Gift Guide Round 3: Siblings, Teens, Co-Workers, Friends, and Grandparents!

Gift Guide Round 3: Siblings, Teens, Co-Workers, Friends, and Grandparents!

Our third gift guide ep already?! We know. There’s so much ahead—and behind if you missed part 1 and part 2—but if you’re still on the present hunt, subscribe to Secret Menu for many more holiday-shopping thoughts ‘n feelings.

Kids and Teens!

Almost 14 year old girl Brooklyn kid

Art! Ideal Bookshelf 974: Feminists by Jane Mount, The Ten Largest, No. 2, Childhood, Group IV by Hilma af Klint, Krista Marie Young painting, and Amber Vittoria prints
The start of a charm bracelet, maybe with this Catbird Holy Cannoli charm Studs e-gift card
Lizzie Fortunato Little Candy DIY Kit (for a younger kid: Super Smalls or Susan Alexandra)
Olive & June mani system
Dye Kween Sleep mask or socks
Kule T-shirt
This Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew
Macmillan Visual Dictionary
D C-T! by Joana Avillez and Molly Young Donation to Girl Up Monogrammed tech accessories from Leatherology

Angsty teenage nephews who already have everything

Art! Eye Test Chart by George Mayerle, Every Outdoor Basketball Court in Manhattan by Jenny Odell (paired with How to Do Nothing?), or something from Top Posters & Prints
Via the Public Announcement newsletter: Procure an iPod, load the iPod with music you love, give the iPod to the kid. Snacks: Bokksu, Patagonia Provisions, Lani Halliday pop-tarts, Blondery Blondies, or Oreo ID
Audm subscription
Courier magazine subscription
Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham
Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use it by Jamie Margolin
Donation to Canines for Disabled Kids

10 year old niece who is obsessed with Japan (Japan trip isn’t in the budget)

Pen pal through Pen Friend Clubs of Japan (PFC)
Sanrio! Gudetama bank, Hello Kitty happy lunch box set, and all the stickers, pens, notebooks
Punilabo scissors
Paperi Design Shop Hiragana chart 
Bokksu Japanese snack subscription
Tatsuya Tanaka Miniature Life calendar
Maruchan Ramen Noodle planter from Happy Plants
Mochidoki
Kawaii Pen Shop gift card
Kizuna gift box

Nephews/Godsons who already have so much stuff. They are 6 months (read: only interested in food but not really able to eat it) and 4.  The 4 year old loves trucks, singing, Toy Story, and learning about everything. but he has all of the things! While I think donations are cool, I’m not really interested in that for a four year old who won’t understand that i didn’t forget to give him a gift. 

National Diaper Bank Network donation
Kitpas bath crayons
Raddish
Foodstirs DIY cookie kit
Haus playhouse
Parchie watch
Pedersen + Lennard balance bike
Twee planet chalk 
Storytime Chess
Areaware Blockitecture set
WayToPlay car track

Brothers and Brothers-in-Law!

My 35 yo brother who exclusively wears shirts from regattas, has horrible taste in women

A feature in the Hot Singles newsletters
Hama Hama oysters
The Rope Co. nautical rope doormat
Games: Wolfum checkers/chess set or Molkky
Grailed vintage regatta gear
Vaer Field Watch
Blackbird Spyplane paid subscription
Sirene Journal 
Ocean Conservancy donation

Brother who’s living #vanlife

Fancy tinned fish: Big Night if you’re in NYC, Conserva Culture, and Fishwife Opinel No. 8 beechwood handle knife
Westerlind for clothes Alice Waters egg spoon or one from Eggspoon.com
Human Race rice powder cleanser or routine pack
Libro.fm subscription for audiobooks Feeding America donation

Sisters and Sisters-in-Law!

Sister – has main character energy. Runs an apple cider vin business. Into funky style.

Leanne Ford x Crate & Barrel measuring cups
Krista Marie Young oven mitts
Jacques Benoît vinegar pot
Custom perfume from Nova Vintage blown-glass apples on Etsy
James Shaw candleholders
Isabel Halley wine cups or dessert plates
Novel Mart boquerones baseball cap
Edas earrings
Carleen quilted vest
Custom hand-painted sign from Cevallos Brothers or Olive Panter Oui the People rose gold razor
The Missoni Family Cookbook
Black Farmer Fund donation

My sister: hyper-intellectual, single, gay, social justice dr., autoimmune issues so stuck home.

Dusen Dusen PJs
Royal Jelly PJs
Mizar and Alcor robe
Clare Salvo Cards Against Malarkey
Hollie Velten Big Sur cushion
Horti plant subscription
People’s Pottery Project ceramics
RIP Medical Debt donation
Mary Roach books: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

Sister in law who is mostly great and has very good taste but veryyy self absorbed, always has long term relationships but then doesn’t commit because she doesn’t believe in compromise, likes good food wine coffee, and also clothes (everlane/& other stories), likes to be luxe but in a slightly (not completely) subdued way.

