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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