18th Birthday present!

[honscupboard]

Hi
We have several (!) family and friends, boys and girls who will be 18 in the next few months, and I am struggling to come up with present ideas! My daughter says that no one wants the "keepsake " type of presents we were given, but I would like to mark such a special event with something a bit more special than my usual vouchers! Anyone got any bright ideas?

[doodles]

How about something that goes with an interest? If they like cooking a really nice knife; theatre vouchers for the arty reader; match tickets for the sporty one; a pen for the scribbler.

Sometimes an experience is just as nice a keepsake as a tankard!!

[Justinterested]

A young persons railcard would be practical especially if off to uni soon.

[MedievalBabe]

The idea of really good kitchen stuff for someone who likes to cook and might ge off to uni could be a big hit.

[KB]

Or a classic cook book - from basics to entertaining inc cuts of meat etc. Lots available on web these days but still good to have a 'standard' on the shelf.

We also found in several cases either the young person or parent was 'collecting' for something bigger. At least they then got something they wanted.

[Ally]

Have a look on Not on the High Street, there loads of ideas

I ordered one of these for last year.

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/intwi ... 18th-print" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;