Written by

Jessica Hart

Jessica writes the Same Skies guides to gifts for the moments that matter: sympathy, a new baby, a hospital stay, a thank you.

  1. Gift ideas

    New Mum Gift Box Ideas: What to Send After a Baby (and What to Skip)

    What to send a new mum when you can't visit: food, comfort and a card that asks nothing of her. When to send it, what to skip, and which boxes fit.

  2. Care packages

    Gifts for Someone in Hospital in Australia: What Wards Allow

    Many Australian wards restrict flowers, latex balloons, food and candles. Here's what named hospitals say, how to get a gift to a patient, and what to send home instead.

  3. Care packages

    Sympathy Gifts in Australia: What to Send, What to Say and What to Skip

    What to send someone who is grieving, how much to spend, what to write on the card, and how to send from another state, including the quiet weeks after the funeral.

  4. Gift ideas

    Teacher Gifts and Thank You Gift Ideas for Everyone Who Helped

    Thank you gift ideas by who you're thanking, starting with end of year teacher gifts and the school rules, then neighbours, hosts, nurses and mates, plus what to write in the card.

  5. Christmas

    Secret Santa and Kris Kringle Gift Ideas: By Budget, By Person, and How to Run One

    Secret Santa and Kris Kringle gift ideas by budget and by who you drew, the rules people forget, and how to get a gift to someone interstate in time for Christmas.

  6. Christmas

    Christmas Wishes and What to Write in a Christmas Card

    100+ original Christmas wishes and messages for Mum, mates, family who can't be there and the boss, with short ones for texts, a summer twist and what to skip.

  7. Gift ideas

    Gifts for Someone Who Moved Interstate

    What to send at each stage of an interstate move, from the unpacking weeks to the quiet Sundays, plus free ideas and the time-zone gap.