Tennis gifts for 60 year old tennis players, not 21 year olds.

I've come across a tennis gift idea that I thought I'd pass along. It's not a tennis gift that you'd buy for a 21 year old guy who loves his tennis, but it is a tennis gift for perhaps a 60 year old man who loves his tennis.

Why a 60 year old tennis player and not a 21 year old tennis player? Because the 60 year old guy isn't as spritely as he used to be and, although he loves his tennis, may not be quite as agile on the tennis court as he'd like. Maybe he's got back problems, amongst other things.

Well at 60 you'd expect that wouldn't you. And not just for a 60 year old guy who plays tennis but for a 60 year old guy who plays just about anything, he'll be slowing up a bit.

So any gift idea that makes his day on the tennis court a little easier has to be welcome. And it will allow him to focus more on the tennis than, say, collecting tennis balls.

So here's a gift idea for an older man who plays tennis and has a little more trouble bending down picking up tennis balls all the time.

It's called the "Grip and Lift". It attaches to the end of his tennis racket and becomes, in effect, his own personal ball boy. Just pick up the ball with the end of the tennis racket and he doesn't even need to bend over any more. Read more

So what DO you give to a dad to be?

A friend of mine is a dad to be, not too long to go now, and of course my thoughts turned to gifts for expectant dads.

Because of course there's a thousand and one gifts for expectant mums, but whoever thinks about expectant dads? After all, they're expecting too, even if they aren't actually going to be doing the deed themselves. They've got a baby coming as well.

And of course for mums there's a thousand and one gifts that are all directed to making her new life as a mum easier, more comfortable and joyous, all in the company of the new baby.

So I thought I'd have a look for a gift idea for a dad that encompassed the same theme, a gift that was directed at bringing dad and baby closer together.

I think I've found something that fits the description just fine. It's the Dads Diaper Vest.

It's got everything he'd want. Pockets to hold just about everything. Diaper wipes. Car keys, cell phone, mp3 player, (for when the crying gets too much) baby bottle, and it can even hold diapers as well. Read more

Unique mens gift ideas. His own personalized dogtags.

I'm asked a lot for unusual ideas for mens gifts. Something that he wouldn't think of in a million years if you asked him what he wants for his birthday this year.

So here's one I've come across lately that I think fits the bill as pretty unique. Not something that would appeal to all men, certainly, but it will appeal to many I think. And you should know if your man is the type who'd love to have his own personalized dogtags.

Just like the army, except that you can choose the text for the dogtags. It will be imprinted for you, and you'll be able to select one of 4 different styles, choose your own  silencer color, choose the chain that it hangs on and hey presto, you've got him his own dogtags that you've designed for him, and which say what you want them to say. Read more

I was looking for an unusual gift idea, here's a good one.

I've written a bit lately about golf gift ideas. Not that there's anything wrong with that, there's so many golfers and so there's got to be a heap of people out there looking for ideas for a gift for a golfer.

But I thought I'd look for something not related to golf this time. And something that's, well, different.

This is what I found. A mousepad that doubles as a finger drum as well.

Now that's different. If he spends a lot of time on the computer as I do, and needs a break from time to time he just takes his mouse off the pad and starts drumming.

It's an electronic drumpad that allows him to play 8 different percussion sounds, including bass, snare, two rack toms, a floor tom, hi-hat, crash, and ride cymbals.

And all he needs to do to start drumming if to use his fingers.

He can adjust the volume, and he can even record his own drumming. Read more

So your man loves art. Can I suggest something different that might get his attention?

Great artwork is wonderful. By artwork I mean paintings and drawings, I know there's lots of other things that are artwork as well, but I just love paintings and drawings. And I've written about elephant paintings before.

I just figure that if you're going to get him something arty then why not go for something completely different?

How about Australian aboriginal artwork? Very different indeed, in fact quite unique.

The Australian aboriginal culture goes back tens of thousands of years, and they have produced an extremely unique and distinctive style of artwork that I love.

You can see quite a few examples that I've put up here. Very different from what you're used to seeing I bet. And Australian aboriginal artwork is getting hot on the international art market, with some pieces going for huge prices, so it may be a good investment as well, although if you're buying for that reason you need to do some more homework.

From quite cheap to very expensive.

But I just love the look and the style. So if your man is into art why not something to take his breath away that's totally different. Here's somewhere you can find Australian aboriginal art, though a google search will find lots more. Aboriginal Art Shop This site is where I found the images displayed.

Are flowers a good gift for him?

I've been thinking a bit about this. Is it a good idea to give flowers to men? Men give flowers to women all the time, and women like it. But what about a woman giving flowers to a man to tell him how she feels about him?

Good question. I think it's pretty fair to say that 10 or 20 years ago the answer would have to have been no. Men were men and there were no metrosexuals. The word didn't even exist and men didn't care so much about their appearance, or perhaps their decor or other things that are more traditionally the province of women.

However men are supposed to be more in touch with their feminine side, and it may well be that a gift of a rose to a man is now a fine gift for a sensitive man.

Make sure you know your man though. There are men who'd love a rose or 12 as a gift, and some who wouldn't. And the best person to make that judgement is you. You know him better than anyone else probably.

Perhaps he's the sort of man who loves a good spa, or manicure, or mudbath or facial. He'll probably love a bunch of flowers. Some wouldn't. But then there's women who don't like flowers too.

I have even read recently that there have been surveys done on this and that the result, surprisingly, is that around 70% of men would appreciate a gift of flowers. That figure surprised me, if I had to nominate a figure I'd have thought it would be a minority. There you are, the modern man has made great strides in the last 10 or 20 years.

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