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Father’s Day is June 21 this year so it is time to start thinking ahead to that special day, but so many Father’s Day
presents will make great gifts at any time of the year because you are celebrating your father or husband, not all fathers. So, this gift should be personal and not some generic “I Love Dad” mug
.I wrote a post a while ago about a Hot Stone Massage Kit. It was a small, simple and inexpensive kit made as an introductory kit for learning about hot stone massage and includes enough small stones to be able to give a foot massage – but I gave info on how to upgrade it a bit and make it back massage ready. Well, I was surfing the net for great gifts to blog about and I found this!
Photo courtesy of The Hunger Site - shop.thehungersite.com
I know from experience how wonderful even an amateur hot stone massage can be (given with love!) and equally how relatively easy it is to give a hot stone massage (again, with lots of love!). Neither my boyfriend, nor I, qualify in any way as a “trained therapist” but we were very careful to heat the stones up to an accurate temperature as suggested by using a bowl, hot water (not boiling), and a digital candy thermometer
. I eventually upgraded to a very inexpensive crockpot
, set on the lowest setting, but please, please, always check the temperature of the stones before using!!! This is so important as we really don’t want any burns. The mini-kit
that I blogged about previously has clear, if simple, directions on how to do this properly and for $6.95 it may be worth the money just for the directions. There are also lots of books, starting at $7.95, available on the topic as well covering everything from the basics
to the advanced
. If you really want to please your husband this Father’s Day (men – don’t forget, this also makes a great gift for the woman in your life!) or you’re interested in learning more or just learn better with visual and audio cues, you can invest in one of the many DVDs on the subject.This is a wonderful and very personal gift to give your spouse (husband or wife, no matter the occasion) because you will not only give them the items for the massage but you will need to follow through and give them the massage as well. Hopefully many massages! I find that products like the Basalt Hot Stone Massage Set make giving a massage much more enjoyable and that using different products or techniques even make giving a massage fun instead of feeling like a chore. Since this is such a personal gift that you will be giving in more than one way, you want to make sure that you are willing and wanting to try this! Do not give this gift in hopes that you will be on the receiving end of the massage – sure it could happen – but this should be a selfless gift of your time and energy, not a “hint” of any kind.
This type of gift is also a great for an engagement, wedding or anniversary present too as well as the perfect present for the love of your life at any time of year.
Happy gifting!
P.S. Don’t forget that purchasing a gift from The Hunger Site is like giving more than one gift! The Hunger Site will fund 25 cups of food for each Basalt Hot Stone Massage Set purchased. To learn more about how you help when you make a purchase, visit this link.
