Holiday Gift Guide!

Time to start your Christmas shopping, and you've decided to do much of it at Om Shanti Handcrafts -- bravo! But what to get?

Herewith, a guide with ideas for What go Get for Whom.

For moms (yours or someone else's): Really, this is an easy one. Most anything in the bath and body sections will appeal to most any mother out there.

If she needs pampering (and what mother doesn't?) consider presents like Ease Your Nerves Tea, Lavender Citrus Cuticle Salve, or Afternoon Tea in the Orchard Milk Bath.

Or go all out and get her a Bath Salts Gift Pack or Bath Tea Gift Pack!

If she wants more practical gifts -- perhaps something that'll help with the kids -- there are a lot of options. Scratch & Dent Salve is handy to keep around to treat those inevitable bumps and bruises kids show up with. If the little one doesn't want to go to sleep, Leanna's Favourite Milk Bath will help. And Happy Belly Tea is great for easing those childhood bellyaches.

For hikers, bikers, backpackers: We have a number of staples. Good Smellin Bug Stuff (in pocket or family size) is a natural. And for the one that'll get you anyway, Bite, Sting & Rash Salve. Also consider Ease the Burn Sunburn Spray (also available in small and large bottles).

Or for after a long day rock-climbing, a jar of Long Day Working Bath Salts and a rubdown with Long Day Fighting Bruise and Muscle Rub.

The latter combination would also make a lovely present for guys. Didn't think there'd be much to buy for the men in a bath and body shop? Think again! Everyone gets chapped lips and men are no exception. Wintry Mix Lip Balm will take care of that little problem and not incidentally remind him of the cookies you'll all be baking (he does help with the baking, right?). And nobody can complain that Scarborough Faire Soap is too girly for a man to use.

A gift of Minty Footy Spray might be as much for those around him as it is for him, but he'll still appreciate the way it'll make his feet feel. And if you do want to make a point about the state of his shoes, buy him the family size.

Kids will enjoy unusual soaps, so get them a bar of Minty Scrubby, Leanna's Favourite, or Lark's Spicy Scrubby Soap. So will teenagers -- and they probably wouldn't object to some lip balm, either.

Keep it cool with Cilantro Lime or Chai Lip Balm, or just get them a Lip Balm Gift Pack.

And it doesn't end there -- I've only listed things off the top of my head. There really is something at Om Shanti Handcrafts for everyone. Just look around -- you'll be amazed at what you find!