FBM Gift Guide: Add These 15 Ideas to Your Holiday Shopping List!
For the Kids…
13. Santa’s Red Letter. This fun idea is great for kids … because what kid wouldn’t love a personalized letter from Santa? For less than $10 at Santa’s Red Letter, you can select a prewritten message for your child to be sent from the North Pole. If your kiddo needs a stern message from Santa, the Black Letter is for you and yours. If you always struggle for ideas for White Elephant parties, let this company do the thinking for you. For $20, they guarantee to send a “thing.” That thing could be a lamp, a vintage lunch box — or an iPad Mini. And for the real Grinch, for just $3, you can send a lump of coal from the North Pole to anyone — anonymously.
Best for: Kids and those who love a surprise — or coal.
14. Clocky and Tocky Rolling Alarm Clocks. Have trouble rolling out of bed in the morning? Or maybe you have a teenager who refuses to budge? Get an alarm clock that rolls away from you and forces you to chase it. That’s right, the adorable alarm clocks Clocky ($39) and Tocky ($58) from No. 8 Brands will escape your nightstand to get you out of bed. I can vouch that Tocky worked: I tried it during the day so I could watch it roll off the nightstand, but the battery must have been low and a) it didn’t roll off the nightstand and b) it wouldn’t shut off! I had to hunt down a screwdriver to take out the battery. It certainly would have gotten me out of bed in the morning. Cool product, just make sure it’s juiced up!
Best for: The non-morning person with a sense of wake-up humor.
15. PassBack Football. This PassBack football definitely caught my eye because it’s shaped like a smashed football. But the smashed end lets a player practice throwing against a wall — and the ball bounces back. Perfect for anyone who wants to play catch but doesn’t always have a willing partner!
Best for: The boy or girl who has endless energy and wants to practice his or her throw.
What have you spied that has caught your eye this holiday season? Be sure to treat yourself when you’re out buying for everyone else! —Erin