This is our catch-all list for those random gift ideas we love but they just didn’t fit in any another category of our 1st Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide.
Gift Idea #1: Are you My Boyfriend?
For that single gal in your life that also has a sense of humor, we bring you Are You My Boyfriend? by C.B. Bryza. (Really tho, make sure she has a sense of humor or this gift could bust)
This humorous and heartfelt tale about searching for love–and letting it find you–is perfect for anyone who’s ever had a dating disappointment.
What’s a confident, self-reliant young woman with a heart full of love–but no boyfriend–to do? Look for her soul mate, of course! Like the intrepid baby bird in P.D. Eastman’s beloved Are You My Mother? The independent young woman in C.B. Bryza’s witty and uplifting picture book for grown-ups takes readers along on an entertaining journey of hope and discovery.
Gift Idea #2: Custom Face Socks
Put Your Face On Custom Face Socks & Create the Perfect Gift! My son Jakob gifted me these socks a few years back. I have to say, they are one of my favorite pairs to rock.
Gift Idea #3: Magnetic Poetry – Happiness Kit – Words for Refrigerator
Along with Life and Liberty, it’s your right to pursue this kit! Happiness makes a great gift for just about every occasion. It’s pretty much a little box of smiles. Rearrange the words to write poems, messages to your roommates, or generative esoteric word art masterpieces whose meaning is lost even to you. Magnetic Poetry is both a creative writing aid and just a really fun and limitless toy. They’re not just fridge words, you can write an ode on your commode, an elegy on your doorknob, a haiku on your car hood, or a novelette on your omelette maker.
Gift Idea #4: The Box of Emotions
Putting words to feelings isn’t easy. This handy set we spotted on Uncommongoods of 80 informational cards does it for you.
Emotional vocabulary. Was that little jump in your stomach excitement? Or maybe it was anxiety. Perhaps a bit of both? Putting words to feelings isn’t easy. This set of 80 cards gives you a head start. Each card features a specific emotion, a miniature essay on its nuances, and stunning graphics to match. You’ll find the classics–cheerfulness, irritation, calm–along with some even we didn’t know about (like fago, a unique blend of compassion, sadness, and love). Designed by researchers at the Centre for the History of the Emotions in London, it’s a beginner-friendly tool to make sense of your moods and nurture self-awareness.
Gift Idea #5: Create Your Own Reel Viewer
Cherish days gone by with this grown-up version of one of childhood’s greatest gadgets. Ah, nostalgia. Give yourself a double dose with this grown-up, just-for-you version of one of childhood’s greatest gadgets: the reel viewer we spotted it on Uncommongoods. Assemble snapshots of your favorite memories and add them to your very own reel using the redemption code included with your viewer. Once you receive your made-to-order reel, pop it in the viewer and marvel at baby’s first steps, or your favorite beach at sunset, or… well, whatever else you want immortalized. Remember: You’re the view master now. Made in Oregon.
Gift Idea #6: What would Dolly Do? Saint Dolly Prayer Candle
What would Dolly do? This 8″ Tall white prayer candle featuring original artwork of Dolly Parton, Our Lady of Blonde Ambition, is the perfect stocking stuffer, if you’re into that whole stuffing stocking thing.
Maybe Dolly doesn’t do it for you? There are lots of pop culture prayer candles out there on the world wide web, you just have to know where to look. From Betty White to Snoop Dogg to Amy Winehouse, just type in your favorite pop icon name and the words prayer candle into a Google search and the pop culture prayer candle world will be your oyster.
Gift Idea #7: Polaroid® OneStep 2 Instant Camera VF
Polaroid® popularized instant photo gratification in 1977 with its OneStep camera. This version we found on the Moma Design Store site maintains the classic’s vintage look, updated with a viewfinder for more precise shooting, a high-quality lens, and powerful built-in flash. The lightweight (14.4 ounce) design and long-lasting rechargeable battery makes it perfect to capture moments when you travel. Film not included; sold separately online.
Gift Idea #8: Fashion Oracles: Life and Style Inspiration from the Fashion Greats
Be guided and inspired by the world’s great fashion icons with this creative and sartorially spot-on set of oracle cards as seen on Amazon.
