Socks That Look Like Shoes
These fashionable footwear items are available in styles ranging from brogues, to sneakers plus those fashion faux pas looks of socks with sandals and socks with thongs.
Available from Yellow Octopus
Blank Puzzle
Maybe it’s just me coming from a family that’s super keen on puzzles, but I think this is an amazing gift idea for that family member that loves solving puzzles. It’s an even better present for someone who doesn’t back down from a challenge.
Available from Amazon
Bogeyman Egg Separator
This one’s been floating around Facebook and it looks amazing. It’s a great gift idea for someone who cooks and it’s one hilarious way to separate your egg whites and egg yolks.
Available from Amazon
Custom Printed Doona Cover
Last year, for his birthday one of my friends gave their brother a new doona cover, custom designed to be covered in all his favourite childhood cartoon characters. This is a great way to personalise a gift. You can choose to use a photo that will mean a lot to your family member, or a picture or design you know they’ll love.
Available from Bags of Love and Deny Designs
Waterparks
Splashland is the perfect pop up water park for Melbourne families. Transforming Caulfield’s racecourse, the water park is open until Wednesday January 24. Tickets for this park is a great Christmas present the kids can look forward to using early in January when the heat becomes unbearable.
Passes available from Splashland
For bigger kids or the whole family, day trips to either Funfields or Adventure Park are a great Christmas gift. Funfields is located north of the city in Whittlesea, and the Adventure Park, Victoria’s biggest water park is in Geelong.
Passes available from Funfields and Adventure Park
Lego Exhibition
If Legoland in Chadstone won’t satisfy your Lego fanatic family member, I have great news. Late January 2018, the Royal Exhibition Building is hosting a weekend of everything Lego. The volunteer run event welcomes fans of all ages to explore their fantastic creations. Let your inner AFOL out (Adult Fan of Lego).
Tickets available from Brickvention
Pop Up Globe
We all know someone who’s obsessed with theatre and can quote Shakespeare in reference to almost anything. Make their day by buying them tickets to one of Melbourne’s Pop Up Globe performances. The vast range of plays are listed on the Pop Up Globe’s website so there’s something for every Shakespeare fan. Get in before tickets sell out and before the Globe pops down on Saturday February 3.
Tickets available from Pop Up Globe
ACMI Exhibitions
ACMI is hosting some amazing exhibitions over summer including finishing up the Wallace & Gromit and friends’ exhibition late January. This exhibition showcases the skills of Aardman Animations, the people behind childhood classics Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Chicken Run. If you haven’t made it to this exhibition yet, buying tickets as a Christmas gift is the perfect excuse to bring family with you.
Tickets available from ACMI
