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Seasonal gift ideas & more
wrap up
by Merrill Witty
Holidayshopping!
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Smart Shopper’s picks for great gifts
Massages, dance lessons, yoga classes, gorgeous scents, time on a nature trail birdwatching…these are just a few ideas some of your favorite advertisers suggest as unexpected holiday gift ideas that can’t help but please. Of course, sometimes actual objects are pretty great, too!
Enhance your holiday get-togethers with stunning floral arrangements and garlands from River Hill Garden Center and keep your home looking festive even after the party. They also carry beautiful disposable plates, napkins and placemats to cut kitchen drudgery.
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River Hill Garden Center, Clarksville riverhillgardencenter.com
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Urban Threads wants us to enhance the holidays with a gift of the perfect home fragrance, the spicy and delicious Red Amaryllis Collection by Archipelago. And what could be more luxurious than fine silk velvet scarves and shawls? Maybe silk velvet pillows in eight amazing hues. They’re the perfect accessory for the living room sofa.
Urban Threads, Bare Hills urbanthreadshome.com Please turn to page 4
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It’s off the leash
for your cozy canines My Pet Store and More just picked up the Hurtta® line of dog gear. The highly technical winter jacket protects your dog’s most important muscle groups and the sensitive abdomen area. Quick to put on and take off, the jacket is particularly well suited for warming up the muscles of active dogs before or after training. It has a waterproof and breathable Houndtex® coating and highvisibility 3M reflectors. And don’t forget a new memory foam, orthopedic or heated dog bed for your best friend!
My Pet Store and More, Ellicott City mypetstoreandmore.com A great gift to bring parents and kids together is The National Geographic Kids’ Bird Guide of North America, available at the Wild Bird Center of Severna Park. It’s loaded with stunning photography, and is accessible and fun. Each entry discusses the sounds the bird makes, the food he likes, his range, and has a weird fun fact plus a closer look that digs deeper into an aspect of the bird’s life. Also: how to build birdhouses. Simply the best bird book for all ages.
Wild Bird Center of Severna Park, Severna Park
For the most complete line of Playmobil® toys, popular for decades and still going strong, head to Learning How. You’ll find Legos® galore here, too – the challenging sets are a great mental exercise for kids. Girls age 6-15 are obsessed with Rainbow Looms® that create friendship bracelets out of teeny colorful rubber bands. And a great selection of Melissa & Doug® toys and arts and crafts projects will please all ages.
Learning How, Towson learninghow.com LED has virtually taken over the market in terms of new looks and technology at Watson’s Garden Center, offering longevity, brighter colors, low power consumption and exceptional quality in batteryoperated outdoor Christmas lighting. Light sets offer quick and affordable decorating solutions, are easy to put up and take down, and allow the homeowner to change displays from year to year with ease. Watson’s also has a new line of pre-decorated wreathes and swags from Floral Treasure®, more beautiful and higher quality than ever.
Watson’s Garden Center, Lutherville watsonsgarden.com
PURPLE POWER R U L E S !
Super Bowl contenders or not, Ravens rule in Baltimore and at Greetings & Readings. So the extremely high-end dress shirts and sweaters by Antigua, Cutter & Buck, and Meesha & Me, for both men and women, will allow us to express our purple love even in the workplace or out to a fancy dinner.
Greetings & Readings, Hunt Valley greetingsandreadings.com
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with a little salsa!
Group lessons, semi-private, one-on-one — name your preferred learning style and Arthur Murray will teach you to dance! Don’t think of Arthur Murray’s Dance Studio as simply Foxtrot Central. Get a group of friends together to learn the Argentine Tango Salsa and Nightclub varieties in practice parties or simply wow the crowd at your son’s wedding. Great exercise and lots of fun!
Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Columbia and Baltimore arthurmurraymd.com People are bringing portraits of pets or people for framing at The Framer’s Vise to create heartfelt, personalized gifts. Or frame old Christmas story pages or antique cards for a one-of-a-kind gift. Framed sports memorabilia is always a favorite here; people are still relishing the Ravens’ Super Bowl victory earlier this year.
The Framer’s Vise, Timonium theframersvise.com
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The joy of relaxing The perfect gift from Ojas Wellness is permission: permission to take time away from kids, work and other responsibilities for some luxury pampering. Their holiday package gets you big savings when you buy any two services. So give a hot stone massage and facial for a day of relaxation for Mom, sis or BFF, or acupuncture and a custom wellness massage to make Nana feel like new.
Ojas Wellness, Hunt Valley, Mt. Washington, Owings Mills ojaswellness.com