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'Tis the season.
It's packed with creative recipes from the show, like the "New Bacon-ings Burger", the "Poutine on the Ritz Burger", and the "Sweet Home Avocado Burger."
Promising review: "This cookbook is better than it has any right to beef. It's not only a gouda read, but it has egg-celent recipes. It's a great topic piece at patties, too. Make sure you pickle this up, you'll relish it for years to cumin." —David
Get it from Amazon for $13.92.
Get it from Uncommon Goods for $15. (Which leaves you a little extra $$ to spend on a box of microwave popcorn to go with it!) Also available for $15: 100 books or 100 kids books.
Get them from AubreyEApothecary on Etsy: the four donuts for $9.95 and four of the chicken wings for $9.75.
Apparently it originated with people trying to sell glass ornaments in the 1800s, but it's a fun tradition just the same!
Promising review: "My daughters and I started the pickle tradition this year — it was really hard to find this ornament in the tree! They had fun hunting and I had fun watching them. It has a very old look to it, but it’s not too fragile." —Susie Wilson
Get it from Amazon for $8.98.
It comes with pretty much everything they'd need to successfully practice their buttercream decorating skills with very little hassle: six icing bags and three different-shaped icing tips, three colors of food coloring, rainbow sprinkles, and buttercream icing mix. They'll be on their way to their very own baking competition show before they know it!
Get it from Wilton for $14.99, or order it for free in-store pickup at your local Walmart for $12.98 (also available: kits for candy making, for decorating with either royal icing or fondant, and kits where you make a succulent cookie or royal icing coffee mug–shaped cookies. See them all at Wilton or Walmart).
Promising reviews: "Used this as a white elephant for a Christmas party. It was fought over and stolen many times. It's so funny and cute. Great deal for the price." —Jami
"It has to be tiny. I bought for white elephant gift just received it. Box is tiny! I put post it note next to it for comparison. I'm sure it was in details so it's my fault but be sure to read measurements. Box is sealed and in good condition so I hope it goes over well. **** UPDATE**** Super popular at Christmas party. Was stolen twice and two others want to order their own goat!!" —loralovesamazon
Get it on Amazon for $7.19.
Promising review: "Seriously, these candy bars are amazing! My personal favorite so far was the Starbar — peanut butter, caramel, rice crispy pieces, chocolate... What's not to love, really? Why the heck don't they sell these in America, dammit?! I threw mine in the fridge as soon as I got them. I pull one out about a couple of minutes before I eat it, so it's still cool and doesn't melt all over the place." —So & So So & So
Get it on Amazon for $14.49.
Each mask addresses a different skin concern, from hydrating and brightening to pore minimizing and firming.
Promising review: "10/10, will buy these again. These masks do a super good job of hydrating and moisturizing the skin. I pop one on for 12 minutes, peel it off, and use my fingers to tap in the remaining essence. If you tap in the remaining essence left in the package, your skin will absorb the essence more quickly and it won't have a sticky feel. Just super soft skin!" —Amazon Customer
Get the set of 10 on Amazon for $8.99.
Promising review: "Absolutely love these!! I’ve tried a lot of different bath bombs, but these are my favorite. They smell wonderful and leave my skin extra smooth after a bath. They fizz much longer than any other bath bombs we’ve used, which is part of the fun! They color the water deep pinks and blues, more tint than other bombs, but I haven’t had a problem with the tub being stained, as long as I rinse the tub out after. My children love using these, too. I don’t often share my bath bombs because of the price, but these are priced reasonable enough that I can let them enjoy them, too." —S. Baumgarten
Get them on Amazon for $19.98.
Promising review: "It's just the right amount of heat to make it interesting, but not so hot that it'll interfere with other flavors. One of my peeves about spicy versions of normally non-spicy items is that it's often all about the heat but the flavors imparted by the chiles aren't particularly noticeable or interesting. This honey has a great chile FLAVOR to it, in addition to the heat, but it doesn't overwhelm the flavor of the honey at all. I like it on buttered toast and on fried chicken equally well, and this has definitely become a staple "sauce" for me!" —S. Ferguson
Get a bottle from Amazon for $8.48.
It has six sizes of hex keys, a flat head, a star head, and a phillips head — meaning it's a perfect replacement for the random collection of screwdrivers in their junk drawer.
Get it from Amazon for $19.
Just charge it before you wrap it, and it'll be good to ~glow~! Many people use it as a nightlight: it charges for up to three hours, so it can glow for up to 10 hours. Oh, and if you tap it, you can change the color of the light from yellow to white (and back again).
Promising review: "Absolutely lovely! I recently moved bedrooms in my house and trying to theme my bedroom more for relaxation. This light is just gorgeous and looks like a real, miniature moon when it glows. When I sleep I like my room to be completely dark and without any noise besides some white noise. I use the warm light mode because it's pretty and dimmer than the white light mode. Lovely, lovely, lovely!" —Tabitha
Get it on Amazon for $15.99 (available in four sizes).
This will get them started with that layered minimalist jewelry look so many people are loving these days.
