Something for everyone | 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guides 2025

Also see our other holiday gift guides:

• Personalize it!
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• The gifts that seem inevitable for the 2025 holiday season (a work in progress)

With many more guides on their way!

While we ordinarily prefer to cluster our gift ideas according to themes, the ideas in this eclectic guide transcend themes—and/or the team is in a hurry to share them with you because of their great potential for the 2025 holiday season. Enjoy!

The Ullo Wine Purifier is for those who enjoy everything about the grape—except for the headaches or congestion that can accompany wine-drinking. The purifier removes sulfites and reduces histamines from wine, restoring it to a “natural, preservative-free state”without altering its flavor or aroma. The original product is the base device with the purification and adjustable aeration features. 

Also available:

Üllo Open Wine Purifier is a newer version, featuring fully adjustable aeration—you might turn it up full up for a cabernet but off for a delicate white.

Üllo Chill™ Wine Purifier includes a freezable element to purify and aerate and also chill the wine to a cellar temperature (60°). 

Üllo Uno™ Wine Purifying Wands are single-use wands that are swirled in a glass of wine for two minutes to enjoy aerated pure wine.

Their tired, aching feet that won’t get warm will thank you when their owners open this gift. 

Warmies are faux fur slippers that can be heated in the microwave for 90 seconds to provide an hour of warmth and comfort. They have the light scent of the dried French lavender, flaxseed and millet they’re filled with, adding to their relaxing properties.

As long as you’re not giving to Tinkerbell or Shrek, the stretch in the slippers means that one size fits most. Always a good thing when you don’t have to guess a size.

Depending who you’re giving to, just one of these LED acrylic dry erase message boards may not be enough. While much of the promotion is aimed at how kids love to create on them, they also serve as the modern day blackboard/message center for the family. It’s available as small as 11.8 in x 7.9 in or as wide as 11.8 in x 15.7 in. 

Included are seven vibrant RGB lighting options and 4 dynamic modes, including static, jump, flashing, and fading effects, eight pens, USB power cable, cleaning cloth, four magnets, and a chain. The board comes with two stands.

Here’s an idea for those who haven’t had the need or energy to do everything it takes to install a comprehensive security system. Maybe they’re renting and they’re not at liberty to drill or wire into their landlord’s exterior.

If your intended has a single entryway, covered porch or garage that has a light fixture/socket, the Lorex 2K Wi-Fi Smart Lightbulb Camera could provide some added peace of mind without a whole lot of effort. They just need to screw this into a standard E26/E27 socket and they’ll be good to go. (And when it’s in fact time to go, they can unscrew the bulb and take it with them to the new place.) 

Installed in the lightbulb socket, the camera can detect motion and provide 360° coverage with a wide-angle, pan-and-tilt lens. Two-way audio capability provides for quick interactions with visitors or deter intruders remotely via the app.

The camera creates 2K HD video. That’s more detail than what you’d get with 1080p but not so much as to drain your wifi, as 4K might with minimal appreciable gain. 

The video is stored one of three ways: (1) locally on a MicroSD card (up to 256GB purchased separately), which can be set for 24/7 continuous recording; (2) recorded continuously to a Lorex Fusion NVR (a separate purchase)  or (3) backed up to the Lorex cloud (motion/AI events only, requiring a subscription plan). 

As a gift giver, you may not want to presume to commit them to a subscription. At most, you could provide the microSD card so the recipient would have everything needed to get up and running.

One qualification: The bulb throws enough light to enhance the camera’s color night vision with a range of around 20 to 25 feet. It’s not likely to be the primary illumination for the area. It would augment a floodlight, not be in place of.

Fact: Cut flowers add beauty and grace to any room. Also a fact: The very next day they start to decompose, creating a buildup of bacteria and other microorganisms and the water becomes cloudly, discolored and slimy.

The Amaranth vase is here to fix all that! It has two parts—twisting the bottom off enables your recipient to drain the water and exposes the stems to trim up and then reattach. No muss, no fuss.

The vase is made of a high-resilient marble/plastic material that doesn’t show the seams between the top and bottom. The large is 3.5″L x 3.5″W x 10″H; the small stands 7.5″L x 3″W x 7.5″H. It’s available in five colors: white, black, mint green, pink and cool grey.

How lucky we are in 2025, heading into 2026, to have multiple devices for multiple purposes. There’s the desktop/laptop for when we’re serious. The tablet mostly to consume content and maybe to be a little productive. And then there’s the smartphone—our BFF that we rely on for everything.

This smartphone magnifier is meant to extend or make easier whatever your intended does on their phone. It’s lighter weight than a laptop and even an iPad, both of which require power. A magnifier is essentially a piece of optical-grade acrylic that folds out to enlarge what’s on the phone. 

Who needs it? Both ends of the age spectrum—younger people who don’t want to get all involved with a computer and the vision-impaired or older people who could use the magnification boost. Magnifiers come as small as 10 inches and as large as 20 inches, some with Bluetooth capability, a few with remotes.

