29 Quirky Gifts For Your Most Interesting Friends
These gifts are wacky, interesting, and charming — just like your recipient.
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1. A gigantic Snorlax beanbag chair that might have the opposite effect of the Pokéflute and send them right to sleep.
Get it from GameStop for $149.99.
2. A miniature greenhouse kit so they can finally achieve their dreams of opening a plant store (for ants).
The kit comes with LED lights, pigment, glue, tweezers, various miniature tools, and everything they need to construct the greenhouse.
Promising review: "I absolutely loved assembling this kit! Instructions and materials supplied are good. I will buy another one as I enjoyed assembling it so much I was kind of sad when I was done. It is a wonderful finished product. I really enjoyed changing up with you things and making it my own." —Marcia Britain
Get it from Amazon for $34.99+ (available in three styles).
3. A pair of festive flamingos that are gonna ~sleigh~ the competition this lawn-decorating season. Their envious neighbors won't have a leg to stand on.
Get them from Amazon for $29.65.
4. A gilded mug with a design that's truly eye-conic.
Get it from Anthropologie for $14 (available in two sizes).
5. A book of random illustrated facts to arm your knowledgable friend with even more obscure bits of trivia.
Did you know that astronauts can grow up to two inches taller in space? You will now, plus a bunch of other facts your friend will tell you all about.
Get it from Amazon for $9.49, Barnes & Noble for $13.86, or from a local bookseller through Indiebound.
6. Pretending to Grownup — a card game perfect for the friend who's too whimsical to grow up.
There are 100 original cards, 32 guest artist cards, and a wooden figurine. Players must accomplish various adult tasks (like eat kale and hold babies) using allotted amounts of time, money, and energy. They can also use their imagination and bend the rules.
Promising review: "Bought as a gift for an artist friend. We were happily surprised at the variety of funny illustrations. It includes a second deck with guest artists that are just as amazing and fit incredibly well into the game. I would play with four people for the most fun at least." —Chris
Get it from Amazon for $24.69.
7. A bespectacled pot for their pens, plant, or magic wands.
The pot comes with five different pairs of glasses for costume changes.
Get it from TheBuildPlate on Etsy for $11.79 (available in two styles).
8. A pizza box filled with patterned socks to put some pep(peroni) in their step.
Get four pairs of socks from Amazon for $25.99 (available in two sizes).
9. A cookbook from Snoop Dogg so they can whip up amazing delicacies you don't even have to be high to enjoy.
This book has 50 recipes from Snoop Dogg's collection. Your friend can whip up goodies like baked mac and cheese, easy orange chicken, and fried bologna sandwiches. There are also stories and behind-the-scenes photos.
Get it from Amazon for $12.99, Barnes & Noble for $16.02, Urban Outfitters for $24.95, or from a local bookseller through Indiebound.
10. A moss ball terrarium that's one part low-maintenance pet and one part classy decor.
Get it from PinkSerissa on Etsy for $20.50 or one in a bottle from Amazon for $22.55+ (available in two sizes).
11. A Star Wars thumb war book that offers various stages for their biggest battles. Dueling over who is doing the dishes has never been so dramatic.
It comes with two lightsabers that can be strapped onto thumbs.
Get it from Amazon for $11.61.
12. A bottle of invisible ink so they can send a secret note to their coworkers to meet in the warehouse immediately. No urine needed.
Promising review: "This ink is fun. Also bought the Vansky UV Black Light flashlight to be able to read my writing. I use it in my journal to write down stuff I don't want anybody to see but for me to remember. Ha, it is so much cheeky fun to be the only one who knows. Great invention!!!" —BonnieSnoo
Get it from Amazon for $14.43.
13. Speaking of The Office, an enamel pin honoring your favorite show to watch together.
15. A pair of jumbo googly eyes since they talk to their appliances enough already — might as well put faces on 'em.
Get them from Amazon for $4.99+ (available in three sizes and multiple sets).
16. A set of festive measuring cups to help them make cookies that Old Saint Nick is sure to love.
Get it from Anthropologie for $34.
17. A hot dog-shaped pet bed for their pet who is cute enough to eat.
Get it from Amazon for $25.98.
18. A screaming goat figurine worth yelling about.
19. An intimidating pair of skull earrings — a bone-afide great gift for any edgy pal.
Get them from DarkEdgeJewellery on Etsy for $40.20.
21. A cork necklace so they can show off their favorite pins, when they finally run out of jacket and tote space.
Get it from AdorbsRini on Etsy for $12.
22. A pack of seed tags they can plant after receiving their gift — it's a gift that keeps on growing.
Get a pack of 24 from flowerseedpaper on Etsy for $11.
23. A rainbow neon light they'll give you a hue-ge thanks for when they see how good it looks in their room.
Get it from Amazon for $16.97.
24. A sloth planner to motivate their slow-moving ass to get up and get those leaves.
Get it from Amazon for $3.87.
25. Golden Girls Monopoly so they can thank you for being a friend.
Promising review: "Love this game and to play it Golden Girls-style adds to the enjoyment! Love buying properties like Shady Pines and Blanche's bedroom. The TV show may be over but the fun goes on! If you're a fan of the Golden Girls, you'll love this game. Get it, you'll be glad you did!" —Rosemary Wiseman
Get it from Amazon for $36.97 (also consider GG Trivial Pursuit and Clue).
26. A cloud bath bomb almost too cute to use, but the silver lining is that it's filled with RAINBOWS!
Get it from ZenBathCandiesLLC on Etsy for $6.29.
27. A blind box with one adorable cat cap for the friend who likes to accessorize their pets.
There are six styles in total.
Get it from Amazon for $8.50.
28. Pinwheel earrings that really work! That'll spin their head right round.
Get them from UncommonGoods for $50 (available in five colors).
29. And a Quirky Crate — a subscription service that basically does the shopping for you by sending them a monthly packaged filled with goodies like socks, erasers, stickers, accessories, and more.
Get it from Cratejoy for $35.83+/month.
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