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Birthday Gifts

Everyone has a birthday. At some point, you are going to be faced what to buy a person in your life for his or her birthday. This is usually an easy task. But when you don't know the person very well, it may prove challenging.

Sure, you could just buy a gift certificate or put some cash in a card. But sometimes you need that personal touch. Here are some suggestions based on age and interests as well as some links to other gift guides that might inspire you.

Birthday Gift Guides

Other Gift Guides

Standard Gifts

Guide to Birthday Flowers & Gemstones

Gemstones that match the month in which someone was born make the jewelry all the more special as long as that person likes their birthstone. See the Gemstones article for more information about birthstones.

Flowers are one of the easiest ways to express how you care. For birthdays, get flowers for the month in which the recipient was born to make the gift more meaningful. Or if you can't get ahold of fresh cut flowers, consider dried and pressed flowers. Another option, especially if you are buying for the person with a green thumb, is to buy a gardening tool set and include the seeds. Find out about flower meanings at the following Web sites: About.com, Sweet Love Gifts, and Pioneer Thinking.

January: White Carnations  are long-lasting flowers which symbolize pure love and good luck.

February: Violets  are associated with modesty, faithfulness, innocence, and understated beauty.

March: The Daffodil  is one of the first flowers of spring. It expresses rejuvenation, rebirth, and warmth.

April: The Sweet Pea  is a sweet-smelling flower that denotes delicate or blissful pleasure.

May: The Lily of the Valley  is a delicate white flower symbolizing humility, chastity, sweetness and purity.

June: Roses  are widely associated with love and passion. They are available in a variety of colors, each with its own distinct meaning.

July: The Larkspur  is a tall flower which means lightness and levity.

August: The Gladiolus  gets its name from the Latin word gladius, meaning sword, because of its blade-shaped leaves. These flowers represent strength of character.

September: The Aster  is a classic autumn flower which symbolizes patience, daintiness, and elegance.

October: Marigolds  have warm, autumn-colored blooms. They represent affection and grace.

November: The Chrysanthemum  is a symbol of the sun. It is also associated with cheerfulness, happiness, and optimism.

December: The Paperwhite  is a very fragrant flower which represents sweetness and tenderness.

International Resources

For this resource in your home country, please see:
FR: Cadeaux et fleurs, Cadeaux pour enfants