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The holiday shopping season is now officially underway. Are you a super shopper or does your gift list intimidate you?

Confession time:  I am not a natural gift giver. This weakness of mine is most obvious during the holiday season. It takes a lot of effort to come up with appreciation gift ideas for all my friends and family members. My process usually involves starting a Google Drive document in July and tracking each and every crazy gift idea that comes to mind. I keep my eyes open for unique gifts that would impress my friends and family. Sometimes, I’m even successful!

Unique and creative gift ideas are tough for a lot of people. This is especially true during the holiday season when you want to show appreciation to so many. Who’s on your list this year? A teacher, caregiver, mail or newspaper carrier, boss, neighbor, daycare provider, teammate, stylist, doctor, or employee?  

Our Product Development Team understands the challenge of thinking up appreciation gift ideas. They put their creative minds together and developed more than 20 holiday-specific gifts, expanded to our personalized gifts selection, and updated our Gift Finder to make your shopping experience easier.

When we created our Holiday Gift Collection, we tried to capture the primary sentiments you express during the holidays: appreciation, gratitude, and thanks. Select a gift your recipient can use, like our festive Twist Top Tumblers, for a regular reminder of your appreciation. Or present a Spinner Ornament for a gift that will be cherished year after year.

Personalized gifts are memorable and meaningful gifts during the holiday season. Add the recipient’s name and the date to one of our high-quality gifts and wow everyone on your team.

Still need some help with your shopping? Use our Gift Finder to discover the perfect gift for your occasion and budget. If you’re looking for more appreciation gift ideas, visit the Recognition Resource Center where we’ve compiled lots of articles on Employee Gift Ideas.

What are your holiday shopping tips or favorite appreciation gift ideas? Share them here!

Many organizations have annual award ceremonies in the fourth quarter to celebrate outstanding performances and team accomplishments. However, it’s common for annual events to become a little tired year after year. To keep things fresh and exciting, you need to introduce new elements to your event. One way you can enhance the award experience is by changing your recognition award. 

This year we set an ambitious goal to bring you an even larger selection of new trophies and awards for your year end award ceremonies. You can now shop 75 new trophies and awards in our trophy collection, many of which are exclusive Baudville designs! For a little guidance on adding extra “oomph” to this year’s award ceremony, we’ve put together five ways you can freshen up your annual award ceremony with new Baudville trophies.