Steampunk Christmas Carol Book
Looking for a Christmas carol story with a bit of a Steampunk twist this is the one. Explore Christmas from a Steampunk perspective.
The Steampunk User’s Manual
Beard trimming kit;
Every gent should have the tools for a great tash like any locomotive mechanic has tools for his locomotive. It is time to grow a tash like any respectable Victorian gent.
Steampunk Cogs And Gears DIY Wooden Kit
Stuff to build is all a Neo Victorian gent needs for Christmas, use your noggin and get to constructing your own mechanical masterpiece of magnificent wood.
Metal Steampunk Car DIY
Metals in the Victorian era were at the front of the industrial revolution so knowing how to put them together was a great advantage and meant you got ahead in the world. These kits give hours of entertainment and practice who knows what you will build next.
Steampunk DIY Jewellery Set
If you want something more personal and unique give someone the chance to hand make their own steampunk jewellery with a Steampunk jewellery kit.
Industrial Usb Stick
A more modern present a gift for the every day a chance to express love of the technology of old over the look of the new.
Steampunk Hipflask
For a special occasion when you need a emergency tipple, the Victorian gent always had a emergency hip flask to warm the throat and brighten the day.
Steampunk Decorated Journal
Start the new year with a Steampunk themed journal.
Here are some Steampunk items to finish off your gifts perfectly.
Pinterest is a great place to get free Steampunk stuff like printable gift tags just print off and cut out using scissors;
On Etsy you can get high quality Steampunk wrapping paper;
On Ebay or Amazon get an assorted range of Steampunk themed Christmas cards
Steampunk Christmas Dinner Ideas
Steampunk as you may already know originates in the Victorian times, this was a time were Christmas was a die hard tradition and most families had a celebration despite how wealthy they were.
It was a family gathering more so than a party, the rich would throw banquets with all the classics including beef, venison and turkey. The poor would most commonly have goose or rabbit which you guessed is cheaper. To finish the meal off you would find Christmas cake, plum pudding, stars of Bethlehem a bit of flame is popular with brandy especially on the Christmas cake.
The average Steampunk fan seems to love making things, so get the whole family involved as they would of in Victorian times to muck in. That is at the heart of Steampunk and a Steampunk Christmas having a go yourself, getting involved and making things together as they did in the industrial revolution. Do it like times of old with family around you.
Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Book of Common Prayer of 1549)
So there are some ideas to start you off, for a genuinely Steampunk celebration have lots of Victorian foods and like the fashion add in some modern twists like foods, drinks, treats etc.
There are lots websites out there that show real Victorian Christmas foods and recipes give them a try it is a fun activity for your family to have a go at.
Throw in some motifs of Steampunk on your desserts like cogs and gears, locomotives and the octopus on your little cakes for example for a bit of a twist and nod to the Steampunk aesthetic.
The Victorian Feast Christmas
So the dinner is sorted but what are you going to wear to entertain and compete with those other guests and their overly imaginative Christmas ideas.
Steampunk Christmas Costumes
Steampunk Sally Nightmare Before Christmas