Are you a woman over 50 with a clueless partner? Forward this article of Christmas gift ideas to your significant other. Make sure to hint at your favorite ones!
We know a lot of partners who struggle every year to get the perfect Christmas gift for their wives. Even after ALL those years, every year is the same. “What does my wife want for Christmas?”
You can always get her favorite perfume, a silk scarf, or a robe. But we think that you can do better than that. We’ve put together a list of thoughtful and creative gift ideas that older women over 50 will appreciate. This year you can WOW her with a unique and memorable gift.
You’ll thank us later.
100 Dates Bucket List Scratch Poster
Running out of ideas for dates with your spouse? Bored of doing the same things over and over again? The 100 dates scratch poster is an excellent way to keep the spark alive and have fun together.
FabFitFun Box
Gifts don’t have to just bring joy at Christmas! Get her a subscription for the FabFitFun box and have new products delivered to her throughout the year. Full-size premium products are delivered four times per year in a personalized box. She will get to try a continuous stream of beauty, fitness, wellness, and home products.
Slip Silk Pillowcase
Want to help your wife get the perfect night’s sleep? The anti-aging, anti-sleep-crease, and anti-bed-head pillowcase comes in a variety of colors and all standard pillow sizes.
PhoneSoap Pro
The Phone Soap Pro is the perfect gift for your wife if she is concerned about germs and viruses (frankly, who isn’t right now?). She can slide her phone and accessories (like earbuds) into the device and her items are sanitized in 5 minutes.
Subscription to Book of the Month
Your wife is an avid reader? We’ve got the perfect gift idea. Book of the Month is a monthly subscription that delivers a new book straight to your home every month. She gets to pick from well-curated selections.
With her subscription, she also gains access to book clubs where she can meet like-minded fellow readers and discuss the books.
Blue Apron Food Delivery
Why not take the task of food shopping off of her to-do list once in a while? Blue Apron delivers weekly ready-to-cook meals in a box delivered to your door packed with fresh produce and instructions on how to prepare the meal.
She can still enjoy cooking without the hassle of going out to get the ingredients. Choose from a variety of packages that suit your lifestyle.
Personalized Yarn Bowl
Is your significant other a knitter? We’re pretty sure that she will find this personalized yarn bowl quite thoughtful and useful.
Self-Care Bucket List
Get her a box of self-care prompts that will remind her to take care of herself daily.
She Explores Photo Book
Does your wife love to travel and explore? This beautiful book that contains stories and photographs from women explorers and adventurers will certainly hit the spot.
Tea Leaf Reading Kit
Is your wife fascinated with the divinatory arts? Maybe she’s intrigued by the ancient tradition of tea leaf reading? This tea leaf reading kit comes with instructions, a symbol dictionary, loose tea leaves, and a mug.
DIY Organic Lip Balm Kit
She will absolutely love a DIY lip balm kit if she is crafty and likes DIY projects. By creating her own lip balm she knows exactly what is in it and her lips (and yours) will thank you for it.
Personalized Wool Throw
This throw is made from pure wool and is available in a range of colors. It is personalized with a leather patch engraved with your handwritten message.
Personalized Wooden Recipe Book
Does she love to cook? Does she have family recipes handed down from her mother or grandmother? Create a personalized recipe book for her to keep all her favorite recipes in.
Personalized Wine Club Membership
Does she love wine? Get her a membership to a wine club that tailors selections to her tastes and preferences and delivers right to your home.
Master Class Membership
We’re never too old to learn, and it’s never been easier to learn new skills. Master Class is an online monthly subscription service that offers thousands of video courses on a variety of topics. She can learn architecture and design from Frank Gehry or learn how to write thrillers from Dan Brown.
A Smartwatch
Smartwatches are all the rave! They can track your fitness program, your health, your sleep, receive messages and texts, plus a lot more. This is a perfect gift for the tech savvy wife.
A Cocktail Book
The ultimate cocktail book for women, A Woman’s Drink celebrates the cocktail culture and is packed with cocktail recipes (classics and new) that she will love to make at home.
Magazine Subscription
Does she devour magazines every month? Get her subscriptions to her favorite magazines and have them delivered straight to your home every month.
Personalized Phone Case
Have a personalized phone case created for her smartphone. Add photos of you and her, the kids, the grandkids, or whatever you think would make her smile every time she picks up her phone.
Coloring Book Kit
Coloring books are not only for children anymore. More and more adults are coloring to calm and relax their minds. Whether it’s illusions, complex patterns or dogs – there’s an adult coloring book of almost everything!
Travel Journal
A place to store her memories of her past and/or future trips. This travel journal comes with a map that you can stitch as you visit more places and a container to store small objects.
Unwind Gift Set
This gift box set is perfect for relaxing and unwinding after a long day. Aromatherapy is proven to soothe and can also provide better sleep. This gift set is filled with essential oil items that can help promote a restful night’s sleep.
Couple Reconnect Conversation Cards
Do you need to rekindle your relationship and put some new spark in your life? Thought provoking cards with activities and conversation starters may be just the thing.
This is a very thoughtful gift if you have been told that you struggle communicating with your partner. You’ll definitely get bonus points!
Portable Instant Photo Printer
Does your lady take tons of photos of the kids or the grandkids with her phone only to have them sit there? She can send her favorite photos to this small printer so she can frame them and hang them in your home as she wishes.
Vintage McCall’s Patterns Notebooks
Is she a sewing enthusiast? She’s sure to go down memory lane with these vintage pattern notebooks.
Gift Wrap Organizer
If your wife loves making gifts, she’ll appreciate a gift wrap organizer to neatly store all her gift wrapping rolls and accessories.
Pie for Everyone
Does she love baking pies? She’ll enjoy trying out the different pies in this book of recipes and stories from Petee’s Pie, New York’s Best Pie Shop.
Last but Not Least… Gift Cards
Still at a loss about what to get your wife for Christmas? Gift cards are always a good idea. Get her gift cards for some of her favorite stores, spas, or even restaurants. She’ll go on her own little shopping spree to get exactly what she wants. Nothing wrong with that!
If you are looking for a special gift for a woman that you cherish, like a sister, or a close friend, check out our list of gift ideas for the women in your life.
Do you like our selection of Christmas gifts for wives? Do you have any to add? What is the BEST Christmas gift you ever received from your spouse? Let’s have a conversation!