● Chocolate - any kind will do!
● Mandarin oranges or exotic fruit such as star fruit
● Lottery tickets
● Lipstick - buy a wild shade of red
● Cozy mittens or gloves
● Personalized or Christmas print coffee mug or tea cup
● Tire gauge
● Picture frames - buy a plain wooden frame and wrap it with Christmas wrap, glue on Christmas ornaments, paint on holly leaves or apply Christmas stickers.
● Silly Putty - fun for any age!
● Baseball, golf ball, rubber ball....
● Night light
● Christmas ornament - home-made or store-bought
● Unique kitchen gadget like an egg slicer, grapefruit spoon, garlic press, etc.
● Deck of cards - search for one with unusual artwork
● Hair accessories
● A book or magazine
● Magnifying glass
● Gum or penny candy - buy the stuff that takes you back to when you were a kid
● Pot pourri - create your own easy sachet by placing pot pourri in a lace handkerchief, gather the kerchief and tie with a silk ribbon
● Novelty shoelaces
● Stamp pad and stamps
● Batteries
● Decorative wine stopper
● Journal or diary
● Modelling clay
● Touque or a scarf - hand-knit or purchase in a store - you can add your own personal touch to store bought by stitching on ribbon, bows, buttons or beads
● Yo-yo
● Home made cookies
● Wallet or business card holder
● Travel games
● Coupons for fast food, or admission to museums or other attractions
● Underwear or socks - be racy or pedestrian, your choice
● Candles - and there are so many to choose from
● Slinky
● Popcorn seasoning or spices
● Nail polish
● Toothbrush
● Airplane sized bottles of liquor
● Packets of flavored hot chocolate or cider mix
● Die cast metal car
● Stationary or note cards
● Bath beads, bubble bath or scented soap - make your own or go shopping
● A copy of the gift recipient's favorite recipe - you can add some of the ingredients, too
● Stickers
● Pencil or pen - try a pen with purple ink, a giant pencil, a fountain pen, a twig pencil, etc.
● Desk or wall calendar
● Keychain
● Soap dish
● The hottest hot sauce you can find
● Seeds - try heirloom seeds or native wildflower seeds
● Fishing lures
● Glasses case
● Coloring book
● Coasters
● Incense
● Paper pouches in novelty shapes
● Craft supplies - paints, brushes, wooden cut-outs, embroidery thread, beads, doll heads, kits, etc.
● House plant tools or decorative watering can
● Sports water bottle
● Vase
● Mouse pad
● Exercise bands or hand weights
● Snow globe
● Cold mask (the kind you store in the fridge and wrap around your face to relieve aches and stuffiness)
● Travel mug
● Photos of the gift recipient as a child
● Christmas theme costume jewelry
● A tool - hammer, screw driver, pliers, etc.
● Harmonica
● Sewing, knitting, woodworking, needlework patterns
● Poster
● Kaleidoscope
● Decorative bottle opener or cork screw
● Silly straws
● Flashlight
● Address book
● Cedar balls for keeping closets and drawers fresh
● Blank diskettes, cassettes, or CD's
● Piggy bank
● Kite
● Jar of homemade jam or syrup or canned fruit
● Decorative tea towels or hand towels
● Hand held calculator
● Jigsaw puzzle or other puzzle game
● Tarot cards - they only work if you receive them as a gift!
● Small wooden trinket box
● Small stuffed toy
● Napkin rings
● Model airplane kit
● Personal radio
● Sidewalk chalk
● Personalized birth chart or horoscope book
● Thermal lunchbag
● Sheet music
● Film for the gift recipient's camera
● Gift certificate for fresh flowers
● Paperweight
● Fridge magnets
● Travel maps
● Long distance calling card
● Bird feeder
