It is that time of the year again, and trying to find a unique Christmas gift for our loved ones can sometimes be a real headache! For those of you who are looking to make this Christmas extra special for your loved ones by giving them special and unique gifts, we have put together some ideas on what kind gift you could consider for that special person in your life.

Special Christmas Gift Treats in a Jar

Christmas Gifts do not have to be expensive, in fact, this is the best time to use your own creative cooking talents, and baking ahead of time from the typical shaped-ginger cookies to chocolate candy in as many ways as your imagination dictates.

How about making some special home made candy and putting it in a beautifully decorated glass bottle? Download our free recipe books with delectable holiday candy treats that are easy to make as treats for yourself or as special gifts for friends and family from our free download section at our site.

You could even make some candy to hang on your Christmas tree. Wrap them in brightly coloured paper, tie some bright string around it, and you have instant special Christmas decorations!

Sweet bottled sweets like jams can also be placed in beautifully-shaped glass bottles that are perfect for display, while baked special bread can be placed in personally-crafted colorful boxes. Add a red ribbon, and a bow and it makes a wonderful, personalized gift.

This kind of gift will always be appreciated especially over the festive season when everyone loves to indulge in his or her favorite foods.

Handmade Christmas Gifts

If you have a knack for visual art, hand-made Christmas gift ideas may include a special painting, a sculpture, or a sewn or knitted item of clothing.

Unique Christmas Gifts

Special Christmas gifts for the man in your life. There are plenty of unique ideas even for men who are difficult to shop for. Most of the time it is a good idea to centre gift ideas about his special sport, hobbies or likes. For instance, if you're looking for Christmas gift ideas for a rock climbing enthusiast, how about making him a batch of your own unique blend of bath salts to soak his aching body in after a climb. If you do a search for recipes for home made bath salts you are sure to find one that is suitable. Or how about giving him a

A football buff could receive a cooler with his favorite team's team logo on it. Another idea is to have a photo of his favourite football player printed onto a T-shirt especially for him! You could also look online for a company that specializes in unique T-shirts. Or, if you feel especially creative, you could create your own T-shirts with funny quotes on them using fabric paints or markers.

Favorite Christmas Gifts

Here are a few gift ideas that will make you a favorite with the woman in your life!

How about showing her you really care and appreciate her by purchasing gift vouchers for facial treatments or a relaxing body massage. Or if you want to make it really special, you could buy a voucher to a health spa for a few days, which will give her the opportunity to relax and truly put her obligations on hold, whether for a week or a weekend!

Christmas Gifts for Animal Lovers

Looking for a unique gift idea this year? How about a gift that gives twice: once to friends or family and a second time to an animal in need! Your animal loving friend will love you all the more for it!

Visit http://www.animalgift.org today to find a special gift for each person on your list: gifts that support IFAW's work to save and protect animals around the world. Give a gift to save Canada's baby seals, rescue orphaned bear cubs, protect endangered elephants from poaching, and much more.

Or: Save an orphan bear cub with your gift

For more than 20 years, Professor Valentin Pazhetnov, a world-renowned bear specialist, has successfully rescued, raised and released bear cubs orphaned by Russia's annual winter hunt You can choose a holiday gift that provides the critical resources needed to nurture these infant cubs back to health and supports IFAW's work to ban the winter den hunt completely.

Christmas Gift Baskets

Although food baskets are often thought of as cliché, gift baskets are a great choice for gifts. Themed gift baskets take a bit of time and some creativity, but the thoughtfulness of the gift will not be lost upon the recipient. Fill it with candy, biscuits and other treats and you will surely win their hearts! Tuck in some candy canes or foil wrapped chocolate Santas for a colourful finishing touch.

You can find baskets quite inexpensively and if you're making several baskets you should only need to make one investment in things such as ribbon, tinsel, and other decorations, which will make subsequent baskets less expensive.

Books as Christmas Gift Ideas

If you know what kind of books a person likes, a book is always a good gift to give. Books are essentially timeless and good stories always capture the interest of those who read them. Recipe and craft books are also always great favourites if you know what the person's interests are.

I hope that I have given you food for thought as to what Christmas gifts to find for your loved ones, and with this I would like to wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas time!