Five Star Gift Ideas

One of the best feelings during the festive season is the excitement of trying new things together, and given your boyfriend's love for apple pie, you can create a unique and personalized gift this Christmas that will tickle his senses.

Bake him a homemade apple pie! Preparing the ingredients, baking the pie, and presenting it as a gift will show your love and affection towards him. You can also personalize the gift by decorating the pie with something related to his interests or hobbies, use cookie cutter shapes to create festive designs such as stars, hearts, or Christmas trees.

Another great gift idea is to take him to a bakery that specializes in apple pie, or a restaurant that has an authentic apple pie on the menu. You could take this opportunity to spend some quality time together, savoring the aroma of freshly baked pie and talking over coffee.

If he appreciates activities more than things, you could make a day trip to an apple orchard or farm where you can pick up some fresh apples and ingredients to bake a pie together. The experience will provide great memories and moments for you to cherish.

A third idea is to create a gift basket themed around apple pie. You can include pie crust pastry cutters, baking pans, apple peeler and corer if he doesn’t have them. You could also include a bottle of warm autumnal spiced apple cider, as well as a selection of apples to use in his baking experiments.

If he enjoys reading or has a passion for history, why not surprise him with a book about the history of apple pie such as "An Apple Pie for Dinner" by Susan VanHecke, which narrates about women baking pies for their husbands during World War II. You can snuggle up together and read it whilst enjoying a warm slice of apple pie.

Finally, if all else fails, there are a range of apple pie scented candles out there in the market which will provide a lovely aroma for him and remind him of the sweet aroma of apple pie baking in the oven.

This festive season, make apple pie the main focus of your gift with unique, customized and thoughtful gestures that will demonstrate your love and affection towards your boyfriend.

Or you can get him a star map with an important date you share.

Barbi Jean says about Under Lucky Stars star maps:

“My boyfriend is very much into constellations and astronomy. Recently we were watching a beautiful meteor shower and I knew then exactly what I was getting him for Christmas. It is absolutely beautiful. It’s very sentimental yet fascinating. Awesome gift!!!”