Eid gift ideas
Popular Eid gifts are chocolate and sweets set out in the majlis for the visitors, a perfume or a piece of jewelry worn on Eid morning, and flowers that dress the house over the Eid days. These Eid gifts follow that order, with ideas for mothers, fathers, wives and colleagues. Everyone you greet at Eid has their own taste, and on Haddiyah you offer each person 2 to 8 options: they pick one and set the place and time in Riyadh and Jeddah from a link, so even when you are travelling or in another city your family gets your Eid gift before Eid.
Chocolate and sweets for the visitors
The first Eid gift is the one served to guests: a box of chocolate, baklava, petit fours, or a flower arrangement with chocolate that sits in the majlis. Order the larger size, because it will be shared over all the days of Eid. See Eid chocolate and flowers and chocolate for Eid.
A perfume for Eid morning
Perfume is the Eid gift worn on the first day and kept all year. For men, Sauvage, Bleu de Chanel and Terre d'Hermès; for women, Miss Dior, Coco Mademoiselle and Gucci Bloom, among others under Eid perfumes. If you are unsure of their taste, pick two or three and let them choose.
Flowers that dress the house over Eid
A vase of flowers delivered the day before Eid sits in the majlis and greets the visitors all through the Eid days. Light colours and white suit a majlis; red if the gift is for your wife. See Eid vases; they arrive arranged and need a top-up of water every two days.
For mother and father
For a mother, an Eid gift is a perfume or a piece of jewelry if you want something that lasts, and a vase for her majlis if you want something the visitors see. For a father, a perfume for Eid morning or chocolate and sweets for his majlis. See Eid gifts for mothers and for fathers; all reach them in Riyadh and Jeddah without asking for an address.
Jewelry for a mother or a wife
On the big Eid the gift grows: a silver set, a necklace or earrings for a mother or a wife, worn on the first day and kept. Jewelry goes to Riyadh only and needs extra days to prepare, so order it well before Eid, not the day before. See Eid jewelry.
For colleagues
Greeting colleagues means chocolate or sweets delivered to the office on the last working day before Eid, or on the first day back. Choose the morning slot so it arrives during work hours, and let the colleague set the office location themselves. See Eid gifts for colleagues.
Before you send
- Order an Eid gift a day or two before so it is in the house before the first day, when everyone is busy with visits.
- For a gift that is opened for guests, go bigger: a large box of chocolate or assorted sweets, because it will be shared over days.
- If you are away, greet your family with a gift delivered in Riyadh and Jeddah at a time they set themselves. You need nobody's address.
- Nothing replaces the Eidiyah, but a gift that arrives with a card in your name keeps you in the house all through Eid.
- The next Eid date is in the gift occasions calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Eid gift?
For the house: chocolate and sweets served to the visitors. For a person: a perfume worn on Eid morning, or a piece of jewelry for a mother or a wife. For the room: a vase of flowers that sits in the majlis over the Eid days.
What should I give my mother for Eid?
A perfume she loves or a piece of jewelry if you want a gift that lasts, and a vase of flowers if you want something that dresses her majlis for the visitors. See Eid gifts for mothers.
When should I order an Eid gift?
A day or two before Eid, so it arrives while the house is getting ready. A single gift arrives the same day when the recipient sets the location before 4 pm; jewelry takes longer to prepare, so order it days ahead.
Can one gift cover the whole family?
Yes: a large box of chocolate or a flower arrangement with chocolate reaches the family home and is opened by everyone. Write all the names on the card, or 'to my family'.
See also Ramadan gift ideas, gift ideas for your grandmother, National Day and Founding Day gift ideas.
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Ordering takes two minutes, and the recipient sets the place and the delivery time.
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