It’s Christmas Shopping Season at The Village Shops
It’s Christmastime and the shopping is…fragrant, delicious, beautiful and meaningful at the Village in Gatlinburg! Yes, that’s right. Step right on into the Village’s little sparkly, spectacularly-decorated corner of Gatlinburg and get what you need to make holiday magic with friends and family. It’s prime memory-making season again, and you will find all sorts of wonderful things to make your time together extra special.
This Christmas, be sure to make a baking day part of your personal celebration. Cooking up sweet treats is a cost-effective way to shower your friends and acquaintances with gifts that are consumable. Perfect for the person who already has everything, or someone for whom you are drawing a blank in the gift idea department. It’s also a “just-right” gift for people who provide services for you, such as teachers, postal delivery persons and many others. The internet offers recipes with every variation you can imagine on traditional Christmas goodies. You can go as elaborate or as simple as you like. The key is to produce something that you used your most valuable commodity on: your time. It hits the heart AND the stomach just right! While you’re in The Village, you can swing by The Spice Exchange® of Gatlinburg to pick up flavored sugars and hand-mixed spices to sweeten the pot on baking day. Invite friends or family over to help! Children, your own or those of friends and family, will have a wonderful time helping in the kitchen.
With just the right amount of planning, shopping for Christmas gifts can be as much a part of the celebration of Christmas as trimming the tree or making a meal on Christmas Day. Downtown Gatlinburg, and The Village in particular, are beautifully decorated during this season, and shops offer items they don’t have at other times of the year. The key is to budget carefully (decide in advance what you will spend) to remove any unnecessary stress, be ready to compromise (no pushing or rushing to get something someone else is reaching for), and take your time. A little organization and flexibility with regard to what you end up purchasing will allow you to treat yourself and others with the kindness that SHOULD accompany the Season of Peace. Decide in advance that you will enjoy your shopping day, taking in the music and decorations with joy as you duck in and out of the shops at the Village.
If someone on your list loves the outdoors, be sure to stop by The Day Hiker and The Hayloft Comfort Footwear in the Village. Great brands and practical gifts abound in these two stores, and you’ll find something perfect. The jewelry-lover on your list (which may be you) would cherish something from The Silver Tree. Toy Crazy has every kid you’re buying for (no matter their age) covered, and the nice folks in God’s Corner will hook you up with the perfect Bible for that friend or family member you’d like to remember in a very special way.
Christmas is a time for creating a uniquely cozy ambiance in your home. Make it shine brightly with a scented candle from the Candle Cottage in the Village. They have scents unique to the season, and in a variety of colors. You’ll be so glad you stopped in. Just browsing and inhaling the wonderful fragrances will put you in the holiday spirit!
There are many other shops in the Village to round out your holiday shopping adventure in Gatlinburg. Be sure to plan your day so that you are in town as night falls. The Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge-Sevierville communities have invested thousands of dollars in beautiful Christmas lights. Grab a cup of coffee from Coffee & Company in The Village and head out to see them all. Play a little Christmas music as you travel the main roads in these three communities and revel in a day well-planned and well-lived!