Gift ideas for aunts and uncles
Good gifts for an aunt are a vase of flowers or a perfume, and for an uncle a perfume or chocolate for his majlis. Their gift follows the same rules as for a mother or father: something for the majlis or worn every day, nothing too personal. Aunts and uncles are delighted by any gesture, so their gift lands bigger than its size. The ideas here are spread over the occasions we usually gift them for: Eid, getting better after an illness, a baby or a wedding among their children, and thanks for standing by you. Let their taste decide: on Haddiyah you select 2 to 8 gifts for mothers or for fathers; each picks one, then sets the time and place in Riyadh and Jeddah.
For an aunt
An aunt's gift either lives in her majlis or goes on every morning: a vase in quiet colours, or a perfume from a house you know she likes. It reaches her at a time she sets. See gifts for mothers.
For an uncle
An uncle is like a father: a men's perfume he knows, or chocolate and sweets for his majlis to serve to guests. If flowers, a simple vase for his house. See gifts for fathers.
For Eid
Greeting an aunt or uncle for Eid is a gift that arrives the day before: sweets for the callers, or a perfume for the first morning. If you are far from them, it reaches them in Riyadh and Jeddah at a time they set. See Eid gifts for mothers and for fathers.
Get well
When an aunt or uncle is unwell, a small vase in light colours or light sweets for their visitors, with a 'get well' card in your name and your family's. It reaches home or the hospital as they set. See get-well gifts for mothers.
Thanks for standing by you
Your aunt stood by you through an illness, a wedding or a birth? The thanks is a gift that reaches her days later with a card that says what for: a vase or flowers with chocolate. See thank-you gifts for mothers.
Before you send
- Aunts are pleased by a gift their guests see: a vase for the majlis or chocolate that gets served. Uncles, by a perfume or sweets for their majlis.
- Write your name and your parent's on the card: 'from Fahad, Noura's son', because they have many nieces and nephews.
- If you live in another city, the gift reaches them in Riyadh and Jeddah without asking for an address, and they choose the time themselves.
- For a wedding or a baby among their children, the gift goes to the bride or the mother directly; the aunt's own gift is something simple for her house.
Frequently asked questions
What do I give my aunt?
A vase of flowers for her majlis or a perfume you know she likes, with chocolate for her guests. The card carries your name and your parent's.
What do I give my uncle?
A men's perfume from a house he knows, or chocolate and sweets for his majlis. Flowers for him mean a vase in calm colours for his house, not a hand bouquet. See gifts for fathers.
What do I give my aunt for Eid?
Sweets and chocolate she can put out for Eid callers, or a perfume for the first morning, arriving the day before. Browse Eid gifts for mothers.
My aunt is unwell. What do I send?
A small vase in pale shades that asks nothing of her, and a card wishing her well in your name, reaching home or the hospital as she sets. Browse get-well gifts for mothers.
See also gift ideas for your grandmother.
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