Aunt
She is the person who is either a sister to person concerned father or mother. Generally this relationship also includes cousin sisters of the father or the mother. An aunt can also be a wife of one of the uncles. The aunt need not always be related she can be unrelated to the parent also; a friend or a close neighbor is also referred to as an aunt sometimes. Depending on the relationship, the closeness of the relationship is prevalent. This relationship might hold a lot of significance to the parent however children who have aunts are not very close to them. This relationship is generally maintained to keep the parent happy and a custom gift is occasionally exchanged, if there is a reason for the same. The occasion could be a birthday or invitations to a Christmas get together.
Occasions are far and few in this relationship as the relation is a distant one. So the occasions also become limited where the children of the family meet the aunts. The main occasions are:
- Birthdays of the aunt
- Christmas
- Wedding of the aunt
- Birth of a child to the aunt
- Gifts given to the aunt if she is hosting a party-curtsey gift
- Souvenir
The gifts that can be given to an aunt for various occasions are as follows:
Greeting cards are one of the cheapest ideas for a gift but generally convey the heartfelt feelings of the giver. This is the simplest idea for a gift. Costing: 10 cents- 1 dollar.
Any kind of cake or pastries can set out to be a good gift. Wine is also another alternative to this gift option. Costing: Wine 5- 150 dollars, Cakes and pastries 1-5 dollars.
A gift voucher for a beauty trip to a parlor, a gift set voucher for clothes apparels or a gift voucher to buy bags or shoes. This will enable you to ensure that the money is paid for the gift and yet the choice of the gift is made by the aunt herself. Costing: 5-10 dollars.
Flowers are the best gift given to any woman. They bring closeness and lift the spirits of the person with their beauty. Costing: 1-5 dollars.
Jewelry is the woman’s best friend and if a person can afford to give this as a gift it can really cheer up a woman. If one cannot afford to gift real gold, silver or platinum then there is always option of plated jewelry or costume jewelry. Costing: 5- 5000 dollars.
A paid holiday voucher is an excellent gift rovided there is sufficient time before it expires and the destination is a place the aunt is interested in visiting. Costing: this could vary widely depending on the destination, mode of transportation etc.
Decoration articles like paintings, crystals etc. make excellent gift items and are visual reminder of the gifter. Costing: 10- 80 dollars.
A novel or a book is always a good gift for a reader. Costing: 2-10 dollars.
Careful attention must be paid to the choice of any gift articles so that it matches the taste of the person it is gifted to.