A first Christmas ornament comes out of the box every December for decades, so it is worth getting right. This guide answers who usually gives it and what to spend, then lists 14 ideas grouped by what they record.
A custom ornament is the one gift that comes back out of the box every December. This guide answers who gives them and what to spend, then lists 14 picks grouped by what goes on the ornament: a photograph, a name, a place.
Seventeen Christmas gifts for your wife that replace something she already uses or give her time back, from one good cashmere sweater and her engagement ring cleaned to a night away without the kids and a heart pendant with your photo inside.
Fourteen Christmas gifts for dad that solve something he has stopped noticing, from a heated vest for winter chores and a wireless meat thermometer for the roast to a tire inflator for the trunk.
Eighteen Christmas gifts for mom that she will use long after the wrapping is gone, from a heated throw for her reading chair and a class for the two of you to a crystal engraved with the grandchildren and a letter that costs nothing.
Seventeen Christmas party games for a guest list that runs from a six-year-old to a grandmother to two coworkers who have never met, from a plastic wrap ball of small prizes and carols hummed with no words to a family trivia quiz.
Eighteen white elephant gift ideas for a $25 or a $50 limit, from a heated throw blanket and a mini waffle maker to a prank box with a real gift inside and a pillow printed with the host's face.
The white elephant rules most groups play by, in order: the price limit, the numbered draw, opening or stealing, the three-steal cap and the final swap for player one, plus where the name comes from, the house rules worth agreeing first.
Fourteen Christmas card ideas for people who start late, from a photo card shot outside on a cloudy afternoon and a then-and-now family photo to a vintage two-colour design, doodled baubles.
More than 100 Christmas card messages you can copy as written, sorted by who gets the card: family, friends, kids, coworkers, religious recipients and anyone having a hard year.
Halloween gifts for kids work best when they match the child's age, not the decorations aisle. This guide covers what to spend, 19 picks grouped from babies to teenagers, non-candy treats for trick-or-treaters.
Halloween gifts are small and optional, which is exactly why a good one lands. This guide answers who gives them and what to spend, then lists 17 picks grouped by who they are for, from a haunted house night for two to a treat for your child's teacher.
