If you typically wait until the last-minute to shop for your wife’s Christmas presents, you’re in luck. KARE 11 reports all stores at Albertville Premium Outlets in Minnesota must stay open until 8 PM on Christmas Eve this year because the shopping season lasts just 26 days.
While extended hours make shopping at the last-minute easier, consider shopping early as you buy your wife a gift she wants and will love. Even better, shopping early increases your ability to buy gifts that fit your budget and to pamper your wonderful wife.
Theatrical Performances
An evening at a live theater transports your wife for a few hours to another world far away from dirt, diapers and dishes. Whether you buy your wife a subscription to the local play house or tickets for Book of Mormon, you can’t go wrong with a theatrical gift this holiday.
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Splurge: Sweep your wife away for a weekend theater getaway in Manhattan. Before the show, send her shopping for a new dress and arrange a hair and makeup appointment at a luxury salon. Be sure to include a fancy meal and plenty of pampering as you make this a theatrical weekend to remember.
Affordable: From your local theater, buy a season subscription and surprise your wife with a few nights of quality theater throughout the year. If you can afford it, buy two subscriptions and include gift certificates to area restaurants so that she and a friend can enjoy the evening together.
Budget-conscious: With your kids, write and produce a play about your wife. Showcase all the things you love about her and remind her how much she’s appreciated and needed. Remember to record it so that your wife can view the play anytime she needs a pick-me-up throughout the year.
Alone Time
Even the most extroverted moms need alone time to recharge and rejuvenate. Encourage your wife to spend time pursuing activities she enjoys when you give her much-needed “me” time for Christmas.
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Splurge: Send your wife on a weekend retreat to a hotel nearby or far away. Make sure everything from transportation to shopping is covered, and let her bask in the time away from all the responsibilities of home.
Affordable: Does your wife love painting? Sign her up for a community college or an online Artists Network class. Has she talked about dusting off her karate skills? Pay for her to take classes every week. Whatever you wife enjoys, surprise her with time away from home to pursue her interests, enjoy her passions and develop the skills that make her the amazing woman you love.
Budget-conscious: Your wife needs alone time to unwind, reboot and stay true to herself, notes Psychology Today. Handmade coupons give her six hours of free time every month so that she can take an uninterrupted bubble bath on a school night, visit the local book store and read an entire magazine in one sitting or shop on a Saturday without any little ones begging to buy stuff. Make sure she uses her coupons, and enlist all the kids’ assistance in giving mom the alone time she needs.
Spa Treatments
Every woman deserves to be pampered, so send your wife to the spa for a day. Let her indulge in a massage, facial and manicure as she relaxes away from the hustle and bustle of home life.
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Splurge: Pay for her and her best friend to attend the premier spa in your local area. If possible, spring for an overnight or weekend getaway so that she can truly relax. Most spas sell gift certificates. Just make sure she uses it before the end date.
Affordable: A local fitness center or day spa probably offers individual pampering sessions. Buy your wife a 60-minute massage, manicure and pedicure package or a facial. She’ll appreciate the time to get away even for a little while and relax.
Budget-conscious: Set up an in-home spa day designed specifically for your wife. Homemade foot, hand or body scrubs are easy and affordable to make. You simply need to fill a rectangular dish pan with hot water, apply the scrub and allow her to soak her hands or feet in it.
Then, massage her hands and feet with lotion as she listens to music. You can also learn basic massage techniques and try them out when she’s had an especially difficult day at work or with the kids.
Fellas, with these great ideas to accommodate any budget range there’s no reason you can’t make your wife feel pampered and loved this Christmas season. Please share this post with your social media outlets. Thank you.
