 8×8 Pebble Gray My First Year Album loaded with predesigned pages, a pack of stickers to easily add some cute decorative elements, Micro-Tip Scissors to trim photos or memorabilia, a Tape Runner and Foam Squares to adhere items to the pages and a Black Dual-Tip Pen. Each month they can simply add one or two photos and jot down the milestones and memories so they have a wonderful record by the end of the year! AND, you’ll get FREE Shipping* on your entire order when the My First Year Album Kit is part of your order! A win-win!
*Free Shipping valid for U.S. and CA only.

No matter who is on your Christmas shopping list, you’ll be able to find a personal and meaningful gift for them at Creative Memories! Make sure to order ASAP (by Dec. 12 at the latest! | CA Dec. 10 | AU 10 Dec.) for delivery before Christmas!  And remember to join Noreen when she is back LIVE next Wednesday, Dec. 6, to share the first few days of her December Days Album! 

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