Don't want to give the usual presents this year (cough, cough, pack of socks, pajamas, etc.) for Christmas?  Check out some items below to really put a smile on someone's face.

Not Coal this Christmas but Bricks!

Commemorate your family’s past and celebrate their future with a brick on NIAF’s Walk of Honor. Place your family’s name on the walkway at the Foundation’s headquarters in our nation’s capital.  Visit: http://www.niaf.org/walkofhonor/index.asp .

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Autographed Books to Delight Cooks and Children!

You can now purchase Lidia’s newest cookbook “Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Sicily” ($40) and her first children’s book “Lidia’s Christmas Kitchen, Nonna Tell me a Story” ($20). Get your autographed copy today, contact Rebecca Bartello at NIAF at Rebecca@niaf.orgor call 202/939-3114.  

Make the Joy of the Holiday Season Last - Purchase Broadway Tickets to “Lombardi.”

Grab tickets for the 7 p.m. performance on January 11, 2011 of Lombardi, the inspirational American play about the life and career of Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi, starring Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years).  Location: Circle in the Square Theater: 1633 Broadway, NY, NY

Tickets: $90 each (orchestra seating rows C, D, E) includes a special meet and greet opportunity after the show with the cast.  Only 50 tickets are available and will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis, so act now!  To purchase, contact Rebecca Bartello at 202-939-3114 or rbartello@niaf.org.   For information on the show visit: http://www.newyorkcitytheatre.com/theaters/circleinthesquaretheater/theater.php.