The 14-inch Fanlory shown can magnify your phone screen two to four times, fully fit the curvature of the human eye, and make video more comfortable to watch. A magnifier can reduce the discomfort and visual fatigue caused by long-term focus on the small screen, and also can effectively reduce the radiation. 

With this gift, your intended joins Tom Brady, Lady Gaga, Chris Hemsworth and Serena Williams in experiencing the benefits of ice baths and cold plunges. Cold water immersion has been proven to aid muscle recovery and reduce inflammation, and now it can be enjoyed in one’s own home. The Long Pod (from The Pod Company, home of the Ice Pod) provides for a spacious, relaxing recovery for those up to 6’9″and 400 pounds.

The ice tub is designed with thick insulated walls, high strength UV-resistant nylon fabric and thickened PVC leak proof inner lining. The included thermal lid and outer layer help keep water cold longer. Lightweight and compact when folded, the pod is easy to set up, take down and store.

Introduce night vision to a range of people on your gift list, from wildlife enthusiasts to campers and hikers, airsoft and recreational gamers, and homeowners and security enthusiasts.

The Nightfox Corsac 2 is a handheld binocular that makes it possible to see more than 660 feet in pitch black with a powerful 4x fixed optical zoom. For recording nocturnal wildlife or whoever is wandering through a backyard, the HD video can provide clear identification at 100 feet and clearly detect the shape of a person or animal up to 400 feet.

Anyone planning long observation sessions (wildlife watching or running security) will appreciate the dual-covex lens screen and focus, minimizing eye strain. 

The binocular has a powerful 3200mAh rechargeable battery, charged via the included USB-C cable. The camera’s battery can be charged on the move using a power bank. 

The included 32GB memory card records seven-plus hours of footage in 1080p and it works with memory cards up to 128GB. The Corsac 2 uses the .MOV file format, making it easy to share recorded videos with others.

Come From Away is projected to be the most produced show by U.S. regional and American Theater theatres for 2025-2026. This excellent play ran on Broadway from 2017 through 2022, and rights to perform it are now rolling out regionally.

This means it will further spread the heart-warming message of a Tony-award winning musical about what happened when (drawing from the official description) “38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001. The local residents opened their arms to the displaced visitors, offering food, shelter, and friendship. In the days that followed, cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.”

Theater lovers and especially those who’ve seen the play or will be involved in a performance will treasure this fully illustrated companion volume featuring the book and lyrics, backstage stories and the real history behind the show’s events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor. More than 500 Amazon reviewers have given this book a 4.9/5.0. 

It’s a feel-good story and you’ll feel good (take a peek while you’re wrapping) spreading it!

Hop on board the nugget ice train with this Ecozy ice maker that won’t need a lot of space on your intended’s countertop, and unlike those units costing hundreds of dollars more it won’t break your bank. 

The well reviewed appliance can do all of the essentials—produce 33 pounds of ice a day, self-clean and be managed by a smart app and voice via Alexa and Google Assistant. Included is a TDS meter for monitoring of water quality.  The ice maker measures 8.66″D x 11.3″W x 12.68″H.

We’re not proposing you place it under the Christmas tree wrapped in nothing but a red bow. But we suggest you consider a bidet for the holiday. Unbeknownst to you to date, this may be a very desired gift by both males and females on your list.

U.S. ownership usage of bidets trails far behind other countries (no more than 6% versus >80% in Japan), but interest has picked up since the toilet paper shortages of the pandemic. 

Anecdotally, the Gift Givers HQ team reports that bidets are quietly making inroads with their contacts and that owners are very happy to have them, can’t imagine living without. The good news: The bidet toilet attachment is the most common way most homeowners make the transition. It’s a simple upgrade without the hassle of major plumbing work. 

The LUXE Bidet NEO 185 Plus – Dual Nozzle, Non-Electric Bidet Attachment includes dual nozzles for rear and frontal wash. It comes in four premium finishes: white, rose gold, gold  and chrome. Everything you need to install is in the box.  The bidet comes with an 18-month warranty, extended to 24 by registering the product.

Nope, there’s no razzle-dazzling this but the Prepared Hero emergency fire blanket is a gift whose thoughtfulness your intended will recognize. It’s a must for a kitchen, backyard or car. 

The fiberglass blanket can be used to smother small, contained fires by cutting off their oxygen supply. They can be used as a shield for protection when escaping a fire or wrapped around someone whose clothes are on fire. It’s a gift of love.

Whether your intended is headed for Comic-Con, Lollapalooza, Six Flags, the airport or a political rally, standing in line or just standing promises to continue to be part of life in 2026. Why not help take the pressure off with a collapsible stool? 

The Qiguet stool is portable, can be set up and collapsed fast, and it’s sturdy. The height can be set for 12 heights, with the change possible from fully closed to fully open is 2.56 inches to 17.72 inches.

This idea gets a hearty thumbs-up from a Gift Givers team member who regularly throws the 2.35 pound stool in her backpack for just in case.

