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It’s that time of year again! Halloween is over — you can put your skeletons and pumpkins away and trade them in for wreaths, elves and snowmen! Isn’t it wonderful? You can finally blast Christmas music for hours on end, shamelessly. What’s even better is that now you can focus on getting gifts for your loved ones.

Sure, it can be stressful finding the perfect present for each individual member of your family, but that’s why you’ve started looking early! The holiday season is a magical time of the year when families can spend more time together and can finally take a break from the hectic, constantly on-the-go mentality. Though, with the holidays comes another kind of stress: making sure you find that ideal gift for each special person in your life that conveys just how much you love them and how much they mean to you. Not only do you have to find a gift for every single one of them, but it has to be the perfect gift that speaks to their personality, inspires them and even bonds the two of you closer.

But, how do you find those perfect gifts?

Well, luckily we’ve scraped together a nifty little checklist to help you come up with gift ideas for everyone you care about. Check it out:

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