Not sure what to get your family and friends for the holidays? Read below for a list of top presents depending on price in order to make holiday shopping easier. Whether it be expensive gifts, cheaper gifts, or homemade gifts, this guide should aid you through surviving this holiday season. 

Homemade gifts

Personal gifts equal homemade gifts. Friendship and beaded bracelets and necklaces, as well as photo collages and scrapbooks, are so fun to make as well as receive. Through photos, you are able to truly personalize the gift and display your relationship in a more exciting and endearing form. Another fun idea is homemade baking mixes. For this, you would combine the dry ingredients and then write out the other ingredients for them to add in themselves. To make it more aesthetically pleasing, you can add ribbon and a label in order to make them look nice. Another fun idea is personalized mugs. If you are creative, you can draw on them yourselves with a dishwasher safe marker. If not, Shutterfly or a variety of other websites allow you to personalize mugs with photos, texts, and colors.

$10 and under

Small, inexpensive gifts are always good stocking stuffers or to buy in bulk for larger families and friend groups. Masks are a fun gift idea and during this global pandemic, no one can have too many. On Etsy, there are a variety of unique designs and patterns made from smaller shops. Disposable cameras are also really good if someone is interested in photography and has a love for pictures. Some basic but essential gifts include but are not limited to fuzzy socks, card games, and board games. 

Julia Bang, junior at Pascack Hills, stated, “I think that socks can be an underrated gift idea. For example, if any of your relatives have foot pain orthopedic socks can be a good gift as well as being practical.” There is also an abundant amount of new and different board games to try that would be great. 

$25 and under

If you want to get twenty-five dollars and under gifts, jewelry and candles are classic gifts that are universally loved. One can never go wrong with buying a book. If not the classic novels, there are self-help books, poetry books, books for fitness and fashion, and virtually anything they enjoy. Phone and AirPod cases are also a solid gift idea. Being able to personalize and choose from a variety of options, it is almost guaranteed they will love it. Finally, essential oil diffusers. They became popular rather recently and continue to make a good name for themselves.  

$50 and under

For gifts $50 and under, the quality and variety are naturally going to increase. For any teenager or college student, a mini-fridge is something that is relatively inexpensive yet valuable. Investing in an Alexa or Google Home is also really convenient and fun to have in one’s house. Although clothes and wallets are rather basic ideas, if you find the right style and colors, they are going to be amazing things to receive. Finally, a heated blanket. It is an electric blanket and maintains a warm, cozy feeling that is perfect for the holiday season.

$100 and under

Now for the big works, the $100 and under. A nice, gender-neutral gift that many people would love to receive is custom sneakers. You can personalize and design them in any style that you desire and would show your thought and care for them. Although perfume and cologne can be on the cheaper side, there are also many high-end brands that would be stellar gifts. If your family and friends love music, a record player is a fun throwback that is trendy and can be quite useful. Last but not least, you can never go wrong with a small designer item. Although most items are over $100, there are lots of accessories and mini-totes that are perfect for anybody that you are shopping for.

I hope that now you have a better idea of what to get family and friends this holiday season and hopefully this article made it a bit less stressful and overwhelming. Good luck with this year’s holiday shopping!