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What a year! The holidays are finally here! And while we’re doing our best to make sure the products we feature will arrive in time, shipping times are especially tricky this year, so we suggest shopping as early as you can.
Stock and shipping times can vary depending on where you live, which product you purchase, and more. So order earlier than you think you need to and be sure to double-check the retailers’ websites for shipping information to ensure that your gift will arrive in time for when you need it.
1. An Elf Snowball Showdown card game everyone can enjoy, even if there's no snow on the ground. "Throw" a set of like-colored snowball cards at your opponents and prepare for return fire. The last elf standing wins!
2. A small sphere light they'll be over the moon for.
3. A pack of sheet masks with cute animal faces so their spa day can get a little wild.
4. A tiny tin with huge fun inside — a puzzle game called Iota.
5. Cookie house buddies and reindeer skewers to turn their mug into a winter wonderland.
6. Goldfish soap you can actually buy instead of winning at a carnival.
7. A set of coloring pencils with little seed pods on the other side, so they can be planted once the graphite runs out.
8. A little dollop of a kitten light that they can tap to turn on or off.
9. A deck of playing cards with a gorgeous rainbow gradient for playing anything from crazy eights to poker.
10. A tin of shimmery putty sure to capture the attention of anyone, any age.
11. A pack of round cat magnets purrfect for fridges and lockers.
12. A set of macaron containers for a sweet way to hold tiny treasures.
13. A creative bookmark that looks like the Wicked Witch of the East got smushed in between some pages, because everyone needs some encouragement to read.
14. A mini Jenga kit for quick games on the go.
15. A book of 642 tiny things to draw sure to inspire them to get out there and practice doodling.
16. A six-pack of little animal planters perfect for both veteran gardeners and children who are just learning about planting seeds.
17. A punny 2022 desk calendar for adults who want a little mirth to start the day or for older kids who are just getting into wordplay.
18. An unreasonable number of satin scrunchies so you can shower your loved one with fun, gentle hair accessories — or break 'em up and put in multiple stockings!
19. A massive 32-pack of festive pens you can distribute evenly into everyone's stockings so no one is without a writing utensil when they go to write you a heartfelt thank you note.
20. And a tiny desk crab to hold up their favorite pen.
21. A pair of gigantic peanut butter cups because the traditional size is way too wimpy, IMO.
The Grommet
Get a pair from The Grommet for $11 (available in six flavors).
Plan on placing your order by December 13th if you want to use Ground shipping with delivery on or before December 24th.
22. A Shrek toothpaste cap to make all their TikTok dreams (or nightmares?) come true.
23. Silicone paw print joystick caps to keep their thumbs happy during extended playing. Also they're so undeniably cute, how could anyone not want 'em?
24. A bottle of ferrofluid to make spiky designs that move and change with just a magnet.
25. A screaming goat figurine to really help them express themselves. One press of the button releases a cathartic "AAAHHHHHHHH!"
26. A Baby Yoda mug they can enjoy all sorts of drinks out of while watching the latest episode of The Mandalorian.
27. A set of LED lightsaber chopsticks to make fights over the last dumpling extra dramatic.
28. A sweet lil' Groot ready to hang out. They can attach this Guardian to anything from a stethoscope to a houseplant stem.
29. A very cute basketball mug with an attached net so they can work on their three-pointers by tossing mini marshmallows into their hot cocoa.
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