Get the set of three pairs from Nordstrom for $17.40.
My friend/coworker Heather has one, and it's SO cute y'all. Although it's not as big as the old VHS tapes (and it is, y'know, a notebook), the cover's exactly the same as the VHS case I grew up with — including the back! And when you open the front and back covers, it looks like the inside of the case and the tape. Ahh I can't get over it!! (You can click or tap on the photos above to make 'em bigger.)
Get them from ShopDisney for $14.95 each: Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Nightmare Before Christmas, Lilo & Stitch, or The Emperor's New Groove.
Get them on Amazon for $17.52.
PLUS it's hilarious inside: each page invites guests to check off a song that describes their bathroom visit, contribute a little doodle, fill out a report card about the bathroom they're in, among other random things!
Promising review: "I bought this book as a dirty Santa gift for my office party. Of course, the hostess with the mostest was the one that opened it, which only made the moment that much sweeter. We all passed it around and had a good laugh over the ridiculous entries you can fill out. I've been in bathrooms where these are actually used and it's definitely something you never forget. Just make sure you have a pen and some hand sanitizer nearby." —Kimberly Gula
Get it on Amazon for $13.77.
You charge it with a USB, and it has three different light settings so you can always adjust it to the perfect level.
Promising review: "Right out of the box it was easy to use and I was taking amazing pictures with my iPhone like I never had before. A lot of power in a tiny package; it's easy to slip into my purse or pocket and I take it with me everywhere my phone goes so I'm always ready to grab the perfect shot. Love it!" —Allison C.
Get it on Amazon for $13.99.
And yep, it's machine washable!
Promising review: "LOVE IT! The blanket is super soft and warm. I washed it as directed (cold water, separate on gentle cycle + low heat dry) and it did not lint up like other blankets I have used. I mostly use this blanket for when I'm sitting at my desk doing homework/studying. It's great to keep your legs warm or wrap yourself up like a burrito and keep your upper body warm. Definitely would recommend!" —D.H.
Get it on Amazon for $15.99 (available in eight colors).
Get them from Yellow Owl Workshop for $7 each: women's socks, men's socks, and the enamel pin.
Basically, each player is given a single card, which they secretly view, giving them a special power to help the Villager or Werewolf team. Then you press a button on the app to walk you through the ~night phase~ in just a few minutes; after that, everyone has five minutes to figure out who the Werewolf might be!
Promising review: "This game is a blast. Our kids can’t wait to play it again. We sat down the other night just to play a round or two and two hours later we were still captivated and playing. We love that it goes fast which allows you to play just one round when you have just a few minutes or to play multiple rounds. The app that comes with it is ingenious as it takes you through the night phase. We appreciated the little comical lines that occasionally come out in the app. Try adding all the characters to all the different games/expansion packs and listen to what the app says. My kids laughed and laughed." —Sheldon Nixon
Get it on Amazon for $11.09.
You could also consider Codenames, another popular party game, if your group hasn't played it yet — it's $9.99 on Amazon.
Make sure to stuff the insert into the cover before you wrap it!
Promising review: "I cannot wait to give these to my daughters for Christmas! I'm glad I read previous reviews otherwise I might not have realized that these were only pillowcases. The quality was excellent for a great price and I just went to Walmart and purchased $4 pillows in the craft section to fill the cases with. These were well worth the money." —Jaime Hallez
Get them both on Amazon: the cover for $6.98 and the insert for $9.99.
Promising review: "My clothes seem to dry faster with these. I still use half a dryer sheet for anti-static properties. It seems to get more animal hair off my clothes since it agitates the surface while tumbling.
Edit: Throw them in the washer with a load from time to time if they get smelly. Worked with mine!" —Duracell
Get them from Amazon: the hedgehogs or the puffer fish for $9.50 a pair.
Get it from SilverDollarCandleCo on Etsy for $14.95.
Promising review: "I decided to get this instead of a small french press. I'm glad I did. It's easy to use and easy to clean. Yes, you need to pour the water over the filter slowly.. and let it sit between pours, But two tablespoons of ground coffee makes a great cup in less than four minutes." —A. Wisdom
Get it on Amazon for $16.99+ (available in seven colors).
Promising review: "I bought this on a whim because my walk-in shower is just a pain to clean. I'm 51 and I guess I've just been old school with how I clean, so hand scrubbing it was for years. The FIRST time I used this to clean my shower it took five minutes AND it scrubbed my shower more clean than it has been in years. In the corners, the floor, the glass door...everything came out squeaky clean. I'm NEVER cleaning my shower by hand again." —Terry
Get them on Amazon for $14.95.
Get them on Amazon for $3.99.
Get them on Amazon: the dog version for $7.48 and the cat version for $4.99 (there's also a Christmas cats version for $9.95). And don't forget the colored pencils! You can get a pack of 36 colors for $5.72.
Or get them from Barnes & Noble: the dog version for $8.98, the cat version for $8.96, and a set of 30 colored pencils for $14.99.
Get one, of course, on Amazon.
The reviews in this post have been edited for length and clarity.