Watch their eyes light up when they unwrap an unassuming box containing a 5.5 foot long, 31 inch wide champagne inflatable snowmobile sled. And you could double down with a Barbie pink one for a partner.

Made of ultra-thick K80 snow vinyl material designed to withstand cold winter temperatures, the sled can carry 250 pounds. It inflates and deflates fast. Note the dual handles for easy downhill grip and it comes with a hand pull rope. 

This is the flagship snow product of Funbody, a company based in Los Angeles. The sled is subjected to a 24 hour air test, 3rd party quality control and features the highest quality materials tested by an accredited 3rd party testing agency.

The Gift Givers team has given a handful of electric fireplaces like these over the years. They are the quintessential winter holiday gift, especially appreciated by those known to yearn for the warmth, and even romance, of a fireplace.

Available in 36, 42, 50 and 60 inches, the fireplace could be placed in the wall or just hang on the wall like a picture. 

Although they throw off some heat, the fireplace will be most valued for its warm, bright  and realistic flame effect. The remote controls the heat and can be used to choose between nine flame colors and nine ember effects ranging from a quiet glow to a raging blaze.

Included are faux fire logs and glass crystals that resemble burning coals, enabling your intended to toggle between ember and flame colors.

No idea on this list got as much repeated enthusiastic support—from both a team member in her thirties and her mother—as this electric can opener. It’s one-touch, a secure hold and the opener can take it from there. Powered by AA batteries, this is a gift especially thoughtful for the elderly or those with limited hand mobility. 

First there was the roller, then the ice globes, then cryo stick. This holiday think about presenting the cryo gua sha. A stainless steel plate with curves, ridges and points, gua sha cools and soothes—plus it enables your intended to sculpt and contour to define their jawline and cheekbones.

Pfefe gua sha is made of 304 stainless steel and stored in the refrigerator (not the freezer) until 10 minutes before it will be used. The silicone part in the middle ensures fingers won’t freeze. 

I know exactly how I’d use a smart touchscreen on a rolling stand: to track the airplane traffic provided by the FlightRadar 24 app in what would be a massive improvement from my reliance on an iPad to do the same today. 

No doubt your recipients will have their own ideas but it would be hard not to find a way to use either one of LG’s monitors, the Smart Monitor and the LG StanbyME. 

Here’s how they’re different. The LG StanbyME is a battery-powered 27-inch 1080p screen, able to be used cordless anywhere in the home. 

For my use case, I’d give up the StanbyME cordless and lighter weight for the bigger (32 inch) and higher resolution (4K) monitor of the LG Smart Monitor Swing. I don’t need to move it around as much as I want sharp detail for reading the plane icons and zooming in on the FlightRadar app. The Swing is designed as a monitor first so might be more appropriate for working from home so there’s that too.

If your intended enjoys hot chocolate, it may be just a matter of time before they discover the Velvetiser. Why not this year and why not via a gift from you? With an average rating of 4.8/5.0 from more than 3,800 reviewers, this seems like a can’t-miss gift.

The Velvetiser is a single-serve hot chocolate maker from the British company Hotel Chocolat. Its purpose is to create “velvet-smooth, barista-grade” drinking chocolate using a custom-designed whisk and patented technology (the “Vortex-effect”) that blends real chocolate flakes with milk. The liquid is heated to a precise temperature in about 2.5 minutes—producing a smooth, rich and creamy beverage with a light “crema” foam. This is not your standard milk frother working with chocolate powder.

Everything about the Velvetiser is branded. It works best with Hotel Chocolat’s proprietary drinking flakes (9 ounces per serving).

The popularity of the Velvetiser (more in Europe than in the U.S.) has led to an all-new version, now with a cold setting. Using the same vortex technology, it stirs and aerates the chocolate finely milled real chocolate powder with cold milk. The process is calibrated to pulse and blend the ingredients into a silky, chilled chocolate drink.

But wait—there’s more! Velvetiser champions have said they’ve used it to make lattes, cocktails and mousses.

The All-New is available in chalk, pebble, and pewter; the Classic in copper, grey and platinum. Ten single serving sachets are included (five flavors of flakes for the hot drink and five for the cold drink), plus a dedicated Podcup (ceramic mug for hot) and Podglass (glass for cold).  In my nightmares, I see myself on a street corner holding a sign: Will work for sachets.

It’s jewelry-wearing—and giving and receiving—season. This Magnasonic ultrasonic cleaner promises to shine what’s in-house and help your intended take care of any new acquisitions. 

While gems and jewelry are the focus, eyeglasses and dental items (toothbrusher, aligners, splints, night guards) also can benefit from a cleaning. The cleaner uses high-frequency ultrasonic waves to produce millions of tiny bubbles. At 42kHz, its operation is both powerful and gentle enough to lift away dirt, oil and buildup. 

The 20-ounce capacity machine has five cleaning modes and a digital timer. A bottle of the concentrate solution is included.

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