Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Stocking Stuffers... Unique Gift Certificates...

Cha Yi - Maison de thé (downtown Gatineau) - $20 gift certificate for an "Animated comparative tasting: Exploration of about ten varieties of tea along a theme of your own choice, tasting and appreciating tea from a visual, olfactory and gustative perspective."

Passport to Prana - $20 - The Gift of Yoga - With over 18 yoga studios to visit (passport allows holder one visit to each studio) in Ottawa and beyond (Almonte, Kemptville, Carp) this is a great stocking stuffer for the new yogini! Good for one full year!

2012 Empowerment Totem - $45 - Twenty-minute phone consultation to determine which animal totem wants to reveal itself and represent your family member or friend's spirit, nature, true self, essence, higher self or inner being for the new year. From Julie Desmarais - Holographic Energy Practitioner (613-688-1717, 1-877-325-8543, info@juliesmarais.ca)

Friend of the Gatineau Park Membership - $15 - Benefits of membership include discounts, priority registration for public activities, and member only-events. They have a great annual line up of events that include their popular Frog Chorus evening in early spring and their Wolf Howl Gathering in the fall!

Frankendie (Kickstart Investment) - from $5 to $70 or more - For the Game Lover in your life... the opportunity to be a ground level investor in a new game being designed here in Ottawa. $70 investment gets you 2 Frankendie games once they are manufactured and 2 t-shirts!

Spring Garden Planner - City of Ottawa Course - $20 - Learn how to work to a manageable schedule of spring cleanup and garden preparation. Dempsey C.C. (1895 Russell Road) – 613-247-4846, Saturday 10 am-noon, January 21, 2012, Course # 679970

Ottawa Biplane Ride - $66 per person - From the website: "Feel the wind in your hair and experience aviation as it was in the 1930s! This ride provides an introduction to flying at its best – in a vintage open-cockpit biplane." From Rockcliffe Field Airbase.

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Other O-Town Holiday 2011 Posts:

- Your Local Etsy Artisans & Crafters
- Sustainable Style Shopping - "Capital" Green Gifts
.... more to come!

5 comments:

Jen said...

This is the best stocking stuffer list I've seen yet! I love gift ideas that put the emphasis on doing something/being creative/being a part of something rather than possessions. I think I might add the 'passport to prana' to my list : )

drawandshoot said...

I Love your blog and your great ideas! Thanks.

Andrea C. said...

You just gave me four brilliant gift ideas that hadn't occurred to me until I saw this list! Thanks!!!

LYDIA BOCIURKIW said...

awesome ideas!

Urban Girl said...

Thanks so much ladies!! I had alot of fun putting it together. Jen - I have the P to P and love it! It's a great deal. So glad that this gave you some great ideas, Andrea - I'm always struggling for that perfect gift. Happy Holidays everyone!