What should I get my boyfriend for Christmas?

Men are so difficult to buy for! When choosing a gift for my boyfriend, I pay close attention to his interests (sports and video games) and I also am not afraid to ask him for some ideas too.

What to get him also depends on your budget, so I will recommend some inexpensive ideas too.

No matter what you get him, include a card or a letter where you write how much he means to you and how happy he makes you. I have done this each year for my boyfriend at Christmas and on his birthday and I discovered this past summer that he has a special box in the closet where he saves each of these letters and cards. :)

I also try to bake my boyfriend a special treat each birthday and Christmas. For his birthday, I make him his favourite brownies. For Christmas, I make his favourite cookies.

In terms of buying a Christmas gift, I have made a "movie date" gift basket before that he really enjoyed. I bought a DVD of a movie he really wanted to see, I bought some of his favourite candy, I included the Christmas cookies I baked and the letter I wrote, and some popcorn. We watched the movie together and enjoyed the treats and had a really nice "at home" date.

Here are some other gift ideas that I have used in the past:

1. Tickets for the two of you to a local basketball or hockey game

2. Some magazines that coincide with his interests

3. Clothing

4. Restaurant gift cards or movie gift cards for a date night

5. A jersey for his favourite team

6. Video games

7. iTunes gift card

8. Board game (like Things in a Box)

9. I made my boyfriend a scrap book and he loved it. I had his friends sign it too.

10. A gift card to a store he likes

11. A gym bag

Merry (early) Christmas! And good luck with your shopping.