Cute Cow Gifts
- For that office mate who loves cows, select a cow motif pen and notepad for her desk. Other practical gifts include kitchenware, such as mugs, plates, canisters or salt and pepper shakers. Creamers that make a mooing sound when tipped can bring a smile to her face when she prepares her morning java. For that industrious cow lover, try a tool kit in a black and white cow motif.
- Cow accessories such as handbags, belts, scarves and hats enable your recipient can wear her love of cows wherever she goes. Jewelry may also feature cows, whether fancy or whimsical. Some gifts that can double as a practical-personal items are things such as cow-themed lighters, or cow-themed clocks, alarm clocks and watches. You may also select some cozy slippers, pajamas or linens.
- For those gifts that have no particular purpose except to make the recipient smile, choose a wacky or weird knicknack that turns a cow into a peculiar work of art. Between 1999 and 2011, The Cow Parade has placed public art featuring cows in 50 different cities worldwide. Miniatures of these life-size cow showpieces are available for sale, with interpretations from different artists on each piece. Also available: a plain white cow the recipient can paint for himself.
- Another "cow-llectible" gift idea is to combine cows and cow motifs with pop culture. Find a cow figurine outfitted as Elvis, or a calendar with drawings of cows in various iconic poses, such as a Marilyn Monroe. "The Far Side" creator Gary Larson uses cows so much that he was quoted as saying, "This was more than just a cow -- this was an entire career I was looking at." His book, "Cows of Our Planet," celebrates his love for the bovine.