Believe it or not, there are lots of options for low-tech gifts this holiday season.

“Simple, non-technology gifts will always be in style,” according to Glenda Lehman Ervin, a gift-giving expert with Lehman’s. “Items like food, linens, cookware, lotions and scents, and old-fashioned toys can be wonderful gifts to give and receive.”

Lehman Ervin, whose family-run business has sold simple, technology-free gifts for 50 years, offers the following tips for low-tech gifts sure to enhance any holiday wish list.

Low-tech doesn’t mean leaving good engineering behind. “The Swiss Army Knife, for example, is an engineering marvel and still a great gift for practically any guy in your life,” Lehman Ervin said. Tech-heads might enjoy the simplicity and elegant engineering of other well-made mechanical devices, such as a water-powered alarm clock.

Food is a very personal gift. “Nearly everyone loves to indulge a little at the holidays,” according to Lehman Ervin. “While chocolate Santas are always welcome, don’t forget that your food gift can be anything the person loves, from their favorite homemade granola to something that may evoke memories of childhood and a simpler time.”

Kitchen aids are also a great gift for anyone with even a modest interest in the culinary arts. Items that help cooks make their own pasta, cider and ice cream blend practicality with nostalgia.

Organic and “green” gifts make both the giver and the recipient feel good. “Giving a ‘green’ gift is not only sensible and caring, it’s also trendy and very contemporary,” Lehman Ervin said.

Home improvement to home goods companies are now marketing eco-friendly products and services, many of which are great gifts. For example, fairly traded gourmet coffee and organic cotton kitchen linens are made from products organically grown and harvested according to agricultural sustainability practices.

Everyone needs a little pampering now and then, and personal care items can do the trick. If you’re tired of giving the same old scented lotions, try something different, but still tried and tested, like Pure Emu Oil, which has been used by Australian aborigines for thousands of years to combat the signs of aging.

Choose children’s toys that exercise their imaginations and their whole bodies – not just their video-game control fingers. “The lowest tech toys like an old fashioned wagon, kazoo or hand-made doll can provide maximum stimulation and enjoyment,” according to Lehman Ervin.