gifting

Valentine's Day is supposedly about celebrating romantic love. But, everyone knows — whether they're in a relationship or not, it's really their best friend who's their truest love and soulmate. Even if you are going all in on Galentine's Day on Feb.…

When the weather outside gets frightful and people gather around a fire so delightful, there's no better time to queue up your best meme sites and share some online humor cheer with your nearest and dearest. That's it, that's how the song goes. So, c…

Two words have the potential to strike fear in the hearts of even the chillest office employees: Secret. Santa. This anonymous present exchange is a high-risk, high-reward game of chance and mystery. But, if your office has just committed to doing it…

There's a good chance that you know someone who has had a baby this year — and as of right now, they're probably stressing about the holiday season. As they've probably forgotten what it's like to enjoy something solely for themselves based on their …

I like to think that I'm pretty good at coming up with great gifts for the special people in my life. The holiday season rolls around and I get downright giddy at the thought of spreading some extra smiles (cheesy, I know) by wrangling the perfect pr…

Every year, I'm tempted to get my dad a tie and a coffee mug, just like I did the year before — but when I think about all the ties and all the coffee mugs I've gifted him over the years, I'm reminded that this is the year I've got to put a bit more …

My go-to best new infant gift, for those friends who have recently produced a tiny human, is one of two: a knitted dinosaur, or a knitted mammoth. Both contain jingles, are made by a reputable company, are gender-neutral, and are certified safe for m…

This past year was tough on all Americans, but women had a particularly rough 2016. That's why this holiday season, you should try and bring a little joy to the badass chicks in your girl gang with one of these funny feminist gift ideas. After all, w…

The holiday season is maddening for many reasons, but perhaps one of the most frustrating of all is gift exchanges with people that you don't know what to buy for. The presents you get unfamiliar coworkers, strange party guests, and even closest frie…

A season devoted to magic, wonder, and cheer, the holidays have always been a special time of year, and were especially amazing as a child. You got to spend the entire month of December building snowmen, frosting sugar cookies, and counting down the …

One of my closet friends is a staunch book-giver. Whether or not her parents or siblings or friends or coworkers read anything more than their Instagram captions or emails is unimportant. Perhaps you're like my friend, for whom giving books for the h…

Holiday shopping for your BFFs can be a little daunting. You want to give gifts that they'll genuinely love, and that can take a little more effort than popping by the mall for an hour. To take off the pressure, we got shopping advice from a pro: Jea…

The holiday season is full of traditions with loved ones, friends, and coworkers. But when you are used to basic Secret Santa swaps, you might not know how a white elephant gift exchange works. (For what it's worth, it is also known as a Dirty Santa …

When it comes to holiday shopping for the people you know, it gets harder and harder every year to come up with unique and thoughtful presents that aren't totally lame, totally useless, or totally over done. This season, when it comes time to pick ou…

As the time until Christmas grows shorter and shorter, your holiday to-do list only keeps getting longer. While I can't help you perfect your grandmother's famous gingerbread recipe in time for dinner or help your racist relatives see the light befor…

Holiday shopping getting you down? Make things a little easier on yourself by skipping the lines at the store and picking out one of these gifts for Hufflepuffs instead, each one something unique that any house member will love. Take it from a Huffle…

When it comes to holiday gift shopping, your BFF is often the hardest person to figure out. You know her so well that there seems to be a laundry list of items that you know she’ll love. The problem is narrowing it down to the one, most thoughtful gi…

Deck the halls with with boughs of holly, covered in glitter, dripping with makeup ornaments, and you'll have yourself one seriously pretty party. Oh, and load all 24 of these incredible beauty gifts for makeup lovers under the tree, wrapped up with …

The holidays are a time of magic, wonder, and sharing time with the ones you love. But, are the holidays more magical than the wizarding world itself? Why choose? This year you can combine these two magical wonders by getting everyone Harry Potter ho…

Want to do something nice for a family in your community this holiday season? I know how you can #GiveaBook to children in need, for free, thanks to Penguin Random House's third-annual charity book program. Since 2014, Penguin Random House "[has] don…