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Holiday Gift Guide: The Coolest Gifts for Everyone on Your List
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Holiday shopping can go from festive to "send help" real fast, so let us take a few names off your list. Here you'll find every Cool Mom Picks holiday gift guide in one place, from gifts for the kids and teens to grandparents, hosts, teachers and that one person who already owns everything. Shop our latest picks up top, or dig into the archives for years of tried-and-true ideas.
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Newest guide · December 17, 20252025 Holiday Gift Guide: Last-Minute Gifts for Everyone On Your List
Gift guide · December 7, 20252025 Holiday Gift Guide: Our favorite food (and food-related) gifts for everyone on your list
Gift guide · November 17, 2025Holiday phone deals from Mint Mobile that will save you a LOT of money
Gift guide · November 4, 20252025 Holiday Gift Guide: Get a jump on holiday shopping with these great gifts!
Gift guide · October 5, 2025Get your kitchen in order before the holiday baking rush with King Arthur Baking
Gift guide · October 5, 2025Luxury gifts that are really, really special
Good questions
Frequently asked
What are good Christmas gifts for people who have everything?
Experiences, consumable luxuries, personalized keepsakes, and quality upgrades to everyday items. Gifts with a story attached beat gifts with a big price tag. Browse our holiday gift guides.
What are good Christmas gifts for parents?
Photo gifts and keepsakes from the grandkids, an experience to share, or a little luxury they'd never buy themselves. See our gifts for grandparents.
How do you make homemade Christmas gifts?
Start simple: baked treats, photo crafts, painted ornaments or kid-made cards are easy and loved. See our DIY and handmade gifts for more ideas.
What are good Christmas gifts for couples?
Things to enjoy together: an experience or date night, a game, something for their home, or a cozy shared treat.
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A gift card for dinner out...or dinner in.
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A child's very own magazine subscription
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
An online course for learning a new creative skill
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A wine-tasting in a box
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A new board game or puzzle each month
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A NY Times Games-Only Subscription
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A monthly book subscription for kids
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A very special monthly book subscription for adults
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A subscription box for coffee lovers
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A box of homemade holiday cookies
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A mug of homemade hot chocolate bombs
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A gift card supporting an indie maker on Etsy
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
An audiobook subscription, to listen and learn all year
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
An audiobook subscription, to listen and learn all year
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
The gift of (future) travel
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A special floral delivery...maybe same-day!
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
An Apple One subscription
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A VPN for privacy in a not-so-private digital age
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
Support for independent journalism
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
Alamo Drafthouse
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
Alamo Drafthouse
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
Craft boxes for kids -- or a whole monthly craft subscription
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
An easy homemade spa scrub
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
A special food delivery from their hometown or favorite destination
From: 45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide
From the archive
Earlier guides
45 brilliant last-minute holiday gift ideas you can ship, make, pick up, or IOU. You've got this! | Holiday Gift Guide18 last-minute DIY holiday gifts for friends. And family, who you like enough to call friends. | Holiday GiftsStuck on a holiday gift idea? Here are 12 cool gift boxes for anyone on your list, up to 50% off!25 cool gifts for teens this holiday -- that kinda make you look cool too | Holiday Gift Guide28 unique personalized gifts for kids from toddlers to teens | Holiday Gift GuideMore than 60 amazing holiday gifts for kids under $15: Like, GOOD gifts. Not stocking stuffers.20 very cool personalized gifts for adults to make things extra special this year | Holiday Gift Guide22 of the best Taylor Swift gifts for your special Swiftie | Holiday Gift GuideGuitar Center: Holiday deals for the musicians on your list24 thoughtful gifts for your mother-in-law (or stepmother or aunt or cool grandma) | Holiday Gifts 202320 special gifts that give back to great causes. | Holiday Gift Guide + Giving Tuesday20 wonderful Hanukkah gifts for kids from toddlers to teens | Holiday Gift Guide24 of the absolute best 2023 Advent calendars for crafty kids, cool teens, and Christmas-loving adults17 Gen Z gifts that give back to the incredible causes they care about | Holiday Gift Guide21 great gift ideas for college students | Holiday Gifts 202215 gift ideas for the guy who's hard to shop for. | Holiday Gift GuideOver 20 of the best Advent calendars for 2022: From the magical to the luxurious, to... goofy dad jokes?25 wonderful Hanukkah gifts for toddlers to teens 2022 | Holiday Gift Guide15 thoughtful DIY gifts for teenage girls | Holiday Gifts 2021Sponsored12 creative gift ideas for the man who has everything. Or...does he? | Holiday Gifts 2021SponsoredThe top 10 hot holiday toys and games in 2021 to grab before they sell out | Holiday Gift GuideWe found the very best Schitt's Creek gifts for all the fans on your holiday gift listPresenting our 100% entirely Small Business Holiday Gift Guide 2020: See our top 10 gifts for everyone on your listCool Galentine's Day gift ideas for your BFF, Leslie Knope style