Things to Give for the Annual Anniversary When people think of anniversaries, the first thing that comes to the minds of people are those that involve weddings. The couple can decide to give something to each other similar to what happens during Christmas or the spouse decides to offer this to the other. First Anniversary Gift Ideas Celebrating one s anniversary for the first time is perhaps the most special and the most anticipated. Unlike the succeeding anniversaries, first year anniversaries are special because it is an affirmation of one year of romance for couples. Besides, this is the period in the relationship when love and reminiscing is still in the air and couples still find the time to celebrate the day that the relationship or the marriage started. Be a slave If you have no money to buy them expensive gifts like the plane tickets, you can show your appreciation of what they have done for you by volunteering to take care of the chores at home while they go out and have fun. You can even do this for a couple of nights. Another way to give your parents gifts on their anniversary celebration is to take care of their usual chores so that they can spend more time together. This will save you needless fatigue from scouring the whole mall and this will also ensure that what you will be giving them will be put to good use and not just relegated to a dark spot in the attic. Let s face facts, most gifts that we receive also find themselves in cold storage because we don t have any use of it. Below are some anniversary gift ideas that might just work with your husband or partner. Know what they need Look for things that they might need. For instance, do they need a mug or a thermos at home? Do they need a bag where they can put their laptop? Do they need a tie that they can match with their new corporate suit? Think Memories Memories can be great gifts to people. But as memories are abstract, you can only give photos, music and even cards instead. Why not take a picture of the couple and have it framed? Go to a local craft store and have the picture concerted into a cross-stitch pattern that you can make. You can even start the work and then have them finish it.