Struggling to define your style? Worried your thinking is so last season? Want to break out of the box, but not sure how? Chanel, Westwood, Lagerfeld and a host of great photographers, designers, and fashion muses are here to help. Simply select any card from the pack, choose the oracles’ advice on attitude, style, or inspiration and any obstacle becomes surmountable. The accompanying booklet features the oracles’ fascinating biographies.
Featuring gorgeous illustrations by Anna Higgie and text by Camilla Morton, author of How to Walk in High Heels, this is the perfect gift for anyone looking to eschew the ordinary and embrace originality.
Gift Idea #9: LEGO Ideas 21319 Central Perk Building Kit
Here’s a LEGO brick-built version of the famous Central Perk café packed with authentic details to inspire hilarious memories of the classic Friends TV show and to show off to your own friends.
I actually bought myself this kit at the beginning of the pandemic back in March 2020. For over a month, I had been planning the Ultimate “Friends” Themed house party. You guys, I had a pinterest board just for this party. That is the level to which I was committed to the party cause. I was in deep.
Putting this lego set together was just one of the many activities planned for the evening that (of course) never happened. You can read all about that experience here. Or to get to the point, it was totally fun putting it together and I highly recommend you add this to your holiday gift activity list. You can watch the Friends Holiday episodes while you put it together.
Gift Idea #10: Jurassic Park Arcade
Lisa C. and I, both Co-Founders of The Sober Curator, have a love for this Jurassic Park arcade game that really can not be described in words. Thrilling is a word I would use to describe playing this game at the end of a long work week. Sometimes, you just need to blow off steam and shoot some virtual dinosaurs, what can we say?
And while we were always competing against each other, the bigger picture of the game is the strategy that working together required to beat the game. We have played this game so many times, we know what the credits look like at the very end.
If you have an extra $15K rolling around in your pocket and some extra space in your digs, invite us over after you get it! (in the future, when there’s a vaccine, and we start to live in the new normal)
Gift Idea #11: TUSHY Spa, Premium Warm Water Bidet Attachment
This is some next level selfcare s&%! Give your toilet a pop of color with our brand new TUSHY Pink and White Spa. A color every generation will love. From millennials to baby boomers, clean butts for everyone. The TUSHY Spa bidet attachment washes your bum with a refreshing stream of clean water after you poop and offers both temperature and pressure control. But, your toilet must be next to your sink to access the heat.
Gift Idea #12: Handmade Customized 3D Figurines
Amazing… Fabulous… Fun… Personalized GIFTS…
Turn Your Photo Into 3D Figurines, Hand-Sculpted To Look Like YOU!! Incredible Likeness! 100% Handmade. What’s not to love about a custom bobblehead like figurine of yourself or a loved one or both?
Custom Figurine or Bobblehead dolls from your photo – The maker we found on Etsy will make it with your inscription on T-shirt and clothing with any colors of your choice. The heads and bodies are handmade from a high-quality polymer clay. Colors that you see in the pictures here are actual colors of the material, they are not painted. Some details are made from metal, glass or fabric.
If you missed some of our other curated holiday lists, you can find them here:
- Advent Calendars: 12 Advent Calendars curated for those unique and quirky people in your life
- Recovery Gifts: 12 recovery gifts curated for the special people in your life that have recovered from alcohol or drugs
- Give Art Therapy: 12 artsy gift items for that sober person in your life that loves to keep their hands busy creating fun projects
- Alcohol Free Gifts: 12 alcohol-free recipe books and zero proof beverages curated for the sober people in your life that still want to have fun with their zero-proof beverages
- Selfie Care: 12 selfie care gift items for that sober person in your life needs to slow their roll and have some good selfie care down time
- Alcohol Free Gifts: 12 alcohol-free recipe books and zero proof beverages curated for the sober people in your life that still want to have fun with their zero-proof beverages
- Selfie Care: 12 selfie care gift items for that sober person in your life needs to slow their roll and have some good selfie care down time
- Alcohol-Free Barware: 12 barware gift items for that sober person in your life that loves to have fun making and mixing their mocktails
- Give Entertainment: 12 entertaining gift items for that sober person in your life that still likes to have fun
- Give Books: 12 great recovery books for that sober reader in your life (it’s ok if that’s YOU)
- Keep it Glassy: drinking can still be fun if you have the right glassware for your alcohol-free bevies
- Ice Ice Baby!: 12 rad ice molds so you can still have fun with your zero-proof lifestyle
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