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Kate Finnigan

Christmas gift guide: 90 excellent ideas from the Observer

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Kids

Cool kits, cheery clothes and clever games for clever kids

Beanie baby

Knitted beanie

Knitted beanie. £9.99, mango.com

Block party

Buildable crayons

Buildable crayons. £6.50, notanotherbill.com

Good natured

Foraging pockets

Foraging pockets. £19.50, thedenkitco.com

A-roar-able

Lion baby booties

Lion baby booties. £25, merimeri.co.uk

Happy days

Recycled paper calendar.

Recycled paper calendar. £16.50, onceuponatuesday.co.uk

Weekend wonder

Sweatshirt

Sweatshirt. £30, whistles.com

Chain reaction

Djeco Zig & Go magic kit

Djeco Zig & Go circuit construction set. £45, tickety-boo.co.uk

Fish food

Submarine plate

Submarine plate. £9.99, zarahome.com

Read between the lines

Library puzzle full of literary riddles

Library puzzle full of literary riddles. £15, bigpotato.co.uk

Happy feet

Colour-block trainers

Colour-block trainers. £23, marksandspencer.com

Teens

Neat treats to tune into the young adult world

A load of carp

Sounds Fishy game

Sounds Fishy game. £19.99, argos.co.uk

Curl power

Heatless hair curlers

Heatless hair curlers. £42, silkelondon.com

Ear, ear

Philips headphones

Philips headphones. £32.99, amazon.co.uk

Face value

Happy Days cleansing foam

Happy Days cleansing foam. £20, wildsciencelab.com

Time machine

Campus wristwatch

Campus wristwatch. £69, gant.co.uk

The all clear

Acne patches

Acne patches. £9, restoredskincare.co.uk

What’s your flavour?

Water bottle and flavour pods

Water bottle and flavour pods. £34.95, air-up.com

Sock and roll

Bed socks

Bed socks. £10, seasaltcornwall.com

Read the future

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow book

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. £16.13, guardianbookshop.com

With a pinch of salt

Salted caramel hot chocolate

Salted caramel hot chocolate. £6 for 14 cups, trouva.com

Women

Smart winter warmers and cosy night-in kit

Bag for life

Repurposed nylon mini tote bag

Repurposed nylon mini tote bag. £50, hunterboots.com

Witch please

The Virago Book of Witches

The Virago Book of Witches by Shahrukh Husain. £13.04, guardianbookshop.com

In the hood

Foldable rain hood

Foldable rain hood. £49.99, l-hood.com

Glow up

Dior lip glow oil

Dior lip glow oil. £30, johnlewis.com

Big wick energy

Scented candle in reusable pot

Scented candle in reusable pot. £54, neomorganics.com

Neck-tacular

Fairisle scarf.

Fair Isle scarf. £99, toa.st

Brief encounter

Biodegradable knickers

Biodegradable knickers. £15, stripeandstare.com

A fine drop

Sterling silver earrings

Sterling silver earrings. £96 each, kinraden.com

The right note

Personalised note cards

Personalised note cards with bespoke calligraphy. £40 for 10, memopress.co.uk

Socks and the sitting room

Woollen house socks

Woollen house socks. £45, navygrey.co

Flowerbed

Floral cotton pyjamas

Floral cotton pyjamas. £68, jigsaw-online.com

Men

Mellow yellow and glittering gold gifts for the guys

Ibiza classic

Paula’s Ibiza Eclectic Eau de Toilette

Paula’s Ibiza Eclectic Eau de Toilette. 50ml £68, loewe.com

Walking on sunshine

Yellow socks

Socks. £12, wolfandbadger.com

Got the bottle?

Be Home bottle opener

Be Home bottle opener. £10, selfridges.com

Keen as a beanie

Knitted beanie

Knitted beanie. £22.99, mango.com

The wick of it

Paul Smith candle

Candle. £65, paulsmith.com

Bauhaus chic

Wassily Kandinsky forme rouge poster

Wassily Kandinsky forme rouge poster. £25, conranshop.com

Maillot jaune

Cycling jersey

Cycling jersey. £80, rapha.cc

Signeture style

Harris Reed x Missoma signet ring

Harris Reed x Missoma signet ring. £98, missoma.com

High-key

Key organiser

Key organiser. £49, carlfriedrik.com

My round

Circular drawing tool

Circular drawing tool. £80, makerscabinet.com

Interiors

A treasure trove of happy homeware

Eat your greens

Leaves clay bowl.

Leaves clay bowl. £50, greeksbearingifts.com

Tea party

Enamel teapot

Enamel teapot. £30, falconenamelware.com

When art imitates life

Interior Portraits: an artists’ view of designers’ living spaces

Interior Portraits: an artist’s view of designers’ living spaces. £21.75, guardianbookshop.com

Leaping willow

Jo Hammond willow hare

Jo Hammond willow hare. £15, themerchantstable.co.uk

Change your stripes

Striped cushion

Cushion. £48, lateafternoon.co.uk

Hey Joe

Coffee mug

Coffee mug. £9.49, trouva.com

Mat weave

Madagascan place mats

Madagascan place mats. £37 for 4, merchantandfound.com

In check

Linen napkins

Linen napkins. £9 for 2, zarahome.com

Take a tumbler

Tumbler

Tumbler, blown in recycled glass in a Mallorcan workshop. £48, vaisselleboutique.com

Stirring silver

Serling silver cocktail stirrer.