Ceramic coffee set-up, like Anna Lebrija french press or Zizi Ceramics dripper set
Gjusta Goods coffee gift box
Big Macs & Burgundy by Vanessa Price and Adam Laukuf Eater Wine Club subscription
Aqua de Vida balm bars
Susanne Kaufman bath oil or bath oil trio
The Gentlewoman Modern Manners 
Jamie Beck Pinot Noir series poster
Ripped Bodice Read, Romance, Repeat subscription box
Esther Perel Where Should We Begin – A Game of Stories
Inclusive Therapists donation

My fiance’s family does a gift exchange with the extended family with the idea that you can get a bigger/better gift for the one person instead of having to buy something smaller for everyone. I got assigned his cool cousin who lives in NYC.  She’s in her late 30’s, got married 2 years ago, no kids, and she’s a really successful lawyer.  We only see her so often and she’s usually on her computer keeping up with work when we do see her, so I don’t have a great idea of her interests…besides they have a tiny dog that they love.  I always love an experience gift for people, def something there with NYC?  One other possibility is my fiance got her older sister in the gift exchange, so there’s a possibility that we could do something that the both of them could enjoy together?  Her sister lives in a Philly suburb and has a family with 2 kids so different point of life.

Little Beast dog sweater
Katie Kimmel custom vase
Laylo Pets x Altuzarra dog bed
Susan Alexandra dog leash and collar
Card holder: OAD wallet or Bottega Veneta credit card holder
Flower Flash by Lewis Miller Museum or botanical garden membership Tickets to Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (deadline is 11/29!)

Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, and Other Adults You Know!

Next door neighbor, 94 year old Italian woman who loves the Pope and New England sports

Go up for Glory by Bill Russell 
Novel Mart Italiano collection—a bolognese sweatshirt, a ravioli hat!
Chefanie farfalle barrettes
Grossy Pelosi pasta water mug (with homemade Italian Holiday cookies!)
Issimo soup box or Eataly gift box
From Roy panettone
Felt Pope Christmas ornament

Older curmudgeonly uncle with lots of stories and jokes. Cooks but scorns fancy equipment. 

Miami Fruit
Pickle Guys
Degen YUCK sweater
America’s Test Kitchen membership 
Made In cookware Small Victories by Julia Turshen Save Room for Pie by Roy Blount Jr. Local food bank donation

My smart feminist ex-social worker grandma who likes G&Ts and is a hoarder

Six Barrel Soda Co. tonic bundle or Sunwink tonic variety pack subscription
Chefanie cocktail napkins
Made by DWC gift set
Woman Made: Great Women Designers by Jane Hall
Plan C or National Network of Abortion Funds donation

Friends!

29 y/o BFF who just got dumped and fired, she loves Rebecca Solnit, POOG, and yoga

Private yoga class with one of her fave instructors Sky Ting TV gift card
One of Rebecca Solnit’s atlases
Collective Wisdom by Grace Bonney
Start Where You Are or When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Esker gift set
Something creativity-focused: Gondola Pastels, POJ Studio waza kits, The F Series paint sticks, Studio Sundays art supplies, Art Life practice kits, and Unwind Studio needlepoint kits
Dipsea gift certificate

Best friend! loves old furniture and travel and old churches and beauty, less than $100

The Furniture Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Identify, Restore & Care for Furniture by Christophe Pourny
Stained glass or glass-blowing workshop: Pressed Flowers Stained Glass at Urban Glass in NYC on 12/9 Miniature stained glass churches—so many good ones on Etsy, like this
Trendy-ish beauty service, like brow laminating Sania’s Brow Bar pencil, tweezers, and scissors  Partners for Sacred Places donation

Co-Workers and Bosses!

My boss who is a die hard AKA sorority sister (same as Kamala Harris), v much part of the Bey-hive, and wears all of the hats (boss, mentor, counselor, mom, wife).

EXAU olive oil
Justice of the Pies pie
Cult Pens advent calendar
Vintage AKA tee—here, here, and here Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea
Un|bound five-year journal
Black Girls Code donation

People I work with – design studio so they all already have access to nice things. Our team is small enough that the vibe is to give everyone something? Under $40

Bonilla a la vista patatas fritas
Custom Marmite or Sour Patch Kids
Cute food! Opopop, Omsom, Soul Chai, Cornbread26 madeleines, The Chai Box gift set, Gjusta marinated olive oil, and Batchworthy
Que water bottles
Moglea playing cards
Vintage interior design book that you pick out for each
Ali Forney Center donation

For last year’s gift guides, head here and here.

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