Here are some ideas for outdoors gifts, for outdoors types...

• A new paint job on the bike (instead of a new bike!) - or other gear?

• Tree or flower seeds for people to carry with them and plant wherever they go! (remember Johnny Appleseed? - and The Man Who Planted Trees?... a wonderful gift in itself, that book)

• Snowshoes, skis, rollerblades, etc. (for exercise!)

• Picnic cloth - red and white checks, with a line of black ants stamped over it (black fabric dye and a potato stamp)

• A picnic party set, with disposable cups, plates, and bowls that you've customized with designs made by decorative punches around the edges

• Emergency camping supplies (waterproof matches, buddy burners, etc.)**

• Bonfire kit (long matches, pinecones, dried citrus peel fire starters, cedar kindling, s'mores supplies, hot chocolate - what do you like?)

• Hiking food (see "Tomato Leather"* and "Hiker’s Potato Soup Mix"* in Recipes/Ideas)

• Natural mosquito repellant - see "Mosquito Repellant (Natural)"*

• Camp stools**

• A beanbag camera tripod**

• Kites!

• A trampoline

• A hammock (here’s an interesting one - made from barrel staves woven together with heavy flat braiding)

• Hmm... a pool or hot tub?