Personalisable sterling silver cocktail stirrer. £100, hamiltonandinches.com

Culture

Inspiring ideas for arty types

Zip it

Louise Bourgeois zip pouch

Louise Bourgeois zip pouch set. £16, shop.tate.org.uk

Go wes

Accidentally Wes Anderson postcards

Accidentally Wes Anderson postcards. £11.99, theoldbankvault.com

The sole of wit

Hamlet socks

Hamlet socks. £12, thelondonsockexchange.net

Shelf improvement

Guardian Bookshop subscription

A book subscription in fiction, current affairs, poetry and popular science handpicked by the Guardian Bookshop team. From £55, guardianbookshop.com

Cardreader

Rik Wouters card holder

Rik Wouters card holder. £85, essentiel-antwerp.com

True colours

The Heartstopper Colouring Book

The Heartstopper Colouring Book. £6.38, amazon.co.uk

Palm readers

Leather bookmarks

Leather bookmark. £10, shop.vandadundee.org

Paint in back

Retro 1920s watercolour set

Retro 1920s watercolour set. £25, choosingkeeping.com

Soundbreaking

MusicQuake: the most disruptive moments in music history

MusicQuake: the most disruptive moments in music history. £11.30, guardianbookshop.com

Gardens

Get growing with gorge gifts for the green-fingered

Aesthetically peas-ing

Embroidered vegetable decorations

Embroidered vegetable decorations. £12 each, vam.co.uk

Shear brilliance

Shears

Shears. £15 for set of 3, notanotherbill.com

Salt of the earth

Verden Herbanum botanical bath salts

Verden Herbanum botanical bath salts. £50, verden.com

Urban arbour atlas

Great Trees of London map

Great Trees of London map. £8, selfridges.com

Botanical boost

Herboo purple echinacea seeds

Herboo purple echinacea seeds. £4.95, trouva.com

Touch and grow

Fingerless wool gloves

Fingerless wool gloves. £25, genevievesweeney.com

Smells like green spirit

Wood Land incense sticks

Wood Land incense sticks. £30, perfumerh.com

Bee here now

Bee wall plaque

Bee wall plaque. £12, shop.nationaltrust.org.uk

Garden to table

The Kew Gardens Cookbook

The Kew Gardens Cookbook. £17.40, guardianbookshop.com

Bowl of plenty

Studded ceramic bowl

Studded ceramic bowl. £8, gardentrading.co.uk

Beauty

Pretty-in-pink makeup and skincare picks

Coming up roses

Rosewater balancing mist

Rosewater balancing mist. £26, jurlique.co.uk

Eye of the tigers

Embroidered eye mask

Embroidered eye mask. £22, anthropologie.com

Rise and shine

Dawn tea bags

Dawn tea bags. £20 for 20, cosmossbykatemoss.com

Tickled pink

Autograph nail colour

Autograph nail colour in Plush. £7, marksandspencer.com

Laver en rose

Rose Absolute refillable shampoo

Rose Absolute refillable shampoo and conditioner pouches. £12 each, or from £8 with subscription, fiils.co

Crystal clear

Rose quartz beauty restorer

Rose quartz beauty restorer. £42, hayoumethod.com

Pink pouter

Gucci Rouge a Lèvres Voile lipstick

Gucci Rouge a Lèvres Voile lipstick in Millicent Rose. £36, johnlewis.com

Glow on

Let It Glow cracker

Let It Glow cracker. £10, qandaskin.com

Beachy keen

Cool Girl texture mist

Cool Girl texture mist by Sam McKnight. £25, cultbeauty.com

Saving face

Restored: The Face Oil serum

Restored: The Face Oil serum. £24, restoredskincare.co.uk

Wellbeing

Soothing hues and wellbeing bits

All at sea

Molton Brown coastal cypress and Sea fennel bath and shower gel

Molton Brown coastal cypress and Sea fennel bath and shower gel. £25, johnlewis.com

Tie-dye for

Sports top

Sports top. £45, whistles.com

Snooze operator

Aromatherapy eye pillow

Aromatherapy eye pillow. £25, anthropologie.com

Winter warmer

Microwavable Hot-Pak

Microwavable Hot-Pak. £10, grannygetsagrip.com

Balance bar

Yin and Yang soap

Yin and Yang soap. £7.99, shopfromcrisis.org.uk

Lavender fields forever

Lavender seeds

Lavender seeds. £3.99, shop.kew.org

Sweet dreams

Soothe and sleep duo cracker

Soothe and sleep duo cracker. £9, boots.com

Knead deep

Bian stone self-acupressure massager

Bian stone self-acupressure massager. £49, hayoumethod.com

Sea salutation

Mikkoa travel yoga mat

Mikkoa travel yoga mat. £69, mikkoa.com

Make waves

Speedo swimming goggles

Speedo swimming goggles. £21, selfridges.com

All prices correct at time of writing

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