Awesome Gifts

Slay Umbrella and the undead in your dreams with Capcom’s soft and cuddly version of the bazooka from the Resident Evil/Biohazard series. The cushion is 24″ long and has four removable missiles.

Etsy shop Thumbs Design makes high quality bootleg pins, stickers and other merchandise that combine The Simpsons with other popular movies and TV shows. Its newest offerings depict Bart and company as Pokémon. Ralph as Psyduck is all we need.

Kidrobot and SEGA caught a snapshot of the blue blur going fast. This 25th anniversary vinyl figure is 7″ tall and features Sonic running through the Green Hill Zone. It’s also available in a metallic version that’s limited to 200 pieces.

Kidrobot and artist Travis Cain continue their BFF series with a trio of interlocking plushies. There’s the heart and sword, the toaster and bagels, and the skull and worm. They also have blindboxed miniature versions.

A robotic play set that teaches preschoolers the basics of programming without text or complex rules. Cubetto is a cubic robot that is controlled by placing direction blocks on a control panel. It comes with maps and story books to make play time more fun.

A ton of goodies for this year’s Blizzard Convention for fans of World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo and Hearthstone. There are plushies, apparel, mugs and more. You have to have either a BlizzCon 2016 physical or virtual ticket to order the items.

Flybrix is an easy-to-assemble kit that uses LEGO bricks for its non-electronic parts. One kit contains enough parts to let you build a quadcopter, a hexacopter, or an octocopter. Of course, you can also modify it using the LEGO pieces that you already have.

Music archivist and former record-publicity executive Michael Ochs amassed a substantial private collection of albums and has generously shared his favorites with us in this book. It’s a sentimental look at great art and a slice of history all rolled into one petite package.

If you enjoy walking around shoeless as we do at TA HQ, why not make a statement with these not-so-subtle socks? Your coworkers will either laugh out loud or roll their eyes. Both of which you may already be used to. Anyway they’re a great addition to the grab bag this year.

Only a mouthbreather would find Ladyfingers Letterpress’ greeting card uncool. The greeting card features Stranger Things’ trademark title font as well as a climactic scene from the series.

Are you a foot tapper? A pen clicker? A Bubble Wrap popper? The Fidget Cube might be for you. This pocket-sized toy has a rotating dial, a joystick, a flip switch, buttons (both silent and clicky), gears and an indention for time-wasting and stress relieving.

Ashi Dashi’s bestselling socks are perfect gifts for the school season. The notebook socks are instant classics, but the composition socks are low-key cool as well. Available in mid-calf and knee-high lengths.

(PG-13: Language) Get some therapeutic revenge on your boss and your workplace with Modern Toss’ coloring book. Its 64-pages are filled with passive aggressive takes on the daily grind, from commuting to work, going on meetings and more.

US state-themed scented candles. For example, the Southern California candle smells like cactus, oranges and the ocean, the Northern Carolina candle smells like blackberries and BBQ sauce, and we don’t want to know what the New York candle smells like.

Licensed quadcopters based on the 74-Z speeder bike, the Millennium Falcon, the T-65 X-Wing and the TIE Advanced X1. Each quad is equipped with lasers and will have a game mode where three hits with a laser will make the quad land. More here.

Equippr sells handy provisions kits for music and arts festivals. Available in three variants, the kits come with practical items such as toiletries, ear plugs, first aid kits, LED string lights and bungee cords, all packed inside a drawstring bag.