The Ultimate Gift Giving Guide

What I think are the best gifts for all kids in this upcoming holiday.

The holiday season is an exciting season for parents and children alike. It is a time to come together and spend time with loved ones while exchanging gifts. For children, the holidays are an exciting season because they have the opportunity to ask for whatever they’d like as a gift, and this is every child’s dream. Deciding what gift to give a person can be a very stressful and difficult process, so I have compiled a list of gift ideas in all price ranges to help you with your holiday shopping. 

During the holidays, I normally ask for things I need or have wanted for a long time. If you are planning on giving a gift to someone who is a video gamer 24/7, I highly recommend a Playstation 5 (https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/) for $399.00, which is the newest gaming console out today. For a less expensive gift, I would recommend a gift card for a video game, which provides more freedom for the gift recipient (https://www.target.com/c/video-game-gift-cards-games/-/N-5xtfh). 

Another inexpensive gift I recommend is a sweatshirt or any clothing item, as you can never go wrong with that. I suggest  a Champion sweatshirt, as they are a popular brand among all teenagers (https://www.champion.com/crew-script-logo.html), and are priced at around $30.00 to $60.00. Furthermore, the best gift or stocking stuffer for all ages is a face mask. Although it might not be a staple on most gift lists, there are many stylish face masks currently on the market. For example, Kim Kardashian’s clothing line SKIMS, recently dropped neutral colored face masks, and are priced at $8.00 each (https://skims.com/products/face-mask-onyx). The best thing about them is that they are unisex, and coming from someone that owns them, they do a nice job protecting the face and covering the nose.

For many teenage girls, sweatsuits have been a common interest this year. I plan on asking for one for this upcoming holiday from Z Supply. Z Supply is a great website to get trendy sweatsuits, sweaters, or jackets. I recommend the “Sunburst Tie-Dye Pullover” with the matching joggers, which would be approximately $132.00. However, you can get them separately for about $60.00 (https://zsupplyclothing.com/collections/tie-dye).

If you’re having trouble finding someone a gift that they would like, or don’t have enough time to get one, then I would recommend visiting a website called Cameo. Cameo is a website that allows certain celebrities to send personalized video messages to fans. If someone you know loves a certain actress, actor, musician, comedian, or athlete, then I would highly recommend Cameo. The price range for many celebrities differ. For example, athletes range from $20.00 to $135.00, while actors/actresses can range from $20.00 to $350.00 (https://www.cameo.com/). This is truly the most memorable gift one could give, and can be very personalized to fit a diverse range of recipients’ interests within varying price ranges.

If you’re looking for a reasonably inexpensive gift for all ages, I would always recommend something homemade or a DIY. When I was younger, I would bake cookies or pastries for my mother as a gift, and for my father, I would make a christmas ornament with markers. Sometimes the smallest gifts, that are made by you, are the most meaningful.